How I made the transition

Autumn 2013, I sat googling what to write in a letter of resignation. I was on my 15 minute break, dreading the lesson ahead. It was year 9 and they were LOUD.

I kept it simple, “Please accept this letter as formal notification of my resignation from my role as teacher of religious studies…”

I’d like to tell you that I’d weighed up all the pros and cons of leaving the career I’d worked so hard for. The one with a great pension and the weeks of holidays that my non teacher friends were so envious of.

I hadn’t though. It was one of those decisions that was driven by my heart. My desire to be home with my baby boy was so strong. My hatred of the weeks leading up to this letter were pushing me to something different.

I didn’t know exactly how things would work out but I knew I couldn’t carry on as I was. It just wasn’t the life I wanted for myself and my...

I’m a “I need proof” kind of person.

I'd love to be a bit more woo but deep down I'm a bit of a sceptic.

Auras, human design, crystal healing, energetic vortexes etc. I'm not there yet.

Now, don't get me wrong, I've got my fair share of crystals. They are pretty, right?! But I'd love to hear more of the science behind them before I'm fully on board.

I can see my gorgeous woo friends and colleagues rolling their eyes when the read this. I blumming love that they are so into all this, I just need to hear a bit more logic first. (I'm not saying it doesn't exist though)

What has this got to do with Hypnobirthing?

Well, when I first heard of Hypnobirthing, I felt the same about it.

It sounded a bit woo to me. I couldn't quite get that listening to an older women on a CD (yes, it was a while ago) telling me a story with some mantas thrown in, with a background of plinky plonk music was going to make a difference to my birth. I certainly never thought that...