Holding Space Beginnings

18/01/2026

Tomorrow I turn 40 🎈

How did that happen?

It's a milestone that’s been a mix of reflection, gratitude, and excitement. My life is full—of children, community, messy moments, deep conversations, birth stories, coffee mornings, dancing, woodland walks, and the privilege of supporting women through life-changing transitions.

I’ve walked alongside women through some of the most powerful and vulnerable moments of their lives, while also navigating my own journey as a mum of three, a home educator, a space holder, and a woman learning to soften and stand strong at the same time.

I’ve learned that birth and motherhood aren’t about perfection—they’re about trust, connection, and having the right support around you. And honestly, that lesson applies to life too.

I’m stepping into 40 with a stronger sense of self, clearer boundaries, and a heart full of purpose. Still learning. Still growing. Still holding space 🤍Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey so far.
I’ve lived, learned, birthed, healed, unlearned, and reclaimed parts of myself I didn’t even know I’d lost.

Here’s to trusting my intuition, honouring my body, and continuing to hold space—for myself and others.
Hello 40… let’s go 💃✨

13/01/2026

☕🤰 New Year, New Beginnings – Pregnancy Coffee Morning 🤰☕

January can feel like a time of reflection, intention-setting, and new beginnings… and pregnancy is exactly that 🤍

If you’re expecting and would love a calm, welcoming space to connect with other pregnant women, come and join me, Kelly Wilson from Holding Space Beginnings, & r for a gentle pregnancy coffee morning.

This is a space to:
✨ Start the year feeling supported
✨ Meet other local mums-to-be
✨ Ask questions and share thoughts
✨ Enjoy a warm drink and relaxed conversation

No pressure. No expectations. Just a chance to begin the year feeling held and connected.

📅 Saturday 24th January
⏰ 10.30am
📍 IVY & LACE Wellness Collective Bridies Coffee & Cake

Whether you’re early in pregnancy or counting down the weeks, you are so welcome. Come as you are, take a breath, and start the year with connection 🤍

To come along or find out more, message me here on Facebook or email holdingspacebeginnings@gmail.com

I’d love to welcome you ✨

Much love,
Kelly 🤍
Holding Space Beginnings

24/12/2025

✨ A Christmas Reflection & Thank You ✨

As the year gently comes to a close and Christmas is almost here, I just want to take a moment to say thank you.

This year has been full of growth, learning, deep conversations, big emotions, and so much connection. I’ve had the absolute privilege of holding space for women and families through pregnancy, birth, the postnatal period, baby groups, relaxation sessions, coffee mornings, and everything in between. It never fails to humble me how much trust is placed in me during such a powerful, vulnerable, and transformational time in life.

Christmas can be a mixed bag — joyful for some, tender or heavy for others. If this season brings excitement, I hope it’s filled with warmth, rest, and connection. If it feels hard, please know you are not alone, and it’s okay to take things slowly and gently 🤍

As we head into a new year, my intention remains the same:
✨ to continue supporting women with compassion and honesty
✨ to help families feel informed, confident, and respected
✨ to advocate, nurture, and remind you of the wisdom you already hold

Thank you to everyone who has followed, supported, shared, attended sessions, trusted me with your stories, or simply cheered me on quietly from the sidelines. Your support means more than you know.

Wishing you a peaceful Christmas and a gentle New Year ✨
Much love,
Kelly 🤍
Holding Space Beginnings

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11/12/2025

🌿 Hello lovely people! I’m Kelly from Holding Space Beginnings🌿

I just wanted to reintroduce myself and share the support I offer to families in our community. If you or someone you know is pregnant, preparing for birth, or navigating those early baby days, I’d love to help. 💛

✨ What I Offer:

👣 Reflexology (Mobile – in the comfort of your home!)
Relaxation, hormone balance, easing pregnancy aches, better sleep, emotional wellbeing… reflexology supports it all. I offer treatments for all ages — from babies to the elderly.
(And yes… my Doula & Hypnobirthing clients get a FREE session!)

🧘‍♀️ Hypnobirthing Courses (1:1 in your home)
• Full 8–10 hr Course
• Intensive 4 hr
• Caesarean Birth Course
• Refresher
Hypnobirthing teaches you how your body works in labour, how to reduce fear, build confidence, make informed choices, and feel calm, positive and prepared no matter how you birth.

