Your Mental Health Doula for all things birth, baby and beyond.

As your Mental Health Doula, I support you and your family through the emotional and mental wellbeing challenges that can arise during pregnancy, birth and early parenthood. I provide education, practical resources and compassionate, non-judgemental support to help you understand and navigate the emotional changes of the perinatal period, from anxiety and overwhelm to identity shifts, adjustment and the many emotions that come with becoming a parent. My role is to create a safe space where you feel heard, supported and empowered, while helping you access the tools, resources and professional support you need to care for your mental and emotional wellbeing. Let me help you pack your emotional toolkit before you need it!

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I know you want what’s best for your baby…

But… preparing for birth and parenthood isn’t just about caring for your baby, taking care of yourself is taking care of your family. Healthy Heart & Mind is my signature birth education course designed to help you and your partner prepare mentally, emotionally and practically for the journey ahead.

Through education, practical resources and personalised consultation, I help you build confidence, understand your options, prepare for birth and develop tools to support your wellbeing through pregnancy, birth and early parenthood.

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What Is a Mental Health Doula?

  • EDUCATION

    Understand the mental and emotional changes that can come with pregnancy, birth and becoming a parent. Learn practical strategies to support a healthy heart and mind.

  • EMOTIONAL WELLBEING

    Create space to check in with yourself, understand your emotions and build resilience, confidence and self-awareness throughout your journey.

  • RESOURCES & TOOLS

    Access practical resources, strategies and information to help you prepare for birth, navigate challenges and support your wellbeing at home.

  • EXPERT CONSULTATION

    Personalised consultation and guidance for you and your family, with a focus on connection, communication, preparation and knowing when additional professional support may be helpful.

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Ready to ‘Level Up’ your parenting and get premium, professional content at an affordable price? Join the online HIVE of like-minded parents for holistic, responsive-positive education, e-books, premium videos, professional Masterclasses, a private Facebook group and many other valuable resources to help you create and maintain mental wellness.

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Postpartum Planner

This postpartum planner will provide you the questions, planning templates, resources and information you’ll need to feel empowered to share your postpartum wishes with family, friends and health care providers.

Planner will be available for immediate download once purchased.

$35(PDF download)

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Birth Education for a Healthy Heart & Mind

Birth Education for a Healthy Heart & Mind is my signature birth education course designed to help you and your family prepare mentally, emotionally and practically for the journey ahead.

Through education, practical resources and personalised consultation, I help you build confidence, understand your options, prepare for birth and develop tools to support your wellbeing through pregnancy, birth and early parenthood.

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Meet your Mental Health Doula (aka: Mumma Stef),

Hi, I’m Stefanie (she/her)

Mental Health Doula | Therapist | Mom

Founder of Mumma Bees & Co. and Kindred Clubhouse.

I am passionate about helping families, like you, feel prepared, informed and educated about their birth, baby and their mental and emotional wellbeing. With over 25 years’ experience in the mental health and birthing space, I have both personal and professional experience in a variety of different settings as a care coordinator, mental health counsellor, mental health doula, perinatal therapist and not for profit founder and director.. I have the unique ability and opportunity to merge my counselling, doula and extensive mental health experience into a holistic service which truly supports the whole family.

I look forward to working with your family to help you feel empowered, informed, educated and prepared for your incredible transformation into parenthood.

Stefanie

A Few More Fun FactS ABout Me

Kind Words

  • “Stefanie’s expertise in both mental and physical wellness are unique and were a necessary component when helping me transition into motherhood. My partner and I worked with Stefanie throughout my pregnancy and postpartum journey. At each step, she helped us work through challenges when they arose (both physical and emotional) while celebrating our successes as well. She is knowledgeable and has a very personalised, collaborative and welcoming approach to her work. Stefanie’s expertise in both mental and physical wellness is unique and was a necessary component when helping me transition into motherhood. If you’re a mom or mom-to-be, I highly recommend Stefanie’s services.

    Amanda

  • “Stefanie provides such a safe and welcoming space to explore mental wellness throughout a parenthood journey. I really appreciated her holistic approach, and I know I will continue to use this information and the wellness plan templates to better understand, support and communicate my own needs and wellbeing during my pregnancy and motherhood journey.”

    Hannah

  • “This session has helped me feel far more empowered to move forward in my journey, knowing that I do indeed know myself, that I can ask for help and that although this journey is complex, I am well equipped to handle whatever comes. Whether that means sitting with grief and sadness or asking someone to watch the baby while I close my eyes for 10 minutes, I now feel more comfortable in the unknown.”

    — Amy

Acknowledgement to Country

Mumma Bees & Co. would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the Bunurong/ Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nations. We pay our respect to Elders past and present and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We honour all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of this country and acknowledge their special and unique place in our nation’s historical, cultural and linguistic identity.

A special acknowledgement to the Wampanoag people of southeastern Massachusetts, USA. The traditional, ancestral land in which I was born and raised, will always hold a special place in my heart.

We acknowledge the lived and living experience contributions of those who share their stories and advocate for better mental health care and support.

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