​Grounded, intuitive care through birth and beyond

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I’m Emily — a birth and postpartum doula, hypnobirthing teacher, yoga teacher and mother, based in Stoke Newington.

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For more than 18 years, I’ve supported women through yoga — holding space as they navigated stress, grief, fertility, pregnancy, birth, motherhood and profound personal change.

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Long before I formally trained as a doula, I was witnessing the quiet intelligence of women’s bodies. I was observing hormones shift, emotions rise and fall, and nervous systems move between survival and softness. I was learning how much changes when a woman feels genuinely safe, listened to and supported.

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My work has always been about connection — to the body, to breath, to instinct and to the people around us.

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Through yoga, I developed a deep understanding of the parasympathetic nervous system: the part of us connected to rest, safety, digestion, healing and birth. Birth unfolds most powerfully when we feel safe. When the nervous system can soften. When we are supported rather than managed.

This understanding shapes everything I do as a doula.

I’m practical and grounded. I like information to be clear, useful and rooted in reality. I can help you understand birth physiology, explore your options, prepare your body, navigate the NHS maternity system and make informed decisions with confidence.

But I also work with intuition and heart.

True preparation for birth is both mental and physical. It is understanding hormones, physiology and your choices, but it is also learning to listen to yourself, connect with your baby and trust the wisdom of your own body.

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As your doula, I show up in service to you.

I see you.
I listen.
I meet you where you are.

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There is no single right way to give birth or become a parent. My role is not to direct your experience or tell you what you should choose. It is to support you emotionally, physically and practically in the way that feels most aligned for you.

I can help you ask questions, understand the information you are being given and advocate for personalised, respectful care. During birth, I bring a calm and steady presence alongside practical tools such as breath, movement, positioning, touch, sound and nervous-system support.

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I am also there for your partner — helping them understand what is happening, feel confident in their role and stay connected to you throughout the experience.

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Motherhood changed me in the best ways. I’m mother to my daughter, who remains my greatest teacher and joy. Her birth was powerful, imperfect and transformative. It deepened my understanding of how birth can shape us, and it led me to dedicate myself fully to supporting other women and families through this extraordinary threshold.

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I live in Stoke Newington with my partner, our daughter and our dog — in a little corner of London that often feels like a village. Community matters deeply to me. Pregnancy, birth and parenthood do not happen in isolation; they happen in relationship.

I believe we are evolving how we live, how we birth and how we parent.

When women feel safe, informed and genuinely supported, something shifts — not only for them, but for their babies, their families and the generations that follow.

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My work is about helping you prepare practically, understand your body, regulate your nervous system and trust yourself.

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To feel grounded.
To feel held.
To feel truly seen.