The Willow Lounge
Your calm place to start
Pregnancy opens the door to more questions and opinions than you ever expected.
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What kind of birth do you want? What are your options? How do you make a birth plan? How do you prepare for life after your baby arrives?
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Everyone seems to have an opinion. But it's time to take a step back and ask yourself the bigger question -
Who's voice should be the loudest in your head?
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You're tired of second-guessing yourself. Overwhelmed by conflicting advice. Wondering where to start.
The Willow Lounge was created for you.
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An online community for pregnancy, birth and postpartum preparation, bringing together expert-led resources, community and practical 'doula in your pocket' support — so you can explore your options, find trust in yourself and make your voice heard.
Pregnancy, birth and postpartum support — all in one place.
Perhaps some of this sounds familiar...
You've started researching birth preparation, and suddenly you're deep diving like you're about to sit an exam.
Every new search seems to lead to ten more questions.
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You're trying to make sense of what you want, what you've been told and what might actually help. You want to feel prepared, but you don't want pregnancy to become another full-time job.
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You've been told not to worry. You've been ambushed into another persons traumatic birth story. You've had yet another maternity appointment with no mention of your birth plan.
You know you want to approach this differently but you don't know where to even start.
You don't need more noise. You need a space to make sense of it all.
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You're not trying to control everything. Quite the opposite...
You're simply trying to explore your options, what matters to you and gaining the confidence to ask questions without the background noise from those who just don't get it.
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What if you could:
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learn at your own pace
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revisit things when you needed to
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have somewhere to turn when another question popped into your head?
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And what if preparation included not just the birth itself, but your emotional wellbeing, your recovery and the reality of becoming a mother?
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That's why I created The Willow Lounge.
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It's not a checklist to complete. It's not a set of templates to print off. It's not a 'here you are, off you go' kind of course.
It's a space to learn, reflect, prepare and find support that meets you where you are.
Birth Preparation
Explore your birth options, creating birth preferences, preparing your birth partner and learning practical tools for labour. Find what is useful to you, when you need it, with expert guidance along the way.
Mindset and Wellbeing
Gentle practices, information and tools to support your deeper preparation along your journey to birth and motherhood. Take what you need at your own pace and ask questions when they pop up.
Postnatal Preparation
Understand the need for a gentle recovery and transition into your postnatal life. Take forward the practical and emotional skills for yours, your baby's and your family's wellbeing.
Community and Expert Support
Bring your questions to our community spaces, Q&A's, gatherings and 1:1 sessions. Nurture connections and experience 'a doula in your pocket' vibe.
Approach birth with a different kind of confidence.
That doesn't mean memorising every possible scenario or filling in a birth plan template that doesn't capture YOU.
It's having a deep understanding of your options, what matters to you and the tools you can draw on throughout your journey.
It's knowing the questions to ask and having a space to return when something feels confusing.
And when things don't look exactly as you imagined, you have a foundation of knowledge and support to help you navigate the next step.
That is what it means to prepare for birth and motherhood.
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Created by someone who understands that your birth is yours to claim
I've held women through their pregnancy, birth and postnatal journey's. I've asked the questions and needed this space myself. From witnessing unmedicated homebirths to emergency transfers to planned c-sections. Supporting the emotional complexity of the infinite scenarios that can accompany pregnancy and birth experiences. From one of my clients fearing a lack of control to "becoming the mother of her dreams". The Willow Lounge is built upon years of supporting mothers through pregnancy, birth and postpartum as a doula, hypnobirthing practitioner and in maternal mental health. Bringing together the needs, the questions, the community, the lessons learned and the tools I work through with my clients to bring it all into one place.
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A place that makes room for different preferences, different experiences and different definitions of feeling prepared.
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The Willow Lounge is for the person who...
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Doesn't know where to begin with birth preparation.
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Has been researching for hours but still feels overwhelmed.
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Wants to understand their options before making decisions.
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Is interested in hypnobirthing but unsure if a full course is for them
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Understands the need to prepare emotionally as well as practically.
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Knows to think about postpartum before they're in the thick of it.
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Values a community and an experienced voice to turn to with questions.
Any birth preference. Any pregnancy. Any stage.
Essential Members 🌱
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Learn from me within your essential hub for education, community and foundations through pregnancy, birth and postnatal resources.
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Mini birth planning guide
Guided relaxation and affirmation audios
Birth partner basics
Your Mindful Path to Birth course
Join The Willow Lounge community space
Birth bag checklist
Rooted Members 🌿
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Every month
Learn with me with deeper planning, fresh content and ongoing guidance.
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14 day free trial
Includes all features of the Essential Members plan
Monthly guidance and personalised support
Full birth planning starter guides
Postnatal planning guidance
Pregnancy and postnatal sleep guides
Additional relaxation audios
This tier is FREE for 3 months with my hypnobirthing package
The Willow Circle 🌳
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Every month
Be supported by me with inner circle priority support, regular check-ins and personalised guidance.
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30 day free trial
Full access to Essential and Rooted resources
Live monthly group circle for community and support
Weekly reflection prompts
Bookable 1:1 birth plan review and postnatal check-ins
Exclusive members space for priority support
Included FREE for all 1:1 doula clients
A Space for You...
​Bring your pregnancy and birth preparation together in one place, with resources to explore, a community to connect with and guidance to help you feel less alone.​
I've already booked antenatal classes. Do I need this too?
The Willow Lounge is designed to complement other birth preparation by giving you a place to explore your own individual needs and centre yourself in it all. Antenatal classes provide general birth education, the Willow Lounge encourages you to explore what is truly right for you.
What if I don't know what kind of birth I want?
You don't need to decide everything before joining. The aim is to help you understand your options and explore your preferences, not to push you towards a particular kind of birth.
What if I'm already late in pregnancy?
You can still benefit from focused preparation, even if you feel you've left it later than you intended. Start with the resources most relevant to your needs rather than feeling you must work through everything.
Come back to your own voice.
You don't need to know every answer today. You don't need to follow every piece of advice you read. And you don't need to prepare for motherhood alone.
You deserve the space to learn, to ask questions, to explore your choices and to feel supported as you find your way.
The Willow Lounge is here to help you do just that.