Anne Matthews

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Anne Matthews Anne is the Clinic Director of the Belfast Chiropractic Clinic & Complementary Therapies.

👋 Anne Matthews - Body/Brain/Craniosacral Therapist for baby/children
💞 I coach parents to interpret body language & connect more with their children
📙 Get your first FREE chapter of my book here ↓
www.wholesomelyconnected.com Starting her career as a Chiropractor (and fully trained Physiotherapist), she has developed her professional expertise and holistic approach over 37 years in practice. She specialises in babies, children, pregnant mums, parents and family dynamics.

𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀
Anne Matthews has a caring, compassionate and empathetic manner which underpins her professionalism and the multiple roles in her life. In her everyday clinical encounters with pregnant mums, children and their parents she remains calm, caring and light hearted. She facilitates a bonding of trust and respect as clients often share and off load their deepest worries and concerns in a safe and understanding environment. Anne is seen as being both approachable and conscientious in supporting the members of her clinic as a mentor and colleague. Her gentle but resilient nature masks the hardworking, well organised, creative and progressive person who has a knack for seeing the bigger picture. Her quiet but enthusiastic approach and self motivation is evident, as she is dedicated to personal growth and self development.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱
Anne is focused on maintaining the professional standards she has set throughout her various roles, which are also respected and replicated by her Clinic Team. She has multiple skill sets from her professional background in Physiotherapy, Chiropractic, Craniosacral Therapy, Child development and Pre & Perinatal Education. She integrates her knowledge and expertise of over 37 years in practice to facilitate change and soulful connection with pregnant mums/ mums-to-be and their babies and children.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 - “𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲”
Anne offers her Baby Body Language presentations to parents, teachers and health professionals as a way of educating us as to how our early imprints from before & during pregnancy, at birth and in the early years impact us. She shares how these imprints need to be considered when working with children that have issues around feeding, sleeping, digestion, poo-ing and the wide variety of childhood behavioural and learning issues. A greater understanding of our early patterns can be very insightful into how we live our adult relationships in regard to food, money, work ethics and personal relationships.

𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴
Anne is passionate about empowering mums to recognise their inner strengths and face the challenges of past woundings and emotional blocks that can interfere with mum/baby bonding and lead to childhood attachment issues. She integrates her professional skills and techniques to connect with mum and baby/child empathetically as part of their healing process.

𝙐𝙋𝘿𝘼𝙏𝙀 𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎 - Anne will be offering an online course soon for those mums who feel strongly about having deeper soulful connections with their child.

Why is my baby crying so much?⁠⁠Sometimes, the answer isn't as simple as hunger or tiredness.⁠⁠Crying is one of the ways...
16/10/2026

Why is my baby crying so much?⁠
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Sometimes, the answer isn't as simple as hunger or tiredness.⁠
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Crying is one of the ways babies communicate — and their body may be giving us other clues too. 🤍⁠
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When we learn to look beyond the crying, we can begin to understand what our baby is experiencing rather than simply trying to make the crying stop.⁠
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Want to understand your baby's signals on a deeper level? Explore Decoding Your Child’s Body Language through the link in our bio.

14/10/2026

Constipation, difficulty settling in the car seat, sleep struggles — these everyday challenges can sometimes tell us more about how a child is feeling and regulating.⁠
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When we learn to notice the signals, we can respond with more understanding and less guesswork.⁠
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What might your child’s body be trying to tell you?⁠
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If you’d like to understand your child’s signals on a deeper level, explore Decoding Your Child’s Body Language through the link in our bio. 🤍

Your wellbeing matters too. 🤍⁠⁠Parenting can bring so much love — and also worry, exhaustion, frustration and overwhelm....
10/10/2026

Your wellbeing matters too. 🤍⁠
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Parenting can bring so much love — and also worry, exhaustion, frustration and overwhelm.⁠
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You can love your child deeply and still find some days really hard.⁠
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Looking after yourself isn’t selfish. Sometimes, pausing, asking for support and making space for your own feelings is part of caring for your family too.⁠
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You don’t have to be a perfect parent. You’re human too.⁠
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If you’d like to understand your child’s signals and feel more confident in those challenging moments, explore Decoding Your Child’s Body Language through the link in our bio. 🤍

