Certified motherhood studies practitioners

directory

  • Gillian Kazandjian

    Mindfulness & Self-Compassion Coach

    Gill is a Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness & Self-Compassion Coach (accredited by the UK’s Counselling & Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body - CPCAB) and Founder of Kindful Mums, a virtual meditation studio and mindfulness training provider. Gill set up Kindful Mums during the global pandemic to help Mothers develop the internal resources needed for greater resilience, to manage challenging emotions and to let go of self-judgement to become more self-accepting and self-supporting. Gill provides virtual meditation sessions, 1:1 mindfulness and self-compassion coaching, workshops and group courses. She also runs a free Facebook group - The Kindful Mums’ Club.

    Website link: www.kindfulmums.com

    Area of specialty: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Coaching

    Social media handle: @kindfulmums

    Location: France / Online

  • ANA MURIEL SOLORZANO

    Neuro Emotional & Somatic Coaching

    Nurturing women and mothers to go through metamorphosis and find their unique extraordinary way of being. Sessions are like alchemy, we tap into the resonance of what is possible for our lives to flourish and we find that deep authentic voice and embodiment of who we truly are in all we do. We practice this language, this being, we own it.

    Ana Is a mother of three children, artist at heart and creative being. Lover of words, poetry, movement, music and stortytelling.

    She holds a space for women and mothers to be real and listen to their deepest call. She uses neuroemotional coaching to suppport her clients and to allow what needs to unravel in each journey be truly embodied.

    Website link: www.anamuriel.org

    Area of specialty: Neuroemotional and Somatic Coaching

    Social media handle: @ana.muriel.flow

    Location: UK / Online, birth country - Colombia

  • LOUISE EAST

    Louise is a certified Mindset and Life Coach for Mums who struggle with perfectionism and guilt.

    She brings together 20 years of experience in adult education and coaching, training in Matrescence, Motherhood Studies, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Applied Neuroscience, along with her own lived experience as a mother and step-mother to inform her signature Reconnect to Rise approach.

    Using this approach, Louise supports her clients to renew their mindset and relationship with themselves, release the conditioning and beliefs that keep them stuck in coping strategies, and redefine success so they can confidently be the woman and mother they long to be.

    Website link: https://www.moretomum.com.au

    Area of specialty: Mothers who struggle with perfectionism and guilt.

    Social media handles: Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest @moretomum

    Location: VIC Australia / Online

  • DR MIRIAM INDER

    DR MIRIAM INDER

    Clinical Psychologist at Better Beginnings

    For women who have experienced difficult journeys to early motherhood often struggle with feeling distressed, alone and overwhelmed. Miriam provides therapy that creates a safe space for you to make sense of your experiences, process what has happened and shape your journey ahead.

    Website link: www.betterbeginnings.co.uk

    Area of specialty: Perinatal emotional wellbeing

    Social media handles: @better.beginnings (IG) and Better.Beginnings.Psychology (FB)

    Location: UK / Online

  • SARAH FORBES

    Author and Sexual Culturalist

    Sarah Forbes is a curator + sexual culturalist +anthropologist + author. Dubbed a "sexpert supreme" by Cosmopolitan Magazine, her memoir, "Sex in the Museum: My Unlikely Career At New York's Most Provocative Museum," is based on her decade as the Curator of the Museum of Sex. Unafraid of tackling taboo social topics, Sarah is currently writing her second book, "Mama Sex," an anthropological look at motherhood and sexuality.

    Website link: www.mamamsexbook.com

    Social media handles: @mamsexbook (IG)

    Location: UK / Online

  • FERN BISHOP

    Peadeatric Sleep Consultant and Postnatal Care Practitioner

    Based in Gloucestershire, UK, Working internationally via in-home and remote services, she focuses on mental health and family wellbeing through attachment-focused practice.

    Website link: https://www.fernsleepconsulting.com

    Social media handle: @fern_babysleepspecialist

    Location: UK/ online

  • Casie Walker

    Endorsed Clinical Psychologist

    Practicing out of her solo private practice for women and mothers in Stones Corner, Brisbane (+ online). She is sensitive, curious, compassionate and offers holistic and grounded therapy aimed at empowering women to get to know and care for themselves (and therefore their families and communities) better and to access their inner resources in order to live mindful, vibrant and meaningful lives. While the therapy with Casie is centred on the individual, it is situated and contextualised within the broader familial, social, cultural and historical factors of life outside the therapy room.

    Support with Casie is tailored to the individual while being anchored in Mindfulness + Acceptance and Commitment Therapy principles; it is warm, full of questions, mostly person-led, relaxed and conversational while also targeted, growth and flexibility oriented.

    Casie believes in and provides exceptional care and support, as well as an intentional reverence around the therapy and therapeutic relationship. You will feel thought of, cared for, cheered on and have space held for all parts of you. Casie will be a pillar of support, there to both guide and walk alongside you.

