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Anya Has worked in the field of Infertility for over 12 years now
including 6 at the London Womens clinic before joining the Fertility
network . She has written a book entitled Fertile thinking and helped
establish several courses for those facing infertility
She is often in the media as a champion for the patient perspective on
facing Infertility and is currently busy lobbying MPs and speaking in
Parliament regarding Fair provision of IVF for all . She has two
children from IVF one from adoption and is a Champion for both the
Saying Good bye and Home for good charities .
Jodie Brandman BSc, DipION, mBANT is a registered nutritional therapist in London, and founder of Mama Bites lactation cookies. Whilst Jodie specialises in female health and fertility, she’s recently become a new mum herself and so can now offer experiential advice for pregnancy and postpartum nutrition.
Dr Alex Kasozi is a chartered Counselling Psychologist and a mum. She currently runs a private practice in South London where she specialises in women’s mental health. Alex is the Resident Psychologist at &Breathe Postnatal – which runs award-winning retreats designed specifically for new parents and their little ones.
Pre/Postnatal Exercise Specalist
Founder: The Glow Method
Co founder: The Glow Method at Home
Sports medicine and Women’s Health Physiotherapist
Founder: Mumma Physio
Co founder: The Glow Method at Home
I’m a GP working in North London – In my role, I regularly see pregnant women and lots of new mums! I really enjoy seeing these patients who are often at a very exciting point in their lives. I enjoy educating them on the changes their bodies are going through and answering any questions they may have about themselves or their babies. I also feel privileged to be in a position where I can counsel and support women who are perhaps struggling to conceive, or have conceived and may be suffering with perinatal mental health issues. There is so much support out there and it’s great that we are hosting events like the being fest to bring women and healthcare professionals together outside of the Clinical environment!
Mum & You is a young company with a mission to provide mums with the confidence and inspiration to raise children to be their best. Its employees are all mums (and 3 dads ) who try to do things a little differently, using their own experience of the baby years and the expert knowledge they’ve gained in their careers.
Marguerite joined Mum & You specifically to develop new products to help mums through pregnancy and post-birth. Self-confidence is never tested more than this time in a woman’s life, and with so much to celebrate, it’s essential every woman feels as good about herself as she deserves to. Marguerite believes self-care and natural products can make a huge difference to how mums feel about their changing bodies. She has two little ones of her own and is passionate about making new mums feel like themselves.
Esme trained in dance and theatre at London Studio Centre and continues to perform across the UK and Europe. Recently completing a Masters in Somatic Wellbeing: Connection to the living body, she has a keen interest in the knowledge of the body and empowering individuals to deepen their awareness and expression. Expect to explore and challenge your body and technique in Esme’s class with a focus on flowing and relaxing into that shake and burn.
Dr Niedermaier-Patramani is a paediatrician and trained at university hospitals in Munich (Germany), Harvard Cambridge (USA) and Bern (Switzerland). In England, she has worked in the NHS and private practice and has helped hundreds of families on their weaning journey. She felt there should be more help and support on hand for parents. Knowing what an immense impact first foods have on her little patients’ development, she became the Co-Founder of Little Tummy, a subscription service for fresh and healthy baby food.
Amanda is a qualified antenatal teacher and baby massage instructor and she has supported new parents for over 12 years. Being a mother of 5 herself (2 sets of twins and 1 in the middle – now all in their teens), she completely understands how challenging and wonderful parenthood can be. Amanda’s passion stems from struggling in the early days with loneliness, feelings of being out of control and trying to sift through reams of conflicting information. She believes that with the right information and guidance and surrounding yourself with like-minded people, the transition to parenthood can be a smooth and enjoyable one!
With over 18 years of experience helping and supporting families, Charmaine understands first-hand the toll sleep deprivation has on families. She has worked for many years as a night nanny with newborns and also as a full-time, live-in nanny in families with small children. Her experience of working in various roles in early years including as head of a baby and toddler unit stands her in good stead for her work as an independent sleep consultant. In addition, she is a mother which may well be her greatest qualification! She specialises in supporting families with sleep issues using gentle, respectful, evidence-based methods of sleep shaping/training. She is a member of the IACSC (International Association for Child Sleep Consultants).
Uschi offers deeply restorative and transformational vibrational healing and
sound bath experiences.She is passionate about holding spaces and creating soundscapes that draw us deeper into ourselves and offer the opportunity for subtle shifts, a sense of overall wellbeing and often, powerful insights and profound healing at a vibrational level, which in turn creates an environment where meaningful changes are possible.
Uschi is a music producer and music therapist who became interested in exploring sound therapy after experiencing its healing effects for herself more than 15 years ago.
