Hello! I'm Gemma!
I'm so glad you're here!
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Whether you're feeling nervous about birth, curious about hypnobirthing or ready to dive into classes, welcome! It's so lovely to have you here!
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My name is Gemma Struzena. I'm a former international primary school teacher, certified hypnobirthing specialist, proud mum and founder of Mind and Body Birthing.
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Having used hypnobirthing for the births of both my own children I know first hand how transformational a hypnobirthing birth can be and I am dedicated to sharing my passion for birth with other expectant parents.
Originally from the UK, Gemma has drawn upon her experiences as a teacher, mother and an expat to develop hypnobirthing classes which go beyond simply informing parents about birth. Her classes are engaging, inspiring and empowers parents to understand their choices, so that no matter how their baby is born, they have the tools and confidence to navigate any unexpected challenges together and experience birth the way it's meant to be: calm, positive, amazing!
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My mission is simple: to help as many women and birth partners as I can to prepare for a calm, positive birth, no matter how their baby is born.
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Feel confident about birth
Stay calm, in control and relaxed
Make choices that feel right for you and your baby
Every woman deserves to feel positive about giving birth
I believe that every woman deserves to feel positive about giving birth, regardless of whether her baby is born naturally, with drugs or via Caesarean. That's why my hypnobirthing classes will teach you how to use your hypnobirthing tools for a range of birth outcomes including natural, low intervention, induced and Caesarean births. What we want is that even if your pregnancy or birth journey takes an unexpected turn, you have the tools to navigate those changes calmly, feeling informed and supported throughout so that no matter how you baby decides to be born it is still a very positive experience.
With an informed and prepared birth partner by your side too, you're setting yourself up with the best possible chance of this happening for you. ​​​​​
My journey to hypnobirthing:
From fearful and clueless to a calm, beautiful birth, that I loved!
Gemma's story...
In 2019 I discovered I was pregnant, but as a first-time mum I found myself consumed by thoughts and fears about what giving birth would be like. The more my bump grew, the more my worries about giving birth grew too. At that time, my beliefs and knowledge about birth came from the "advice" of people around me, T.V. and movies all of which had me believing that birth was painful, something you had to "cope" with and definitely not something to be enjoyed.
Then a friend changed everything. She told me her birth experience was the most incredible and positive day of her life. She told me she "loved" giving birth and couldn't wait to do it again! She told me she'd done hypnobirthing so I started looking into it and signed up for a course myself. I went on to have a natural home birth. No pain. No panic. Just a calm, beautiful birth that I loved! I knew it was hypnobirthing that helped me have this experience and I soon started telling all my pregnant friends and family about how incredible a hypnobirthing birth could be. I wanted them all to know that birth didn't have to be full of drama and panic. That you really could have a calm and positive experience. And then, after hearing countless stories from women who told me they wished they'd known about hypnobirthing sooner, I decided to change from my career as a primary school teacher, retrain and become a certified hypnobirthing teacher instead. I wanted as many women and birth partners as possible to experience their own empowering and positive births. After growing our family with the birth of our second daughter, in 2024 we decided to swap life in the nordics for a life down-under and are happy to call Perth, Australia home. And yes, I'm still raving about birth, still teaching my courses, and definitely still here to support you. No matter who you are or where you live in the world, I want you to enjoy giving birth as the wonderful and positive experience it's meant to be. If you're ready to prepare for a calm, positive birth - I'm ready to help you to get there. Let's do this!
If you're ready to prepare for a calm, positive birth - I'm ready to help you to get there.
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Teaching hypnobirthing via Zoom over the last 5 years has enabled me to support many women and birth partners worldwide and I am currently in the process of building an online course to make hypnobirthing as accessible as possible for everyone.
​I am constantly striving to deepen my knowledge and expertise as a hypnobirthing specialist and it is an honour to use this knowledge to help parents like you, work through any fears or worries they might have about birth, gain trust and confidence in the birth process and go on to experience birth the way it should be: calm, positive, amazing!