🤱 Doula Support
Emotional support, advocacy, information, reassurance, and a grounding presence throughout pregnancy, birth and postpartum.
I’m there solely for *you* — whether you birth at home, in hospital, in theatre, or anywhere in between. Your choices, your body, your birth… and I stand beside you every step of the way.

If you’re looking for:
🌿 Confidence
🌿 Support
🌿 Education
🌿 Calm
🌿 And someone fully in your corner…

I’d love to chat. 💛

📩 Pop me a message here or email: holdingspacebeginnings@gmail.com

Feel free to share or tag someone who may benefit.
Much love,
Kelly x

05/12/2025

I had two lovely reflexology clients yesterday, both relaxing in the comfort of their own home while enjoying a beautiful treatment ✨💆‍♀️
I'm looking forward to seeing 2 more lovely clients this evening 💖

There’s nothing better than seeing someone switch off in their own space and come away with calmer energy, softer shoulders and a lighter mind. 🌿

If you’re in need of a little reset, some quiet time, or just want to give your body + mind a treat, I can come to you. 💛

🦶 Mobile Reflexology
🕯️ Calm, cosy treatments at home
🌙 Support for stress, sleep, hormones & overall wellbeing

DM to book or ask any questions ✨

Much love
Kelly

29/11/2025

Just the ceiling… but somehow the most peaceful view. ✨
Aurora lights, gentle music and pure calm — the perfect setting for your reflexology session.
Relax, release, reset. 💛

Time to unwind, relax and move your body into alignment 💖

27/11/2025

Love this visual 😍
I highly recommend: Dr Sara Wickham's book Birthing Your Placenta
This book will truly help you make an informed choice on how you want to birth the placenta and what is important to you in regards to the placenta being detached from your baby.

When I birthed my last child the placenta stayed attached for about 2hrs. Why the rush 💖

When it comes to clamping the cord, our motto is “what’s the rush?” 🤷‍♀️

The blood volume in the placenta & cord at the time of birth is BABY’S blood. It’s simply mid-circulation in the placenta at the time of birth. It just makes sense to leave it be & let it finish its job.

🚫No, the blood won’t drain out of baby and go backwards into the placenta.
🚫No, your baby is not more likely to get sick from jaundice.
✅Yes, your baby will still be getting oxygen while they figure out breathing, especially important if they need resuscitation.
✅Yes, your baby will have better iron levels for the first year of their life.

Look at how thick and engorged this cord still is at 4 and 18 minutes after baby was born. Just imagine how much blood baby would have lost if the cord had been clamped immediately, or at 60sec, 90sec, or 3mins!

The placenta was expelled immediately before the 18 minute photo was taken.

⚡️⚡️The pulse in the cord could still be felt even AFTER THE PLACENTA HAD BEEN DELIVERED! ⚡️⚡️

The cord was finally clamped & cut more than an hour after birth at 73 minutes.

💞 A beautiful placenta made by a beautiful woman. 💞

photography by Lawren Rose Photography

midwifery care by Teri Mitchell

27/11/2025

🌿✨ Checking in…how’s your week been?✨🌿
I’ve been easing myself back into posting and reconnecting here, and I’m honestly loving the slower pace of it.
Today I’ve been thinking about how much we all carry — physically, mentally, emotionally — and how little space we often give ourselves to just pause.
So here’s your little reminder (and mine too):💛 Take one slow breath
💛 Stretch your shoulders
💛 Drink some water
💛 And notice one thing you’re grateful for today

It doesn’t fix everything… but it softens things.

Tell me something small that’s made you smile this week. 💛

Much Love
Kelly x

25/11/2025

✨ Our Last Pregnancy Coffee Morning of the Year! ✨

Join us for a cozy, Christmas-themed gathering on Saturday 6th December at 10:30am
Location 📍 IVY & LACE Wellness Collective – Bridies Coffee & Cake**. 🎄☕🍰

It’s our final meet-up of the year, so come along, get comfy, and enjoy some festive treats and warm drinks. Whether you have questions, want a little support, or just fancy a friendly chit-chat, Joyful Birth Doncaster and I will be there to share the morning with you.

