A family of three outdoors in a field of tall grass, with the mother kneeling and smiling at her baby, while the father holds the baby and looks at the mother, under a cloudy sky.

My Story

Hello!

I’m Liv — mama to my little boy, Sunni, who’s adventurous, compassionate, and endlessly funny. I’ve been with my high school sweetheart, Laughlan, for over 13 years, and together we’ve built a life that feels grounded, intentional, and full of heart.

I love spending time with my two boys — whether it’s bike rides up the coast, coffee dates, soaking up the sunshine, morning beach walks, or adventures in our caravan. I’ve always preferred the simple things in life.

Where to start… After having Sunni, everything shifted — and not in small, manageable ways. It felt like everything I once knew, everything I once was, and the way I saw the world had completely changed.

The things I used to love, value, and appreciate no longer held the same importance. It was overwhelming and all-consuming as I tried to find my footing in my new role as a mama — feeling love like I’d never known before, while simultaneously grieving and experiencing a huge loss of identity.

I began doing some research because I intuitively felt there had to be a deeper meaning behind the mix of high and low emotions I was feeling. That’s when I discovered the term Matrescence — the physical, emotional, spiritual, and psychological transformation from maiden to mother.

For the first time, I felt connected — whether it was to something greater or simply the comfort of knowing I wasn’t alone in this marathon of becoming a mother. There is so much love, support, and education around growing and birthing a baby, yet so little guidance for what comes after — the postpartum period, often called the fourth trimester.

And that’s how Honouring Her Postpartum Doula was created — born from my own unmet needs and desires as I navigated my postpartum journey, and from the deep awareness of what has been missing for far too long for so many women.

A need. A desire.An unconditional knowing that women are meant to be held in postpartum. Matrescence is a rite of passage — the transformation from maiden to mother.

I invite you to lean into it.

Soften. Choose slowness. Indulge in healing foods. Create boundaries. Let your body heal. Lean on other mamas who have walked this path before you.

And welcome the evolving woman within — even when it feels uncertain.