Dr. Aurélie Athan
Clinical Psychologist, Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University
(United States)
Dr. Lyndsey Hookway
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, Paediatric Nurse & Researcher
(United Kingdom)
Ms. Beth Berry
Author, Group Facilitator & Coach,
Founder of ‘Revolution from Home’
(United States)
Ms. Corina Fitch
Certified Professional Midwife and
Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse,
‘The Farm’ Midwife
(United States)
Mr. Chazz Lewis
Educator & Host of
Mr.Chazz’s Parenting & Teaching Podcast
(United States)
More information about our international faculty and the final line-up will be announced soon.
Ms. Corina Fitch
Certified Professional Midwife and Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse, ‘The Farm’ Midwife (United States)Website:
thefarmmidwives.org/corina-fitch-rn-cpm
Corina Fitch is a Certified Professional Midwife and Neonatal Intensive Care nurse with over 27 years of experience in the field of maternity and newborn care. She is also a Certified Feminine Power Transformational Facilitator and has been facilitating women's circles and ceremonies for over two decades.
Corina was born into the hands of midwives in the world-renowned community known as The Farm, which was co-founded by Ina May Gaskin. She worked with Ina May as part of her studies, subsequently returning to The Farm in 2020, and currently practices with The Farm midwives.
Corina is a former board member of the National Association of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM) and a founding member of the Florida Chapter of NACPM. She has had speaking engagements nationally and internationally and has written two digital guidebooks, one focusing on maternal wellness and the other a postpartum planning guide.
Corina has three daughters, each one bringing deeper meaning to her work. In 2017, after developing postpartum depression following the birth of her third daughter, she founded MotherFly, an organization dedicated to maternal wellness and empowerment. MotherFly delivers online programs and courses for mothers with children of all ages. In 2021 and 2022 Corina launched Map for a New Motherhood, an online global summit featuring 30 speakers from all over the world and hundreds of mothers.
Corina was born into the hands of midwives in the world-renowned community known as The Farm, which was co-founded by Ina May Gaskin. She worked with Ina May as part of her studies, subsequently returning to The Farm in 2020, and currently practices with The Farm midwives.
Corina is a former board member of the National Association of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM) and a founding member of the Florida Chapter of NACPM. She has had speaking engagements nationally and internationally and has written two digital guidebooks, one focusing on maternal wellness and the other a postpartum planning guide.
Corina has three daughters, each one bringing deeper meaning to her work. In 2017, after developing postpartum depression following the birth of her third daughter, she founded MotherFly, an organization dedicated to maternal wellness and empowerment. MotherFly delivers online programs and courses for mothers with children of all ages. In 2021 and 2022 Corina launched Map for a New Motherhood, an online global summit featuring 30 speakers from all over the world and hundreds of mothers.
Dr. Greer Kirschenbaum
Neuroscientist, Doula (Canada)Website: www.nurture-neuroscience.com Instagram:@nurture_neuroscience_parenting
Dr. Greer Kirschenbaum, PhD, is an Author, Neuroscientist, Doula, Infant and Family Sleep Specialist and Mother. She trained at the University of Toronto and Columbia University with additional training at New York University and Yale University. Greer has combined her academic training with her experience as a doula and mother to lead The Nurture Revolution, a movement to nurture our babies' brains to revolutionize mental health and impact larger systems in our world. Greer wants families, professionals, and workplaces to understand how early caregiving experience can boost mental wellness and diminish depression, anxiety, and addiction in adulthood by shaping babies' brains through simple intuitive enriching experiences in pregnancy, birth and infancy. Her book is called The Nurture Revolution: Grow Your Baby's Brain and Transform Their Mental Health Through the Art of Nurtured Parenting.
Dr. Gordon Neufeld
Developmental Psychologist & Founder of the Neufeld Institute (Canada)Website: neufeldinstitute.org
Instagram:@neufeldinstitute
Before he retired, Dr. Gordon Neufeld had accumulated more than 40 years of experience as a clinical psychologist with children and youth and those responsible for them. A foremost authority on child development, Dr. Neufeld continues to be an international speaker, a best-selling author (Hold On to Your Kids) and a leading interpreter of the developmental paradigm. Dr. Neufeld has a widespread reputation for making sense of complex problems and for opening doors for change. While formerly involved in university teaching and private practice, he has devoted the best part of the last two decades to creating courses for parents, teachers and helping professionals. These courses are offered primarily through the Neufeld Institute – an online educational institute and worldwide charitable organization devoted to applying developmental science to the task of raising children. Dr. Neufeld’s lifes work has been to help adults provide the conditions for children to flourish. He is a father of five and a grandfather to seven.