She works with quartz crystal chakra tuned bowls. Experience deep relaxation leading to a heightened state of consciousness as soothing tones from the chakra tuned singing bowls resonate with and gently rebalance the body’s energy centres to promote physical emotional and spiritual wellbeing.
Bekki O’Reilly is a Personal Trainer and CrossFit Coach. She is passionate about keeping new mums and mums-to-be strong, fit and healthy. She believes that by its very nature, being a mum makes you a bad-ass and your own personal self-care and well being don’t have to stop. Integrating restorative connections with functional movement patterns, Bekki trains her clients to support their lifestyle and prepare them for the demands of motherhood.
Bianca helps women connect to their babies and have a happy and healthy start to motherhood.
When she was pregnant with her first child, she was working as an award-winning stockmarket analyst in the City, and expected breastfeeding to just happen naturally. She was all the more shocked when she was told after delivering her baby that she would not be able to breastfeed.
She sought out help from several modalities, and breastfed her baby for 18 months- while returning to work after 9 months and winning several awards at work.
She strongly believes in the mind-body connection, and her holistic coaching programmes draw from several modalities, including Rapid Transformation Therapy, Health Coaching, Yoga and her training as Breastfeeding Specialist. She believes this is the fastest way to help women to love and trust their bodies, listen to their intuition and let go of subconscious blocks. Because what’s most important for women at this stage in life is to fully enjoy the journey into motherhood, connect to their babies and thrive as mothers.
Anna Ives is a freelance HR consultant for her own consultancy HR Puzzle and runs the Pregnant then Screwed flexible working helpline.
She has two little girls, Beatrix 3 and Primrose 9 months. Anna was made redundant from her HR Business Partner role when pregnant with Beatrix, she then struggled to find a part-time/flexible role when she was ready to return to work so felt she had no choice but to set up on her own.
She has volunteered helping hundreds of women with flexible working applications and appeals using her HR experience and her own experience of lack of flexibility.
Reflexology is an incredible practice, stimulating the body’s own healing process and providing deep relaxation to tired bodies. By massaging the feet I aid blood flow and relaxation, as well as stimulate pressure points that can re-balance hormones and recalibrate the body pre and post birth.
Since qualifying from the London School of Reflexology over 7 years ago I have worked with a number of clients for fertility, pregnancy, insomnia or stress related issues. I have helped women get their bodies ready for conception, busy workers relax and de-stress, pregnant women prepare for labour and new mums to re-balance their hormones post birth.
Following the birth of my children, I have also focussed on postnatal care. I now specialise in Fourth Trimester reflexology treatments for parents to nourish and nurture tired bodies to best prepare them for the months ahead.
– Overview of DRAM versus “Normal” post-partum stretch weakness
– Protect – Movement, posture and activity to protect the healing tummy. Taping,
corsets and “hold-me-in” knickers – what works and when!
– Stabilise – Early activation – the earlier the better. Demonstration of the Isometric
contractions of the deep core and pelvic floor that stabilise the abdominal wall and
whole pelvic ring for early recovery.
– Rehabilitate – Progressive strengthening for every post-natal tummy. Key strategies
for resolution of DRAM and when to look for support.
Move, Feel, Live Stronger
Clare Bourne is a Women’s Health Physiotherapist specialising in caring for women during and after pregnancy. She has worked in the field for 6 years with extensive NHS experience and has now moved into private practice at Six Physio in Chelsea. She is mother to a little girl and has learnt first hand the physical and mental challenges of pregnancy and motherhood. Clare is excited to be involved in Being Mum festival as she is aware of how alone women can feel during pregnancy and the postnatal period, and how they can be unsure where to get help for symptoms that are often embarrassing and difficult to talk about.
Armed with international experience and having delivered hundreds of babies The Modern Midwife offers simple solutions, calmness and clarity. Her mission is to make an impact on some of maternity’s toughest challenges.
Recent work
– Advisor on BBC Radio Woman’s Hour
– Advisor on BBC Radio Cornwall
– Educator for Mothercare
– Volunteer communications partner for Child.org charity
– Blogger for the Huffington post
– Social media influencer@the_modern_midwife
– 2018 Winner Cornwalls 30 under 30
– Expert speaker
– Advisor for Deep Heat
– Writer of clinical guidelines on Neonatal Skincare
– Maternity designer and winner of Devon & Cornwall Venus Awards 2018
– Working midwife NHS
Lulu Adams is a personal trainer and group fitness instructor specialising in pre and postnatal exercise, and Head of Fitness at The Mummy Tribe, an online publisher and event organiser founded by Binky Felstead with a mission to give mums everything they need to thrive. She is a passionate advocate of getting the most out of your work out and prioritises form and focus in all areas. She knows (from personal experience) this is particularly important when it comes to getting back into exercise after having a baby (she’s had two!) “Listening and getting to know your body, and learning correct form for your workouts pays off in the long run. You’ll be less likely to injure yourself, and more likely to hit your goals if you’re doing things right”.
