I’m Julia Neale – a Canadian-Swiss mother, teacher, trainee doula, and certified birth, hypnobirthing, and postpartum educator. Finding the right birth stories to listen to has been a powerful thread in both my personal and professional journey.

It’s what inspired me, alongside my incredible co-host and the courageous mothers who share their voices, to create this podcast: a space dedicated to real, meaningful conversations about birth in Switzerland, for women in Switzerland. I am so grateful to all of them.

My mission is to support and mentor you in shaping a pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experience that feels empowering, holistic, and deeply your own. With mindfulness, confidence, and self-compassion at the heart, I’m here to help you discover the tools and insights that allow you to thrive—before, during, and after birth. Please get in touch via email or social media and visit my website if this is the type of support you are looking for. 

I was born in Zürich and lived here nine years before moving to the US (Seattle area) with my family. My father is American and my mother is Swiss. I studied Psychology and received a Master’s degree before following my heart (now husband) to San Diego, California. There I continued my studies and completed a Certificate in Infant Preschool Mental Health. After several years in sunny California my husband and I decided to move to Zürich in 2014 for a year or two as he finished up his Phd. Since then we've had three kids and are thoroughly enjoying life in Switzerland.