Hello, I’m Annie

. . . so, here’s a few little ‘snippits’ about me!

I worked within the NHS for nearly 30 years!

Firstly as a Nurse where I specialised in A&E and Palliative Care . . . before training as a Midwife which is where I remained for the last 12 years of my NHS service.
Thinking back, wherever I worked, I was always supporting people through times of change.
Whether this was with couples becoming parents, patients being given a life changing diagnosis . . . or with families devastated by a sudden and traumatic loss.

I ran my own Complementary Therapy Clinics . . .

I’ve always been interested in complementary therapies and my departure from the NHS created the perfect opportunity to follow what ‘called me’ and I began learning a whole range of alternative medicine modalities.
Beginning with The Bowen Technique, soon followed by Reiki and Crystal Therapies, EFT, Energy Medicine or Shamanic Practitioner Training, Life Coaching and NLP.
A beautiful synergy of ‘both forms of medicine’ occurred when I was employed to share Energy Medicine Techniques with patients within an NHS Breast Cancer Clinic.

I really pay attention to the details . . .

My working background has taught me many things . . . perhaps, most importantly, that ‘getting things right’ is super important.
And this is something that has stood me in good stead both in my work as a Celebrant and in my role supporting women as they prepare for birth and motherhood. There isn’t the opportunity for a ‘second go’ . . . and, therefore, there’s no room for error.

I am ‘purely’ a Funeral Celebrant . . .

It was after I had written and delivered my Mum’s funeral service that I decided to train as a Funeral Celebrant. It felt absolutely ‘right’ to be able to offer families my support, experience and passion to create a fitting and memorable ceremony for their loved ones . . . just as I’d done for my Mum. And, really, I believe there is no greater honour than to do this for a loved one.
There are a variety of ways that we can do this - probably way more than you might think . . . and on my ‘Ceremonies’ page you can find a few ideas.

I worked as a Funeral Arranger within a family owned Funeral Directors . . .

And so I have experience in arranging funerals as well as being able to source those elements and ‘little touches’ that really make a difference for families who are wanting a memorable farewell ceremony for their loved one.

I’ve written a book . . .

This is for ‘Mums To Be’ and is a unique pregnancy guide which is a delightful and easy read.
It brings together all of my midwifery knowledge and experience along with all the aspects of ancient alternative medicine practices and modern coaching techniques that I have studied in recent years.
As such, it forms a comprehensive and unique accompaniment to support and empower women through this incredible time of transition.
It is called “Wise & With Child” . . . for the simple reason that women hold a deep wisdom through their very DNA that connects them to childbearing women back through time - and this piece of writing is to help remind them of this.

My little family means the world to me . . .

I have an incredible daughter and am blessed to be a Grannie too.

When I’m not working . . .

I love to be out in nature - whatever the weather (!) and enjoy walking my retired rescued greyhound- especially in the wildest landscapes, although she’s not always so keen when the weather’s rough!

My first job was . . .

After leaving school, I initially worked with horses and my dream was to get onto the British 3 Day Event Team!
That was until someone said . . . “when are you going to get a ‘proper’ job?”
Which was when I undertook my nurse training and began a long and rewarding career within the NHS.

I love to learn new things!

I’m definitely a ‘life long learner’ and am fascinated to see what will ‘show up’ to be learned next!
I am currently exploring all sorts of new techniques that I can incorporate into all aspects of my work to share with my clients. (Watch this space!)