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Emily Soundy – Eden Birthing

New North Road, Exeter, Devon EX4 4EP, England

Welcome to the start of your KG Hypnobirthing journey with Eden Birthing!

As a practising midwife, I have seen an increase in fear and anxiety surrounding pregnancy and birth with so many people feeling disappointed, saddened and sometimes traumatised by their experience.

But I truly believe that pregnancy and birth can be the most empowering, life-giving and joyful time for every single birthing person, regardless of what their unique journey looks like and I know that hypnobirthing really does make a difference. Together with my friend & colleague, we have created Eden Birthing- a place for antenatal education, rooted in KGHypnobirthing.

Whether this is your first baby or your 7th, Eden Birthing will equip and support you in building confidence and empower you to approach your birthing experience with knowledge, calm and excitement.

I look forward to meeting you!

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Hello!

I have been practising as a midwife for 8 years and have worked in all different areas of maternity. I am now based with the homebirth team in Exeter and have found a renewed love and admiration for pregnancy and birth.

Having previously been sceptical around the effectiveness of hypnobirthing, I witnessed first hand the incredible impact that it had on so many people that I was caring for- from those having a planned homebirth to those journeying through an emergency caesarean. I couldn’t deny its’ power anymore so snatched up the opportunity to be trained as a KGH teacher.

I live in Devon with my husband, our bouncy Labrador Nico and our loyal cat, Boaz.

“Emily ran hypnobirthing sessions classes for us and it is without doubt one of the best ways we prepared for the birth of our baby girl. We cannot recommend her more highly.

The sessions had clear aims and provided my husband and I with strategies to work on together in between sessions as well as life skills we are still using now. My husband felt better equipped to help me in the birth as he was clear on the ways to empower me and protect me, by reframing and using the vocabulary we learnt in the classes and by removing unhelpful distractions.

Emily is highly competent and compassionate. She deeply cares about empowering women in their births. My friends and family noted how positive the classes were for me as I became more hopeful and altogether peaceful when talking or thinking about childbirth.

Before attending these classes I felt apprehensive and anxious about the birth in particular. My distorted view of birth was as far from empowerment as possible and in many ways terrified me. Dramatised depictions of birth often had me in tears and leaving the room so the idea of a positive birth story was something I desperately hoped for but wasn’t sure I believed could happen.

I was choosing decisions based on my own fears rather than working out what was best for me and our baby. Being able to talk through fears and worries honestly and openly helped me to make good choices. I found the breathing exercises and relaxations really vital for reducing stress and particularly relished having a strategy that could take me from a place of fear to hope in a matter of minutes. Rather than letting a throw away comment or negative birth story impact me, I was learning to reframe these thoughts to remain positive.

Looking back, I don’t think I would have had the positive birthing experience that I (and my baby) had without Emily and the course.”
Sarah, Exeter. 

 

“We completed our Hypnobirthing course at home with Emily in April/May this year. It was a really informative and positive experience, made especially personal by its one-to-one nature. There were plenty of opportunities to ask questions and discuss things at length and we came away from every session feeling more confident and knowledgeable about birth and the tools we would use when the time came.

Emily is a great teacher and midwife, and her experience and confidence helped us to see the birth as a natural and positive process. We are sure this helped us achieve the homebirth we wanted, and helped us to remain as calm as possible through each stage. Thank you so much!”

Nat, Exeter.

It was a thoroughly enjoyable course and we both gained a great deal from the whole experience.

Emily and Charlene are wonderful facilitators; knowledgeable, passionate, kind and provide a safe environment to ask questions, share concerns and ensure that everyone is supported according to their own needs and circumstances.

Thank you both deeply, would highly recommend the course!”

Amy & Wayne, Devon. 

Eden Birthing: Couples face to face group course

Dates: 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd November

Time: 7-9:30pm.

Location: Exeter- exact location details will be sent out on booking.

Price: £150 (includes KGH book and parents folder)