I didn’t come into birth work the traditional way. I came into it as an
athelete.
About
Susanna
Movement has always been a huge part of my life. I spent years training, competing and coaching in the strength space. Working closely with powerlifting athletes, helping them build strong, capable bodies that could perform under pressure.
I’ve always been drawn to understanding the body.
How it moves.
How it adapts.
What actually makes a difference.
And alongside that, I’ve always been someone who goes deep.
Researching.
Learning.
Trying to understand things properly.
My first
bath
When I fell pregnant, I did what most women do.
I prepared.
I did the classes.
I learned the breathing techniques.
I understood the birth positions.
I had a doula.
On paper, I was doing everything right but there was something I hadn’t quite realised yet. I hadn’t prepared my body in the same way I had prepared for everything else in my life.
I had spent years preparing my body for
performance
For strength.
For competition.
For physical demand.
But I hadn’t approached birth like that and that disconnect really impacted my birth. Despite all the education and support, I unfortunately ended up having a caesarean for ‘failure to progress’
That experience changed the way I saw birth completely because once I could see
it, I couldn’t unsee it.
Birth is one of the most physically demanding things the body will ever do and yet so many women are never shown how to prepare their body for it.
So I went back to what I knew. I started approaching birth like I would prepare for a competition.
My Second
bath
The second time, I did things differently.
I trained my body.
I focused on mobility.
On strength.
On how my body actually moved and it made an impact.
My second birth was a planned homebirth. It unfolded over two hours & it felt completely different.
It was empowering, redemptive, calm & aligned.
That experience shaped everything I do now.
I combine my background in movement with my work as a doula and bodyworker to support women through pregnancy, birth and postpartum.
I don’t just teach women about birth.
I help them prepare their body for it, in a way that feels practical & grounded. And actually useful when the time comes.
I used to coach powerlifting athletes, now I coach mum athletes and in a lot of ways, it’s the same.
We’re preparing the body.
We’re building capacity.
We’re creating trust in how it moves.
Just in a very different environment.
I want women to feel capable in their body.
To feel connected to how they move.
To understand what their body needs.
To prepare in a way that actually supports the birth they’re working towards.
Because every woman deserves to feel all this
If you’re ready to start preparing your body for
birth...
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