{"id":1575,"date":"2020-11-17T15:10:04","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T15:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.grafas.org\/demo04\/?page_id=1575"},"modified":"2025-06-09T21:38:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T20:38:56","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/journeyofparenting.org\/?page_id=1575","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1575\" class=\"elementor elementor-1575\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-363c1e27 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"363c1e27\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69e9cd3f\" data-id=\"69e9cd3f\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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elementor-element-d0f659c elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone\" data-id=\"d0f659c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c643472\" data-id=\"c643472\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba2937b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba2937b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eil\u00eds Govan<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-184968d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"184968d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Me<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-549729a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"549729a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f89ff5c\" data-id=\"2f89ff5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-385a429\" data-id=\"385a429\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-251ed17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"251ed17\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-43a13bad\" data-id=\"43a13bad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e7e3110 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e7e3110\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am a midwife, postnatal specialist, and certified children\u2019s sleep therapist with over 30 years of experience supporting families through pregnancy, birth, and early parenting. I\u2019m also a mother and grandmother, and my work is grounded in both professional training and lived experience.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My approach is physiologic, trauma-informed, and deeply compassionate. I meet families where they are\u2014with care that is practical, gentle, and rooted in respect for each parent and baby\u2019s unique journey.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am a registered midwife and offer home visits, online and in clinic consultations. My services are available in English. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alongside my practice, I run the YouTube channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vTuozefu5P4&amp;t=2s\">Journey of Parenting Portugal<\/a>, where women share their birth stories and raise awareness of maternity care experiences in Portugal.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you\u2019re preparing for birth, recovering from it, or navigating sleep or feeding challenges, I\u2019m here to support you with presence, insight, and heart.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f77515 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f77515\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76cdacd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76cdacd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyofparenting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-1-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2798\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journeyofparenting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/journeyofparenting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/journeyofparenting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/journeyofparenting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-1-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/journeyofparenting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" 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class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyofparenting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/21-3.png\" alt=\"21\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyofparenting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6-2.png\" alt=\"SCAR THERAPY - MSTR TISSUE RELEASE\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/journeyofparenting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/10-1.png\" alt=\"CHILDREN\u2019S SLEEP THERAPY\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fdf4c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fdf4c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7db632\" data-id=\"d7db632\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b828f28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b828f28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cEach moment draws a mother deeper into her journey\u2014learning, loving, becoming\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba37c3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba37c3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcome to the Journey of Parenting \u2014 honouring family, nurturing beginnings<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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