    Website link: www.heldclinicalpsychology.com.au

    Area of specialty: women’s and maternal mental health and wellbeing; healing from stress, burnout and trauma; high sensitivity; promoting and protecting mental wellness

    Location: NSW Australia / Online

  • AILISH CLEARY

    Physiotherapist and Co-Founder of The Bump Room

    Ailish led her first pregnancy fitness class in 2008. Building on this, Ailish has developed a team of physios in The Bump Room who deliver classes to pregnant and postnatal women in-person and online as part of The Bump Room community.

    Education is at the core of The Bump Room. Ailish and her team regularly deliver webinars to physios, health professionals, mothers-to-be and mothers.

    Ailish felt there was always something missing from her classes, this sense that she wasn’t preparing them for the biggest transformation of actually becoming a mother!

    Being strongly called to become a Motherhood Studies Practitioner she immediately realised what was missing. “I was not addressing the changes becoming a Mother brings in a social context, now I can, I have the language, which allows me to deepen and expand the support I offer women in my classes and my team. It has been amazing, all the challenges I faced myself in becoming a mother were now understandable. All I want to do is share it!”

    Website: https://thebumproom.ie/

    Area of specialty: Pregnancy and postnatal fitness

    Instagram: @thebumproom

    Location: Ireland / Online

  • EMILY ADLER MOSQUEDA

    Author, Assistant Clinical Professor, & Speech-Language Pathologist

    Emily holds a Master’s degree and Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology as a bilingual clinician. In her role as a clinical professor and director of the Young Child Center, she works with graduate students to understand the social constructs of Motherhood as they relate to early intervention and early childhood communication service delivery.

    Emily’s book Unexpected: A Postpartum Memoir published by Demeter Press, recounts her postpartum experiences of upholding the perfect mother myth and then working to dismantle it.

    Website link: www.emilyadlermosqueda.com

    Social media handles: @emily.adler.mosqueda and @postpartum365 (both Instagram)

    Location: USA

  • FIONA WEAVER

    Infant and Child Sleep Specialist

    Fiona Weaver is a Social Worker turned Infant Sleep Specialist and founder of Mama Matters. She provides attachment-centred, real-life parenting and sleep support to responsive parents and their renegade babies and kids.

    She is passionate about busting through the mistruths of the mainstream sleep industry and empowering parents to parent in alignment with their values, with evidence-based, biologically normal sleep advice and relationship-centred approaches to optimising sleep and wellbeing for families.

    Website link: www.mamamatters.com.au

    Area of specialty: Early Parenting and Sleep Support

    Instagram: @mamamatters.au

    Location: QLD, Australia/ Online

  • JULIA D'ORAZIO

    Social Worker

    Julia is passionate about walking alongside women during the early postpartum period. This is an exciting and special time, but it can also be a time of vulnerability, leaving mums feeling lonely, exhausted and overwhelmed. Julia provides evidence based support and information to guide your journey.

    She provides counselling via telehealth to support your mental health. In addition, she is trained as a Neuroprotective Developmental Care Practitioner to deliver information about sleep, breastfeeding and settling using the Possums Program. She also provides in home support as a Postpartum Doula. Julia lives in Perth with her 3 year old daughter.

    Website link: https://www.juliadorazio.com.au/

    Area of specialty: adjusting to motherhood, fourth trimester support, baby sleep and settling information

    Social media handles: Instagram and Facebook @juliadoraziopostpartum

    Location: WA, Australia / Online

  • KATE MARKOVITZ

    Author & Owner of Motherhood Grace

    Motivated by her own challenging transition into motherhood and determined to change the future for her own daughter, Kate is on a mission to "take care of modern homemakers."

    Kate is a resource for mothers who are over cultural dogma and are ready to feel confident and joyful in their daily life by providing encouragement and inspiration through her books, "Postpartum Grace Guide" and "Motherhood Grace Guide," as well as other uplifting resources in her Motherhood Grace shop.

    Kate knows mothers are stronger together. It's time to reclaim motherhood.

    Website link: www.motherhoodgrace.com

    Social media: Instagram @motherhoodgrace

    Location: USA / Online

  • LUCY HIGGINS

    Transformational Coach

    Lucy is a Mum of two boys and an International Coaching Federation accredited Coach who's passionate about helping to end the mental health stigma and achieve gender equality. She does this by working with women 1-1 and in groups helping them to achieve their personal and professional potential without sacrificing their wellbeing. Lucy is proud to be a Fellow Coach and Working Parents Coach for Better Up and Chief Metta Mama Coach (Maternity/Return to Work Coaching) and Integrative Wellbeing and Career Coach for Mettacool. Prior to retraining as a Coach in 2018 she spent 20 years in Corporate Communications.

