Meet our carefully curated mother focused care professionals.
Let's find your support crew to help you recover, restore and thrive in motherhood.
Fill the Freezer - recipes to gift or make ahead
Whether you’re preparing for your own postpartum, showing love to a new mum, or simply wanting to make everyday life a little easier, food is one of the most nourishing gifts we can give. This recipe collection has been created with you in mind: quick to make, freezer-friendly, and packed with ingredients that fuel tired bodies and busy minds. Each one can be baked ahead of time for yourself or wrapped up and given as a thoughtful gift. Includes 6 recipes, a shopping list and a plan to get them all prepped and ready in one go.
Meet your village of mother focused care professionals
They are here to not only lighten your load but hold you through your pregnancy, birth, postpartum & beyond.
Fantastic Futures
Philippa; founder of Fantastic Futures and creator of The Family Architect brand.is a transformative birth and parenting coach, TRTP trauma therapist, experienced full-spectrum doula focused on Maternal Transitions, and mother of four based on the beautiful Sunshine Coast, Queensland.
Gather Your Village - at Home
The recorded video webinar.
What Really Happens in Pregnancy & Motherhood — brain, body, nervous system, relationships, and your baby.
$17 | 1 hour | 4 expert speakers | Available to access now | Watch instantly and come back to it whenever you need.
Real, honest wisdom. The kind that used to get passed down through a village of experienced women.
Our Story
Hi, we are Elisha and Louise and between us, we have seven children. We know how challenging, rewarding, exhausting and incredible the journey of motherhood is.
We also know that getting the right support when you need it most is everything.
So we decided to make your life easier. To cut through the noise and help you navigate all things modern motherhood. Let us help you get the support you didn’t know you needed.
We aim to be the gateway between you and the mothercare professional who will provide exactly the support and guidance you need.
Our story
Let's Gather Your Village
This guide will help you find your people and the support that is crucial as you enter motherhood and beyond. We were never meant to do this all alone. This role of motherhood and parenting is huge and all-encompassing, and we need a village of support to hold us as we hold our baby.
Let’s gather yours …
Learn about the support you didn’t know you needed
We have cherry picked the most useful resources for you so that you don’t have to waste precious hours searching.
Article - Josie Hipwell (Radiant Birth)
What Is a Doula? Benefits, Support & What They Do
A doula is a trained support person who provides continuous emotional, physical, and informational support during pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. Doulas offer continuity of relationship-based care throughout your entire journey into motherhood. Doulas don’t drop in and out. Your doula walks alongside you, providing a steady, grounded presence as you prepare for one of life’s most transformative rites of passage.
Article - Melissa Edwards (Motherwort and Child)
The Matrescence Continuum: Why Postpartum Support Shouldn’t Stop After Birth
Matrescence is the ongoing process of becoming a mother. It’s not limited to pregnancy or the early postpartum period. It continues through every stage of motherhood, shaping identity, relationships, emotional wellbeing, and the way a woman experiences herself in the world.
Article - Etta Watts-Russell (Lactamo)
I Felt Like a Failure at Breastfeeding
I wasn’t prepared for how hard breastfeeding would be. Because it’s “natural”, I assumed it would be easy. And I knew the health benefits, so I set really high expectations for myself. But I struggled - with all of my 4 children. I remember thinking: If breastfeeding is so important for mums and babies, why isn’t there more support?
Article - U-Fhern Chang (Elan House of Wellness)
Postpartum Recovery, Confinement & Care: A Modern Mother’s Guide to Support
Postpartum recovery is often overlooked, yet it shapes a mother’s long-term health. In this interview, a Melbourne founder shares how traditional care, nourishment and support can help mothers heal, rebuild, and feel held through the fourth trimester.
We know you thrive with support – not more stuff!
