The story of Mindful Mama

Amanda Graybill

Having a baby and raising a family is an exciting but intense time of life. Doing it all in a foreign country- well, that just adds to the fun!

I’m Amanda and I’m the Mom of two little boys and the only person in my family without a German Passport. While I was pregnant with my first son, I searched everywhere to find an English language birth course that met my needs. I wanted something holistic, that recognized the brain body connection but was still based in science. It also needed to have include the basics (How does the baby get out anyway?) and be doable in a weekend or less. Unfortunately, it just wasn't available here in Frankfurt at the time. I wound up taking a 6-week hypnobirthing course in German, which was a good course, but needless to say, I would have gotten more from it in my native language. I also took a traditional antenatal course at a local health center in hopes of filling in the more practical gaps left in our prenatal prep work. The combo of the two courses was good, but time consuming and expensive.

This experience as an expat Mama2B helped guide me to my current role as an English language Childbirth Educator.  My background is in international health education (MPH) and I’m also a Certified GentleBirth Instructo, Spinning Babies Certified Parent Educator & DONA Trained Doula.  I've experienced first-hand the ups and downs of having a baby abroad (shouldn’t that be a reality T.V. show already?) and I’m doing my best everyday to be a calm, confident and kickass Mindful Mama.  I’m not perfect, but who said that’s the goal anyway?! Thanks for dropping by, I hope that my story gives you some confidence that you've got this Mama! And if I can help you along the way- it would be my honor. 

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                                                                                                                      -Amanda