If I only knew then what I know now…a message for parents to be

This is a 6 min film/ module from Storka - an online educational platform for parents to be or being parents on a fertility journey.

In this interview, Ingrid and I teach a series of modules on the importance of stress & the nervous system, this was one of my favourites.

Why is this course essential for parents to be?  Our nervous system, the dorsal branch, starts developing around 9 weeks in utero, further developing by 13 weeks, and at 28 weeks (in utero) is considered essentially mature. 

The human infant is not born with a completely functioning myelinated vagal system. The ventral vagus is only partially myelinated at birth and continues to develop during the first few months postpartum. The newborn baby can not self-regulate and is fully dependent on the caregiver’s nervous system and well-being. Your nervous system teaches your infant’s nervous system how to self-regulate… fun important information in an informative and light-hearted setting! 

Ingrid - the cofounder at Storka first came to see me for her health years ago,  I believe we together opened her up to look beyond her analytical mind for health and self-healing into trust, intuition and embodiment.

So amazing to see what Ingrid and her husband Adrian have created with Storka!

Please check them out here.