I'm a mother of 4 (2 teens, a toddler and a baby) who is passionate about helping and supporting mums in any way I can, particularly in the pregnancy and postpartum space. I believe that all mothers should be cared for, nurtured and supported while creating life, in the fourth trimester, and while recovering from pregnancy and birth. I believe all mothers deserve a village of support throughout all stages of motherhood.

My third matrescence lit a fire in me to fill the gap in lack of adequate care or village within early postpartum. I started this business to mix all my talents, knowledge, skills and experience, and use them to make a difference to the transition to motherhood with those who choose to engage me.

I'm a sole trader providing warm, gentle, empathetic, non-judgemental and practical support to mums by applying all I've learnt to help and support pregnant and newborn mothers however I can, into the first year or 2 of life.

My approach is to mother the mother, and show lovingkindness to all those attached to them. To me, mothering the mother means to care for the mother emotionally and physically, to use intuition and communication to anticipate and fulfill their needs, to hold space for them and to provide practical physical support. This means using my body as their body until their body is fully capable again, typically fulfilling the roles that they usually would (cooking, cleaning, organising, housekeeping, childcare, shopping, etc).

I’ve always been a helper. When I was young, it started out as a way to people-please. As I aged, my helpfulness metamorphosed into a spiritual practice. Everywhere I went, I was looking for opportunities to support the people around me or make them feel good. When I put myself out of my way to help others, I find it to be fulfilling to everyone involved. It has become the core of who I am.

I started off my career by helping children to develop with love, trust, compassion and presence. I worked in childcare for nearly 9 years. The training for that gave me understanding of the development and needs of children, with knowledge of how to best approach fulfilling those needs. Working in long daycare gave me years of practice, meeting such a diverse range of characters and learning to meet them at their unique needs.

I birthed my first 2 children after completing my Diploma in Early Education. I was 18 for the birth of my first, and 19 for the birth of my second. During these pregnancies and births, I was often dismissed and judged for being so young. I lacked the fundamental support of community and was too anxious to ask for help. My postpartum period was one of “get straight back to it”. It was an overwhelming time, learning to mother before I’d learnt to be myself, and it was full of valuable insights into just how hard pregnancy and postpartum can be without support.

I worked in childcare throughout both pregnancies up until birth, and continued working afterwards, bringing my boys with me. Then, when they went off to kindergarten, I went off to nursing school. I wanted a change and to help people in vulnerable states. I was already interested in nursing pregnant and birthing women, and it made sense to embed my established passion for working with babies, so I aimed at midwifery. Study was hard with my two littles while working in hospitality, so I landed at EEN (Endorsed Enrolled Nurse). Money being tight, I fell into a role in Aged Care and fell in love. It was intensely rewarding serving the people who had served their lives out. To provide warm, loving comfort in the final months, weeks and hours was also like a spiritual practice that attuned me to the physical, psychological and spiritual needs of those I care for during Rites of Passage (this one being death).

Unfortunately, I burnt out time and again over the 8 years I worked in Aged Care due to how the system is set up. The ratios, expectations and clinical workload was too high, I found I had to run past elderly who needed an ear to recount their lives or for company, to attend mindless obs and paperwork. I changed tack, took my skills and entered the District Nursing field. Daily, I entered people’s homes and learnt how to do so unobtrusively, adapting to their environment respectfully. I was able to fulfill the clinical requirements with much allocated time to spare, which I used to develop the skill of helping people in their own homes with things like meals, cleaning, emotional support and hygiene support. It was a beautiful time of 1:1 care. This experience means that I have seen homes in every possible state of disrepair, seeing mess as opportunity to help. It means that I am comfortable with any level of mess or grubbiness!

Then, covid hit and I was made redundant as less in-home care was allowed or delivered.

During that time, 13 years after my last birth, I journeyed through another pregnancy and birth. This time I informed myself a bit more and delved head first into the labour, birth and postpartum world. I studied books recommended to me for physiological birth, and the fourth trimester. I prepared for and experienced an incredible transformation. I wasn’t entirely reliant on the healthcare system like I was at 18, and though the system STILL lacks fundamental education and support in labour and surrounding postpartum in antenatal care, I was able to fill in the gaps a bit.

I still wasn’t able to develop my supports to do the fourth trimester the honour it deserves. Throughout my 3 pregnancy and birth journeys, I was under-supported by the system and by my community. This is a busy day and age we live in, and well-intentioned loved ones don’t have the time or the knowledge to provide what is required for the body to heal or support in ways needed. Despite that, I managed 2 full weeks of rest before resuming some of the household responsibilities. I completely attribute my lack of postpartum depletion and postnatal depression as experienced in my first 2 postpartums, to this small commitment to my body and my baby. The difference from just 2 weeks rest was huge! Imagine what proper care for the entire fourth trimester could achieve! Imagine women entering motherhood with vitality!

