A bit about me…

Hi there, welcome to Woman to Mother.

I’m Elle, and let me share a little bit about myself and how Woman to Mother was born.

Before becoming a mother, I was a family practitioner, guiding parents to connect with their children, trust their instincts, build on their existing parenting knowledge, and find joy in the ever-evolving journey of parenthood. I loved my work and with being an empath, and a nurturer it came easily to me.

But after having my son, I found myself feeling as though I was let down. Let down by not being informed by my birth team about the raw and overwhelming reality that is postpartum..

Motherhood was something I had always dreamed of. I believed it would come naturally, as well as drawing on the knowledge and skills I had from my work. I had a smooth pregnancy, the beautiful birth I envisioned, and yet, I felt so unprepared for life afterbirth - The ‘fourth trimester’.

Initially, the euphoric state of having this gorgeous little bundle of joy that was half myself and half the person I loved, got me through the first few weeks, which had me thinking, “I’ve got this”. However, once the people stopped coming, stopped checking in on me, and the building exhaustion started set in of trying to do it all myself, the battle started. I pushed through the exhaustion, ignored my own needs, and told myself I just had to keep going. I was sleep-deprived, burnt out, depleted—and worst of all, I wasn’t enjoying the experience I had longed for so deeply.

I felt like I was failing my son. I felt like I was failing my partner. But the truth? The only person I had let down was myself.

I had poured everything into planning for birth and preparing for my son materially, that I hadn’t prepared myself mentally, emotionally, or educationally for postpartum—the single biggest transformation of my life.

And so, being a large believer in us all having the power, and whether consciously or unconsciously having the know how to create our own desired vision, I started to embark on a journey. I educated myself. I implemented strategies. I learned to lean into motherhood rather than just survive it. I rebuilt myself, piece by piece and here I am ready to support other women to do the same. so they can enjoy their postpartum experience, by planning for life after-birth.

If you’re feeling burnt out, depleted, conflicted within your emotions, or struggling to adjust to this massive life transition, or you are pregnant, and hold fears around how you will cope with life after birth— you are not alone. I see you.

That’s why I created Woman to Mother—to offer women with a vision of motherhood support, compassion, and guidance to help them find joy and fulfilment in postpartum, rather than just surviving it.