Ms. Sarah Ockwell-Smith
Parenting & Childcare Author (United Kingdom)Website: sarahockwell-smith.com
Instagram: @sarahockwellsmith
Sarah Ockwell-Smith is a well-known parenting expert and popular childcare author who writes about the psychology and science of parenting. Sarah specialises in 'gentle parenting' (she is often credited as being the founder of the movement) and childism (the unconscious discrimination of children in society). Sarah has authored 15 books, translated into over 30 languages (4 of which have been translated into Greek), which have sold over half a million copies.
Sarah is a mother of four young adults. After graduating with an honors degree in Psychology; she embarked on a career in Pharmaceutical Research and Development. After she became pregnant with her first child, Sarah retrained as an Antenatal Teacher, Hypnotherapist, Infant Massage Instructor and Doula. Since 2005, she has worked with thousands of families, providing expert advice and support. Sarah is the resident tween & teen expert for the parenting site, GoodtoKnow.
Sarah is a mother of four young adults. After graduating with an honors degree in Psychology; she embarked on a career in Pharmaceutical Research and Development. After she became pregnant with her first child, Sarah retrained as an Antenatal Teacher, Hypnotherapist, Infant Massage Instructor and Doula. Since 2005, she has worked with thousands of families, providing expert advice and support. Sarah is the resident tween & teen expert for the parenting site, GoodtoKnow.
Ms. Heng Ou
Author, Health Coach, and Founder of MotherBees (United States)Website: motherbees.com
Instagram: @motherbees
Heng Ou is a celebrated author and holistic health coach, renowned for her profound impact on postpartum wellness. She has authored three insightful books, including the widely acclaimed "The First Forty Days," which has become a cornerstone for new mothers seeking guidance during the postpartum period.
Heng is a certified holistic health coach, having earned her credentials from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. She is also a graduate of The Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, where she honed her creative and design skills.
As a mother of three young adults, Heng combines her personal experiences with her professional expertise to support and inspire new moms. She is the founder of MotherBees, a resource center dedicated to nourishing food, valuable resources, and education for new mothers. Through MotherBees, Heng offers a holistic approach to postpartum care, ensuring that new moms receive the support and nourishment they need during this transformative time.
Heng's work is rooted in her upbringing in a Chinese acupuncture family, where she learned the importance of healing and nurturing through food. Her passion for holistic health and her commitment to helping others shine through in everything she does, making her a trusted and beloved figure in the realm of postpartum care.
As a mother of three young adults, Heng combines her personal experiences with her professional expertise to support and inspire new moms. She is the founder of MotherBees, a resource center dedicated to nourishing food, valuable resources, and education for new mothers. Through MotherBees, Heng offers a holistic approach to postpartum care, ensuring that new moms receive the support and nourishment they need during this transformative time.
Heng's work is rooted in her upbringing in a Chinese acupuncture family, where she learned the importance of healing and nurturing through food. Her passion for holistic health and her commitment to helping others shine through in everything she does, making her a trusted and beloved figure in the realm of postpartum care.
Mr. Chazz Lewis
Educator & Host of Mr.Chazz’s Parenting & Teaching Podcast (United States)Website: www.mrchazz.com
Instagram: @mrchazz
Chazz Lewis is a consultant, teacher coach, parent coach, conscious discipline practitioner, podcaster and content creator. His mission is to help adults truly See, Guide and Trust children. He is pushing the needle a little closer toward world peace with his approach. He goes by, “Mr. Chazz” and he even has a song to prove it.
Ms. Beth Berry
Author, Group Facilitator & Coach, Founder of ‘Revolution from Home’ (United States)Website: revolutionfromhome.com
Instagram:@revolutionfromhome
Beth Berry is a coach, teacher, author, and mother to four grown daughters. Through her online courses, small groups, and retreats, she helps mothers deconstruct disempowering narratives, deepen and heal their relationship with themselves, better understand and meet their needs, and live more meaningful and liberated lives.
Beth began supporting mothers more than 20 years ago as a La Leche League leader. Twelve years ago, she started her popular blog, Revolution From Home, which led to her writing a bestselling book, Motherwhelmed. Today, she teaches workshops and short courses, leads women on year-long healing journeys, and mentors others with a desire to gather women and encourage their growth, empowerment, and thriving.