    Areas of specialty: Career transition, leadership coaching, imposter syndrome, negative thinking, work life balance, guilt, overwhelm and burnout prevention

    Website: www.bigtalkformums.co.uk

    Social Media Handle: @bigtalkformums

    Location: UK / Online

  • KATE VIVIAN

    Life Coach

    Challenged by her own experience of feeling invisible as she journeyed through pregnancy, birth and into motherhood, Kate brings together her experience as an adult educator, childbirth educator, doula, life coach and mother to support women to step out of the invisibility of motherhood.

    Kate creates a brave space, a space where women can step into their power, (re)claim their worth, (re)discover themselves and feel confident and empowered to journey through pregnancy, birth and beyond on their own terms.

    Website link - www.katevivian.com.au

    Social media handle - @kateviviancoaching

    Location: Australia / Online

  • Benita Bensch

    Coach to Mothers, Author, Speaker, Podcaster

    Benita’s mission is supporting women to thrive in motherhood, from the inside out. Through her transformative programs, storytelling and resources, she helps mothers feeling lost in motherhood to find their spark, reclaim their sense of self and create the results they want in their life.

    Benita is a Mum of four, certified coach and motherhood studies practitioner, speaker, farmer and author of The Art of Trying. She holds space for mothers to prioritise their needs and wants through 1:1 coaching and her Illuminate group coaching program. Benita strongly believes that she who does the holding needs to be held.

    Website link: www.benitabensch.com

    Area of Specialty: Mothers feeling lost or stuck in motherhood, mindset, gaining clarity & purpose, returning to their true self, embracing new self image, reconnecting to their gifts, embracing permission & releasing guilt.

    Social media handle: @benitabensch

    Email: benita@benitabensch.com

    Location: Australia / Online

  • Harriet Mandak

    Holistic Life Coach

    Harriet is a holistic life coach, and rapid transformational therapist who supports and guides mothers to heal themselves, reconnect to their true identity, undoing the conditioning that led them away from who they truly are, so that they can step into and embody their most empowered, and authentic selves.

    Her approach is a blend of conscious and cognitive work (mastering your mindset & becoming consciously aware), alongside subconscious reprogramming (reprogramming and rewriting your story) and embodiment techniques, tools and practices (fostering connection to your body, soothing your nervous system and restoring safety and a deeper sense of wholeness).

    Her signature program "Journey Back to You" is a journey of self discovery, self connection, unlearning and empowerment for mums wishing to come back home to themselves.

    Website link: www.harrietmandak.com

    Social media handle: @harriet_mandak

    Location: Dubai / Online

  • Rachael Flack

    Social worker, fertility & postpartum doula

    Hi my name is Rachael & I am a perinatal social worker, fertility & postpartum doula and circle facilitator. My work is all about supporting mothers through all the seasons of their motherhood journey.

    I support those that are trying to conceive via assisted conception, those that have experienced pregnancy & infant loss and mothers in any stage of mothering. I can support you with in-home care, counselling (medicare rebates may apply), online support, group events such as circles/mother blessings & via a free weekly drop-in.

    Website link: https://www.amamaisborn.com.au/

    Social media handle: https://www.facebook.com/rachaelmamaborn @a.mama.is.born

    Location: Seaford, VIC, Australia

  • Ashley Hommersom

    Accredited Social Worker and trained counsellor, specialising in trauma counselling and maternal wellbeing

    I am a proud mama of two little people and a small business owner. I have over 10 years experience as an accredited social worker and trauma counsellor in the human welfare sector, and I am passionate about creating space and opportunities for people, especially mamas and mamas-to-be, to reclaim and create a life that brings them joy and satisfaction, on their terms.

    I am a strong believer in living by your values, prioritising and valuing self-care, and nourishing the relationships with those closest and dearest to you. I am also a vehement lover of adventures, yummy food, and good coffee.

    Website link: www.kintsugicounselling.com.au

    Social media handle: https://www.facebook.com/kintsuginowra @kintsugi_counsellingau

    Location: South Coast, NSW, Australia

  • Amanda Jackson

    Motherhood Coach and Matrescence Advocate

    As a motherhood studies practitioner and director of Motherhood and Matrescence Amanda supports mothers to be curious about the social construct of motherhood, and compassionate with themselves during Matrescence.

    As a mother of three, she acknowledges the beauty and brutality of mothering and works to honour the mother as well as the mutuality between a mother and her children.
    Amanda has a background in psychology and social sciences and completed her thesis on the regulation of pregnant women’s bodies at the University of Queensland. She has a range of 1:1 coaching packages and group programs to support mothers rediscover their confidence, identity and agency.

    Social media: @motherhood_and_matrescence

    LinkedIn, Facebook

    Location: Whitsunday, Queensland

  • Kamya O'Keeffe

    Women’s Rites of Passage Guide and Mentor

    Kamya is a women’s rites of passage guide and mentor tending the thresholds of life's transitions by creating handmade transformative rites of passages for women, mothers, and elders that acknowledge and celebrate the significant cycles and stages of our lives. 



