I’ve had the pleasure and the privilege of knowing Lacey for about 5 years now, and watching her business grow, develop and change with the times has been nothing short of intriguing. In June this year, I mentioned to her out of frustration that falling pregnant ‘just wasn’t happening’ She immediately offered her knowledge and we scheduled a call to see if we could together work out where the blockage sat and what was causing it using NLP to help reframe and reconstruct my beliefs about falling pregnant. We all know 2020 was a pretty crap year, and as it happened, we worked out that I’d convinced myself I wouldn’t fall pregnant because it was hard because life was hard at that time. My mantra became ‘it’s EASY to fall pregnant’ And sure enough, on the 20th August I got my positive pregnancy test! It’s amazing what changing negative beliefs can do for you! But my journey with Lacey doesn’t end here. When I was around 8 weeks pregnant Lacey checked in with me to see how all was going with my pregnancy and I reported that like with my son’s pregnancy I had Hyperemesis Gravidarum and had sought treatment in hospital to help get through it. She gently floated the idea of trying something non traditional to help such as hypnosis, but at that point I think I was too far gone in the death zone to set up a time to have the call. If you’ve had HG before, you know how much like mush your brain gets, and I’m pretty sure I couldn’t get much more mushy if I tried at that point! Fast forward to the end of November and I was on 4 different types of meds to try and control my HG when Lacey and I started chatting again and the idea of hypnosis cane about once more, and this time I was ready! We set up the call and worked through what my triggers were, and created processes for not just the nausea and gagging, but also a process in which to help me control my blood pressure as I’d been close to fainting too many times for my liking due to low blood pressure. I’ve always had a strong personal belief in manifesting what you need, but had never applied the manifesting to my physical self, and what I experienced that day was literally magick at work. That Monday night, the 13th December 2020 at 20 weeks pregnant, was the last time I took ANY of my medications for Hyperemesis Gravidarum. I use the tools on a daily basis that Lacey kindly taught me, and they are easy and unobtrusive to people around me, meaning that I don’t need to excuse myself from my workplace to take care of myself, I can do it whilst seated at my desk, with my colleagues and clients all none the wiser. I’ve since been able to apply the tools Lacey gifted me (and trust me – these tools ARE A FREAKING GIFT!) to help with the unstable pelvis I have during pregnancy, and also whilst having the first stage of a root canal done. Her love and willingness to help me find something that worked has meant that I am actually able to enjoy my pregnancy. I’ve gone from being bed ridden and incapable of doing simple things such as food shopping due to it triggering such horrible nausea and food aversion that I would literally gag at the sight of food, to being capable of not only doing the shopping, but not having my husband there as back up to take over of it all got too much. So if you’ve been wondering whether you should part with your hard earned money to work with Lacey, and you’re looking for a sign that she’s the right doula for the job – it’s right here. Pick up the phone and ring her, email her – whatever – just do it. You can thank me later. This woman is a rarity on this planet. She’s no bull, straight up gives a crap about you and your well being and I am not kidding when I say she is a gift to any birthing person, or birth worker and look, let’s just be honest, people in general! So please, do yourself a favour. Book her now, because when word gets out at how brilliant this woman is (and it will because I am telling literally everyone I know about her!!!) she will be booked out and you’ll wish you’d taken my advice. You owe it to yourself to have this kind of support. Thank you Lacey for your love and support. I’m so grateful to be able to finally enjoy my pregnancy and connect with my baby properly instead of dreading what each day will bring. You have my gratitude eternally.
Such A Privilege
