“Your body can withstand almost anything
it’s your mind you have to convince.”
– Ina May Gaskin
Executive Womens’ Transformational Coach specialising in the physical and psychological health of women. With a focus on prenatal and debriefing from birth trauma.
Holistic well-being isn’t just self-care, it’s self preservation.
The birth of a baby can be the most rewarding, empowering and life changing experience any person can have in their lifetime. The journey getting there can present its challenges with a range of heightened emotion and feelings of disappointment, guilt, affecting mood, and your physical or psychological health.
Executive Womens’ Transformational Coach specialising in the physical and psychological health of women. With a focus on prenatal and debriefing from birth trauma.
Holistic well-being isn’t just self-care, it’s self preservation.
The birth of a baby can be the most rewarding, empowering and life changing experience any person can have in their lifetime. The journey getting there can present its challenges with a range of heightened emotion and feelings of disappointment, guilt, affecting mood, and your physical or psychological health.
Nourishing your body, calming your mind enhances not only your inner well being but the well-being of your family, friends and everyone around you. Take this step to seek advisory support through transformative coaching, advocate for better awareness and understanding of the impact of birth experiences on mental and emotional health.
Meet Michelle
Michelle is a Consultant Midwife, Transformational Coach, Educator, and Researcher, with over 20 years experience dedicated to strengthening the support and enhancing the physical and psychological well being of women, particularly those who have experienced birth trauma.
Advisory for managerial teams to support their female workforce in all maternity matters . Transforming parental transitions from talent risk leadership advantage – where supporting women becomes your strategic edge in attraction, retention and innovation.
My work spans the clinical, academic, and coaching worlds, and I combine a deep understanding of maternal strategies for improving a womans’ internal mechanisms of self care and organisational services improving outcomes for employers of women .
Qualifications:
- Consultant Midwife Registered Midwife RM
- Foundation Certificate as a Woman’s Transformational Coach
- Masters in Clinical Academic PG Teaching In Higher Education
- Clinical Research Postgraduate MRes
- Experienced in counselling and debriefing – Accredited in the Rewind technique
- Trauma Informed Care Advisor
Maternal Reclamation Sessions
One on one coaching helping new mothers reconnect with their core values and aspirations beyond parenthood, preventing the complete submersion of identity that often contributes to birth trauma and postpartum distress.
Group Sessions
Community Connection Circles: Facilitated group sessions creating meaningful relationships among new mothers, transforming isolation into collective wisdom-sharing and mutual support.
Coaching
Intuition Amplification Training: Coaching that helps women quiet external noise and societal expectations to access their innate maternal wisdom and decision making abilities.
Return to Work Navigation
Strategic support for the emotional and logistical complexities of transitioning back to professional life while honoring new maternal identity.
Postnatal support is not a luxury but a fundamental necessity for new parents navigating the profound physical, emotional and social transitions that follow childbirth. The first few weeks and months after birth represent a critical window where skilled support can prevent postpartum depression and anxiety from taking root, potentially altering the entire trajectory of a family’s well being.
Grow what matters with positive mindfulness
One step forward
At at time
Little by little, your
Steps will add up and create meaning & purpose
Working with organisations
Executive Parent Transitions Programs:
Structured frameworks helping organisations retain valuable talent by supporting leadership track employees through pregnancy birth and reintegration -transforming maternity leave from a career interruption to a leadership development opportunity.
On-site and virtual wellness services
Specifically addressing postpartum physical and psychological health challenges – positioning the organisation as genuinely family supportive rather than merely family tolerant.
Manager readiness training
Equipping team leaders with concrete skills for supporting team members through pregnancy, leave and return -preventing the unconscious bias and microaggressions that often trigger parent departure.
Public Speaking
Childbirth affects people in many ways, both positively and negatively, with birth trauma impacting mental health and overall well-being. With over 20 years of experience in NHS maternity services, Michelle understands the power of open conversations to dispel myths and support healing.
“Time heals wounds, but your strength makes healing possible. Each day holds happiness -embrace it with gratitude.”
– Michelle Knight
Contact Me
babycatcher1963@icloud.com
07533626367