Baz draws on 20 years of experience as an elite athlete, extensive PT training, a deep knowledge of women’s health and her own personal experience of being a 40 year old Mum of two young boys. She works exclusively with women and in the last 2 years has trained over 500 women from the inside out, establishing a robust and resilient core on which to build health, fitness and strength. She loves nothing better than to talk to women about their pelvic floors and how best to train them.
Anita Worlidge is the proud mother of two gorgeous girls and also the Founder of Anita’s House, a one stop shop for anyone expecting a baby. They have loved looking after over 5,000 parents for almost 25 years. Anita says, “I’m delighted to be supporting Being Fest as the Being philosophy is so close to our own. Being prepared in advance with the right kit and baby services can save you so much time, worry and money and ensure that your launch in to the wonderful world of parenthood is as happy, smooth and positive as it should be!”
Dr Joy Troko, BMedSci, BMBS, MRCOG is a Specialist Registrar in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and currently works at Royal Stoke University Hospital, UK. She is a strong advocate of improving health and fitness of women prior to, during, and following pregnancy in order to deal with the stress endured during the perinatal period on both a woman’s body and mind. She has a health and beauty blog called The Treasure Jar designed to help bring together old and new ideas for maintaining women’s health drawing on her expertise and experience in the medical field. She will be available to answer health related questions surrounding pregnancy during the Being Mum Festival.
Emiliana set up The Mindful Birth Group® to help parents to prepare and adjust their mindsets about birth so they can experience it in the most positive way- however it ends up happening. Her courses focus on hypnobirthing and mindfulness techniques, controlling the controllables, and undoing any past negative and dramatised views parents may have. She believes simplicity is the most effective way to approach everything in life, so her courses are just that- simple and to the point- supportive in every way, yet not overloading. You can complete her online hypnobirthing essentials audio course in under an hour! But if you’d like a more in depth and personalised course, The Mindful Birth Group® 1:1’s or group courses are a brilliant option to prepare for your baby’s birth.
Katie founded Peace Love and Birth in 2017, leaving a career as a fashion buyer to focus on women’s wellness in pregnancy. Since then she’s helped lots of prepare for a positive and empowered birth with Hypnobirthing. Also a mindfulness teacher, Katie qualified with the centre for mindfulness research and practice at Bangor University, and regularly runs full MBSR programmes as well as short workshops. Also, ICF certified leadership coach with The NeuroLeadership Institute and often work with new mums in various capacities such as coaching on returning to work after mat leave / starting a new business / career change / navigating the new ‘mum’ role etc.
Developed the business initially to support and educate women to implement dietary and lifestyle modifications that enhance fertility. Food Fitness Fertility now offers online courses for women at ALL stages of their journey through motherhood from preconception, pregnancy and postpartum into early childhood. They are passionate about giving women the information and education to live a healthier happier life whether they’re struggling with infertility or have small children at their feet.
Developed the business initially to support and educate women to implement dietary and lifestyle modifications that enhance fertility. Food Fitness Fertility now offers online courses for women at ALL stages of their journey through motherhood from preconception, pregnancy and postpartum into early childhood. They are passionate about giving women the information and education to live a healthier happier life whether they’re struggling with infertility or have small children at their feet.
Brit Williams is the founder of SW London-based Fit Brit Collective, creator of Stronger Together mum & baby exercise classes and author of active pregnancy book Mind, Body, Bump (published May 2019). A former fitness journalist turned women’s health coach, she is passionate about developing bodies fit for empowered lives and enabling women to achieve the strength in body and mind that will support them through pregnancy, parenting and other major life changes. She is excited to join Being Festival to celebrate strength, love and motherhood.
Mum of 3 (soon to be 4) Gráinne Donnelly is an Advanced Physiotherapist and Team Lead for Pelvic Health Physiotherapy in her local NHS trust and private practice. She is a full member of Pelvic Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy association and has particular interests in Diastasis Recti and the application of ultrasound imaging In pelvic health. She is passionate about developing evidence based physiotherapy practice to shift the focus from treatment to prevention of the common but normal issues that women can face after having a baby or as a result of changes with menopause.