She envisions a future where mothers’ needs are visible and well-met and seeks to co-create a world in which mothers feel beautifully supported, intimately connected, and able to create lives they truly love.
Learn more at: www.revolutionfromhome.com
Beth began supporting mothers more than 20 years ago as a La Leche League leader. Twelve years ago, she started her popular blog, Revolution From Home, which led to her writing a bestselling book, Motherwhelmed. Today, she teaches workshops and short courses, leads women on year-long healing journeys, and mentors others with a desire to gather women and encourage their growth, empowerment, and thriving.
She envisions a future where mothers’ needs are visible and well-met and seeks to co-create a world in which mothers feel beautifully supported, intimately connected, and able to create lives they truly love.
Learn more at: www.revolutionfromhome.com
Ms. Kaitlin Klimmer
Holistic Infant Sleep Consultant (Austria)Website: www.kaitlinklimmer.com
Instagram: @kaitlinklimmer
Kaitlin Klimmer is a twice-certified pediatric sleep consultant. Devoted to helping the families of babies and toddlers approach sleep in a way that is aligned with their attachment-focussed values, Kaitlin reflects what the scientific literature has to say about sleep in the early years.
With a Bachelor's Degree in Developmental Psychology and a Diploma in Early Childhood Education, as well as hundreds of hours of continuing education in attachment, lactation and oral restrictions, Kaitlin has been passionately supporting families with sleep for over 5 years.
In 2023, her Supportive Sleep Course, which approaches sleep in the early years through the lens of attachment, was used in a research study published in the Journal of Maternal and Child Health. The study found that sleep education, which was delivered in part via Kaitlin’s sleep course, helped reduce stress in parents and increase feelings of parental efficacy.
With a Bachelor's Degree in Developmental Psychology and a Diploma in Early Childhood Education, as well as hundreds of hours of continuing education in attachment, lactation and oral restrictions, Kaitlin has been passionately supporting families with sleep for over 5 years.
In 2023, her Supportive Sleep Course, which approaches sleep in the early years through the lens of attachment, was used in a research study published in the Journal of Maternal and Child Health. The study found that sleep education, which was delivered in part via Kaitlin’s sleep course, helped reduce stress in parents and increase feelings of parental efficacy.
Dr. Lyndsey Hookway
PhD RNC SCPHN (HV) IBCLCInternational Board Certified Lactation Consultant, Paediatric Nurse & Researcher (United Kingdom)
Website: www.lyndseyhookway.com
Instagram: @lyndsey_hookway
Dr. Lyndsey Hookway is an experienced paediatric nurse, children’s public health nurse, IBCLC, researcher, responsive sleep/parenting advocate, and the author of 6 books. She has worked with children and families for more than 20 years within in-patient paediatrics, paediatric ambulatory care, NICU, and the community.
Lyndsey is a researcher at Swansea University, exploring the needs and challenges of medically complex breastfed infants and children. In 2019 she founded the Breastfeeding the Brave project to raise awareness of the unique lactation needs of sick children in the paediatric setting. Lyndsey is the co-founder and clinical director of the Holistic Sleep Coaching program and Thought Rebellion. She is a respected international speaker and also provides regular training, advocacy and consultancy to both NHS and private organisations.
Lyndsey is a researcher at Swansea University, exploring the needs and challenges of medically complex breastfed infants and children. In 2019 she founded the Breastfeeding the Brave project to raise awareness of the unique lactation needs of sick children in the paediatric setting. Lyndsey is the co-founder and clinical director of the Holistic Sleep Coaching program and Thought Rebellion. She is a respected international speaker and also provides regular training, advocacy and consultancy to both NHS and private organisations.
Aurélie Athan
Clinical psychologist, Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University (United States)Website: www.matrescence.com.
Dr. Aurélie Athan, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist specializing in maternal and reproductive health and a professor at Teachers College, Columbia University where she created the first graduate-level courses and certificate program in these subjects. Dr. Athan's research and practice focus on evolving diagnostic approaches in maternal-child and family health to include strengths-based models that are more holistic, empowering, and just. She revived the developmental term matrescence, like adolescence, to normalize the transition to motherhood and highlight its potential for both risk and resilience. Her newest emerging theory, Reproductive Identity, debuted in 2020 in the American Psychologist. Her work has been featured in public media outlets such as NPR, PBS's WHYY, Time Magazine, The Cut, HuffPost, Forbes, and more.