The Nurturing Doula

The Nurturing Doula Supporting you and your family prenatally, postnatally and beyond. Providing the support that you need.

The final days all ready for when you need them. Small, doable, short moments for you to take some time.
31/12/2025

The final days all ready for when you need them.

Small, doable, short moments for you to take some time.

Twelve tiny, calming resets for mothers carrying the mental load at Christmas or any time of year. 12 days of Christmas ...
28/12/2025

Twelve tiny, calming resets for mothers carrying the mental load at Christmas or any time of year.

12 days of Christmas is traditionally started on Christmas Day up to the 12th night on the 5th of January followed by the Epiphany (the feast that follows) on the 6th January.

Here are the first 6 days of little, doable, quick resets to help following Christmas Day and the days that follow. It’s designed as a tool rather than something else to do.

Day 12 and beyond Build a Cosy Reading NookDAY 13: Snack Plate ReindeerRearrange normal snacks into a simple reindeer fa...
28/12/2025

Day 12 and beyond

Build a Cosy Reading Nook

DAY 13: Snack Plate Reindeer

Rearrange normal snacks into a simple reindeer face (banana antlers etc).

DAY 14: The Kindness Pebble

Decorate a pebble, leave it somewhere for someone to find.

DAY 15: Sticky Tape Roads

Use masking tape, simple car/animal track.

DAY 16: Freeze Dance!

Movement burst for everyone.

DAY 17: The What’s Missing? Game

Put 5 items on a tray, remove one, guess what’s missing.

DAY 18: Festive Light Walk

Walk outside and count 10 lights.

DAY 19: Calm Breathing Trick

Trace a star with your finger, breathe in on the lines, out on the points.

DAY 20: Christmas Card Collage

Tear up old cards, into a collage.

DAY 21: The Silly Selfie Challenge

Laughter = connection.
Make a silly face selfie together.

DAY 22: Snowy Sensory Tray (No Snow Needed)

Flour + spoons + toy animals.

DAY 23: Cosy Movie Ticket

Make a tiny ‘tickets’ for family movie evening.

DAY 24: The Softest Goodbye

The magic is your presence.
Share one thing you loved about the month together.

DAY 25: Christmas Morning Calm

Before presents everyone takes a slow moment of breathing and gratitude.

For mums: (in the caption)

Day 11 For kids: The Question of the DayIf you could fly anywhere today, where would you go?For mums: The Comfort Corner...
28/12/2025

Day 11

For kids: The Question of the Day

If you could fly anywhere today, where would you go?

For mums: The Comfort Corner

Sit for two minutes in the coziest spot you can find.
Let your body sink.
Let your breath deepen.
This is your space.

Day 10 For kids: Christmas Senses BoxAction: Fill a bowl with safe scents (cinnamon stick, orange peel, pine needles).Fo...
28/12/2025

Day 10

For kids: Christmas Senses Box

Action: Fill a bowl with safe scents (cinnamon stick, orange peel, pine needles).

For mums: A Compliment to Your Future Self

Write one sentence your future self would feel grateful to receive.
Hopeful. Kind. Encouraging.
Seal it with intention.

Day 9: Ten-Second Tidy SongPick one song and tidy until the chorus ends.For mums: Spark of Something NewDo one tiny thin...
12/12/2025

Day 9: Ten-Second Tidy Song

Pick one song and tidy until the chorus ends.

For mums: Spark of Something New

Do one tiny thing today that feels fresh. A new scent, a different route, a different song.
Tiny shifts shake loose hidden joy.


Day 8 The Emotion Matching GameDraw quick faces on scrap paper and find its pair.For mums: A Slow SipChoose a drink you ...
11/12/2025

Day 8

The Emotion Matching Game

Draw quick faces on scrap paper and find its pair.

For mums: A Slow Sip

Choose a drink you love and savour the first three sips. The taste, warmth, aroma, the delight in the sensory moment.



Day 7 Nature Collecting WalkCollect 5 natural items and make a December nature tray. For mums: Ask yourself:What do I ne...
11/12/2025

Day 7
Nature Collecting Walk

Collect 5 natural items and make a December nature tray.

For mums: Ask yourself:
What do I need more of today?
Softness, rest, connection, space?
No fixing. Only noticing.



Day 6 (and the catch up continues) If the elf is stressing you out, here’s an elf-free alternative. Hide a paper star an...
10/12/2025

Day 6 (and the catch up continues)

If the elf is stressing you out, here’s an elf-free alternative. Hide a paper star and do a treasure hunt.

For mums: Wrap yourself in a texture that feels comforting, a soft jumper, a warm blanket, your favourite scarf.
Let your body exhale into the comfort.


Day 5 - The Yes Space ResetCreate a small yes zone for 20 minutes where everything is safe to touch/explore.For mums: Ta...
10/12/2025

Day 5 - The Yes Space Reset

Create a small yes zone for 20 minutes where everything is safe to touch/explore.

For mums: Take a slow breath and mentally scan today so far. Notice one thing, however small that brought the slightest lift. Hold it a second longer than usual.


Day 4 (and mass catch up) Calm Down Glitter Jar (No Buying Needed)Fill a jar with water and anything sparkly you already...
10/12/2025

Day 4 (and mass catch up)

Calm Down Glitter Jar (No Buying Needed)

Fill a jar with water and anything sparkly you already have (rice, beads).

For the mums: before your day begins, pause for a moment with the first light you see, a lamp, a window, a candle.
Let it remind you that even the smallest glow can shift a whole morning.

Tell me a story about… a snowflake that didn’t want to be cold. It can be anything that is usually cold, can be replaced...
03/12/2025

Tell me a story about… a snowflake that didn’t want to be cold. It can be anything that is usually cold, can be replaced with anything.
Kids continue the story.

For mums:
The Slow Exhale
Sit somewhere comfortable, drop your shoulders and take a long, slow exhale.
Do it three times.
Feel the shift.
Sometimes the smallest reset creates the biggest release.

The last few bits are being done and is a little bit delayed. Hopefully by tomorrow because mums need the same level of care and not an after thought.

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