Hey there, I’m Brooke, soaking up the sun in Brisbane, Queensland, alongside my husband and our awesome duo of daughters. With over two decades in the realm of Early Childhood Education, you could say I’m on a lifelong adventure with kids and the parents who brought them into the world.

Flashback to the arrival of our first daughter, I had read some books, and attended the private hospital antenatal classes where I was educated on all the different pain relief options and handed a wad of pamphlets - I thought I was ready. After being on a rollercoaster through pregnancy, to be met with a cascade of intervention during her birth, I was basically left thinking, “Wait, WTF just went down?” It was a wild ride, and control and informed decision-making weren’t on the invite list.

Round two, enter our trusty doula and the whole HypnoBirthing shebang. Armed with these tools, I strutted into the birthing arena like a champ. And guess what? our second daughter came into the world to my triumphant declaration. “We did it! We did it together!” Since that day a spark ignited in me to educate, empower and inform parents to go get that positive birth experience they deserve.

We need solidarity. Let’s flip the narrative, embrace the camaraderie, and give ourselves the superhero-level comeback time we truly deserve!