Why I'm gently moving away from mainstream hypnobirthing... (and what I'm offering instead)
For almost a decade I've been teaching hypnobirthing to hundreds of families across the North East.
I watched how the breathing, the visualisations, and the education helped women move from fear to calm, and I’ll always hold gratitude for that part of my journey.
But as my work as a Home Birth Doula and educator has deepened - and as I've supported more women to deeply prepare for & had the honour of witnessing truly undisturbed physiological labours, and birthed my own baby freely at home - I began to see things differently.
The truth about hypnobirthing...
Traditional hypnobirthing is a powerful tool for women birthing within the system.
It helps the body feel calm in bright, unfamiliar hospital environments.
It teaches us to cope when the world around us feels clinical or medicalised.
But the more I witnessed birth in its natural habitat - at home, surrounded by love and safety - the more I realised something profound:
When we birth at home, we don’t have to trick the body into feeling safe.
We simply have to remember that it already is...
Moving beyond coping - into remembering...
At home, birth unfolds instinctively.
Your body softens, your breath deepens, oxytocin flows.
There’s no need to override adrenaline or dim the noise of the world - because your environment already feels familiar and secure.
The preparation for home and free birth isn’t about control or hypnosis.
It’s about emotional readiness, nervous system safety, and reconnecting with your body’s innate intelligence.
That’s the work I now guide women through.
Introducing Born at Home: an Online offering for the self-led woman
COMING 11/11/25
Born at Home is my brand-new self-study course - a complete reimagining of birth preparation, created for women planning home or free births.
It weaves together:
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Physiology of undisturbed birth - how your body and baby work together when left alone
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Nervous system safety - understanding calm from the inside out
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Emotional and energetic preparation - releasing fear, conditioning, and doubt
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Birth environment and support - practical guidance for creating your sacred space
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Intuitive connection - deepening your bond with your baby and body
This course isn’t about managing birth - it’s about remembering it.
Join the waitlist...
Join the 'Home Birth Portal' Circle on Telegram
Alongside the course, I’ve created a private Telegram community - a gentle, supportive space for women walking the same path.
Inside you’ll find:
🌿 Voice notes and reflections from me - behind-the-scenes doula wisdom and lived experience
🌿 Affirmations and journalling prompts
🌿 Birth stories, insight, and community connection
It’s a quiet, nourishing corner of the internet - far from algorithms, full of heart.
PRE-LAUNCH OFFER - Joining the telegram circle will be completely FREE until the launch of the Born at Home course launch on 11/11/25
After ‘launch date’ membership to ‘The Home Birth Portal’ will be £25 per month.
Join the telegram group for FREE (*time limited)
A note from Doula Jess...
“I’ll always honour what hypnobirthing taught me - but for the women I serve now, it no longer feels like the full story.
The next chapter of my work is about remembering what’s already within you.
Birth doesn’t need to be managed.
It needs to be remembered.”