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Marie O'Shepherd, Doula & Birth Educator
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About me

Birth is sacred, birth cracks you wide open, birth is profound and I'd love to be part of your village on this sacred journey.

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I'm Marie, birth, prenatal and postpartum doula. I'm here to mother the mother, by welcoming pregnant women and people home and back into your own magnificent power. No matter what you have been through, where you are from, where and how you choose to birth, I would be honoured to support you.

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I'm a Mumma of one, my little one Piper was born in 2020 on the eve of all the craziness of lockdowns in the UK. I'm from the UK and am now happily settled in Tugun, on Australia's stunning Gold Coast.

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I have so much life experience in different fields... I was a secondary school English and then English as a second language teacher for many years. I studied Arabic at university (and now have forgotten it all!) in Scotland. I was an award-winning graphic designer and art director, I've designed more than 50 cookbooks.

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And it was my own birth portal with Piper that led me to becoming an absolute birth-nerd, and now doula and birth educator.

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peace on Earth
begins at birth

~ Jeannine Parvati Baker

Services

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Doula Services
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The Pregnancy Sessions:

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Blueprint for Birth


We gently explore your birth imprint, rites of passage and any life trauma to inform our journey together and how to plan for your birth and postnatal period.
 

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Celestial Beginnings


A powerful birth planning session that you won’t find anywhere else. This is a birth-specific astrology reading, using Mama’s natal chart to support your birth planning and decisions.
 

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Postpartum Planning 


Postpartum is so often overlooked, we talk through a postpartum plan to support mama and your family.

 


Every pregnancy session flows
over 2 hours and can include:

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~ emotional support for mama, partner and little ones  ~

guidance to the evidence-based information you need ~

~ foot soak and rub ~ massage ~ meditation ~ breathwork
~ rebozo techniques ~ tarot readings ~ support navigating
the medical system ~

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The Postnatal Sessions:

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Post-birth Settle In


I pop around within a week of your birth with whatever you need to help you land back into your body and settle into your new rhythm.
 

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Birth Debrief


Around 2 weeks after your birth, when
you're ready we unpack your birth and find the healing in love and safety.

 


Every postnatal session flows
over 2 hours and can include:

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~ nourishing postpartum food & one-handed treats 
~ belly binding ~ gentle, warming belly massage ~
physical & energetic relaxation ~ foot soak and rub ~ emotional support ~ help around the house
~ tarot readings ~

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“Forever grateful to have had Marie by my side and to continue to have her in our lives. The most amazing doula. The first time we met I knew we were the perfect fit, her loving energy was exactly what I knew I'd want at my birth. Every visit with her was a delight, always bringing what I didn't know I needed and a calming presence that assured me more and more that everything would go amazingly. Whenever I had an anxious moment she would help ground me back into my knowing and trust in my body.”
Carina
Birthing Mama

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