Birth Really Does Matter...

Well today I'm writing from the heart (well more then normal anyway).

I wanted to share with you my thoughts on birth....put perfectly by Penny Simkin, Doula, Author...

‘The childbirth experience lives on in new mother’s thoughts and emotions as she integrates her prior expectations with the realities. She needs to make sense of her childbirth by reconstructing it and putting into word what happened to her and how she felt.’ Penny Simkin

Since my own first birth now almost 4 years ago, I have a big place in my heart for all the women and men who have experienced the birthing of their baby that may not have rolled out the way they had planned. What a shock!

I feel for them for them they have probably never truly been able to shake the experience, make peace with it or at least been acknowledged of the trauma and triumph they experienced!

Because of this I developed a book and program to help women prepare emotionally for birth and recover emotionally from birth, something that other antenatal classes don't cover.

I believe a woman at the very least needs to be given the opportunity to debrief after her birth, to an unbiased and uninterrupting person and be given the verbal acknowledgement and validation they deserve. There is a lot more to it then this, but it's a good start and what's more important then giving a mother and her new baby a good start?

Need someone to debrief with and find some peace and joy in your experience, contact me I can help you.

Wyomie Robertson

Transform Life Coaching

wyomie@transformlifecoaching.com.au

www.transformlifecoaching.com.au

What Makes Your Heart Sing?!

What Makes Your Heart Sing?

The first question to ask yourself if you want to inject more happiness in your life.

What do I mean by this hippy-sounding phrase - quite simply what makes you feel happy, excited, joyful, serene, blissful, humble, inspired, on top of the world, makes you take a deep, deep breath in and as you breath out seems to release years of stress and tension.

Make a quick list of 5 things that Makes Your Heart Sing, the ideas will be right there so don’t think about it too much just write them down, your answers may surprise you.

It may be...singing at the top of lungs to your favourite song, trail bike riding, reading a beautifully written book, playing with your children, telling jokes at family bbqs, helping others in the community, spending time with nature, playing touch football, praying, creating, cooking, playing the guitar, talking to a close friend or life coach ; )...

So what makes your Top 5 list of things that Makes Your Heart Sing?

So what now that you have the list? – Make a plan, time and commitment to engage in these activities as regularly as possible. Oh course within financial, family and time realities; however these should not be used as an excuse not to do them.

You may even decide to make a regular date in you diary – weekly, monthly, yearly to do the things that Make Your Heart Sing!

To go a step beyond this you can ask your loved ones what Makes Their Heart Sing and try to do these things with them or give them the time and opportunity to do it. It may make a great next birthday or Christmas present. You may find that watching your loved one experience intense joy, in fact makes your own list of What Makes My Heart Sing!

What are your top 5?

Enjoy...

Wyomie Robertson

Transform Life Coaching

wyomie@transformlifecoaching.com.au

www.transformlifecoaching.com.au