About Myself

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Since I trained in shiatsu and massage in 1994 and 1998 I have been amazed by their power to make a difference in my own and others lives. Pregnant for the first time, a shiatsu treatment was one of the few places where I felt truly met and understood in the changes that were happening to me. I was then unexpectedly at a friends home birth and discovered the power of shiatsu to decrease pain; I began treating friends antenatally and post natally and was so impressed by the results I went on to do a Shiatsu for Maternity Care  training course with Suzanne Yates of Well Mother and set up 'Family Nurture'. I then registered as a Doula and was able to bring my work as a shiatsu and massage practitioner into all aspects of maternity care. Touch is a great  way to create connection through the body and heart rather than the mind, which is so valuable in birthing. It helps a woman connect with her primal physical self which knows just what to do.

I spent six years working as a Family support worker in a Children's Centre. This was a great experience as I was constantly listening to  women's experiences of pregnancy, birth, mothering and family life and setting up the groups they needed to support them. I ran groups for Baby Massage, Young Parents, Toddlers, Pregnant Mums, Mums with depression/anxiety, Parenting groups and did one to one work with families as well.

I then trained as a midwife at Plymouth University, qualifying in 2016. I wrote my dissertation on the value of massage for parents with perinatal depression and anxiety. 

 I am now able to combine all this experience to support you on your journey into and through family life and through the hormonal changes of womanhood. To nurture you; to help you nurture those around you. 

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