We can’t wait to see you and celebrate the season together! ❤️✨

Please invite family and friends 💖

Much Love
Kelly

24/11/2025

🌿✨ Why Hypnobirthing & Doula Support Are the Perfect Birth Partnership✨🌿

I say this often — because it’s true:

Hypnobirthing prepares your mind.
A Doula protects your space.
Together, they transform birth.

Hypnobirthing gives you the tools, the knowledge, and the inner confidence to make decisions that feel right for YOU.
It teaches you how to work WITH your body rather than against it.
It reduces fear, builds trust, and brings you back into your innate wisdom — the same wisdom that has been passed down through generations and lives quietly within your bones.

But here’s the reality…

🗓️ As you approach 35 -40 weeks, when you’re supposed to be resting, breathing, and preparing for the arrival of your baby…
…this is often when the maternity system becomes the loudest.

Extra scans. New “concerns.” Shifted recommendations.
Unexpected conversations that leave you feeling overwhelmed or doubting everything you’ve researched and worked towards.

This is where doula support becomes essential.

💛 As your doula, I am there to remind you:
You KNOW your body.
You KNOW your baby.
You are capable, powerful, intelligent, and supported.

💛 I’m there to help advocate for your choices — not my choices, YOURS.
💛 I’m there to hold space when appointments bring anxiety.
💛 I’m there to guide you back to the calm and confidence you built through hypnobirthing.

Hypnobirthing and doula support beautifully complement each other:

✨ Hypnobirthing grounds your mindset - helping you lower fear, regulate your body, focus your breath, and understand your rights and options.
✨ Doula support grounds your environment — protecting your emotional space, supporting your decisions, and helping you stay centered when things feel uncertain.

You truly can’t separate the mind from the birth environment…
So when both are supported?
Birth becomes calmer.
Birth becomes safer.
Birth becomes more aligned with YOU.

Hypnobirthing empowers you from the inside out.
Doula care supports you from the outside in.

Together, they create a powerful circle of support — one that honours your strength, your choices, and the incredible journey you’re on.

If you’ve ever wondered whether you need both…
Just know this:

They’re not two separate things.
They’re two parts of the same whole — YOU.**

Much Love,
Kelly 💛
Holding Space Beginnings
Doula | Hypnobirthing Teacher | Birth Advocate

23/11/2025

🍂✨ What a Weekend! ✨🍂

Yesterday was definitely a day of contrasts — I started my morning setting up for my Pregnancy Coffee Morning and ended my night dancing away at a charity ball! 🪩💃

And yes… the hair has changed again 😅
If you know me well, you know my hair switches up more than the seasons themselves 🍂🍁

Even though no one turned up for the coffee morning this time, I still had the most lovely morning chatting with Joy from . We’re not giving up — we’ll try again in January!
✨ Next Coffee Morning: 6th December
✨ Where: & Lace collective
✨ Time: 10:30am
Come for the cuppa, stay for the connection. 🤎

Then, straight from zen morning to glam night!
My amazing sister .hancedbynicole worked her magic and transformed me for the Benefit Ball. How gorgeous is my new autumn hair?! 🍂 She even matched my makeup perfectly.

The Benefit Ball was in support of the wonderful Firefly charity, and once again the incredible Bridie put on an unforgettable night.

So that was my Saturday — calm, cosy connection followed by sparkle, dancing, and fundraising for an amazing cause.

✨ What have you been up to this weekend?
I’d genuinely love to hear!

Much love,
Kelly 🤍
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23/11/2025

✨ For my pregnant mamas or those who love them… ✨🤰

I’ve been talking to a lot of women recently about the emotional side of pregnancy — the part that often gets overlooked.The thoughts, the wobbles, the in-between moments nobody warns you about.

So if you’re pregnant right now, here’s something I want you to know:
💛 You’re not meant to have it all figured out💛 You’re allowed to feel excited AND scared💛 You deserve support that feels calm, kind, and respectful

What’s one feeling you’ve had during pregnancy that surprised you?
Share if you feel comfortable — your honesty might help another mum feeling the same.