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25.01.2022 Force vs Surrender This Thursday evening, at the Conception & Pregnancy Circle, we will be exploring this theme in addition to witnessing each other in our unique journeys. In addition to having a container to connect to yourself and your journey, discussion will be help on the difference between force vs surrender.... We will be holding space for: - the intensity of not being able to force a pregnancy - why ‘bringing on baby’ techniques aren’t surrendering or trusting baby and are just forms of induction and control - how our need for control plays out in pregnancy and birth $25 pp held in Mount Lofty book by DM or email [email protected] Suitable for anyone trying to conceive or pregnant. Would love to see you there. XX

25.01.2022 New Blog Post: Birthing In A New World My second baby was 5 months and before her birth, I had said goodbye to the work I was doing (I actually completely turned my life upside in pursuit of a new life). At this time I was feeling very inspired by indigenous culture and what we could learn from them. About their inter-connectedness with one another, to spirit and with nature. I was also feeling passionate about children and how little we were doing as a society to nurture o...ur children. I was feeling helpless about the destruction of our natural world and helpless for all the voiceless from the animals in the slaughterhouses to the children being treated as mere off shoots of the identity of their parents. I looked around me and a saw a society in pain, run by these faceless mega corporations. Where would my work be within all this? Where was the root of all this coming from? That’s where I wanted to be. I looked into fostering and then I looked into studying indigenous studies at university. I attended an event at the university which was in relation to the rise of Aboriginal children being... Continue reading.. https://www.wovengrace.com.au/blog-1 #birth #pregnancy #consciousparenting #doula #birthcoach #birthmentor

22.01.2022 I remember when I was pregnant with my second child that I needed to prepare differently this time. I had a different backpack of baggage I was dragging around with me. Some of my baggage was the same, some had gone, some had changed slightly and some was new. I understood birth a bit more this time so I knew that preparation during pregnancy and support in the post partum were crucial. ... I didn’t really know about doulas and the improved outcomes that come with that (and no one else was using them so we must not need them, right?). And as for birth workshops, well only first time mums rock up to those. Needless to say my preparation journey was still a bit hit and miss. I still rocked up to those birth workshops but I didn’t quite find the support I was yearning for though. Something really opened my eyes putting new options on the horizon. I found myself sitting in a birth conversations circle event. One evening, beautiful @thedreamerchristina talked to us about different ideas for honouring the placenta and the severing of this tie. We talked about burning the cord with candles in ceremony. A gentler way of severing this sacred tie. I suddenly realised that there was so much about birth and the post partum that I could explore and tap into. What else didn’t I know? What else could I uncover to make this the most beautiful experience of my life? I have created a space for you to connect and be held, to learn and to discover. DM me to book your spot in COMPLETE BIRTH PREP starting very soon. All the info is in the bio or the website www.wovengrace.com.au Photo credit: @hannahpaulsenphotography

21.01.2022 In today’s mother blessing ceremony, we shared with the mama how much we loved her. We made her nourishing food and crowned her in flowers. We held space for her to release any fears .... We offered up words of encouragement and support. We asked how we can best serve her in the post-partum period. A pregnant mother needs and deserves so much support and love. Let’s bring back the reverence that this time yearns for. @conscious_calendar_co

