The Freo Doula

04/10/2025

🌿✨ The Tree of Life ✨🌿

When we look closely, nature repeats herself.
The veins of a leaf… the branching of a tree canopy… the winding paths of a river bed… all mirror the same sacred pattern: a life-giving network.

The placenta carries this pattern too. The Magic Tree of Life.
Its roots branch outward, nourishing, sustaining, and connecting mother to baby. Just as rivers feed the land, just as trees feed the air, the placenta feeds new life.

It is a reminder that we are never separate from nature, we are part of her design, woven into her fractals, created from her wisdom. 🌱

This is why I honour the placenta in my work through prints, keepsakes, and rituals because it tells a story that is as old and universal as the veins of a leaf or the flow of a river.

✨ The Tree of Life lives in you, in your baby, and in the Earth herself. ✨

24/09/2025

🌿 Is your placenta on your birth plan?

Hi, its me, your local placenta nerd 🤓
I love creating packages that honour the sacred Tree of Life while supporting you with the many benefits your placenta offers.

✨ Placenta Encapsulation
✨ Burial Preparation (some mamas choose both!)
✨ Art & Prints
✨ Cord Keepsakes
✨ Tinctures & Creams

Every item is crafted with love, reverence, and crystal-infused energy in my dedicated placenta studio. With over 10 years’ experience, dual certifications, and full food safety & bloodborne pathogen training, you’re in safe hands.

🧿 Mention this post for a little discount
🧿 Packages are always tailored to you

Follow along .freo.doula or PM me to chat about your placenta plan 💛

23/09/2025

🌙 On Call vs 🌸 Off Call

Doula life moves in rhythms…

On call looks like checking my phone ten times before sleep and keeping the volume turned right up. It’s half-saying yes to celebrations (I’ll be there unless I’m at a birth). It’s a packed bag by the door, a car fuelled and ready, and living with one foot in the everyday and one foot in the mystery.

Off call feels like exhale. My phone slips back to silent, I sleep deeply, and I can fully show up at birthdays, dinners, and beach days. Bags get unpacked, weekends away get planned, and I root myself back into family, friendships, and filling my own cup.

Both states are sacred, both necessary. On call is the practice of surrender. Off call is the practice of replenishment. Together, they keep me balanced and ready to serve when the time comes.

✨ This is doula life, it ebbs and flows with presence and pause, honouring both rhythms.

20/09/2025

✨ Vulnerable share alert ✨

September is always the busiest month of the year (thank you Christmas & New Year celebrations 😉). It’s been a beautiful whirlwind so many gorgeous mamas trusting me with their placenta chakras, two incredible repeat homebirth clients and even a birth at the new birth centre.
But this month also brought a first in my 12 years as a doula… a client didn’t call me when they went into labour.
My very first feeling (my ego) was sadness. Like maybe I hadn’t done enough. That creeping thought of “I’m not good enough.”
But when I sat with that feeling, it shifted.
It became: ✨I am so proud of her. ✨Proud that she listened to her gut, trusted her intuition, and owned her birth… which is exactly what I preach.

🌿 Sometimes families find their flow on their own.
🌿 Sometimes labour moves too fast.
🌿 Sometimes the tools we’ve explored in pregnancy are all that’s needed.
🌿 Sometimes intuition whispers a new path.

And really, that’s all I could ever hope for, that our time together gave her the confidence to birth her way.

So I honour both parts of this experience. the sting of not being called, and the reminder that birth is never about my role, but about a woman’s power to navigate her own path.

🤍 To my fellow doulas — if this has happened to you, you’re not alone. Your presence mattered. Sometimes the deepest support is unseen, but still profoundly felt.

17/09/2025

🌸Choosing a doula 🌸...
isn’t about the most polished Instagram feed, the fanciest website, or the flashiest marketing. Some of the most incredible doulas I know don’t even have social media and yet their presence in the birth space is steady, calm & transformative.
It’s not about a curated grid… it’s about the energy she brings into your birth room. 🌿

Here are some gentle, grounding questions to ask when you’re sitting down with a potential doula over a chai:

🌸 What called you to birth work?
🌸 How do you hold space for both mother and partner during labour?
🌸 What is included in your support both before and after birth?
🌸 How do you honour the sacredness of the birth space while navigating the unexpected?
🌸 What is your philosophy around birth, choice, and postpartum care?
🌸 How do you help create a cocoon of calm and safety?
🌸 How do you walk with me if plans shift or birth takes a different path?
🌸 Can we meet casually first to feel into each other’s energy?

✨ Remember: the “right” doula for you will feel like a safe harbour. Someone who listens deeply, respects your choices, and walks beside you as you step through the portal of birth.

🌿 My books are open for 2026 births —if you’re feeling the pull, let’s connect. A cup of chai, a chat, and we’ll see if our energies align.

12/09/2025

Beloved placenta, sacred tree of life,
I thank you with all of my heart.
You nourished and sustained life within me,
a constant guardian, protector, and bridge between worlds.

