exciting new future and changes at new life:
After 8 years of delivering award-winning midwife-led antenatal classes, New Life Classes is excited to announce a change in our services. Our new focus is to support parents (from pregnancy onwards) in implementing strategies to reduce overwhelm and burnout with coaching services and support.
Why we’re making the change.
“Since the business was founded in 2016, our goal has been to prepare parents for the realities of pregnancy and parenthood with practical, evidence-based antenatal classes taught by midwives. Over the years, as more antenatal class providers offer similar services, it is clear there is a growing gap in postnatal support.
Burnout is rising, particularly since the pandemic, and we want to focus our support on addressing this critical issue. This strategic shift is a natural progression of our mission.” Iona Reading, founder.
our new focus is on you.
Our new services will prioritise you – the parent, rather than focusing on your baby or children (we have great partners who can help with that part!). We’re here to support your wellbeing, help you stay resilient, energised and fulfilled in your journey through parenthood.
As is our way, we will equip you with practical strategies that create meaningful, lasting change in your lives. Our services are designed to help you:
- Avoid burnout and overwhelm by creating manageable plans for your new life as a parent.
- Learn to trust your instincts and approach parenthood with clarity and confidence.
- Strengthen your emotional wellbeing and foster secure, connected relationships.
- Navigate identity shifts and help you rediscover who you are beyond ‘just a parent’.
- Balance your needs with your children’s without losing yourself in the process.
- Develop healthy habits to maximise your energy and wellbeing during pregnancy and beyond.
- Overcome guilt and feelings of failure with self-compassion and build your confidence.
- Learn to share the mental load of parenting. Create a family life that works for you.
- Reclaim your health in pregnancy and after having a baby.
We believe that by taking care of you, you can show up as the best version of yourself for your family. When parents thrive, the whole family benefits—so let’s make you the priority. Every family is unique, so together, we’ll create a tailored plan that works for you. You don’t have to do this alone—let’s take the first step together.
stay connected with us.
As we transition into this exciting new chapter, we want to continue supporting you with practical guidance tailored to your wellbeing as a parent. That’s why we’re launching our latest newsletter, ‘The New Life Pause: Guilt-Free Self-Care for Parents’, a space dedicated to helping you navigate the challenges of new parenthood without burnout. Each edition will bring you real-life strategies, expert insights, and compassionate support to help you:
- Ditch the overwhelm: Strategies to manage stress, emotions, and those unexpected meltdowns (yours included).
- Permission to pause: Slowing down can make life (and parenting) easier.
- Shifting priorities: Navigating your evolving goals and values in this new phase.
- Reclaiming your body and energy: Gentle, realistic ways to feel strong and well again—no pressure, no guilt.
- Get over the guilt: Reframing expectations and embracing “good enough” parenting.
- Losing yourself? How to rediscover your identity beyond just “parent.”
- Find your flow: Practical ways to manage work, life, and parenting without burnout.
- The mental load is real: Learn to stop carrying it alone.
- Why you come last (and how to change that): The science of self-care and why it’s essential, not selfish
don’t miss out.
If you’re already on our mailing list, there’s nothing you need to do—look out for The New Life Pause in your inbox!
If you’re new here, sign up today to receive valuable insights and support straight to your inbox. Plus, we’ll send you a copy of our guilt-free parent guide!
Let’s make parenthood a journey where you thrive, not just survive.
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