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Helping you achieve an empowering birth experience.

11/08/2025

One last stroller ride for the memories.

Yes, they’ve long outgrown this stage.

No, I’m not okay. 😂🤍

11/07/2025

Ok this one may seem simple, but asking for help when your in the thick of postpartum is not as easy as it sounds.

Even the act of writing everything down can be a huge eye opener for you and your partner.

So do yourself a HUGE favour and put this little plan into action before baby arrives. 🥰

1. Write down everything you do in a week ( tasks, chores, caring for other children and pets etc)

2. Write down the name of a loved one who can do this task for you for the first two weeks PP (at least)

3. Ask these people on your list. They will be so happy to help!

4. Enjoy the benefits of setting yourself up for a better PP period 🙌🏼

10/15/2025

Here’s a little peek into my world, the birth nerd, boy mama, yoga lover behind Awakened Birth.

✨ Drop a fun fact about yourself in the comments! I love knowing who’s here 🙂

09/20/2025

If you’ve ever thought: “five days of school is too much, but homeschooling isn’t it either”… same.

Enter: Freedom Fridays ✌️

Each year I play around with our school rhythm until it feels right for us.

I’m so grateful we can do this, I know it’s not possible for everyone. But every time I mention it, parents are surprised and curious to hear how it works.

This year it looks like Friday meetups with a .compass.studio and her kiddos, exploring and learning, out in the real world together.

And honestly? It feels so right. 🌲

09/12/2025

Why more parents are turning to hypnosis for birth prep…

But first:

✨ Virtual Birth Hypnosis class start Sept 29th! ✨
Dm me to learn more!

Ok now

📚 Key benefits studies have found on the benefits of hypnosis for birth:

⭐️Reduced use of pain medication

⭐️ Shorter labor durations

⭐️ Lower rates of C-sections and instrumental births (forceps or vacuum)

⭐️ Reported higher satisfaction with their birthing experience compared to those who did not use hypnosis .

Studies referenced:

- A 2011 study published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia

- A 2013 study by Werner et al. published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology: 
- A 2004 study by Mehl-Madrona: 
- A 2015 systematic review and meta-analysis in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

09/09/2025

After the whirlwind of back-to-school week, I finally looked back at our last week of summer.

We took the trailer out just before fall routines hit, and it was so needed.

But here’s the truth, it wasn’t all sunshine and campfires. Parenting doesn’t suddenly get easy just because you’re “on vacation.”
If anything, new environments can make it harder.

But I’m still grateful.
For the moments of connection, for the memories, and the chance to step away and remember what matters most.

A reminder for all of us: the highlights don’t erase the hard, but the hard doesn’t erase the good either.

08/19/2025

For so many of my clients, it’s not the pain they fear, it’s the feeling of losing control. Of not being heard. Of having decisions made for them during labour or of being swept up in the intensity.

Research shows this is one of the top fears pregnant people experience!

But there are ways to work through this fear.Not by ignoring it or pretending it’s not real.

But by understanding what the root of the fear is and learning tools to overcome them.

It’s important to show your brain that you have a plan for this fear. That you can overcome this fear AND that there is another way through.

It’s not about controlling every outcome.
It’s about knowing you’ll stay anchored and trusting in yourself no matter what unfolds.

Learn how and so much more in My Awakened Birth prenatal series

DM me to book your free 15 minute consult call to learn more 🤍

07/14/2025

To the birthday weekend I didn’t know I needed🌊

.compass.studio

07/07/2025

Big news, with a full heart. 💫

After years of growing, learning, and listening deeply to how I am called to serve, I’m stepping into a new chapter.

✨ My personal work is now officially rebranding under “Awakened Birth” ✨

This is more than a name change. It reflects my work’s mission: that birth is not just a physical experience, it’s a transformational rite of passage. One that asks us to prepare not just our body, but our mind and soul as well.

So, what’s new?

🌿 The Awakened Birth Class (formerly my birth hypnosis course): A mind-body birth prep series that blends hypnosis tools and prenatal education to help you release fear and birth in your full power.
 🎥 A brand new YouTube channel featuring inspiring interviews, raw conversations on birth, parenting & holistic living, plus guided birth hypnosis & meditations to support your journey.
 💬 1:1 Birth Coaching: Deep support for those preparing emotionally, mentally, and spiritually for birth.

And because in-person doula support is something I still love deeply, I will still be offering this work exclusively through my co-founded company , a team-based doula practice in the Kitchener-Waterloo area.
 Working in community is how we were meant to live and this collective reflects just that. I know our clients feel the difference in the care our team provides.

This rebrand has been a reflection of my own growth, clarity, and trust in the work I’m here to do.

Thanks for being here through all the versions of this path. I’m so excited to share what’s to come.

With so much love, Chris 🌊
 

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