    Transitions from the metamorphosis of matrescence, the destiny of our midlife crossing and the pilgrimage to elderhood to reveal a renewed understanding of the gifts we bring to the world, what it means to belong to ourselves, to our animate earth, and to the unfolding vision of our lives.

    Her work is based in animist, feminist, earth-honouring values.

    Website link: https://www.kamyaokeeffe.com/

    Area of specialty: rites of passage

    Social media handle: @kamyaokeeffe

    Location: Byron Hinterland, NSW, Australia

  • BEA CHRISTIE

    Motherhood Coach

    Does motherhood feel like a whole load of confusing decisions that you have to make all day everyday…not the dreamy road to fulfilment that we are sold as little girls.

    You’ve not done anything wrong, you’ve not missed something and it’s definitely not just you.

    I’m a mum of 3, a London girl living in Edinburgh. I love helping women navigate life as a mum.

    If you’re up for letting go of guilt and judgement and the idea that we have to sacrifice ourselves in order to reach some crazy ideal that’s not even real… I would be delighted to support you.

    Website link: https://www.beachristie.co.uk/

    Area of Specialty: house doctoring and mentoring support for mothers

    Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

  • Keturah Stoltenberg

    Postpartum Doula, Perinatal Massage Therapist, Baby Massage Teacher, Postpartum Cook

    Keturah has extensive training & certification, skills and experience in all things Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum.

    She is passionate about Maternal Wellbeing and offers Pregnancy & Postnatal Massage, Postpartum Support as well as Maternal Health & Baby Massage Classes.

    Keturah's approach is warm and empathic, and she draws from both her personal experiences, as a mother, and her professional expertise to bring a depth of understanding to the women that she supports.

    Keturah is the creator of a Postpartum Food Delivery Service, named Meals with Keturah, to offer the nourishment that New Mothers need in the early weeks & months of their Postpartum Recovery.

    "I believe that every mother should feel heard, supported and nurtured & nourished in order to look after her progeny. She should not find her own needs being consistently on the bottom of the list".

    Website: www.motherhoodwithketurah.com.au

    Area of specialty: Perinatal and Maternal Support

    Social media handles: @motherhoodwithketurah (FB & Insta)

    Location: NSW, Australia / Online

  • Andrea Bombino

    Motherhood & Career Coach, Corporate Consultant, Public Speaker

    Andrea is a mother-centered Motherhood & Career Coach and Corporate Consultant focused on reimagining the future of work for women and mothers. After 13 years of mentoring, training and coaching others to reach their full potential at LinkedIn and at a global recruitment agency, Andrea hung up her hat as a top salesperson in order to start her own business, Made to Mother Co. Andrea works with women 1:1 and in groups to navigate motherhood and their career. This includes preparing women for maternity leave and re-onboarding when they return from mat leave or a career break. As a Corporate Consultant, she provides strategic consultation aimed at increasing employee retention and bolstering employee attraction strategies and increasing employee engagement and productivity. Andrea is a certified Life Coach, Mama Rising Facilitator, certified Seasons of Matrescence Educator and Motherhood Studies Practitioner.

    Website link: www.madetomotherco.com

    Area of specialty: Navigating career + motherhood, maternity leave, career breaks, matrescence, Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), Diversity & Inclusion in the Workplace

    Social media handle: @madetomotherco

    Location: Australia / Online

  • Jodi Pawluski, PhD, HDR, PMH-C

    Behavioural Neuroscientist, Psychotherapist and Author

    Dr Jodi Pawluski is a Behavioural Neuroscientist, Psychotherapist and Author based in Rennes, France. Her research is affiliated with the IRSET (UMR_S 1085) a research unit of the INSERM institute, the University of Rennes 1, and the EHESP School of Public Health.

    For over fifteen years Jodi has studied the neuroscience of motherhood and the effects of perinatal mental illness and antidepressant medications on the mother and developing offspring. She regularly speaks nationally and internationally about her research findings as well as the fascinating effects of parenting on the brain.

    Dr Pawluski regularly speaks with journalists about the neuroscience of parenting and has appeared in the New York Times, Scientific American, CNN, The Boston Globe, to name a few. She has also been on BBC Radio Women's Hour and FranceInter to talk about the maternal brain.

    She is a Postpartum Support International Coordinator for France and a member of the Canadian Perinatal Mental Health Collaborative. She is active in publishing, counseling, mentoring and advocating for improvements to perinatal mental health care.

    In 2020 she started a podcast called Mommy Brain Revisited which focuses on bringing current research on the parental brain to the general public. She also regularly blogs about the neuroscience of parenting and perinatal mental health at Inspire the Mind and is the author of Mommy Brain (Larousse).

    Website link: www.jodipawlusk.com

    Social media: Instagram, Twitter

    Area of Specialty: Neuroscience of motherhood

    Location: Rennes, France

    Podcast: Mommy Brain Revisited

    Book: Mommy Brain

  • Jennifer Bendewish-Mosley

    Mother, Army Veteran, former police officer, small business owner

    I am a mother deep in the trenches raising three girls, from toddlerhood to teenagers. I am also an Army Veteran, former police officer, wife, real estate investor, small business owner, and hold Bachelor's degree in design studies and a Master's of Science in Accounting.

    Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbendewish

    Location: Tallahassee, FL, USA

  • Marisa

    Coach

    Marisa Burgess is a mindset coach working to support mothers to rediscover themselves and navigate the many transitions that come with motherhood. She is a mother herself, to a beautiful 2.5 year old.

    She is based in Funchal, Madeira where she lives with her family and runs her coaching business.

    She has aspirations to continue expanding her business and reaching more women and mothers; empowering them to reclaim motherhood and live a life with more purpose, presence and freedom.

    Website link: www.marisaburgess.com

    Location: Funchal, Madeira

  • Margarida Sousa

    Transpersonal Therapist, Birth Story Medicine, Doula

    I am a mother of two girls (born in 2015 and 2018), and I have been supporting women on their motherhood journey for over 8 years.

    My work combines a transpersonal therapeutic approach that focuses on the inner world with motherhood studies to provide mothers with the conditions to explore their unique way of being and mothering.

    Additionally, I am passionate about creating a safe space for mothers who wish to delve deeper into their birth experience and find new and significant meanings through birth story medicine sessions (in Portuguese or English).

    You can learn more about me and my work on:

    Website: https://www.margaridasousa.pt/

    Instagram: @margaridasousa.pt

    Location: Braga, Portugal

  • Sakie Umehara

    Working mother of three children based in Japan. I believe that motherhood is a beautiful journey of reconnecting and finding your true self through the mothering. The more connected you are to yourself, the more connected you will be with your children. I would like to support mothers who feel ‘not good enough’, lost, and pressured to find a unique path to live themselves with their happy children.

    Email: sumehara.0630@gmail.com

    Instagram: @sakiepeterson

    Location: Yokohama, Japan

  • U-Fhern Chang

    ELAN HOUSE of WELLNESS IS DEDICATED TO NUTURING, NOURISHING AND EMPOWERING NEW MOTHERS AND FAMILIES.

    Elan's purpose is to support mothers during their pregnancy and postpartum journey. we aim to:

    Change the thinking around what true postpartum maternal care looks like through education, dialogue and sharing of experiences.

    Provide tangible tools of support that will care for mothers and their families.

    Website Link: https://elan.house/

    Location: Melbourne, Australia

  • Georgie Stephen

    Georgie is a mother to one spirited little girl and lives with in her family Melbourne. She is a degree-qualified naturopath and trained SOS feeding therapist.

    In her online clinical practice dedicated to supporting mothers, Georgie helps tired, sleep deprived mums to take control of their energy and overcome exhaustion so they can continue to show up as the mum they want to be.

    Georgie works 1:1 with mothers all across Australia via Telehealth as well as supporting a community of likeminded mothers to survive broken sleep and explore what a truly nourished & empowered version of motherhood looks like in her online membership, Mother Nourish.

    Instagram: @georgiestephen_

    Website: Georgie Stephen Naturopath

    Location: Melbourne, Australia

  • Ange Bankier

    Clinical Psychologist and Doula

    Ange is an experienced Clinical Psychologist who now works predominantly with perinatal clients, holding space and providing support through individual therapy for clients navigating a range of issues and stages including transition to parenthood, birth trauma, fertility, loss, perinatal anxiety and depression, and termination of pregnancy. She draws from a range of therapy modalities tailored to the needs of the client, including mindfulness, ACT, CBT, EMDR, schema therapy and compassion-focused approaches, and holding in mind relational frameworks such as attachment theory.

    Ange is also a doula, providing support to mamas and their families through pregnancy, birth and postpartum. She is passionate about mamas feeling informed, well supported and in their power as they journey through these transformative experiences.

    For psychology support:

    Instagram: @perinatal_child_family_hub

    Website: Perinatal, Child & Family Hub

    For doula support:

    Instagram: @moonandback.birth

    Website: To The Moon & Back Birth Support

    Location: Buderim, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

  • Belinda Batt

    Belinda uses evidence-based coaching and positive psychological tools to support mothers in feeling less alone, less inadequate, more fulfilled and more in control of life - enabling them to flourish.

    Instagram: @flourishingmother

    Facebook: The Flourishing Mother

    Linkedin: Belinda Jane Batt MSc

    Website Link: The Flourishing Mother

    Location: Totnes, United Kingdom

  • Steph O'Brien

    I'm a postpartum doula, passionate about supporting mothers in the fourth trimester. I'm also a mother to two boys, a wife, a gift-giver, a hugger, and witty with a heart of gold (and a little bit sweary).

    It was my own experience of postpartum in 2018 that sent me on a path to discovering how we can better support mothers after baby arrives. Skip ahead a few years and I'm now supporting mothers both in person and online to create beautiful and supported postpartum experiences.

