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In Less Than 2 ½ hours, I Became A New Mom All Over Again
This week’s birth story comes from one of our very own instructors Holly Oden who teaches Hypnobirthing (Serenity Birth School) in and around Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Thank you for sharing your story with us! “At 1:19am I woke and felt a downward trickling...
I Had Been In Labor Since Sunday, It Was Now Wednesday
This week’s birth story comes from the amazing couple Kelly and Nate who gave birth to Thomas James after attending Hypnobirthing sessions with Katie Daibess of Your Birth and Becoming, covering Troy, Michigan in the USA. Thank you for sharing your story with us! “I...
What makes a great hypnobirthing instructor?
Welcome to the Aspiring Hypnobirthing Instructor podcast. I'm your host, Liz Stanford, Hypnobirthing instructor, Hypnobirthing trainer, hypnotherapist mindset coach, author and owner of The Calm Birth School. In this podcast, we get to explore all the reasons why you...
What makes The Calm Birth School different?
Welcome to the Aspiring Hypnobirthing Instructor podcast. I'm your host, Liz Stanford, Hypnobirthing instructor, Hypnobirthing trainer, hypnotherapist mindset coach, author and owner of The Calm Birth School. In this podcast, we get to explore all the reasons why you...
I was 8cm on arrival
This week’s birth story comes from the lovely Scot and Shauna who gave birth to Florence after attending Hypnobirthing sessions with Patricia McElduff (or Tish to her friends) of Co. Tyrone, Ireland. Thank you for sharing your story with us! “I was so very nervous and...
I Looked Forward To The Birth
This week’s birth story comes from the lovely couple Elesha and Aidan who gave birth to Éira Rose after attending Hypnobirthing sessions with Tish McElduff of Births Boobs Babies in Co. Tyrone, Ireland. Thank you for sharing your story with us! "We started our...
I Was So Relaxed And In My Own Zone
This week’s birth story comes from the lovely Jas who attended a TCBS Hypnobirthing Course with Jade Edwards of Embrace Hypnobirthing covering Dorking, Surrey. Thank you for sharing this wonderful birth story of Maisie with us! “As soon as I found out I was pregnant,...
Not all hypnobirthing is hypnobirthing!
Welcome to the Aspiring hypnobirthing Instructor podcast. I'm your host, Liz Stanford, hypnobirthing instructor, hypnobirthing trainer, hypnotherapist mindset coach, author and owner of The Calm Birth School. In this podcast, we get to explore all the reasons why you...
What happens when you finish your hypnobirthing training?
Welcome to the Aspiring Hypnobirthing Instructor podcast. I'm your host, Liz Stanford, hypnobirthing instructor, hypnobirthing trainer, hypnotherapist mindset coach, author and owner of The Calm Birth School. In this podcast, we get to explore all the reasons why you...
We Had To Opt For An Emergency E Section
This week’s birth story comes from the gorgeous couple who attended a TCBS Hypnobirthing Course with Sarah Ridley of Your Birth covering Sunderland, UK. Thank you for sharing your birth story of gorgeous baby Freya! “We did our course with Sarah and we can't...







