Essence

Why this platform:

So many babies are born each day. As a Dutch midwife (and nurse) I delivered thousands of babies and took care of even more. The womb period and the first months after birth give every child the foundation for the rest of it's life. When parents are aware of this important fact, it gives them the opportunity to create a good base in the most natural way possible. 

So why not use that opportunity? 

I worked in the medical field for decennia. I worked as a nurse and, after my studies, as a midwife. 

From my experience I know medical supervision during pregnancy is extremely important. But I also learned that ONLY medical support is not enough. Why then, should we not use ALL opportunities available to help a child grow? As a parent, as a midwife, as a doula? 

I am here to help you to use your pregnancy and the first months after birth to give your baby the best start possible. 

 

Do you think the womb period is a paradise for your growing child? Or are you also aware it can be a very lonely waiting room for your baby?

In the western part of the world we started focusing on the prevention of complications. In the meantime we lost touch with the basic heart/soul based connection we can have with a child that is growing in the womb. OK, at one moment you can feel your baby kicking. Later on, your partner can feel it as well. But what is a TRUE connection? Luckily, we are on the verge of learning that again. 

As adults we shake hands and hug each other (although a virus preventing us to do so these days). We can do that without truly connecting with the other person. The way I see it we need to reclaim the basic need to connect. For you and for your unborn child. Because unborn babies really crave this. One more than the other. But they all do ... 

 

I studied how to teach this to parents. And I helped hundreds of mothers, couples and babies to connect when I worked as a midwife in Holland. The magnetic hand makes the unborn child feel welcome and loved without conditions. It's pure magic when you see parents experience this real connection with their unborn baby for the first time.

As a base for my work I use my experience as a midwife, my studies and practice in haptonomy. And of course I kept learning trough self study and attending webinars about the subject. 

Teaching mothers how to take care of their own basic emotional needs and helping them to connect well with their unborn or newborn babies is my passion. Covid-19 teaches us to do more online. Offering online coaching is the logic next step and it opens my heart. 

 

I hope you understand the purpose of this platform and I invite you to the next page: Coaching

Feel free to connect with me for questions or bookings: