I know how you’re feeling
I know what it feels like to be overwhelmed with expectations and responsibility when you become a parent.
To be experiencing pain and guilt when this is supposed to be the most joyful time in your life.
And I get how feeling like that affects your confidence and self-belief.
I expected the birth of my first daughter in 2001 to be a time filled with love and joy. Instead I faced overwhelmingly dark times as I battled with postnatal depression.
After the birth of my second daughter, I trained as a breastfeeding counsellor with NCT.
I qualified in 2010 with the University of Bedfordshire. I then spent 4 years working part-time in the NHS as a breastfeeding counsellor, alongside my career in technology, working 6 days a week to fit it all in!
In 2012, I took a big breath and a big leap of faith, quit my highly paid IT job and set up my own independent practice.
I never looked back.
The Confident Mother was born
In 2015 I launched an online conference called The Confident Mother and published my first book, by the same name.
I’ve since run two popular podcasts and am frequently invited to comment on Sky and BBC on topics affecting mothers and parents.
Today I navigate a portfolio career supporting organisations to build high-performing teams and balancing this with my work as a breastfeeding counsellor supporting parents with kindness and compassion
Would you like my help?
If you’re struggling with breastfeeding and want to discover the love and joy you were expecting with the birth of your child, I’m here to support you, no matter where you are on your feeding journey.
I offer calls on Zoom and I’m happy to visit you in your own home, no matter whether you’re breastfeeding, expressing, formula feeding or doing a combination.
I’m also available every week at Baby Cafe Bromley.
As featured in
The Baby Show, City AM, Evening Standard, HR Director, Forbes, BBC, Sky News and many more.
Beyond my work as a breastfeeding counsellor, I love being outdoors – walking, running or cycling – and I love to dance, mostly Ceroc and Northern Soul.
In November 2019, I was elected as President and Trustee of NCT.