ABOUT ME
My Story
The Beginning: Discovering My Path
After years have passed and acquiring my license as a Holistic Reiki Therapist, my belief in my purpose has only grown stronger. It is my mission to educate soon-to-be parents about the significance of secure attachment and its positive effects. Secure attachment brings numerous advantages, including improving your baby’s sleep patterns, which greatly impacts parenting. Were you aware of the strong link between secure attachment and sleep?
I am Melanie, half Portuguese, and half Dutch. Together with my husband I have three children: Oliver, Felipa and Alixe and our dog Bella. At the start of the birth of our son Oliver, it was very clear that I wanted to be in my own bubble. Where I used to find the opinions of others so important, my intuition now turned out to be the most important thing. Trusting that, gave me so much power and strength. And here it became very clear that this was his message to me; ‘go shine your light’.
After a lot of inner work and peeling away layers, I got deeper to the core and that is one of the things I want to convey. More awareness about the importance of secure attachment in the first phase of life, to give all new creatures the best possible start. Awareness of everything we store in the age of our first 7 years. These years of a child’s life are crucial for so much more than we know. Sleep behavior, development, self-confidence, resilience, not feeling good enough and much more for the rest of our lives. And as far as I’m concerned, far too little is known about this!
When we think of safety, we often think of a roof over our heads, but physical attachment is much more important. After the birth of Felipa and Alixe, I was able to apply all this knowledge and to this day I see the positive effects of secure attachment. Secure attachment lasts for the rest of life!
I am constantly developing, very curious, always learning, and constantly looking for the why behind things, an important pillar in my work. I am a Holistic Reiki Therapist, I have completed a newborn sleep certification for newborns from 0-12 weeks, I have a background as a Doula, I attended lectures and in-depth days by Anna Verwaal, and I am specialized in secure attachment and behavioral patterns.
I integrate all my knowledge and experiences from training and workshops in recent years, and the many people I have already helped, into my Babyfee processes, with a scientific basis. I still research, learn, and devour everything related to these beautiful and complicated topics every day.