neuroparenting workshop for bump to cradle

the inner toolkit for calm confident care: discover the hidden strengths of your parental brain - unlock them before your baby arrives

Becoming a parent changes everything, including your brain. Emotional ups and downs, anxiety, and overwhelm are all normal, but few realise that your brain is actually wired to help you bond, protect, and care for your baby. These new strengths are just waiting to be unlocked!

Join this practical 60-minute online workshop and walk away with science-backed tools to feel calmer, more confident, and ready for life with your baby.

embrace the changes

understand the neuroscience of parenting

Parenthood is beautiful, complex, and challenging. Few parents are told how much their brain changes — and how those changes support bonding, protection, and care right from the start.

This online workshop introduces the fascinating science in simple, practical terms to help you prepare for your new life as a parent.

tools and insights to help you thrive

make sense of what's happening in your brain

stop second-guessing yourself and start trusting your instincts

discover the hidden neuroscience behind bonding

see how everyday moments with your baby build lifelong emotional security.

learn simple, science-backed ways to feel calmer and more grounded

even on the most difficult days

understand how your brain adapts to protect and connect with your baby

and how that can impacts your emotions, attention, and sense of identity

leave with practical tools you can use straight away

to care for your physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing as a new parent

This workshop gives you simple, science-backed tools to feel calmer, more confident, and better prepared for life with your baby.

"So many new parents feel overwhelmed by the mental and emotional shift into parenthood - torn between loving time with their baby and missing their old lives. Often, anxiety increases, self-doubt creeps in, and the constant stream of conflicting advice only adds to the noise.

This workshop will help parents understand what's happening beneath the surface. Understanding the science behind these shifts makes it easier to navigate this transition to parenthood with more confidence and self-compassion."

Iona Reading, founder of new life classes.

reserve your spot now

New Life Classes are thrilled to partner with Bump to Cradle and off you this workshop free of charge because every parent deserves to feel informed, empowered, and supported from the beginning! In just 60 minutes, you’ll see yourself and your baby in a whole new light — even before they arrive.

Spaces are limited to keep the group small and supportive. Join today and walk away with simple, science-backed tools to feel calmer, more confident, and ready for life with your baby.

Use the calendar below to confirm your place.

Iona, your workshop leader

I’m a trauma-informed parental brain educator and UKIHCA-registered health coach, with a background in psychology and antenatal education.

My mission is to help parents navigate the early years of parenthood with realistic expectations, self-compassion, and confidence. For eight years, I ran award-winning antenatal classes for over 8,000 parents alongside a team of midwives. Over time, it became clear that what’s missing is the support parents need after the baby arrives.

My coaching and support services now focus on the emotional, mental, and physical transitions of early parenthood. I help parents understand the remarkable changes happening in their brains, build realistic expectations, and develop tools and coping strategies to nurture themselves and their babies with self-compassion and confidence.