honouring, supporting, educating mothers

bespoke, holistic birth preparation & support in Bristol specialising in homebirth & freebirth

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Birth Preparation

Bespoke birth preparation sessions, in-person or online, to give you space to reconnect with your inner wisdom & explore what is coming up for you during your pregnancy & birth preparation.

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I understand, from my years of supporting families & from growing & birthing my daughters, the wild emotional, physical & spiritual journey of pregnancy & birth. I offer gentle, honest 1:1 birth preparation & support to families preparing for birth at home.

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Postpartum Support

Culturally we do not honour mothers in the way we should, where rest & nourishment is key to healing after birth. I whole heartedly believe we should be well held & honoured throughout postpartum so that we can heal & transition into motherhood in a gentle & nourished way.

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i am a woman, mother of two spirited daughters + holistic birthworker specialising in birth at home.

I serve women in their rite of passage into motherhood + beyond, while living intentionally + raising conscious beings. I see my mothering and work intertwine as a way of normalising women's bodies, our menstrual cycle, matrescence, birth and those hazy postpartum days. I want my girls to grow up believing in their bodies innate wisdom—understanding how their bodies work + knowing that their bodies are capable + designed to birth their babies.

In my work I hold this same passion for women reconnecting to their intuition & listening to their bodies; understanding the physiology of birth, taking hold of their birth rights & unpacking personal and cultural limiting beliefs.

I offer bespoke, down to earth, practical + emotional doula support for you & your family from pregnancy through to postpartum.

I became a doula because I believe whole heartedly that women have an amazing gift of giving life and that we should be respected and emotionally supported through all the choices we make in this life changing + vulnerable time.

The system isn’t necessarily set up to support physiological birth, which I believe is every mother and baby’s birth right to achieve. By working with you through pregnancy; sharing evidence-based information, knowledge and experiences of supporting women and families in the birth room, I can support you in navigating the system and making informed decisions that feel right for you.

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"Sophia has a reassuring and genuine belief in natural birth and a woman's ability to stay in tune with her instincts. She helped us consider what space would work best for us and what questions we needed to consider in preparation so that we could write a birth plan that suited us and that we felt confident in. She was absolutely crucial for this as we did find the risk adverse maternity service difficult to navigate as we were determined to have an undisturbed home birth."

Freya, first time mama, freebirth
"Sophia provided me with the tools I needed to dig deep and surface my values around birth. She showed me how to set boundaries to protect myself, and gave me the confidence I needed to trust my instincts and use my voice to feel empowered. Sophia went above and beyond with her support and we felt so lucky to have her."

Amy, first time mama, home birth
"I don't think it's an exaggeration to say having Sophia as our doula absolutely made our birth experience. Sophia is one of a kind, such a graceful and serene presence, and super knowledgeable and insightful."

Ally, first time mama, home birth
"I chose Sophia as she had such a grounding energy. Sophia helped me to navigate the medical system early in my pregnancy, supported me in my own choice to step away from the system and provided me with all of the resources, evidence and ears I needed whenever a decision or fear came up. Thanks to Sophia's support I went into my planned freebirth at home feeling completely prepared, determined and empowered and Sophia stayed on my side throughout. I had a very lengthy labour and there were times I felt wobbly and exhausted and could easily have leant into fear and lost my way, but Sophia was always there with her consistent grounding presence, encouraging me a to trust my body, tune into my intuition and to eventually birth my son into my arms on my living room floor. I can't express my gratitude for Sophia enough and encourage anyone considering working with her to do so."

Kirsty, first time solo mama, freebirth
"Sophia made me realise that what I wanted wasn't crazy, it was completely normal and how physiological birth can be. Sophia is so soft, gentle and caring I couldn't of chosen anyone more perfect to support me. She put a lot of beautiful personal touches into my whole experience."

Zoe, first time mama, home birth