I’m passionate about supporting mothers on their matrescence journey, combining my personal experience as a mum and my background as a mental health therapist. Having gone through my own matrescence journey, I understand the transformations that come with motherhood. I'm excited to connect with mums embarking on this journey, helping them to understand, prepare for, and embrace the changes that lie ahead.

www.nurturewelltherapy.com

Ainslee, from Baby Sleep with Ainslee, is a holistic sleep expert and a chiropractor who has been working with pregnancy, postpartum recovery and babies for the last decade. Her aim is to make sleep sustainable by supporting, educating and empowering parents and families.

She offers a holistic and responsive sleep framework which is designed to support you with sleep without using sleep training methods. Responsive sleep solutions work on aligning circadian rhythm and sleep pressure while taking into consideration your baby's temperament, your temperament, your parenting values and so much more. The aim of the game is to make sleep as easy as possible within what is biologically normal for your baby given their age and stage.

Ainslee’s focus is to educate parents and empower them in understanding how sleep works so they can navigate sleep in a way that is best for their little one and their family.

BA(Education), PGDipTchgLn(Primary).

Sam, mum to mischievous sons Archie and Tommy, first studied her BA in Education, with a focus on working in Policy Change within the NZ Education Sector. With a passion for providing equal opportunities for all NZ kids, she soon realised that working within the school system was the best possible way to gain first-hand experience of what challenges our youth and their families were facing. Sam has since worked in both Primary and Early Childhood Education.

“As women, we grow up with an idea of what it will be like to be a mum for the first time. We hear a lot about being tired, but that doesn’t really cut it. I was extremely lucky to have an amazing support network, but I couldn’t help but worry for those mums that don’t. As women, we just knuckle down and do what we can to survive the challenges of motherhood, quite simply because we have to. Women shouldn’t have to grin and bear it, this in itself creates a false expectation for other new mums, who are left wondering, “is it just me!?”. It is really hard, and it is okay to say so. We aim to help new mothers by preparing them for the challenges and prepping them with tools and strategies that will ultimately improve the wellbeing of both mum and baby”.

Kia Ora, I’m Jessie, the Founder and CEO of Dew Drops Postpartum NZ.

I am a proud mental health advocate with lived experience of recovery, in particular navigating the challenges of postpartum and matrescence. I have a passion for holding a safe space for others to be real about their experiences, while lightening the physical and mental load in the home. I believe that matrescence can bring with it profound shifts that completely correlate to how we experience parenthood. Matrescence is rarely talked about or understood, yet it is a term that could change the entire world of parenthood once we begin to understand and implement its wisdom. I believe that by holistically supporting parents through pregnancy, postpartum and parenthood, we can begin to create a significantly different world for our next generations to grow into, and create a dynamic where parents can not only survive parenthood, but thrive in it. I am passionate about a human centred approach, supporting each individual to find and access support that feels right for them, while changing the narrative around mental health and providing practical in-home support that supports the entire home and family.

www.dewdropsnz.org

Hi, I'm Denise Ives, Breastfeeding Counsellor (DipHE), Certified Matrescence Practitioner, Certified Healing Birth Trauma Practitioner, mum and grandma!

When I'm not walking my dog I'll be doing something to help support parents on their journey, or helping the volunteers who work with me to expand their knowledge and ability to support parents too. Becoming a parent can be really hard in our modern world, and I'm passionate about helping parents to navigate this and find their way to enjoying the version of parenthood that feels right for them.

deniseives.com