Birth and postnatal doula
I offer grounded, soulful support to birthing people across the thresholds of pregnancy, birth, early parenthood, and experiences connected to loss.
My Journey So Far
A little about my background
I share life with my little wolf pack, consisting of my husband and two wildlings. We are big on nature, food, community and adventures. Currently we are exploring intentional communities, desiring to live a more sustainable and values aligned lifestyle.
For close to a decade, I worked intensively as a qualified Occupational Therapist (OT), within the NHS. This work very much centred supporting people to do what they need and want to do in their daily lives. I practiced with diverse client populations, ultimately specialising within mental health. Though deeply challenging at times, the essence of what I was doing revealed that a heart led and practical approach was where I felt most myself, and was also a space where I felt I could best be of service to others. Working with people across the lifespan, also gifted many opportunities to witness rawness, truths, wisdom, pain, and all manner of beginnings and endings. From here, the seeds were sewn that would later grow into my doula practice.
Becoming a mother myself, and crossing the thresholds of pregnancy, birth and postpartum, was when the call to this work became loud, and undeniable. Sat with the sheer wildness and tenderness of this time, a fire was stoked. I knew I wanted to walk alongside others in navigating their pregnancy, birth and postpartum in the most grounded, empowered and informed way possible.
About Anam-Birth
Soul-led doula support
I offer grounded, soulful support to women and birthing people as they navigate the tender thresholds of pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood. This also invites and encompasses experiences connected to loss - such as those of miscarriage, abortion, and stillbirth.
The majority of my work takes place online, through video calls, voice notes, messaging, and thoughtfully shared resources. Working in this way allows support to remain flexible, accessible, and woven into everyday life, while also enabling me to support clients both within the UK and internationally.
Alongside my digital offerings, I also offer in-person postpartum support for families close to home in South Wales. Keeping this offering intentionally small scale, this thread of my work honours the importance of community care with deep local roots.
In this space, birth refers not solely to the physical act of birthing, but encompasses the many different kinds of beginnings, endings, and rebirths that unfold as we ourselves are born anew on this pathway. This perspective is represented via the ancient symbol of the spiral.
Anam, the celtic word for ‘Soul,’ speaks to my own celtic origins, and places centrally the quality that is most deeply integral to my work. This is about the true essence, or inner life of a person, and creating the conditions where it is possible to unfurl, be fully oneself, and be met exactly where you are.
My role is to be your witness and companion, as you navigate these tender, transformative thresholds, bringing with me the core doula threads of emotional, informational and practical support.
At a time when the rates of trauma in maternal services are at an all time high, and many of the systems on which we rely are on the brink of collapse, we need to give serious and urgent consideration to how we can navigate these challenging times, and still emerge whole and with capacity to flourish. As a doula, and therefore provider of skilled, but non clinical support, my role seeks not to replace existing services, but to provide a level of holding, continuity and bespoke support, known to deeply improve a person's experience and outcomes.
My approach is rooted in deep listening, compassion, and presence — creating space where you can slow down, breathe, and feel truly heard and held.
I might be the doula for you if:
- You place a high value on connection.
- Virtual support is a medium that you really resonate with.
- You know this is a pivotal time in your life, and you want your support to be deep, heart led, and authentic.
- You long for a safe place for your unfolding journey, and you know that that kind of support is rare.
- You take radical responsibility for yourself, and you understand that whilst a personal and skilled container will be created for you, that it is not therapy, and neither is it a substitute for therapy, should that be what you need.
- You want flexible support tailored to you, not a cookie cutter experience, and you want to be a co-creator in this.
- You would feel deep relief from knowing you can ‘come as you are,’ and that you won’t be expected to tidy your feelings, or skip the raw edges of your experience. Space for the mess, as well as the magic.
- You want to walk your journey consciously, and you want someone to walk beside you who is bringing presence, holding, and non judgment.
Let's Explore What's Possible
If you feel a connection to the way I work, I'd love to share more about the support I offer. Take a look at the different ways we can work together and see what feels aligned for your journey.