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Postnatal Wellness Coaching

Speaking about ๐’‘๐’๐’”๐’•๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’‚๐’ ๐’…๐’†๐’‘๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’ and the ๐’…๐’‚๐’“๐’Œ ๐’”๐’Š๐’…๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐’Ž๐’๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’‰๐’๐’๐’… has become something of a societal taboo. Many women find that their ๐’†๐’Ž๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐’๐’†๐’†๐’…๐’” during the postpartum period are simply not met. They find that their support systems (husbands, partners, care-givers and well-wishers), although often secure and tight-knit, are ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’†๐’’๐’–๐’Š๐’‘๐’‘๐’†๐’… ๐’•๐’ ๐’…๐’†๐’‚๐’ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’Š๐’“ ๐’†๐’Ž๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐’๐’†๐’†๐’…๐’”.

I, too, experienced postnatal depression after the birth of my second child and ๐‘ฐ ๐’Œ๐’๐’๐’˜ ๐’†๐’™๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’๐’š ๐’‰๐’๐’˜ ๐’Š๐’• ๐’‡๐’†๐’†๐’๐’”. As a Psychology major, I have always been interested in womenโ€™s health. Those who know me know that I am very vocal about mental health after childbirth. I am passionate about ๐’”๐’–๐’‘๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ women who are finding the ๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•๐’‚๐’ ๐’‚๐’…๐’‹๐’–๐’”๐’•๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’• ๐’๐’‡ ๐’Ž๐’๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’‰๐’๐’๐’… difficult.

I have developed ๐’‚ ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’ˆ๐’“๐’‚๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’‰๐’†๐’๐’‘ ๐’˜๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’ ๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’๐’”๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’Ž ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‚๐’…๐’‹๐’–๐’”๐’• ๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’Š๐’“ ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’”๐’• ๐’”๐’†๐’๐’—๐’†๐’” after giving birth. My programme helps mothers enjoy motherhood while navigating through all the adjustments it brings.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ?

If you answer Yes to any of these questions, postnatal wellness coaching is for you!

  •  Do you feel overwhelmed and stressed out?
  •  Do you feel lonely and despondent?
  •  Do you feel conflicted after giving birth?
  •  Are you wondering where the old you is gone and what the new you will look like?
  •  Did you give more thought to your ๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’“๐’•๐’‰ ๐’‘๐’๐’‚๐’ and not enough thought into your ๐’‘๐’๐’”๐’•๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’‚๐’ ๐’‘๐’๐’‚๐’?

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด?

Postnatal Wellness Coaching is ๐’‚ 6-๐’˜๐’†๐’†๐’Œ ๐’‘๐’“๐’Š๐’—๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐’„๐’๐’–๐’๐’”๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’ˆ๐’“๐’‚๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’† for ladies who have recently given birth and those with older babies who are still experiencing some of the symptoms mentioned above (late onset PND).

It includes:

  •  6 x 1-hour ๐’‘๐’“๐’Š๐’—๐’‚๐’•๐’† online counseling sessions
  •  Email and WhatsApp contact with me for the duration of your programme
  •  A ๐’”๐’†๐’๐’‡-๐’„๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’•๐’๐’๐’๐’Œ๐’Š๐’• ๐’ƒ๐’๐’๐’Œ๐’๐’†๐’• to work with during your programme and beyond (couriered to your door)
  •  Therapeutic techniques to help you overcome a difficult birthing experience
  •  A health and nutrition checklist to speed up your physical and emotional recovery

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