Wise & With Child

Empowered Pregnancy : Confident Birth

Labouring Mama To Be is in a water birth on all fours. Her head rests on the side of the pool on a folded towel. She is focussed and calm.

“Giving birth should be your greatest achievement.
Not your greatest fear”

~Jane Weidman

Hello Mama (to be) . . .
I’m Annie, and I am delighted to welcome you here!

Collage of Annie Barber - on her horse, in her midwifery uniform, with a young baby, on a north Devon beach and infront of Glastonbury Tor

You, my lovely, are standing at the threshold of, what can only be described as, a ‘life - changer on steroids’!

And, without doubt, your life will never be the same.

But, the ‘not knowing’ of what these changes might
be like can, sometimes, create all sorts of anxieties and emotions.

And, whilst this is quite normal . . . it can be scary too.

And I know this - because supporting women throughout pregnancy and as they step into motherhood is totally my “thing”!

You see, I’ve spent most of my working life supporting people through change.

My background is in Midwifery but a family tragedy sent me on a totally unexpected trajectory where I explored and trained in a number of healing modalities and life coaching techniques that were just so ‘outside the box’ of the conventional medicine that I was used to!

But, beauty of all of this is that the work I share now comes from weaving all of my experience, wisdom and passion together . . . which creates a unique and bespoke support system for you as you make your own transformational journey through pregnancy and into Motherhood. 


(You can find out a bit more about me here!)

You know, this is what I believe . . .  


If you're ‘armed’ with all the necessary knowledge to be able to understand and fathom out what’s happening . . . and have a deep sense of trust in yourself, your body as well as the decisions that you make
. . . and have access to the ‘anxiety bashing’ tools that I'm able to share with you . . .
then, really, you have a pretty good chance of stepping into Motherhood confident, empowered and 'absoballylutely' ready to embrace this next stage in your life.

But, sometimes, something gets in the way of all this being possible . . . and that is FEAR

SO, fear is a basic instinct.
It’s prime function is to keep us safe.
It’s primal.
Which means that if we sense danger or feel unsafe we have the inbuilt survival tactics to respond - 
(you know the one . . . fight, flight, freeze or fawn)

Image of red haired young woman sitting with her head in her hands as though mentally processing some emotion. Text reads : Fear - a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain etc - whether this threat is real or imagined

But, when you think about it, there are many, many stresses that are just associated with modern day living.

And these increase when you’re about to welcome a baby into your world.

The effect of this is to trigger the release of the stress hormones (adrenalin and cortisol) - which can cause our fight and flight response to be “switched on” pretty much 24/7.

And, of course, this is going to have a hugely negative impact on our wellbeing . . . on all aspects of ourselves, our physical, mental and emotional bodies.

So, in essence this isn’t great for us.
And, probably, not ideal for ‘little one’ growing inside.

But the good news is that there are ways to manage all of this . . .

Coping strategies that enable you to recognise when things are out of kilter . . . those little signs of anxiety, stress, fear and then ways to deal with them before they become bigger and harder to cope with.

Effective : Invaluable : Life Enhancing

Skills and techniques that you can use throughout your pregnancy, as you prepare for birth and in your life as a new Mama.

Hand drawn Image of 3 star shapes in Fear Free Mama To Be brand colour "Lemon Meringue"

Sharing this is my absolute passion.
And without doubt, what I want for you is . . .

  • To Be Confident . . .

    Blond haired pregnant woman walks towards camera within nature. Her hand brushes through the top of some yellow flowers. SHe smiles and appears confident and happy.

  • Fully Empowered . . .

    A labouring woman is on all fours in a birthing pool. Her eyes are closed and she holds the mouth piece of the entenox. SHe is focussed on what is happening, is calm and fully empowered.

  • & Totally Prepared

    Coloured pregnant woman reclines with head phones on, an ipad in her hand. She is planning her birth journey and appears confident and totally at ease with whats happening.

. . . and this is how I do it!

  • Dark haired pregnant woman rests against a tree with a mug of tea in her hands. She appears relaxed and ready for what comes next

    Online Birth Preparation Course

    Let’s get ready for this most important time in your life by joining this comprehensive, fun, informative and affordable online course that you can dip into as and when you want. This collection of sessions will get you fully prepared - physically, emotionally and mentally not only for labour and birth but the important transition into Motherhood too.

    Find Out More Here!
  • A long haired, pregnant woman in light clothing sits on a rocky outcrop facing away from the camera. The sun is shining which gives a golden glow to the mountain range and lakes beyond.

    One To One Pregnancy Wellbeing Coaching

    I love that I’m able to share all of my incredible skills and knowledge in these sessions . . . as coach, healer and guide to incredible Mamas To Be.
    Connecting deeply to themselves and their little ones, their intuitive skills and wisdom grows allowing an increased trust in their bodies too.
    Such important preparation for Motherhood!

    More Details!
  • Annie sits with headphones on and mic at the ready to record the latest meditation or breathwork session to share with you. She is smiling because she knows how much benefit this brings to Mamas To Be

    Meditation and Breathwork Sessions

    Quietening the mind is such an important aspect of finding your “Fear Free” - join Annie in these specially recorded sessions for Mamas To Be and really feel the benefit.

    Join Me Here!

Recent Blog Posts!

Water -
Are You Getting Enough?


Being in the Flow


Tips for Meditating


Gentle Expectations


A Magical Birth

Here’s a little video I created for fun . . . sharing some thoughts on how to ‘get going’ with a meditation practice!

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