You carried the breath of spirit into form,
weaving nourishment, shelter, and devotion with every heartbeat.
Through you, my baby was cradled, nourished, and held safe,
wrapped in your strength and your wisdom.

Now your sacred work is complete.
With reverence, I honour you
for the love you gave,
for the life you sustained,
for the miracle you made possible.

I bow in gratitude,
releasing you back to the earth,
to be remembered, cherished, and forever blessed.

11/09/2025

Placenta capsules, art, tinctures… every piece I create has your story in it. If you’ve received a package from my placenta studio, or I've journeyed with you as your doula, one of the greatest gifts you can give back is a little love note on Google reviews 🌙💊🌸. Your words light up this space and guide others here too.

08/09/2025

✨ Word of mouth means the world ✨
If your midwife, doula, or a friend has spoken about their experience with me, I’d love to know! Mention their name when booking and I’ll honour that connection with a little thank-you when you book in your placenta encapsulation package 🌱

06/09/2025

✨ Thinking about hiring a doula? Here’s how it works with me ✨

Step 1: Reach out
Send me a message when you’re curious about having a doula. From there, I’ll invite you to meet up for a chai somewhere local and casual. 🌿

Step 2: Meet in person
I truly believe you can’t choose a doula over the phone. Meeting in person is imperative, the trust you place in your chosen doula is huge, and it’s essential to feel the vibe and see if our energies align.

Step 3: Lock it in
If you’d like me to be your birth bestie, there’s just a little bit of “homework” signing a contract and paying a deposit invoice. After that, we’re officially locked in.

Step 4: Schedule our sessions
I’ll set up all of our official pregnancy appointments so you’ll know exactly when we’ll connect. In these sessions, I’ll get to know you, your family, and your hopes and dreams for your birth.

Step 5: Ongoing support
Beyond our official appointments, I make myself available as support however you need it. Everyone hires a doula for different reasons, and I love tailoring my care so you feel truly held throughout your journey.

Step 6: Birth day
When the big day arrives, I’ll be there contraction by contraction- holding space, guiding, encouraging, and walking with you through it all.

Step 7: Postpartum care & beyond
In the early days I’ll check in, delivering placenta capsules and postpartum treats, and holding space to debrief your birth. I love to stay in touch forever more , receiving photos, birthday updates, and even catching up for a coffee. It’s such a joy to be a small, special part of your family’s life.

Because having a trusted, neutral support person , someone you already know and who has held you throughout the journey so far, means you step into birth with confidence, continuity, and deep care. 💫

✨ 2026 spots now open — taking bookings! ✨

24/08/2025

✨ Birthing the Placenta – The Forgotten Stage ✨

The third stage of labour is often overlooked, but it is sacred in its own right. After your baby is born, your body isn’t quite finished, your placenta, your baby’s very first home, is still with you.
This stage flows best when the room is steeped in oxytocin:
🌸 Soft voices
🎶 Your chosen music
💗 Admiring your baby as they make their way to your chest
💋 Kisses, skin-to-skin, taking in every detail of your new little one
As you come back into your body, you can invite your placenta to do what it came here to do. Its job is complete. It has nourished, sustained, and protected life with incredible devotion.
You might like to:
✨ Connect to it in your thoughts
✨ Thank it for all it has given
✨ Honour its work as you give it permission to leave
Birthing your placenta isn’t just a medical step, it’s a closing of the circle. The completion of one journey and the beginning of another.

21/08/2025

💔

We are so sorry to hear this news from Michel Odent's family.

"It is with great sorrow that the family of Dr Michel Odent announce his death at the age of 95. Dr Odent was born July 7, 1930, in Bresles, France. He died peacefully in London, England, on August 19, 2025 following a brief illness.

Dr Odent trained as a general surgeon in Paris, and advocated for the demedicalisation of birth whilst in charge of Pithiviers Hospital. In later life, he founded the Primal Health Research Centre in London, and published extensively on topics related to childbirth and early breastfeeding.

He is survived by many loved ones, including his partner Liliana, and children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. His family wishes to express their thanks to the doctors, nurses, and staff of St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to La Leche League. Dr Odent will be cremated in a private family service with a public memorial to follow in several weeks."

21/08/2025

✨🌸 Keep Your Placenta 🌸✨

The truth is, you don’t know how you’ll feel after birth. None of us do.
Postpartum is raw, tender, beautiful, and unpredictable. And your placenta is one of the tools that might just make a difference in your healing.
If you’re unsure about encapsulation right now, that’s okay. You can still keep it. Because once it’s gone, it’s gone.
Keeping your placenta leaves the door open. You might choose:
🌿 Encapsulation for hormonal balance + recovery
🎨 Prints, art, or cord keepsakes to honour its beauty
🌙 Tinctures for long-term support
🌱 A burial ceremony to return it to the earth
However you feel, whenever you decide, you’ll know you gave yourself the option.
Because your placenta is your sacred Tree of Life. It belongs to you and it can continue to nourish you, in whatever way feels right.

✨ Keep it first. Decide later. ✨