21.01.2022 So often, the only time we hear the word ‘post-partum’ is in reference to post-partum depression. So non-existent is our understanding of the post-partum period that we are able to just use the words ‘post-partum’ to refer to depression and darkness one might feel post-birth. As if depression is the only word that can ever follow on from the words ‘post-partum’ so we can just shorten it to I’ve got post-partum and people know what is meant.... It’s ironic that the very reason we are able to say I’ve got post-partum is one of the reasons that post-partum depression exists in the first place a complete lack of understanding and importance of the post-partum time. It’s almost like it isn’t even acknowledged as the post-partum unless you get depression; this is the first time the word will come up; the first acknowledgement of this period in time called ‘post-partum’. In fact the only other time I would hear the word ‘post-partum’ was in relation to a post-partum haemorrhage. So that’s what post-partum entails; post-partum haemorrhage or post-partum depression? Um okay. Post-partum is a word to describe the period after birth. There are three stages of post-partum that require attention: acute post-partum (minutes and hours following), subacute post-partum (lasting for 2-6 weeks post birth) and delayed post-partum period (lasting months afterbirth). These are periods of time that require different types of physically and emotional support and healing. Let’s expand our vocabulary when talking about the post-partum time. Here are some words that can also go with post-partum: Post-partum plan Post-partum doula Post-partum care Post-partum confinement Post-partum ceremony Post-partum meal train So if someone says they have ‘post-partum’, it’s a pretty good indication why they have it. Because their post-partum needs haven’t been understood or met. Society and our system has failed them. (And don’t even get me started on labelling someone as having ‘post-partum depression’ like they are f*cking broken.. they aren’t broken. They are going through a rite of passage which comes with much light and dark, and they are trying to do this in a culture that doesn’t normalise that for them. They are managing their best in the f*cked up post-partum culture that we have here in the Western world. We don’t need a label for this mess up sh*t that makes it seem like it’s the woman’s fault and rendering her powerless and full of shame.)

19.01.2022 Birth is unpredictable in its very nature. A soul is being birthed into the world. You can’t deny the magic of birth and how little we know and understand. ... It’s bigger than us.

18.01.2022 Who Am I? Who am I now that I have been through the birth portal? Who am I now that I have this child?... This massive life changing event happened to me, but life still goes on and I am meant to be the same. There is meaning under it. I promise you. You have just been through a transformation and with it comes new perspective and new gifts. Will you sit in confusion or will you find your new purpose? Will you go on a quest to reconcile your experience and fully step into the new you? This one is for the mothers. I have something very special for you. The Awakened Mother Collective. This is for mothers who want to go deep. No surface level chit-chat. An 8 week series for a small group of women. Are you ready?

17.01.2022 A Mama Blessing for Covid Times I was thinking of women who are pregnant who may not be able to connect with their women physically due to covid or due to being spread far and wide. I have an idea for you. A beautiful way to feel held (in the absence of a Mama Blessing) would be to do following:... Create a little pack that you will post out to these women. Each pack will include a piece of fabric each, a candle, a piece of paper. Ask everyone to pick a time that they will perform the ritual at (you could even organise a Zoom video session so you can all see and hear one another) Ask them to light the candle and write you a message of love, encourage and support or maybe they will write a poem on this or paint or collage! Ask them to blow their wishes for you into the fabric, or maybe they will embroider words or images onto the fabric. Ask them to let their creativity run wild. However they want to use their creativity to channel their love to you. Ask them to send back the paper and fabric to you Wait until you have all of your packs returned and then set up some space for you to sit, burn some oils, put some soft music on, light a candleand bask in all the love as you open their packs Put your paper messages into a special box to read when you need to feel held again Sew or tie your fabric together and hang in your birth space You will be surprised by how excited other women are and will be to do this for you. If you would like help with doing something like this, please reach out.

