Anthea is a passionate health professional, an experienced Antenatal Educator, Speaker and Clinical Hypnotherapist supporting families in conception, pregnancy, birthing and parenting. Anthea is the Vice President of the HypnoBirthing® Institute and Faculty Trainer in Australia. She is the Director of HypnoBirthing International in Australia, a Global Presence Ambassador for Parenting 2.0 and Vice President of CAPEA QLD (Childbirth and Parenting Educators of Australia). 

Anthea is working with therapy based on the philosophy that our unconscious minds can heal our bodies, and control the delicate process of conception and birthing. She is focused on helping people find their unlimited potential in all areas of life, and on helping women to rediscover their natural birthing instincts and works   to provide couples with information about their bodies, the birth process, how their mind affects conception and birth helping to empower them to take control of their own journey.

Anthea is married and has two children. She lives on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.

Marilyn is Director of The Alternative Centre & School of Hypnotherapy on the Sunshine Coast. She was the founding member of the UK HypnoBirthing® Advisory Board 2003-2007. Marilyn is the main representative & teaching Faculty Member of HypnoBirthing in Australia since 2005.

Proudly the first Midwife in Australia to become a Certified Maternity and Child Sleep Consultant her business Groovy Babies combines working with families for HypnoBirthing, Maternity and Child Sleep and Settling, and Baby Massage Classes.

Alecia’s passion for birth includes her position on the Queensland Health Clinical Guidelines Steering Committee and Maternity Choices Australia’s Queensland Committee where she has worked on numerous Queensland Health Clinical Guideline, been involved in consumer feedback for midwives, met with Health Ministers to advocate for continuity of care midwifery and been involved with local maternity service infrastructure and development.

Due to her ties with rural Queensland, she very passionate about ensuring rural couples have access to great maternity care and antenatal education.

Studying both a Bachelor of Biological Science (Biomedical Science) and Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy) gives Candace the unique ability to assess health from not only a medical but a naturopathic perspective also. Candace is an active member of the Melbourne Naturopathic, HypnoBirthing and vegan community. She regularly updates her knowledge and clinical skills by attending seminars and workshops on a broad range of health and medical issues.

Candace is a registered member of the National Herbalists Association of Australia (NHAA) and Mental Health Professionals Network (MHPN). She is regularly presenting at various organisations and corporations on various health topics.

It is Candace’s passion to help individuals successfully battle complicated health challenges, and to find health and happiness through natural approaches.