Becoming a Mum

Becoming a Mum has taught me so much.  It has taught me how to love, how to live and how to be the best I can be.  Being a Mum to my little boy is my inspiration behind wanting to help other parents to know that ‘YES’ this time can be difficult but it is also one of the most amazing times of your life. I want to help Mums and Dads to feel empowered in all of their decisions and to know that it doesn’t have to be a tiring solo journey through parenthood. 

So let me introduce myself. My name is Vanessa Goyen and I am a Mum, Wife, Qualified Parent and Child Sleep Consultant, Reiki Practitioner, as well as previously being a Physical and Health Education Teacher for over 15 years. I have also been working as a Health and Wellness advisor after I turned my 10 year passion and knowledge of essential oils into a small consultancy business.

As you can see, my passion  has always been to help others understand how they can lead a healthy, happy life. This passion became even more prevalent once I became a Mum. I started to understand that once you start the journey of parenthood, your own health and wellbeing gets pushed to the background because you now have a greater responsibility of a tiny human being, whose needs are so reliant on you.

And yet it has become ingrained in us, that we as Mums are expected  to meet all of these newborn needs on our own, plus continue being the person we once were. This can leave most of us feeling overwhelmed, tired, stressed and thinking we are failing at our jobs.

I can truly relate to this frame of thinking, as I too was one of those mums. I experienced  all of those feelings of despair, loneliness and exhaustion first hand.

 I had minimal outside support, well so I thought. I spent most of my days crying alongside my little boy who also wouldn’t stop crying. The nights  were so long and lonely and the days were even worse. I realised I wasn’t helping anyone. Not myself, not my baby, not my family and I knew I needed to step outside my comfort zone and ask for help. It was at this point that I reached out to a recommended  sleep consultant who honestly changed my life. My son was only 4 weeks old when she advised me that he was already in massive sleep debt and was suffering with reflux. I thought I was doing everything right.

From that day on I vouched to myself that I would support and educate parents on how to make changes to their lives so they no longer have to suffer alone with sleep/ parenting issues. I won’t give up until I know you have reached your desired sleep goals.

My background in holistic health and wellness means I am more than just a Parent and Child Sleep Consultant. I am about looking at the bigger picture  and offering advice and support on more than just sleep. I strongly believe that every family and baby is unique and I approach every situation with compassion, respect and an open mind. I also have an amazing network of health professionals that I use as a point of referral to assist you and your family with the advice and support you need. These include Nutritionists, Kinesiologists, Paediatric Chiropractors, GP’s, Midwives, Lactation Consultants,  Physiotherapist and many more.

I look forward to making your journey through parenthood one that is happy and well rested.