About
Welcome!
My name is Susanna and I am a Mom and a wife, as well as the proud founder of Indigo Birth & Beyond: a bilingual (English/Italian) pregnancy, birth and postnatal service for any Expat/English speaking family around the world and any Italian family that wishes a more international, well-rounded and evidence based approach to birth.
I am so happy you are here!
I am excited and honoured to offer support in person (if in Taiwan) and online (if anywhere else in the world) to families looking for a complete birth preparation course paired with Hypnobirthing techniques that is evidence based, fun and empowering!
I have experienced first hand how difficult it can be to find the right support when you are expecting and living in a foreign country, especially if you don’t speak the local language: I am now the person I wish I had by my side while pregnant!
I discovered Hypnobirthing while expecting my first baby and, although my husband and I were living abroad (Taiwan) far away from family and the world was facing the COVID -19 pandemic, I can honestly say that it changed everything for me.
Luckily my pregnancy was a bliss and Hypnobirthing just gave me the confidence I needed to ask more questions, (switch provider!) better prepare my mind and body for birth, advocate for myself and finally find a team of midwives ready to assist me in my planned dream home-birth.
As we know, birth doesn't always go according to plan so, as we transferred to the hospital, then received an epidural and later agreed to a cesarean birth, I knew that Hypnobirthing was the only reason why in those endless hours I always felt calm and positive, even if my birth ended up looking very different from what I hoped.
I could refer to the birth of my baby as a "traumatic experience" for many, many reasons but it did not feel "traumatic" at all because of the way I felt prepared, knowledgeable and always in control. This was, hands down, thanks to Hypnobirthing.
My birth was empowering even if it wasn’t a natural one as I wished for. My birth was calm even if it didn’t happen in a pool, because I was calm within. My birth was positive because I felt in control at every point, I made only informed decisions and had the tools to face any circumstance.
I didn’t have the golden hour I hoped for and couldn’t wait for optimal cord clamping because of the situation, and yet, I am here telling you that life happens, birth happens but the way you navigate life’s events, the way you navigate birth, can change the way you remember it and feel about it.
Becoming a mom changed me in so many ways! It truly gave me a new purpose! I quickly discovered a profound and visceral passion for all things birth, which led me to train to become a Hypnobirthing instructor with The LBC (UK) in 2021.
Hypnobirthing, contrary to how it might sound, is a very logical and evidence based approach to birth and the tools you will learn in my classes are proven to be highly effective when it comes to creating a calm, positive and empowering birth experience.
I believe that every birth can be a positive birth, being it a drug-free home birth or an elective cesarean! The courses I offer aim to educate and empower you and your birth partner so that you can both feel confident and excited for the birth of your baby, able to enjoy the rest of the pregnancy and not be afraid of the unknown!
What does your dream birth look like? How can you get there? What can you and your birth partner do to make that happen? And what if it doesn’t happen the way you wished? Will you give up and hand yourself over to fate, allowing fear and tension to run the show?
How can you feel knowledgable, empowered, positive and excited about birthing your baby even if you are in a foreign country and with little to no support system in place?
I can help you find the answers to all these questions and more.
I want to be there for you the same way I wish someone could have been there for me when I was expecting my son. This is the reason I poured my heart into creating my courses and filled them with useful info, resources and all the tips and tricks to help you achieve the positive birth experience you deserve!
What I offer is unbiased knowledge, mindfulness, practical tools, support and a safe space for you to just be, to ask all the birth related questions you might have and to feel inspired, empowered, supported and respected.
I am certain that by the time you finish a course with me you will be feeling excited for your labour to begin & you and your partner will look forward to the birth of your baby full of excitement!
That’s why I created Indigo Birth and Beyond.
For You.
Let’s get to work!
