MothersClub

Stephanie Hay, a committed wellness professional, empowers mothers through Pilates, Pilates Reformer, and yoga.

At Ma Wisdom, we believe intergenerational knowledge is powerful. There’s something deeply meaningful about the kind of wisdom passed down through families, the kind that comes from lived experience and a desire to help.

But while that kind of wisdom is timeless, the world of birth and parenting has changed and many new parents struggle with outdated advice, boundaries being crossed and risk offending grandparents by wanting to do things differently than in their day.

At Ma Wisdom, our tailored workshops are thoughtfully designed with a light-hearted approach to help embrace the exciting transition into grandparenting and to equip grandparents and chosen supporters with essential tools and insights.

By nurturing the innate and accumulated wisdom grandparents already hold, we’ll bring them up to date on what’s changed since they had babies, including newborn safety and the best ways to support new families in the early weeks postpartum. We’ll explore the importance of boundaries – how to set them before the baby arrives and how to navigate them with care and include opportunities to rebuild confidence through a practical skills refresher. We’ll also look at their own transition into grandescence and how this new stage of life can shape their experiences and perspectives.

Led by qualified trainers with over 25 years of combined experience supporting families, we hold TAE accreditation and are qualified, accredited birth and postpartum doulas, as well as certified childbirth and early parenting educators. We are also mothers, grandmothers, aunties, sisters and women with a deep desire to support intergenerational bonds.

Our workshops help grandparents gain valuable knowledge to navigate the vital role they play in a newly emerging family. The right support after having a baby makes all the difference, we’ll help them be just the kind of support you’re looking for.

Open to new and soon-to-be grandparents, great aunts/uncles and anyone else chosen to be a grandparent figure.

1-day in person workshops held at Birth Time: the Village, Annandale, Sydney

Online workshops available October 2025

Kin Support Line can be booked for additional support and resources

We also have cotton muslins, burping cloths, cumfies, baby washcloths, teethers and silicone clips available for sale along with an assortment of other cute products.

Gidget Foundation Australia is the leading and largest national provider of perinatal mental health services, supporting the mental health of expectant and new parents to ensure they receive timely, appropriate and specialist care.

Gidget House® provides free* individual psychological counselling services for expectant, new and potential parents throughout the perinatal period (from conception until the baby is 12 months old). Gidget Houses are physical locations across 38 sites Australia-wide, where families can access support face-to-face with a clinician. However, the model of care is flexible and lends itself to a blended mode of appointment delivery via telehealth or in person.

Gidget Houses are accessible, and GFA’s perinatal mental health specialist clinicians provide warm, compassionate, holistic care to ensure clients feel respected, and the needs of each unique family are met. A GP referral and Mental Health Treatment Plan is required to access services for free.

Other support services such as online peer support community groups (for mums, dads, expectant parents) and resources. You can visit www.gidgetfoundation.org.au for more information.

*No out-of-pocket expenses under the Medicare Better Access Initiative.