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Gemma Connell - Cornwall

Who are you?
I’m Gemma and I live in Cornwall with my daughters Isla and Lola, and our boisterous Boxer pup Cass. I’ve been teaching hypnobirthing since 2015 and I run courses online and in Cornwall.

What makes you happy?
Spending the day at the beach with my family, cold water swimming and a G&T in the sunshine.

Which living person do you most admire and why?
It’s really hard to pick one person as there are so many people I admire for different reasons but I have to say I think Dolly Parton is phenomenal! The music goes without saying but she’s actually a major campaigner for children’s literacy and her charity Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has given over 150 million books to children all around the world. She also helped fund one of the successful Covid vaccines. Legend.

What do you love about what you do?
I love supporting women in a way that puts them front and centre of their pregnancy and birth journey, watching them grow in confidence and feel empowered and excited about their baby’s birth

If you could give one message to all mothers, what would it be?
Trust your instincts, slow down, be vocal about how you want to be supported and know that none of us are perfect we’re all just trying to do our best!