{"id":40,"date":"2021-04-21T09:17:36","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T08:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willmabirth.com\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2022-08-02T13:54:21","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T12:54:21","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/willmabirth.com\/index.php\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Me and my\u00a0story …
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Me (curious): \u2028”If you would need to choose 3 words to describe me, what words would you choose?” \u2028\u2028<\/p>

\u017dan (my son, 14 years old at the time):
“Emmm… The first one would be Mommy!”\u2028\u2028<\/p>

Me (amused and touched):\u2028”Awww… yes, thank you.
But if you would have to describe me as a person not as a mom? What 3 words would you choose?”<\/p>

\u2028\u017dan:\u00a0“OK. Persistence! That is the first thing that comes in my mind. Then ‘a woman of her\u00a0word’, you are\u00a0reliable, trustworthy. And Strong! \u00a0So strong.”
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I was wondering what to write here for you. What do I say about me? What and how much do I share?
And I thought if I ask my son the question (above) I just might get an idea, a jumpstart.
Instead, I decided to share this conversation with you because all of this is me – being a mom, being different, being bold, open …
And I decided to share my story (not all of it, because that would be too much \ud83d\ude09 ):<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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But before you start reading
(on your own risk may I add – I share a lot \ud83d\ude09)
let me invite you to get to know me in person.
It’s just the best way you can get to know anyone!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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I am Me, I’m a daughter, a wife and a mom of 4 children (yes, they are all from the same man and they were all planned – sort of \ud83d\ude09 <- I’m explaining below).<\/p>

Birth, pregnancy, babies, breastfeeding … are my passion. I’m a birth coach, birth activist, natural birth advocate, doula, bestseller author, storyteller, speaker, and founder of “The International HomeBirth Day” (6th June) … also\u00a0CEO and a founder of IBC (Ideal Birth Concept) and HiBAC (Holistic International Breastfeeding Amature Consultant)…<\/p>

I’ve been in the “birth business” since 2008 and ever since then I’m expanding my knowledge every day
by reading books, articles, studies …
by meeting and chatting, talking to amazing people like doctors, midwives, doulas, nurses, mothers, fathers, children …
by attending events, conferences (like Midwifery Today), workshops …
by organizing and executing events …
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However, as we all know, all the knowledge in the world will not help us achieve our goals, will not help us help others …
This is why I have spent the last few years focusing my education on personal development too.<\/p>

You see in 2003 I got married, it was magical, in 2004 I got my baby boy, just as I dreamed. All was perfect … on the outside, but inside I was falling “down the rabbit hole”.
In 2005 I had my 1st miscarriage, 4 more followed. My marriage was only at the beginning but already falling apart.
My career was crumbling … everything was crumbling down, so one day I just didn’t see any other way out but to end it all.
As “luck” would have it, before I could do anything stupid, I saw a video from Tony Robbins that gave me directions for life and hope.
That was the first time I felt the true power of personal development. You might call it something else but the fact is it’s something that we can not live without, we could survive but not live and thrive. Now I regularly follow and attend events for personal development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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I had to learn it the hard way that I am the first and most important person in my life. This is why now I teach others to lovingly put themselves first.
For me, my family is right next to me on the importance scale and they know how to coexist with my dreams and work. My work is important to me and when I work I give all that I can!
All that I teach, I test.
All that I test and works, I teach!
Let me show you.
Look at my 4th birth experience.\u00a0<\/p>

(Warning: natural birth nudity present!)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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