    Instagram: @postpartum_with_steph

    Website: postpartumwithsteph

    Location: Geelong, Australia

  • Emily Hardy

    Emily Hardy is a motherhood support and mindset coach, instructional designer, and the host of The Worthy Mother Podcast. She is passionate about challenging the societal narratives around motherhood and success that contribute to feelings of mom guilt and shame for so many women. Emily is now a multi-passionate entrepreneur focused on uplifting women through the power of education, shared experiences, and community to change the world for the better. Emily lives on the central coast of California with her husband and two young sons.

    Instagram: @honestlyemilyrose

    Podcast: Worthy Mother Podcast

    Email: emily@honestlyemilyrose.com

    Location: San Luis Obispo, California, USA

  • Lia Pa'apa'a

    Lia is an artist and mama who has cultural connections to Samoa and the Luiseño nation of Southern California. Lia’s practice is interdisciplinary and explores Arts and Cultural practices that revitalise, reclaim and reimagine ancestral practices that support birthing people, their babies, and families during the first 1000 days. Lia is the Co-creator of the NGAMUMU (For Mothers) project that delivers community workshops, festival installations and creative programming.

    Instagram: @liapaapaa

    Website: Lia Pa’apa’a

    Location: Gimuy- Cairns

  • Nada Alkhaldi

    A mother, childbirth educator, Finance manager and a person who lives by the mantra "be the change you want to see in the world". I aspire to enjoy all my roles in life while also empowering other women, mothers and people in general to live their lives by their own terms while also being mindful and respectful to other's people's best interests.

    Instagram: @intomotherhood1

    Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  • Stacey Carter

    I'm Stacey, a new mum to two boys. A Pregnancy & Postpartum Athleticism Coach and Season's of Matrescence Educator and Guide who is passionate about helping mothers as they transition to and through motherhood. Just as their body changes physically and we need to make adaptions for the ways they exercise, their brain changes too and my goal is to help you navigate all the individual changes that are true for you and your individual situation.

    Instagram: @staceycarterfitness

    Facebook: Stacey Carter Fitness

    Location: New Caledonia

  • Grace Gulley

    Grace found herself pregnant in 2020 — the same week that the pandemic shut the world down and she lost her job. Desperate to make sense of the new world she was facing she turned to knowledge and to other mothers. Matrescence and Matricentric Feminism gave understanding and voice to what she was feeling.

    Now, through social emotional art practices such as poetry, dance and music, Grace helps mothers rewrite the rules of motherhood to better suit their own needs. Grace is an UCLA Social Emotional Arts Facilitator; is ICF certified; holds a Certification in Motherhood Studies; and is a Certified Mama Rising Facilitator.

    Email: hello@yoke.center

    Website: https://www.yoke.center/

    Instagram: @yoke.center

    Location: Los Angeles, CA

  • Laila

    Laila is a naturopath and nutritionist who is passionate about helping busy and overwhelmed mamas to confidently raise thriving babies, without enjoying motherhood. Using natural medicines and nutrition: via 1:1 consults and her online membership - The Healthy Baby Village. She is an infant microbiome nerd and she's currently studying for her Master's in Women's & Children's Health (majoring in reproductive health).

    Instagram: @ohhealthybaby

    Website: ohhealthybaby

    Location: Mullumbimby/Australia

  • Alexandra Weehuizen

    Alex is a parenting mentor who draws upon her extensive background as an experienced nanny, a qualified early childhood teacher, a postpartum doula, and a mother of twins to provide valuable support to parents.

    She is passionate about respectful and responsive care for both parents and their children. Alex believes that each family has unique needs and they should have support and care as they navigate their early parenting journey.

    In 2021 she founded and created Precious Beginnings, a 10-week postpartum and parenting programme centered around conversations. Precious Beginnings vision is to support parents so that they can connect with other parents in the same season of life, to help parents develop their understandings on how to nurture their baby in the first 1000 days and to understand the complexities of parenting in the early years.

    Whether you prefer one-on-one guidance tailored to your specific needs or the enriching experience of group sessions,

    Alex is here to assist you every step of the way.

    Instagram: @nurtured.parenting

    Location: New Zealand / Online

  • Sarah-Jayne Duryea

    I AM A PRINCIPAL PSYCHOLOGY. I DO MOST OF MY WORK WITH WOMEN WHO ARE EXPERIENCING FEELINGS OF ANXIETY, HAVE EXPERIENCED LOSS OR TRAUMA, OR FIND THEIR NEW REALITY CHALLENGING.

    I work with women who have a voice inside their head that criticises and judges them. If you are looking for someone who will work with you to put this inner critic back in its box, you’ve come to the right place.

    If you’re someone who feels as though your mind is hectic, I work with you!

    Are you worried about your pregnancy? Are you consumed with thoughts about your performance as a mum? Have you lost a previous pregnancy? Do you struggle with a mind that criticises you, or you feel as though you can’t relax? Do you struggle with issues surrounding sex and intimacy?

