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Mar 2021
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Siobhan Miller, Founder of The Positive ...

PETA AL AKAWI
About this episode

Welcome to Friday’s Child the podcast, formally known as Life School ME.

When I started Life School back in June 2019 my vision for where I wanted to take the podcast and how it would grow was not 100% clear. I knew I wanted to interview inspiring women and share their stories, but there was no grand plan. And that’s ok. I’m a firm believer in starting before you’re ready!

But after falling pregnant with my beautiful daughter Mavia, and deciding to focus on the world of #BumpsandBabies for Series 2, I discovered a new passion for all things related to pregnancy and birth. The things I learnt about the female body and birth during my pregnancy journey have changed me forever and ignited a new found passion and love for this subject matter.

So Life School has now been reborn as FRIDAY’S CHILD and during this Series I will be talking to First Time Mums, Childbirth Educators and Industry Experts on all things Motherhood. Whether you’re newly pregnant, a first time Mum or maybe you just want to find out more about the world of babies and Motherhood, I hope you enjoy listening to my wonderful guests and that hopefully you can take away some helpful information and insights.

My guest today is Siobhan Miller - Mother to three boys and the powerhouse Founder of The Positive Birth Company. Siobhan is a Royal College of Midwives accredited hypnobirthing teacher who developed The Positive Birth Company’s hypnobirthing framework based upon her years of experience helping women prepare for birth, along with her Masters degree in Psychology.

Siobhan is also the bestselling author of Hypnobirthing: Practical Ways to Make Your Birth Better, the creator of the award winning Digital Pack and Postpartum Pack, and the concept advisor behind Apple’s top 20 app of the year; the Freya app.

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Guest Website & Social Media Handles:

www.thepositivebirthcompany.co.uk

www.instagram.com/thepositivebirthcompany

www.youtube.com/channel/UCEokgwT84Us5yrVvxdMyKSw

https://thepositivebirthcompany.co.uk/freya-hypnobirthing-app

Friday's Child Social Media:

https://www.instagram.com/xfridayschildx/ 

https://www.facebook.com/xfridayschildx 

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