16.01.2022 In my experience, depression, anxiety, panic attacks have come from a lack of space, resources and support to work through what was going on for me. Also, the willingness to go there was lacking, because to look at this stuff going on was absolutely terrifying. My first pregnancy and post-partum was full of panic attacks, anxiety, stress, trauma and depression. Compounding this was layers of judgements I had put upon myself for not knowing better and not doing better. I resen...ted myself. Complete and utter hatred. So you can see why, that four years on, I was still living this experience. It was affecting my ability to love myself and it was affecting how I saw myself as a mother. It was creating an over-attachment between me and my first daughter because I had not processed or let go of what had happened. It took a lot of work completely re-building my life from the ground up so I could create space to start doing the work. By doing the work, I no longer experience panic attacks, severe anxiety and depression, despite going through even worse situations. Because I have created space in my life to work through things as they come up. But I also acknowledge that sometimes it’s just not the time to work through things. Some situations are so horrendous, they need to be boxed away just to be able to cope in that point in time. (Obviously I still experience mild anxiety which I think is a completely normal reaction living in the world we live in.) We have to deal with our stuff eventually though. Sometimes things might feel ‘worse’ because they are coming up to be noticed, to be seen and to be felt. Because it senses the space. Doing the work, is incredible. You become more awake and alive. You create a unique story that only you can tell. You hold wisdom so unique to you. Listen to those parts of you that want to be felt, seen and heard. Create a life that fosters this. Do the work for you. Do the work for your children. Birth and bringing children into the world is the most incredible opportunity to learn and grow and live a more fulfilling life. Don’t let the opportunity slip you by. Book now for the Awakened Mothers Collective.

14.01.2022 When I had my first child, it was like I was handed an invitation from life. An invitation to upgrade the way I lived, the way I loved and the way I viewed everything. An invitation to know better and to do better. Never in my life had I been given such a powerful reason to start loving myself, loving our planet, loving others, doing the inner work and connecting to my truths. You can view your birth and motherhood as a never ending ball of stress and burden; or you could ...view it as the biggest gift you have ever been given. An invitation to live and love like never before.

14.01.2022 These are the beads from my own mother blessing ceremony held before I birthed my daughter Rumi. I was making jewellery with my daughters today and I thought it would be a good opportunity to restring these as the cord had snapped. I will never forget the inner challenges of my second birth. They ran deep. A small group of women sat with me when I was 36 weeks pregnant. We sat in a circle, I asked them to bring photos from their pregnancies with particular interest in those ...from the blood of myself and my husband Asher. We all shared stories of what it is to birth and to be a woman. We laughed and cried. They knew my fears and they held me. If I wasn’t held by these women during my pregnancy and during this ceremony, I know my birth would have looked different. I will never forget the women adding their bead to the string and sharing their message with me. One by one. My first pregnancy, I invited people to a ‘baby shower’. No one showed up. No one held me. I didn’t even know how I needed to be held. I am not sure that anyone in my life at that time even knew how to hold someone through that time. Every woman for every birth needs to be loved, held and seen as she journeys through this rite of passage. We can all contribute to cultural change.

13.01.2022 PREGNANCY & POST NATAL 90 MINUTE MENTORING SESSIONS After connecting with you all recently through circles and events, I have come to realise that many of you are desiring some more personalised one on one time to work through everything that comes up during birth and post-partum time; for people on either sides of the journey. I am excited to now be able to connect with you in this way. I have openings ... Wednesday’s and Friday’s next week. You can use these sessions to: Help identify your fears and beliefs about birth, how this may be affecting you and how you can move from fear to love Help decide what care best suits your pregnancy Help connect you to your dream birth and putting that into action Help connect you to your dream post-partum and putting that into action Help work through relationship dynamics Help process previous birth experiences Help you work through the decision of whether to have a child Help processing a loss and anything else that comes up for you Sessions are $105 for 90 minutes. Available in person or online. Book by emailing me [email protected] or by phone 0449 195 069

13.01.2022 You know what a baby needs and craves the most? It’s mother. But what if that mother has nothing to give? ... A newborn needs a supported, nurtured and empowered mother. There is a term called Motherbaby which acknowledges that even though baby is outside of the womb, they are still one unit that need to be in harmony with one another. The well being of baby is dependent on the well being of the mother. Set support up for yourself AND for your baby.