During that 2 weeks I did nothing but rest and baby care. I ate warming nourishing foods and relinquished all household responsibilities. I created space to integrate the transformation undertaken. Acutely aware of the gap in the system, and 4 months after my youngest son’s birth, a fire took hold of me deep inside my soul. I lived and breathed for everything pregnancy and postpartum, devouring articles and books and anecdotals. Finally, I signed up to the Doula Training Academy and began studying. I began serving women by cleaning and cooking for them. I developed this business, expanding to care for women and their children. I completely adore doing what I can to support pregnant and postpartum women in ways that I wish I’d been supported, and in ways that every woman deserves when bringing forth new life.

With great intention and purpose, I consciously conceived my final baby in Spring of 2023. Her pregnancy aligned with the seasons, and I used the time to cultivate valuable local resources related to pregnancy. I underwent many pregnancy services so that I could firsthand make recommendations to the pregnant women I serve in the community. I planned my birth and postpartum like I never had before, and achieved a calm positive homebirth. My postpartum consisted of 15 days in and around the bed being served warm warming nourishing meals and teas, followed by a further few weeks of resting and integrating, bonding and going slow. I investigated this postpartum and stored away all I found to better serve my postpartum clients. For my only daughters pregnancy and postpartum I studied everything to do with pregnancy, birth and postpartum through my own experience.

This work feels like a calling, my purpose, and I do everything I can to do my role and the women I serve justice. I do all that I can with what I know in the time that I have to relieve duties from the mother for her to achieve deep rest and feel supported.

My 4 pregnancy and postpartum journeys were all so different from each other and have taught me to come at every woman with fresh eyes to provide support as unique to them as they and their circumstances are unique.

Cleaning - I was trained as a cleaner when I worked for a private cleaning company cleaning homes for 9 months. I use Zero Co, Earth Choice and Organic Choice products. Also happy to use your products if you have a preference. When cleaning, I am efficient and pay attention to detail, aiming to get the most done in the least amount of time, while remaining thorough.

Hospitality - I worked in hospitality for 7 years, handling food, serving customers and cleaning restaurants. 1 year was as a Childcare Centre Chef. I have also worked as a chef’s assistant, developing my cooking knowledge. Places of work: Busy Kids Childcare Centre, Bar Bosh Restaurant, Subway, Harvest Cafe Healesville Sanctuary.

Mothering - I have been mothering for 17 years gaining me skills in: organization; multi-tasking; fulfilling all care needs of all age ranges from newborn to 17 years old; grit; an awesome in-depth knowledge of everything that needs doing in the day-to-day and long term for running a household and raising children.

Studying - I am currently studying at the Doula Training Academy for birth and postpartum certification. This course is giving me valuable insights and knowledge into birth and postpartum. It is enabling me resources to be able to gift women with knowledge, and supports that assist in transitioning to motherhood with calm and confidence. When I finish this course I plan to continue to study to develop my wisdom as a doula. My own birth and postpartum experiences as a teenager 17 years ago, and as a woman 4 years ago saw my passion for care of women in these vulnerable and meaningful life stages grow and encompass me. I have seen a lack of support and education and wish to join the doulas and birth keepers in creating the change to reclaim the birth experience and allow birth and postpartum to be the healing and transformative experience it should be - surrounded by love, empathy, support and honoring. I hope to use the knowledge I gain through this training to lead me into doula work. I feel it as a calling. I also self-study any and all books I can get my hands on pertaining to postpartum practice.

Childcare - I’ve worked in childcare for nearly 9 years in Long Daycare. I am still now working casually as an Early Childhood Educator in Occasional Care in a Community House. I thrill in having all children in my care feeling safe and comfortable with me. I play with children lovingly with care, and endeavor to be fully present so that I may most effectively fill their cups. I also currently nanny in-house through my Mother’s Helper Work and have babysat for countless families over the years.

Nursing - I worked caring for the elderly as an Endorsed Enrolled Nurse in Aged Care for 8 years. The final 4 I also gained experience as a District Nurse - nursing the community in their own homes. This developed my fluency at entering homes gently, respectfully and without judgement at any state of condition. I do assess what I see to take in what it is I could potentially do to help and find clues as to what best benefits the person whose home it is. Nursing developed my assessment skills, multitasking skills, client rapport building skills and overall care skills. It also gained me clinical and working knowledge of the body and all that entails - it is impossible to shock or disgust me.

Diploma of Nursing

Diploma of Children's Services

Food Safety Supervisor Level 1 and 2 Certificate

Baby Massage Instructor Certification

Baby Yoga Instructor Certification

Breastfeeding Support Certificate

Energetics of Birth Certificate

Hypnobirthing Aware Doula Certificate

I maintain;

• WWCC

• Police Check

• First Aid and CPR

• Food Safety Supervisor Level 1 and 2 Certificate

• Full Victorian Drivers License