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What makes Here Mama newsworthy: The only digital platform built on the science of co-regulation and nervous system development for mothers and babies in the first 1,000 days. Founded by a global expert with 23 years of practice, 2,000+ teachers trained across 40+ countries, and a TEDx talk reaching 1,800+ attendees.

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Introducing Gayle Berry.

Gayle Berry is a global expert in parent and baby wellness, specializing in the science of co-regulation, nervous system development, and the first 1,000 days. She is the founder of Blossom & Berry, a global teacher training school that has trained over 2,000 baby massage and baby yoga practitioners across 40+ countries, and Here Mama, the first digital platform built on the neuroscience of co-regulation for mothers and babies.

She is the author of two books on baby massage, a TEDx speaker (Why Love and Nurturing Care Matters in the First 1,001 Days, Brighton, 1,800-person audience), and the founder of the international charity Love Support Unite, which has supported mother and baby health for vulnerable families in Malawi for over ten years.

She is also a mother of three, all born within three and a half years.

In Gayle's own words

My story.

I am a global expert in parent and baby wellness, specializing in the science of co-regulation, nervous system development, and secure attachment in the first 1,000 days.

For over twenty-three years, I have taught parents, teachers, and practitioners across the world one truth grounded in both ancient wisdom and modern neuroscience, that love, given consciously and consistently in the earliest years of a child’s life, builds the architecture of their brain, nervous system, and capacity for secure attachment.

I call this philosophy Love Creates Love.

It is both an ancient truth and a modern one, held in the science of the first 1,000 days of life, in the research of co-regulation and attachment, and in the wisdom of the mothers who came before us.

I am the founder of Blossom & Berry, the international baby massage and baby yoga teacher training school I began over two decades ago. Through Blossom & Berry, I have trained over 2,000 teachers across 40+ countries, building a global community of practitioners teaching the science of touch, presence, and co-regulation in the first 1,000 days.

I am the author of two books drawn from decades of teaching: The Baby Massage Handbook and Baby Massage: Expert Advice at Your Fingertips.

I am a TEDx speaker. In Brighton, before an audience of 1,800, I delivered my talk, Why Love and Nurturing Care Matters in the First 1,001 Days, a quiet invitation to reframe the earliest years of life as the foundation of everything that follows.

I have worked with many of the world’s most trusted parenting brands, including Channel Mum, Palmer’s, and Huggies.

I support the international charity Love Support Unite, which has cared for mother and baby health for vulnerable families in Malawi for over ten years.

And now, with everything I have learned, taught, and lived, I have founded Here Mama.

Here Mama is the first digital platform built on the neuroscience of co-regulation for mothers and babies in the first 1,000 days. A home for babies who thrive on calm, connection, and joyful presence, and for the mothers who hold them, who long to feel calmer, more confident, and less alone.

Signature talks

Topics I speak on.

I speak on stages, at conferences, and in private gatherings on the following. Each one is rooted in the same quiet truth, that love, done well, changes everything.

Talk 1

Why Love and Nurturing Care Matters in the First 1,001 Days.

The neuroscience of the first 1,000 days: how 75% of a baby’s brain develops before age 2, and why co-regulation between mother and baby builds the foundation for lifelong emotional health, secure attachment, and resilience. First delivered as a TEDx talk in Brighton to 1,800 attendees.

Talk 2

Love Creates Love: The Science of Co-Regulation in the First 1,000 Days

The neuroscience of how a mother’s regulated nervous system becomes her baby’s foundation. Why co-regulation matters more than performance milestones, and how ancient practices of touch, breath, and presence build optimal nervous system development. The core Here Mama framework for parenting summits, wellness conferences, and public health gatherings.

Talk 3

The End of Fear-Based Parenting.

How the modern parenting industry has created a culture of performance pressure, milestone tracking, and maternal anxiety, and why the science actually supports presence over perfection. A research-backed case for stepping outside the fear machine and returning to the practices that support nervous system development and secure attachment.

Talk 4

The Ancient Wisdom of Touch: Baby Massage as Science and Ceremony.

How baby massage, rooted in ancient Indian tradition, is now proven by modern research to support nervous system regulation, improve digestion, strengthen attachment, and reduce stress hormones in both mother and baby. Twenty-three years of global teaching experience, presented with clinical evidence from the Touch Research Institute and respect for cultural lineage.

Talk 5

The Unmanaging Movement: Freeing Mothers from the KPI of Motherhood.

Why the constant tracking of baby’s sleep, feeds, and milestones may actually dysregulate the mother’s nervous system, and how that affects the baby. The neuroscience of why presence and attunement matter more than data, and how to parent without the performance anxiety of the ‘KPI culture.

Each talk can be tailored to your audience. Please write to press@heremama.app

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By the Numbers

  • 2,000+ teachers trained worldwide through Blossom & Berry
  • 40+ countries reached across six continents
  • 23 years of expertise in baby massage and baby yoga
  • 1,800+ attendees at TEDx Brighton talk
  • 10+ years supporting vulnerable families in Malawi through Love Support Unite
  • Millions of parents and babies reached through Blossom & Berry graduates

TEDx Brighton

TEDx Brighton

On the lineup for TEDx Brighton 2024, the biggest TEDx in the UK. Gayle Berry spoke to an audience of over 1,800 people on the importance of love and nurturing care.

Channel Mum

Channel Mum

Channel Mum's expert on baby massage and baby yoga. Gayle created a full series of expert tools and techniques to help parents learn the importance of baby massage and baby yoga.

Huffington Post

Huffington Post

Live demonstration of baby massage. Gayle spoke on the importance of safe and nurturing touch, live with Huffington Post.

Featured videos

Watch Gayle speak.

A small selection of recent talks and interviews.

TEDx Brighton: Why Love and Nurturing Care Matters in the First 1,001 Days

A reframing of the earliest years of life as the foundation of everything that follows.

Nurturing the Future Summit

The keynote, on the importance of holding mothers and babies.

Recent interview

A conversation about Gayle's advocacy on the importance of love and nurturing care for parents and babies, and her devotion to parent-and-baby wellness over the last twenty-three years.

Arriving January 2027

A different kind of app. For a different kind of beginning.

Be among the first to step inside Here Mama, the Parent & Baby Co-Regulation Companion. Founding members shape the community from the very first day.

Founding members receive:

  • Early access to the app before public launch
  • A private welcome from me
  • Lifetime access to foundational practices
  • A small gift on launch day

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