    I am here to help you.

    If you’re someone who is pursuing IVF – I work with you.

    If you are someone who has been told they need to find a surrogate to be able to be a family – I work with you!

    If you’re a same-sex couple who are creating your family through surrogacy in Australia or overseas – I am a passionate advocate for you.

    Website: happyminds

    Instagram: @happymindspsych

    Facebook: happymindspsychology

    Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia

  • Nadja Dinneen

    Mothers are the architects of humanity and builders of a better world through nurturing the next generations and being the women the world needs now.

    I'm on a mission to revolutionize and redefine motherhood by empowering women through my most recent training and the foundations of traditional Chinese medicine.

    Every stage of a womens life from maidenhood to menopause needs to be celebrated and cherished as these are significant junctions that hold power for her next stage.

    My journey through motherhood and the knowledge I’ve gained as a practitioner has gifted me the ability to guide you through these transformative gateways. Join me on this life-changing journey.

    Website: nadjasfamilyacupuncture

    Location: Australia

  • Erryn James

    Accredited Mental Health Social Worker - Founder of Nurtured Mothers Wellbeing

    Erryn is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW) who is passionate about supporting Mothers and families. Nurtured Mothers Wellbeing was born after her first child, after finding gaps in the provision of holistic care for women, mothers and families. Erryn provides a range of services including individualised mental health support, parenting support and group programs such as Circle of Security.

    Erryn provides a compassionate, non-judgmental, and nurturing environment where Mothers feel safe and empowered to explore their experiences. Erryn’s practice is person-centred, trauma-informed, and strengths-based. Erryn tailors support to the specific individual she is working with, around this she uses an mix of evidence-based interventions including Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

    Area of specialty: women’s and maternal mental health and wellbeing; grief and loss, matrescence and adjustment to motherhood, identity and self esteem, managing strong emotions, attachment and bonding, returning to work and reproductive health.

    Website: nurturedmotherswellbeing

    Instagram: @nurtured.mothers.wellbeing

    Email: erryn@nurturedmotherswellbeing.com.au

    Phone: 0491 705 192

    Location: Ballarat, Australia / Online

  • Dr Cristina Cavezza

    Originally trained as a psychologist, Dr Cristina Cavezza, moved into becoming a parenting educator/mentor for mothers of multiples after her own unexpected twin pregnancy at the age of 40. She aims to support mothers of multiples emotionally prepare and deal with the demands of raising more than one baby at a time. Her mission is for mothers to be fierce and kind - to be strong advocates for their own and their children’s wellbeing while simultaneously holding compassion for themselves and others.

    Website: fiercekindmama

    Podcast: Fierce, Kind Mama of Multiples

    Location: Melbourne, Australia / Online

  • Sarah-Jayne Duryea

    I DO MOST OF MY WORK WITH WOMEN WHO ARE EXPERIENCING FEELINGS OF ANXIETY, HAVE EXPERIENCED LOSS OR TRAUMA, OR FIND THEIR NEW REALITY CHALLENGING.
    I work with women who have a voice inside their head that criticises and judges them. If you are looking for someone who will work with you to put this inner critic back in its box, you’ve come to the right place.

    If you’re someone who feels as though your mind is hectic, I work with you!

    Are you worried about your pregnancy?
    Are you consumed with thoughts about your performance as a mum?
    Have you lost a previous pregnancy?
    Do you struggle with a mind that criticises you, or you feel as though you can’t relax?
    Do you struggle with issues surrounding sex and intimacy?
    I am here to help you.

    If you’re someone who is pursuing IVF – I work with you.

    If you are someone who has been told they need to find a surrogate to be able to be a family – I work with you!

    If you’re a same-sex couple who are creating your family through surrogacy in Australia or overseas – I am a passionate advocate for you.

    Website: happyminds.net.au/

    Instagram: @happymindspsych

    Facebook: @happymindspsychology

    Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia

  • Nadia Myerson

    Nadia Myerson Coaching

    Areas of speciality:

    • High-achieving midlife mums

    • Identity, values and purpose

    • Emotional intelligence

    • Mindset and behaviours for success

    • Combating stress, overwhelm and burnout

    • The mind-body connection

    • Releasing unexplained physical and emotional pain through somatic energetic release work

    • Addressing childhood trauma & core emotional wounds

    • Nervous system regulation

    • Maternal well-being

    • Trauma informed leadership and self-leadership

    Nadia's mission is to support the high-achieving modern mum to be wildly successful, both personally and professionally. Challenged by her own experience of losing herself in motherhood after emerging from a highly successful academic and professional career, Nadia believes that women deserve to be seen, heard, understood, valued, supported and empowered in and beyond motherhood. Through her unique blend of cognitive, somatic, emotional and energetic work, Nadia works intuitively with mums to help them deeply understand, accept, respect and value themselves. Her absolute passion is working with mums to release trapped negative energy from unresolved core emotional wounds, which ultimately gives her clients the freedom to experience greater levels of happiness, fulfilment and success as women and mums. Nadia’s work is informed by her own personal experience of 15+ years of mothering, alongside all her learnings. She is proud to be a mum of three, certified Performance Coach, Master NLP Coach, Master Practitioner of Time Line Therapy® & Hypnosis, Certified Silent Counsellor, Motherhood Studies Practitioner and is working towards a Level 7 Somatic Trauma Informed Coaching qualification and an EQ Mastery Coach certification. She holds a Masters degree from Cambridge University in Oriental Studies and she enjoys nothing more than putting her feet up with a personal development book and a cuppa, guilt-free!

