Local Links & Support
(Please note this page is currently mid construction!)
Whether you are pregnant, recently had your baby, or are navigating another time in your life where you might need some extra support, it can often be hard to know where to look to find it.
Here I have listed trusted professionals and organisations that often work together, to hopefully make it a little bit easier to find what it is that you need.
Women's Wellness Collective
The Women's Wellness Collective is a group of independent businesses serving the needs of women in the Mid-Sussex area. We hope to grow this network of support, so watch this space for more to come...
Louise Cornish
Louise Cornish Fitness
Specialist postpartum, pelvic health and women's fitness coach, and founder of The Active Mums Club.
Louise helps time-poor mums (online and in-person) to get fit and strong again after kids - to run, jump and lift without any leaking, pain or fear of 'doing it wrong', guiding mums to living an active life they love, and pursuing their sporting passions.
Gemma Stapleton
Resolve Birth Trauma Therapies
Supporting women, birthing people, partners and birth professionals who have experienced perinatal trauma, using talking and hands on therapies.
Sarah Syms
Sootheababy & Sootheamuma Massage Therapies
Bespoke massage, reflexology & craniosacral therapies for mums & mums-to-be in their own homes.
Private group & one to one baby massage classes.
Birth pool hire, providing everything needed to inflate, fill, use & empty your pool at home.
All services are delivered within the catchment area of a 40 minute drive time from Hurstpierpoint or Brighton.
Clare White
Clare White Reflexology
Clare specialises in reflexology to support Women's Health including Menopause, PreConception/Fertility, Pregnancy, Preparation for Birth, Postnatal, Stress and Anxiety and issues that occur as a result of that.
Each treatment is intentionally designed to support each clients current wellbeing needs.
Hayley Hubble
Coach & Consult with Hayley Hubble
Return-to-work and career transition coaching, supporting individuals and organisations through life and career changes. Hayley works one-to-one and in groups, helping parents navigate stages like pregnancy, parental leave, and returning to work, as well as those facing transitions like redundancy or career shifts.
Georgie Brookes
Georgie Brookes Sports Therapy / The Health Hub, Haywards Heath
Supporting women with scar massage following a c-section. Rehabilitating the abdominals and pelvic floor, and getting them back to the sports/hobbies they love.
Pre/postnatal Pilates.
Diastasis recti rehabilitation.
Becky Warn
Postnatal Doula
Postnatal care for Sussex parents, with a particular focus on the mum/birthing person.
Becky is there as an extra pair of hands, a listening ear and to champion your journey into motherhood, whether it's for the first time or welcoming another child into the family.
Her support includes practical help at home (e.g. holding baby while mum rests, meal preparation), emotional support, infant feeding support as well as signposting to other local providers.
Support is tailored to each individual family's needs and could be for a few weeks or up to a year.
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Other Links & Support
PREGNANCY SUPPORT
100's of free meditations, yoga nidra, affirmations to listen to, many of which are specific to pregnancy. These are great if you find it hard to rest without "doing" something.
A physiological approach to preparing for and caring for birth. Suggestions of things to do at home, to help with optimal foetal positioning.
https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/services/maternity/pregnancy/education/
Free antenatal classes relating to the end of your pregnancy, birthing and feeding your baby, if you are birthing at at a University Hospitals Sussex hospital.