02/10/2026

What if your baby’s behaviour is telling you a story you haven’t heard yet? 🤍⁠
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A difficult birth can be a big experience for a baby too. Sometimes, the cues we see afterwards may be little signs of what their body and nervous system have been through.⁠
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Instead of asking, “How do I change this behaviour?”⁠
Try asking, “What happened to my baby?”⁠
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See the cue. Hear the story. Make the connection. 🤍⁠
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If you’d like to understand your child’s signals on a deeper level, explore Decoding Your Child’s Body Language through the link in our bio. 🤍

28/09/2026

Does your baby wake the moment you put them down? 🤍⁠
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Sometimes, the transition from your arms to the cot can tell us more than we realise.⁠
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Your baby’s body is constantly giving you little clues — we just need to learn how to notice them.⁠
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This is what Baby Body Language is all about: understanding the signals behind the behaviour instead of simply trying to stop it.⁠
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💭 What does your baby do when you put them down?⁠
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✨ Want to learn more? Explore Decoding Your Child’s Body Language via the link in our bio.

There is so much pressure on new parents to know what their baby needs.⁠⁠When to feed.⁠When to sleep.⁠Why they're crying...
24/09/2026

There is so much pressure on new parents to know what their baby needs.⁠
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When to feed.⁠
When to sleep.⁠
Why they're crying.⁠
What every little sound or movement means.⁠
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But you don't have to have all the answers.⁠
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Connection grows through noticing, listening and learning your baby's unique language.⁠
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Sometimes, the most important thing you can give your baby isn't a perfect response.⁠
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It's your presence.⁠
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💭 What is one thing you wish someone had told you before you became a parent?

Sometimes the biggest change isn't in your child.⁠⁠It's in the way you see your child.⁠⁠When behaviour starts to make mo...
17/09/2026

Sometimes the biggest change isn't in your child.⁠
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It's in the way you see your child.⁠
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When behaviour starts to make more sense, you may find yourself pausing before reacting, looking beyond the moment and becoming curious about what your child might be experiencing.⁠
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It doesn't mean every day becomes easy.⁠
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It means those difficult moments can start to feel a little less confusing — and a lot more connected.⁠
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💭 Has understanding your child's behaviour ever changed the way you responded to them? We'd love to hear your experience. 🤍⁠
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If you're curious to explore this way of understanding your child, you'll find more through the link in our bio.

After more than 40 years of working with families, one thing has stayed at the heart of Anne’s approach:⁠⁠Look beyond th...
14/09/2026

After more than 40 years of working with families, one thing has stayed at the heart of Anne’s approach:⁠
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Look beyond the behaviour. 🤍⁠
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A meltdown, resistance, crying or withdrawal can be easy to focus on—but behaviour is often telling us something about what a child is experiencing underneath.⁠
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When we become curious instead of immediately trying to stop the behaviour, we create more space for understanding, connection and calm.⁠
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Sometimes the most helpful question isn't:⁠
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“How do I stop this?”⁠
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but:⁠
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“What is my child trying to tell me?”⁠
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✨ Want to learn more about understanding your child through their body language?⁠
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Explore Decoding Your Child’s Body Language via the link in our bio.

When emotions are running high, it's easy to focus on stopping the behaviour.⁠⁠But in that moment, your child may need c...
10/09/2026

When emotions are running high, it's easy to focus on stopping the behaviour.⁠
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But in that moment, your child may need connection before they can listen, learn or respond differently.⁠
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Try pausing, exhale, stay close, become curious so as to help them feel safe before moving towards correction or consequences.⁠.⁠
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It doesn't mean there are no boundaries.⁠
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It means connection helps create the safety needed for those boundaries to be heard. 🤍⁠
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💭 Which of these feels hardest to remember in the middle of a challenging moment?⁠
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✨ Learn more about understanding your child's behaviour through Decoding Your Child's Body Language — link in bio.

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