Are You Carrying Unseen Burdens?
The path to parenthood can be unexpectedly challenging. Many women face emotional hurdles that can cast a shadow on their pregnancy and birth experience. Here at Knowledge-Based Birth, I understand these challenges and offer a safe space for you to explore them.
Do any of these resonate with you?
- Past experiences like sexual violence, impacting your current pregnancy and birth fears.
- Fears of childbirth that need to be addressed before your big day.
- The emotional toll of fertility treatments weighing on your journey.
- A past traumatic birth that you need to process before facing another delivery.
- Difficulty scheduling medical exams due to anxiety or fear.
These are all valid concerns, and you deserve understanding and support.
RECLAIM YOUR POWER.
TRAUMA-INFORMED EMOTIONAL SUPPORT CAN HELP!
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B.O.T. Sessions: Your Safe Space
During our sessions, we combine my expertise in childbirth with your unique story. There’s no pressure to share every detail, but the environment is open for you to express your emotions, thoughts, and even physical sensations without judgment. Together, we’ll delve deeper into your specific concerns, fostering a sense of clarity and equipping you with practical tools for navigating your birth journey.
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Types of Meetings
Meeting Your Fears
This session focuses on addressing anxieties and birth fears in a safe and supportive space. We’ll work together to explore your emotional challenges and develop coping mechanisms for a more confident birthing experience.
- 2-5 sessions (75 minutes each).
- Cost: ₪00₪ per session
- Package Discount (3 Sessions): ₪00₪
- Location: My office (Adam Street, Jerusalem), or online.
- *Bonus: Receive a downloadable relaxation guide to support your emotional well-being during pregnancy
Birth Prep for Survivors
This targeted session offers a safe space to discuss past experiences of sexual violence or abuse and how they might impact your current pregnancy and birth experience. We’ll work together to identify the support you need throughout pregnancy and postpartum.
- 2 sessions (75 minutes each)
- Costs: 550₪
- Location: My office (Adam Street, Jerusalem), or online.
The Next Chapter: Preparing for a Positive Birth
Designed for women facing a new pregnancy after a difficult birth. We’ll process your previous experience and learn from it, creating a personalized plan for a more positive upcoming birth.
- 2-5 sessions (75 minutes each): 300₪ per session, ₪800₪ for a package of 3 sessions.
- Can be combined with birth education and doula services.
- Location: My office (Adam Street, Jerusalem), or online.
Open Dialogue: B.O.T. for Any Concern
This session allows you to discuss any topic related to fertility, pregnancy, birth, or postpartum. It’s ideal for navigating difficult decisions or feeling overwhelmed with emotions.
- 2-5 sessions (75 minutes each)
- Costs: 300₪ per session, 800₪ for a package of 3 sessions.
- Location: My office (Adam Street, Jerusalem), or online.
OFFER: Participants of the birth preparation course (including online), doula clients or birth processing group participants receive a 10% discount
Refunds: Within 6 months of birth, refunds through the kupot cholim may be applicable.
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Please note, that these sessions do not replace psychological long-term therapy, we are not working on changing behaviors, on childhood trauma etc.
Contact me if you have questions or want to schedule a meeting.
(RE)BIRTH yourself and your family
Birth is a powerful and transformative experience, one that forever changes a woman’s (and couples) life. But the path to parenthood isn’t always smooth. Many women face unexpected emotional challenges before, during, and after childbirth. These challenges can leave them feeling confused, overwhelmed, and even traumatized.
The statistics paint a clear picture:
- One-third of mothers describe their birth as traumatic.
- One in three women experience sexual assault during their lifetime, while one in seven women experience rape. This can significantly impact their birth experience.
- In Israel, more than 26,000 women undergo fertility treatments annually.
- 1,200 stillbirths and 16,000 terminations every year, can leave women feeling isolated and unsupported.
As a birth educator with a background in gender studies and expertise in understanding sexual violence, I witnessed these challenges firsthand. I was deeply impacted by the profound effect that past experiences and emotional hurdles could have on a woman’s birth journey. I saw the isolation that women and couples often experience during fertility treatments, the emotional toll of pregnancy loss, and the lingering vulnerability that can follow a difficult birth.
This is why I became a certified B.O.T. facilitator. Birth Oriented Thinking (B.O.T.) provides a safe and supportive space for women and couples to address emotional challenges related to all aspects of childbirth, from the initial stages of fertility through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
I offer both birth processing sessions and emotional support before birth. Learn more about each option below:
B.O.T.: Supporting Emotional Wellbeing Throughout Your Birth Journey
A Place for Emotional Challenges
B.O.T. (Birth Oriented Thinking) is a specialized field that emerged from the growing recognition of the emotional impact surrounding childbirth. Recognizing the emotional needs in the field of birth, B.O.T. was developed for and by professionals working in the field of birth, including doulas, midwives, OB-GYNs, birth educators, psychologists, social workers, and breastfeeding consultants.
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Preparing and Processing
B.O.T. sessions create a safe and supportive space for individuals and couples to address and process emotional challenges related to all aspects of their childbirth journey, from fertility and pregnancy through birth and postpartum. This can include:
- Processing past experiences: Birth trauma, loss of breastfeeding, miscarriages, invasive medical procedures, or fertility treatments.
- Emotional preparation for upcoming birth: Addressing anxieties before becoming pregnant, navigating challenges faced by survivors of sexual abuse while pregnant, making difficult birth decisions, or processing fears related to upcoming medical exams or procedures.
Rite of Passage
B.O.T. acknowledges childbirth as a profound journey, impacting you and your partner emotionally and psychologically, as well as physically. B.O.T. sessions help explore and process these aspects of your birth experience.
I also offer B.O.T. birth processing meetings