    Website: www.nadiamyersoncoaching.com

    Instagram: @nadiamyersoncoaching

    Facebook: Nadia Myerson

    LinkedIn: nadiamyerson

    Email: nadia@nadiamyersoncoaching.com

    Number: 0044 7813096099

    Location: Manchester, UK / works online globally

  • Danielle Kenney, LICSW, PMH-C

    Danielle is a clinical social worker in private practice outside of Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She has over 30 years of experience supporting mothers and currently offers individual therapy for those seeking treatment for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.

    Website: www.daniellekenneylicsw.com

    Location: Braintree, Massachusetts, USA

  • Elizabeth McLean

    Elizabeth is a mother to three, Registered Music Therapist (RMT, PhD) and Director of Vital Voices private practice.

    She specialises in music therapy practice and research with infants, parents and families and is currently working within the community perinatal and early parenting contexts.

    She has over ten years experience working as a music therapist in the acute hospital system, including the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

    Elizabeth is a passionate supporter and advocate for maternal mental health and well-being and honouring the vital role of mothering.

    Instagram: vitalvoices.au

    Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia

  • Emma Mehlhopt

    Emma is a mum of three boys, counsellor, Matrescence educator/coach and Motherhood Studies Practitioner. She is passionate about maternal well being and works with mothers’ 1-1 and in groups, supporting women with the challenges of modern motherhood.

    Location: Naracoorte, Limestone Coast, South Australia

  • Anne Rajoo

    Anne Rajoo is the founder and CEO of Virtufully, an e-assistance hub that helps female entrepreneurs streamline and scale their businesses through strategic outsourcing.

    Anne is also the creative force behind Magic Mum Life and Peaceful Productivity, designed to support ambitious women balancing careers with motherhood. With a focus on mindful mastery, Anne guides mothers towards a more fulfilling and productive life without succumbing to burnout.

    Her dream of an extraordinary life led her from a tiny village in East Germany to London and finally to Mauritius, where she now resides with her family.

    Connect with Anne to discover how you can create a more peaceful and productive life as a mother, without sacrificing your dreams and aspirations.

    Website: https://annerajoo.com/

    Instagram: @_annerajoo_

    LinkedIn: Anne Rajoo

    Location: Mauritius

  • Bhumi Mehta

    I have been a therapist for many years and even had some women who were struggling with the demands of motherhood come to me for therapy. However, it was only when I became a mother that I began to understand the limits of my knowledge and understanding regarding matrescence. The certification course gave me the language to voice my thoughts and feelings and a safe space to share. Through my practice, I want to be able to support others on their matrescence journey. Because only by being open with ourselves and others, can change be made.

    Website: www.hopefromtherapy.com

    Instagram: @hopefromtherapy

    Facebook: @hopefromtherapy

    Email: bhumi@hopefromtherapy.com

    Phone: 1-904-901-9184

    Location: United States

  • Sasha Kerman

    Sasha is a motherhood and transformational life coach working with women to identify their unique values, working towards living in alignment and honouring both the woman and mother in each of us.

    Exploring effective communication strategies, how to process anger and guilt, embracing your family choices and rediscovering your identity amidst the experience of motherhood.

    Sasha has trained in the UK, Mexico and Thailand and incorporates her understanding of how the mind and body work together in order to create a nourishing and fulfilling way of life.

    Website link: https://www.sashakerman.com

    Area of specialty: Neuroemotional and Somatic Coaching

    Social media handle: Instagram - @sashakerman

    Location: Brighton, United Kingdom

  • Emma Townley, The Non Perfect Parents Club

    Emma is founder of the Non Perfect Parents Club - a non judgemental support network for parents.

    It is a safe space for Mums where you can talk honestly, connect with other mums and be seen and heard. We challenge everyday narratives and offer different perspectives on parenting strategies and values. We specialise in Mum to Mum support.

    The Non Perfect Parents Club podcast gives parents a voice and the opportunity to talk honestly. Parents can share their story and let other parents know that they are not alone.

    Website: https://www.thenonperfectparentsclub.com

    Instagram: @the_non_perfect_parents/

    Facebook: @thenonperfectparentsclub

    Podcast: The Non Perfect Parents Club

    Email: thenonperfectparentsclub@outlook.com

    Location: Lancashire, United Kingdom