Candy Balfour

I offer practical and emotional support with your antenatal, birth and postnatal journey. I live near West Malling (West Kent) willing to travel up to an hour.

I have three sons and two stepchildren who are now in their 20s & 30s with 6 grandchildren between them.

I have many years supporting children and families, having opened and run my own Montessori nursery between 1998-2015. Since 2016 I have been a foster carer for Kent County Council, caring for children from 0 to 16 years old, a number with special needs.

I have been practicing compassionate communication (NVC Marshall Rosenberg) for many years focusing on listening, empathy and being curious – “what I can do to make life more wonderful for you”.

My doula journey started a few years ago when my grandson at the age of three asked what I wanted to be when I grew up. I found myself saying ‘midwife’. It really got me thinking – I knew it was a bit late to start such a medical profession, but when I coincidentally met some lovely Doulas it led me to Nurturing Birth Doula training where I found that I could still be a part of the miracle.

Please do enquire, give me a call on 07712673387 or send me an email.