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Geelong postpartum doula Steph is wearing a newborn baby and looking down at the baby while a mother sleeps on a bed in the foreground.

Mothering in the Deep

A 6-week online mothers group where we tackle mum guilt, the perfect mother myth and the mental load.

Being a mother in 2024 is a lot! We are expected to:

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  • Mother as if we don’t work

  • Work like we don’t mother

  • Love every minute of it

  • Juggle a million plates whilst tending to our own social and emotional needs

  • Look perfect

  • Have well behaved children 24/7

  • And … smile more.

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If this sounds familiar then this might just be for you.

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Welcome to Mothering in the Deep. A transformative six-week online group program designed for mothers navigating the intense, often hidden struggles of motherhood. Here, we’ll dive into the deep stuff—the messiness, the beauty, the guilt, the overwhelm, and the joy (because it's not all bad!)

Geelong doula Steph is smiling at the camera. She is holding a newborn baby.

Does this sound like you?

  • Overwhelmed by mum guilt that feels never-ending?
     

  • Concerned about how others perceive your parenting?
     

  • Stressed by the constant mental juggling act of running a household?
     

  • Feeling like you’ve lost your sense of self since becoming a mother?
     

  • Experiencing more frustration than joy in your daily motherhood journey?

  • You go about your day-to-day mum life rarely feeling mum guilt
     

  • You mother in a way that works for you, not dictated by the “shoulds” or perfectionism in motherhood
     

  • Your mental load is minimal – a mental dot point at best
     

  • You make time for yourself and your needs regularly

Now picture this...

Now what if I told you that these things didn’t have to just exist in your imagination, but you could actually feel like this in real life?

 

For reals.

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This can be you.

 

How do I know that?

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Because I used to be just like you.

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Overwhelmed by feeling like I was failing motherhood because my house was a mess, because I fed my kids microwave mac and cheese for dinner for the third night that week, because if I wrote down all of the things I had to plan or book or organise or buy for our household to function it would literally be pages long.

 

I’ve been you. I’ve been exhausted. I’ve cried. Guilt and shame were my best friends in my first few years of motherhood.

 

But I don’t do that anymore.

 

Once I learned about patriarchal motherhood and ways to push back against it, I felt free.

Geelong doula Steph is sitting with a mother. Steph is looking at the mother and smiling. The mother is blurred in the foreground

The nitty gritty

Mothering in the Deep is a six-week online group for mothers where you will learn ways to challenge The Perfect Mother Myth, Mum Guilt and the Mental Load.

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Once you understand these three pillars of patriarchal motherhood, you will better understand how they impact your life and what you can do differently to embrace liberated motherhood. 

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I’ll be there to guide you along the way – a recovered perfectionist who genuinely enjoys motherhood (most of the time) and pretty much gives zero fucks along the way.

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Here's what's included:

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Three fortnighly Zoom calls – recorded if you can’t make it live

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  • Call 1 –  Sunday, October 13, 10am-12pm (Australian Eastern Daylight Time)

  • Call 2 – Sunday, October 27, 10am-12pm (Australian Eastern Daylight Time)

  • Call 3 – Sunday, November 10, 10am-12pm (Australian Eastern Daylight Time)
     

A private Facebook group where we can chat in between Zoom calls. I’ll use this space to do weekly check ins, problem solving and prompts. This will also be a safe space for you to share anything relevant that is going up for you based on the work we do in our calls.

A mother sits on a couch holding her baby. Geelong doula Steph is passing her a cup of tea

What to expect?

I’ve scheduled our Zoom calls for Sunday mornings where I invite you to get comfy with a cuppa of your favourite beverage and settle in.

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I’ll run through the topic for that specific call and there will also be an opportunity for group discussions (no pressure to participate though, I know group stuff can feel a bit daunting).

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Each week there will be worksheets for you to complete so you can get really clear on your thoughts and feelings towards motherhood – don’t worry, you aren’t writing a thesis, and the worksheets are just for you to reflect on – I won’t be marking them!

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After the six weeks is up – it is my hope that you will feel like you can do this mothering thing in your own beautiful way – minus the mum guilt, overwhelm and stress.

Why work with me?

After becoming a mum in 2018, the mum guilt found me almost instantly.

 

I tore myself up inside around how my baby was fed, how he slept, how I looked, how clean my house was (or wasn’t in my case) and so on.

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When I became a postpartum doula in 2020, I realised quickly that it wasn’t just me dealing with the guilt and shame in motherhood and the mental load that felt incapacitating – my clients were struggling too.

 

In fact, pretty much every mum I’ve ever met had some form of overwhelm in this space.

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So in 2021 I completed Dr Sophie Brock’s Motherhood Certification. If you don’t know of Sophie – Google her immediately, she’s amazing.

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Not only did the certification help me learn things that I’d be able to use with my clients – it was a big lesson and wake up call for things that were happening in my own life.

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And now, I want to share all of these learnings (ugh, hate that word) with you.

Geelong doula Steph is standing outside smiling. She is wearing a pink sparkly jacket and jeans.

Join today!

Mothering in the Deep is a six week online mothers group that starts on October 13.

 

Your investment is $199AUD (payment plans are available).

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Places are capped at 10 spots for Mothering in the Deep so get in quick to avoid missing out!

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