12.01.2022 Do you want to feel confident about birthing & becoming a mother? Would you like to bring your baby into the world in the most gentle & loving way? Are you wanting to plan your birth but also be able to surrender into the process?... Do you want to feel held & supported during the most vulnerable time of your life? Do you believe that the way we birth determines how we mother & how our babies' lives unfold? Do you believe birthing children is transformational & that inner work is the most important preparation? All the info for this incredible one of a kind birth prep course is now on the website, two spots have already been taken which just leaves six. https://www.wovengrace.com.au/completebirthprep

11.01.2022 Using your transition from maiden to mother as an opportunity to upgrade yourself.

11.01.2022 Calling all women in Toowoomba and surrounding areas who are pregnant or trying to conceive; it is here. A birth prep like no other. I believe in this with every fibre of my being. This is what preparing to bring a soul into the world looks like. This is what transforming from maiden to mother looks like.... Yes yes yes.

11.01.2022 To me, there are four different categories of essential birth preparation. One of my tasks as your doula and mentor is to help draw attention to these and help you work through them giving you the best chance at having a beautiful birth and post-partum experience. We also work on recognising when it is time to move into surrender and non-attachment to outcome. The four essential categories for birth and post-partum I work with are: Physical Preparation eg. Pain management... techniques, perineal massage, optimal positioning of baby, nutrition, massage, pilates, yoga, pelvic health Emotional/ Spiritual/ Mental eg. Relationships, inner work such as examining conditioning, fears and beliefs, reading, listening, ceremony Practical eg, choosing care providers, choosing where to birth, learning the system, learning the physiology of birth, breastfeeding prep, preparing birth space, preparing birth playlists and tools, making decisions, getting the house ready Post Partum Period eg decisions around how much time to remove yourselves from work, meals, boundaries, physical healing remedies, pelvic health, nutrition, nappies, support, breastfeeding, processing the birth, what to do with the placenta And so much more. I see my job as overseeing all of this with you - with my priority being YOU underlying all of this. What will make you feel loved, seen, heard and cared for. I only take on a couple of clients at a time so I can be 100% there for you. I am only answerable to YOU which gives me the freedom to be of service to you and your needs only. It also gives me the opportunity to get to know you and customise my support to you and find special ways of being able to nurture you. My job is to hold you fully and completely for your whole journey.

10.01.2022 I help women work through and begin healing from previous traumatic or less than desirable birth and post partum experiences. When I am working with my full journey clients, we won’t even start delving into the upcoming birth until we have started working through their previous experiences. We want to ensure the lens they are perceiving and making choices from is not a narrow and fear based one. I see women go one of two ways after a negative birth experience. They use it as ...fuel to create something more beautiful the next time or they plunge further into fear and disconnect. I am always so impressed when a woman shows up on my doorstep daring to dream of a beautiful and empowering birth even though they have so much fear and concern to work through. I love the power of that innate knowing and desire for something more beautiful.

09.01.2022 What I wish I was told before I had my first child: you will lose yourself in the process but you will find a beautiful new version of yourself sleep deprivation will push you to your limits it’s okay to surrender to the needs of your baby you already hold wisdom inside of you, you just need to practice listening to it... do not look to anyone else to save you how you and your partner relate now is how you will relate in birth that birth and parenting can be beautiful you will often feel like a failure but you are not a failure breastfeeding can be the biggest challenge of having a baby you need ridiculous amounts of support and rest, more than you can imagine how you process your birth experience is how you will Mother your child feeling down is okay, you are processing massive emotions that you and your baby’s future & well-being trumps ‘respecting authority’ & ‘being a good girl’ you can change your mind baby brain is an incredible gift from nature plan your post-partum period your baby is not broken nothing about this process makes you broken I have put together My Guide For Complete Birth Preparation to help you understand and connect to the many facets of preparing for birth and parenthood. You can find it here: https://wovengrace.simplero.com/birthprepgift Enjoy