Caroline has been in the fitness world for 10 years with 7 years of pre and postnatal in her back pocket. She works with Mumhood at Frame and is Head PT on And Breathe Postnatal Retreats. Bumps and babies are definitely her thing! She also tutors alongside Alice on the Level 3 Pre and post natal qualification, they are quite the dream team! When not teaching she likes to spend time on her house boat which she lives on in London.
As the Founder and Director of REsilientMe, Zoshia is passionate about supporting women in their personal growth and enabling them to live a life of resilience and fulfilment. She is a Leadership Coach, mindfulness and yoga teacher, as well as mum to 2 year old Islay. Combining these skills, she has supported many mums-to-be and new mums navigate the ups and downs along the life changing journey of motherhood. She believes that providing a safe and nurturing space for mums to reconnect to their bodies, and true self, through yoga is essential to overall wellness in the first year of motherhood, and beyond.
Zoshia is thrilled to be part of the Being Mum Festival as a way of creating a community of women supporting each other to grow and find mental and physical resilience.
As a nutritional therapist, coach and mum-of-three I focus on helping couples have happy, healthy families. For the last 10 years I have been specialising in fertility, pregnancy and postpartum health. My family and health are the most important things for me, and I feel that this time during preconception, pregnancy and postpartum is a unique opportunity to change the health of entire families and future generations, too. Good nutrition during the preconception and pregnancy period helps ensure that both baby’s and mother’s health are optimised and helps prevent issues with labour, breastfeeding and postpartum depression, to name a few!
Rosie Stockley is a seasoned fitness expert who draws on her global experience, having been trained at the Equinox Fitness Training institute in New York, along with professional dance training from the Royal Academy of Dance in London, which continues to inspire her approach to fitness. Well known for her energetic bootcamp classes and her intelligent and holistic approach to personal training, Rosie has worked with a ride range of clients with equally diverse fitness goals. After the birth of her daughter, Rosie founded MAMAWELL when she discovered there was a gap in the market for educating women on the changes their body had gone through in childbirth and how this would affect their workout. MAMAWELL offers bootcamp-style classes for post pregnancy, personal training for during pregnancy and post pregnancy, and the MAMAWELL Method, a soon-to-launch downloadable video series, making Rosie’s informed approach to postnatal fitness accessible to all women who have become mothers.
Neema is a mum of 1, with another on the way. Neema is a pre and post natal personal trainer. She is delighted to be a part of this event as it encompasses all that I’m passionate about – motherhood and the health and wellbeing of mums to be and mums.
Scouse born and bred, moved to London in 2006 following a career in Events Management. 10 years later she got married and is now Chief of the Napping and Crapping Crew 24/7 – a mum of 2 girls. Layla and Annie. In her own words ‘being a mum is the hardest job i’ve ever had’ and after suffering from PND with her first baby she turned to blogging as a release, questioning if she was the only new mum having a tough time. Turns out she was not alone and this is where @Mama_Shiz was founded – a no holds barred blog encouraging parents to speak out about their experiences and advocating mums supporting mums.
Lindsey is a trainee counsellor and mum to 2 beautiful daughters although her pregnancy was far from plain sailing as she suffered with hyperemesis gravidarum (hg) with both of them. She had such high expectations of pregnancy and it took a long time to accept that her reality was different. Lindsey became a volunteer for Pregnancy Sickness Support almost 5 years ago and in that time she’s been a 1:1 peer supporter to over 10 women, moderated the forum offering support to countless women to try and reduce their isolation, presented to student midwives at various universities and talked to GPs and nurses about the impact of suffering hg and how they can help.
Libby is a certified pregnancy, postnatal and children’s yoga teacher, she is also Yoga Alliance registered. Originally from New York City, London has been her home for the past 26 years where she has had and raised her 4 children. When studying to become a yoga teacher, Libby took the time to reflect on whom she would teach yoga to. She remembered back to when she pregnant. Unfortunately yoga was not as widely available then as it is today. As a newcomer to London and far away from her family, she would have loved to have had a place to go to do a safe form of exercise and meet other mums-to-be. However, such was not the case and this is why she is passionate about teaching it now.
Laura is an experienced entrepreneur who founded Crystal Sound Lounge in August 2017. Prior to this Laura has set up and run two media business and most recently held a senior executive position at Channel Four Television as Head of Growth Fund. In this role she invested in13 fast growing TV and online businesses including Whisper Films, owned by David Coulthard and a comedy company owned by Sacha Baron Cohen. Prior to that Laura co-founded the Emmy winning TV production company Nutopia Ltd.Early in 2017, Laura developed a rare eye condition triggered by excessive screen time. She was forced to stop looking at any form of screen for two months. During this period she tried yoga, mindfulness and meditation, but found these practices hard to master and difficult to truly relax. Finally, she discovered in Mexico a crystal singing bowl session and decided to try it. Within 10 minutes she felt a profound sense of peace like never before. When Laura came back to the UK she was unable to find a place that offered sound baths. So she decided to set up a centre herself, bringing sound healing to a wider audience seeking new forms of relaxation in a sophisticated setting.
