About

I'm Chloe, early 40s (although still feel 25 in my head), married 13 years to my Portuguese husband, together for 18, with two almost teenage children. My son is 14 and my daughter is 12. Also fur baby mum to two - a Portuguese Water Dog called Leo and a moggie cat called Betty.

We live in Cheshire, UK, but spend a good chunk of our summer holiday in Portugal.

I have always struggled with self-doubt, low self-esteem and anxiety but having children sent my anxiety and overwhelm sky high and I know how demanding being a mummy can be. Although it's easier in so many ways now they're older, the emotional load seems more.

I am so passionate about supporting women and mums through their journey and giving them the tools they need to feel more calm, more present and less overwhelmed so they can actually enjoy and be fully present in their life. That doesn't mean it's all roses and chocolates (that's not the saying but you get me) all the time, far from it, but the tools and techniques I teach, allow you fully ride the highs and the lows without getting bogged down in overwhelm.

For as long as I can remember, anxiety and overthinking have been a part of my life. I was always shy at school, barely even answered my name in the register, and had chronically low self-esteem. I used to write down conversations and planned what I would say before ringing anyone. I hated people singing happy birthday to me and was so self-conscious about being tall and having long legs, I never wore shorts or heels for a huge chunk of my life.

I used to catastrophise situations, over analyse every single pain and over think every call, message and situation to within an inch of it's life. My crisis point came while we were away in Portugal. I spent two weeks of our four week stay in a state of constant fight or flight because I was absolutely terrified, and convinced that there would be a tsunami and we would all die. I planned all our escape routes, checked the height of where we were staying against the height of a tsunami wave and googled if there had ever been a tsunami there before.

I knew something had to change. It was then I decided I had to do something about it and signed up a crystal meditation class in my local town which I absolutely loved, and in 2019, I took it one step further and trained as an X-Hail Meditation Instructor and the rest is history as they say.

Part of my purpose is to help other women live their life with purpose, meaning and passion, to help them overcome overwhelm and anxiety and find more presence and connection using the simple, effective techniques I have used over the last 6 years - with no gongs, gurus or crossed legged statue positions necessary!

During my first pregnancy, it was probably the first time I really tuned into my intuition and had the courage to do what I knew was right for me, despite what other people said. I had both my children at home because I knew that was the right place for me and I met a lot of doubt, criticism and judgement. So, I did what I do best, I researched. Everything. I knew what the procedure was in an emergency, knew how far away the hospital was and all the different routes and what would happen if I changed my mind. I stood firm in my decision which was pretty courageous for a little shy mouse like me.

I also became obsessed with all things pregnancy and birth and wanted to help other women feel empowered, informed and aware of their options during pregnancy and birth.

When my second child was 2, I trained to be an Antenatal Educator. I did additional training for over 12 months to be a Perinatal Educator and worked for over 5 years with The Daisy Foundation. I left during 2020 for personal reasons but soon realised how much I missed it and trained as a Pregnancy and Postnatal Yoga teacher with Sally Parkes Yoga and added Hypnobirthing to my skill set last year.

I do not believe home birth is for everyone. I do not believe hospital birth is for everyone. I am supportive of all birth experiences but the one thing I will never budge on is that I believe women should be fully informed, empowered and aware of their options so they can decide what is right for them without scaremongering and fear.