08.01.2022 Have you been feeling lost and alone in your transformation to mother? Do you feel a new sense of purpose and passion but are yet to understand it? Do you dream for a more beautiful world for your children?... The Awakened Mother Collective is an opportunity to connect with like minded women, explore what it means to be a conscious mother and find your new purpose. An 8 week series held in person, Toowoomba (option to zoom in available). Week One: Processing your birth/s Week Two: Processing your post-partum experience/s Week Three: What works and doesn’t work about our systems and culture Week Four: Creating meaning and wisdom from our experiences, who are you now? Week Five: Conscious mothering Week Six: Sustainable parenting & parenting in alignment with your values Week Seven: Identifying & connecting to your gifts and passions Week Eight: Creating a new world for our children Babes in arms welcome, afternoon tea provided. Duration 1.5 hours. Every Sunday at 12pm starting 4th October. Price $180 This is only available for a very small group - get in quick! Registration closes in 10 days. Link in bio to book or head to my website www.wovengrace.com.au

07.01.2022 That initial decision to fall pregnant or finding out you are pregnant can be equal parts ecstasy and terrifying. Each birth has its own unique path filled with different challenges and opportunities that are unique to you, unique to your previous experiences, unique to your baby, unique to your fears, unique to your dreams and unique to the circumstances that exist during the time that you are pregnant and experience your post partum. It is a quest where you leave the fami...liarities behind and begin your path into the unknown. A quest through the light & dark, through pain & power and through love & fear. A journey of epic transformation you do not need to do alone. In fact, to get the most out of this, having a mentor walk along side you can be the best gift you give yourself and your child. #riteofpassage #doula #birthkeeper #birth #pregnancy #birthcoach #birthprep

07.01.2022 This is a new soul. You are no longer you. You have just birthed an opportunity to alchemise everything you know about yourself. ... A chance to upgrade in every way possible. That is the lure of the birth portal. If you choose to set it up in such a way.

05.01.2022 I believe with all my heart that we are meant to live with purpose. Purpose feeds our soul - and our souls are starving. The little girl born yesterday has her own song to sing and that is the very purpose of her existence. Just by arriving in the world she has gifted the world with so much. Now it’s time for us to release her from our egos and expectations of her. ... And to witness her grow into the most authentic version of herself and witness what her song will be. What is your song? Art by @lunarlilt #purpose #soulwork #doula #birthkeeper #consciousparenting

05.01.2022 She journeyed into the birth portal unprepared and bewildered. She did not know how to surrender. She was not connected to her power.... She didn’t realise how spiritual visiting that thin veil would be. She felt raped by the pain. She felt traumatised by the lack of control. She realised that not only was birth in that place, but she saw death there too. The fragility of life had hit her. She had also now finally realised her power. So much fear and so much disconnection and no one to accompany her on this quest. She didn’t even realise she was on a quest. She journeyed alone. Unable to make sense of what was happening. Once she had her baby, she attempted the same life. She attempted to be the same person. Never had the friction been so strong. How long would she hold onto who she was? Four years. It took her four years to process, to let go and to find women who could help her make sense of her journey and to find new meaning. I am here to journey your quest with you. Only 5 days left to join the Awakened Mother series for post-partum mothers. I believe in you. The you waiting to be released. DM to book.

03.01.2022 Peace, joy and connection is my dream for the world. I believe this starts with how children are brought into this world. My daughters have given me a glimpse of the possibilities of what our world could feel like if we changed our perceptions of what birthing and parenting should look like and if we changed how we view women in our culture. Life is a gift. If we choose to live by this from the moment a child is born, the flow on effects would result in a world where we would... no longer feel so much scarcity. We would understand the abundance of love and trust all around us. A world with more love begets more love. Bringing forth life into this world is the most incredible miracle. The power, surrender and love that a mother must bring forth in order to birth her child is nothing short of a miracle. The physiological process that the female body goes through; is nothing short of a miracle. Such power. It is no wonder our patriarchal culture gives little recognition or support to something so powerful beyond its limited understanding. A child is an incredible gift to the world bringing with them their own unique gifts and spirit and a zest, love and purity for life. To surround them with the love they crave and deserve, to give them the best chance of a loving life, we must support the mother. Photo is of beautiful @hannahpaulsenphotography and was taken by @michellepalasia