Laura holds a first-class honours degree from Cambridge University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Laura holds a Foundation Qualification in Crystal Bowl Therapy from the Academy of Sound Healing.
Adiba founded London’s first drop-in meditation studio in the heart of the City in 2017 for busy professionals, having led a corporate career for 15 years. She cares about bringing the calm, clarity and composure to hectic urban lives that can develop through a meditation practice, and for this reason she is delighted to host meditation sessions at BeingFest for busy professional mothers and mothers-to-be, so that they may benefit from healthy, peaceful minds through the journey.
Han is a mental health, fitness and wellbeing blogger based in Kent. In 2017, Han decided to share her passion of fitness alongside her experience of anxiety and depression, so Wellness & Wander the blog was created. When Han was diagnosed with depression and general anxiety disorder at age 16, there was little support online, and as a result, she felt very isolated and alone. This is one of the main reasons Han discusses her experiences – so that others don’t feel alone.
&Breathe is an award-winning family and postnatal wellbeing company, that Clio set up following the birth of her daughter in 2014. Clio found that wellbeing support was scant through traditional channels and was desperate to find a retreat to reset herself and her family as well as her physical and mental fitness. There wasn’t one, so she created &Breathe to support new mums and dads in their journey into the minefield of parenting. She is passionate postnatal and women’s wellbeing campaigner, which is why she’s excited to be involved in On Being.
Charlie is the founder of Bumps & Burpees. She has been in the fitness industry working with mums and mums-to-be for 8 years now, and is passionate about helping them feel strong mentally as well as physically. Growing up in a big family Charlie saw first hand how chaotic life as a Mum can be so the ethos behind the work she does is to help Mums prioritise their own health, and to make it as easy and enjoyable as possible. Coming from a background in gymnastics she learnt that sometimes things don’t go to plan and you can feel out of your depth but this is how you learn and grow – this is what she lives by and instills into her team and clients.
Ben is a psychiatric doctor with a special interest in the treatment of depression. A passionate and commended communicator, he works with patients and other health professionals to advocate for the importance of mental well-being in every area of medicine.
Angela is a Nutritionist with 11 years’ experience in fertility and pregnancy. She runs a successful London based clinic and works internationally with clients. She also lectures on Fertility and Pregnancy for the British College of Nutritional Health as part of their Bachelor of Science degree course; The British Association or Nutritional Therapists ( BANT) and The College of Naturopathic Medicine where she studied and now trains Nutritional Therapists on how to use functional tests. Last year she presented on clinical fertility as part of one of the biggest international conference on Fertility and Pregnancy with prominent International Gynaecologists, Paediatricians, Doctors and Naturopathic Doctors in their field in ‘ The Gestational Journey’. Her area of special interest is multiple miscarriages, Thyroid health, PCOS and Genetics. She has been interviewed for podcasts and has taken part in many fertility summits over the years. She also writes for magazines on Fertility and pregnancy.
Alice has been a pre and post natal specialist personal trainer for 10 years. She is also a tutor and assessor for Frame Academy, delivering their Level 3 Award in Pre & Post Natal Exercise course with her co-tutor, Caroline Bragg. Alice was also the educational lead for Pushy Mothers Buggy Workout.
She is mum to 3-year-old Lily, who keeps her on her toes juggling work and parenting!
Emma Brockwell (Physiomum) is a women’s health physiotherapist based at The Halos Clinic, Oxted, Surrey. She treats all types of women’s health conditions but specialises in postnatal rehabilitation and returning women back to running post baby and pelvic floor dysfunction. She is an active women’s health campaigner, co-founding a pelvic health campaign group, Pelvic Roar, which aims to improve awareness of pelvic health conditions. She co wrote the first return to running postnatal guidelines alongside Tom Goom and Grainne Donnelly. She is passionate about encouraging all women to exercise and formed a walk and running club, Oxted Ladies Run Club that has 85 members that meet on a weekly basis. She loves to run and is a very proud mama to 3 very active children.
Daisy First Aid offers fun and fear-free baby and children first aid classes designed for parents and carers. This one hour taster cover subjects like CPR. Choking, Burns, Bleeding and Meningitis. Full courses can be run in your own home or local venue and gives parents that peace of mind by learning the skills to save a life if any accidents or emergencies happen. ” It’s better to know it and not need it, than to need it and not know it”
