Life After Nannying: An Interview With Adeline, A Postpartum Doula and Hypnobirthing Teacher

Charlotte, Charlie and Millie chat to the wonderful Adeline, who has spent over 25 years in childcare and early years. She is now a postpartum doula and hypnobirthing practitioner, supporting families through pregnancy, birth, and those deeply transformative early weeks.Adeline shares how her first role in London, working with a child with a serious illness, shaped her understanding of truly holistic care — supporting not just the child, but the whole family.Becoming a mother herself brought everything full circle. With a husband who worked away, she began to reflect on how she could use her experience and knowledge differently. This led her to write and deliver courses, training others with a strong focus on practical, hands-on learning rather than screen-based teaching.In a powerful and honest part of the conversation, Adeline speaks openly about experiencing postnatal rage — feeling dysregulated, burnt out, overwhelmed, shouting, and no longer recognising herself. She reflects on how Covid, in an unexpected way, arrived at the right time for her: creating space to pause, reset, and start again.Adeline explains clearly what a doula is, what they do, and how the role differs from that of a maternity practitioner. At its heart, she describes doula work as “mothering the mother.”The episode finishes with Adeline guiding us through hypnobirthing and the profound impact it can have on the birth experience.Podcast Links:New Parent Company: https://www.newparentcompany.com/Adeline’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newparentcompany/Get in touch:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/your_nanny_network/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/145513705160641Email: [email protected]: https://www.yournannynetwork.co.uk/YNN Disclaimer:The content on our site is provided for information only. Whilst we ensure that it is, as far as possible, correct, it is not intended to amount to legal or other advice on which you should rely. Although we make reasonable efforts to ensure that all advice and content provided on our site is legally valid, you should obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. You are permitted to download, modify and amend any documents that We offer for the purpose of you amending or adapting to suit your individual needs as necessary. This is provided to you on the basis that you accept full responsibility for any modifications or amendments made to the content or documents and your assessment of their suitability for the intended purpose. If you choose to rely on any information or materials provided, you do so at your own risk and we accept no liability for any consequences arising from such reliance. You are solely responsible for ensuring that any materials used or adapted are suitable for your particular circumstances. We make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our site is accurate, complete or up to date. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.