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Women's health occupational therapy services with a special focus on Motherhood support.

20/01/2026

Hey you! Mama bear. Listen up📢
You’re not messing it up.
You’re not broken.
You’re not doing it wrong.

You might just be comparing your reality to someone else’s highlight reel ~ and forgetting how much you’re already holding (or how much they are holding too).

If you felt resonance with this, you don’t have to keep white-knuckling it alone. Meet other mothers who are also in the thick if it. People you can really connect with. To understand and make sense of this ride wild, along side. Join us!

Find your community, in my next motherhood workshop
~ Exploring Matrescence and the Alchemy of Change ~ 🌀

WHEN: Feb 21st, 1pm to 3pm.

WHERE: Yarra Valley Women's Health
32 Symons Street, Healesville VIC 3777

INVESTMENT: $60
Places limited!

You can start here ⬇️✨️

Comment “SUPPORT” and I’ll send you the link to book.

15/01/2026

Self-compassion isn’t some fluffy side quest. It’s the thing that lets you BREATHE again ~ without guilt.

But when you’ve spent years absorbing messages like “be grateful,” “keep it together,” and “don’t be dramatic” ~ offering yourself compassion can feel... foreign. Like speaking a second language you never learned.

Especially when the days are relentless. When you’re juggling mental load, emotional labour and the pressure to do it all without falling apart.

This reel?
It’s your reminder that there’s nothing wrong with you for finding it hard. And you don’t have to muscle through it alone!

My 1:1 support is a space for women who want to feel seen in their motherhood ~ not just as a parent, but as a person.

If that’s you? I’d love to hear from you 🌿✨️

14/01/2026

Just because you’re capable… doesn’t mean you have capacity.

I see this all the time in clinic.
Mothers who are smart, resourceful, help-seeking.
They’ve read the books.
Tried the programs.
Done the therapy.

And still ~ they feel like they’re failing.
Like they should be coping.
Like they’re the problem.

But it’s not a lack of effort.
It’s not a lack of love.
And it’s definitely not a lack of capability.

It’s that we’re raising humans inside a system that forgets mothers are human too.

You are not broken.
You are just beyond capacity.
And that matters!

If this feels painfully familiar ~ you’re not alone and you're in the right place 💖

🌿 I see you. And I’m here to support you when you’re ready.
Link for bookings in bio

13/01/2026

No one tells you that when you become a mum, it’s not just your body or your sleep or your time that changes.

It’s you.
Who you are.
What you value.
What you want.
What you can no longer ignore.

And if you’ve been feeling a bit like…
"Who even am I now?"
You’re not the only one 💖

I’m running a workshop later next month that’s not about parenting, not about fixing ~ but about you.

You, figuring out who you’re becoming.
You, getting to exhale.
You, feeling actually seen ~ in the messy middle of it all.

We’ll journal.
We’ll breathe.
We’ll chat.
We might cry.
We’ll absolutely leave feeling less alone.

✨️Feb 21st
✨️1–3pm
🌿Yarra Valley Women’s Health ~
32 Symons St, Healesville VIC
➡️$60
🫶8 spots max (because we’re keeping it cosy)

Link’s in my bio ~ or DM me the word "identity" and I’ll get back to you with the booking details.

You’re not too much.
You’re not failing.
You’re just in it.
And I’d love to sit in it with you 🌀

06/01/2026

I don’t believe we need to be "finished" to be helpful.

I can witness the growth of the people I work with and still be very much in my own unfolding.

This work isn’t about guidance from above.
It’s about presence.
Listening.
Making sense of what’s already there.
Sometimes it's about walking beside you. Sometimes it's taking the lead if you need me to. Sometimes it's taking a step back.

If you’re looking for someone who is here to support you ~ relate to you ~ human to human. Not fix you, rush you, or tell you who to be....

I offer 1:1 support grounded in honesty, care and shared humanity.
You don’t need to arrive ready.
You just need somewhere to start.

✨ Work with me 1:1 via the link in bio.

02/01/2026

These are questions SO many parents (and mothers) carry ~ not because they don't know, logically, how tondo things differently. Or at least that they want to do things differently. But because this season asks a lot!

Yelling isn’t a failure of love.

It’s often a sign of fatigue, overload, learnt patterns of having needs met and too much holding.

Parenting young children is loud and physical and constant. It asks for regulation while offering very little space to find it.

For most families, change doesn’t arrive as calm.
It arrives as less.
Less yelling.
Shorter ruptures.
More repair.

And that is still growth!!!

If this question lives somewhere in your body, it doesn’t mean you’re a bad person. It means you’re human.
🤍

If you are looking for a genuinely safe place to have all your parts heard and accepted, follow me

08/12/2025

This isn’t an anti-Christmas rant.

It’s a gentle nudge for the mother who’s already feeling the weight of the season.

📢 you don’t need to prove anything.

Let this be the year you choose presence over performance.

DM me the word DEINFLUENCE and I'll drop a copy of "Deinfluence your December": A workbook for overwhelmed mothers - straight into your inbox.
✌️✨️🌿

04/12/2025

If December already feels heavy…
You’re not imagining it.

The pressure on mums this time of year is next-level.

That’s why I made Deinfluence Your December ~ a free workbook to help you unhook from the pressure and make space for you, too.

DM me the word DEINFLUENCE and I’ll send it straight to your inbox.

03/12/2025

idk who needs to hear this
but you’re allowed to protect your peace this christmas ☮️

you don’t have to go to everything
you don’t have to host
you don’t have to perform joy if you’re actually just tired

you get to choose slow
you get to choose you

this is your permission slip
to make it feel good for your nervous system too
And remember. You're kids will forget the stuff. But they will remember the connection. Go gently and be kind to yourself ❤️‍🔥

25/11/2025

You don’t have to fall for the status quo.

I see it all the time ~ mums blaming themselves for not coping better.
Like the issue is their time management.
Or their willpower.
Or the fact they forgot to defrost the mince for dinner again.

And truly? I’m done with it.

You weren’t meant to carry this much.
You weren’t meant to perform motherhood like it’s a to-do list.
You were meant to be held, supported and resourced.

So instead of micromanaging your way out of burnout…
You get to question the setup.
You get to ask for more.
You get to stop seeing your struggles as a sign of personal failure.

Because you’re not broken.
You’re living in a culture that expects mothers to be superhuman and silent about it.
What do you think?
⬇️⬇️⬇️

20/11/2025

In case you’re on a different side of the internet… this is what ‘loving your kids’ actually looks like.

Not always loving parenting them.
Not always enjoying the job.
Not always feeling patient, soft, regulated, or fun.

Just… doing your best.
While it feels harder than usual.
While the joy’s showing up in sprinkles, not buckets.
While you’re wondering if it’s meant to feel like this.

You do love your kids.
That part was never in question.

But lately?
You’ve been carrying it all with tired arms and a stretched-thin heart.

If this is your side of the internet, I’m with you.

And if you need some steadier ground to stand on ~ I’ve got you ✨️
The waitlist’s open for 2026.
Is it time to get some support that’s actually about you, too?

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