Life moves us through chapters, sometimes gently, sometimes like an earthquake. We find ourselves in new places: puberty, womanhood, motherhood, menopause, grief, endings, beginnings. And often, no one stops to say:

This is a threshold. This is real. This matters.

Every culture has its Wise Woman.

She is the healer, the midwife, the grandmother, the herbalist, the keeper of stories. She knows life and death, thresholds and transitions. She is feared and revered because she cannot be controlled.

And whether we realise it or not, that archetype lives within us.

For years, I have walked with women through birth.
I have sat beside them in labour, held their hands in the hours after, listened to their stories of joy, and carried the weight of their stories of pain.

But somewhere along the way, I realised something.

It isn’t just about birth.
It’s about all the thresholds women cross in a lifetime.

Puberty. Motherhood. Menopause. Grief. Loss. Becoming.

These are not failures or weaknesses. They are initiations. Each one changes us. Each one asks us to let go of something old and step into something new.

And too often, women are left to face those thresholds alone.

Healing from birth trauma is possible—and it begins with acknowledgment. Bonding may take time—and that’s okay. It’s never too late to reconnect, rebuild, and create a nurturing space for your baby and your relationship.

Emergency births can be lifesaving—but they can also be life-altering. Trauma therapy empowers mums to reclaim their story, their strength, and their sense of wholeness.

Whether I’m training a midwife in trauma-informed language or sitting with a mother as she shares her story for the first time, the goal is the same: to help women feel safe, supported, and truly seen. No one should have to carry the weight of birth trauma alone.