I am a Birth & End-of-Life Doula, Funeral Assistant and Inner Life Guide, walking alongside people through life’s most significant passages.

Over seven years of study and practice in birth and death, with people and communities across Australia and internationally, I have come to see birth and death as different sides of the same door.

My relationship with these passages is also deeply personal. I have always been drawn to questions about birth, mortality and what it means to be alive. Over time, this curiosity became a practice: learning to stay present with what we cannot control and to meet life’s beginnings and endings with greater awareness, choice and compassion.

Now home in Tasmania, I remain connected with practitioners and educators across Australia and internationally, while being deeply rooted in my local community.

Whether you are preparing for birth or death, moving through the experience itself, or finding your way through what comes next, I am here to walk alongside you.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • A birth doula is a non-medical companion focused on comfort, advocacy, and guidance; helping to facilitate a positive birth experience.

    They provide continuous physical. emotional and informational support to a person before, during and after childbirth.

  • An end of life doula is:

    “A non-medical support person who provides holistic, tailored and compassionate companionship to individuals and families, before, during and after death” (NDAN, 2026)

    My role is to walk alongside individuals & their loved ones with presence, clarity and care; offering education, emotional support and practical planning to empower informed choices and meaningful connection.

    • Non-Medical Support: Doulas do not perform clinical tasks like giving medication or changing dressings; instead, they work in the "95%" of the time people spend outside of direct medical care, providing companionship and emotional, spiritual, and practical support.

    • Holistic Care & Advocacy: They advocate for the birthing or dying person's wishes, ensuring their care is aligned with their personal, cultural, or spiritual values.

    • Planning: They help with preparation including birth plans or advance care directives, legal or legacy documents, planning ceremony or rituals.

    • Continuity of Care: They often act as the constant in the journey, connecting with families from the time of conception or diagnosis through to after-birth or after-death care.

  • Preparation & Education
    Understanding what lies ahead, exploring your options, asking questions and preparing practically and emotionally.

    Presence
    Being alongside you before, during and after the experience. Offering grounded, compassionate and non-judgemental support.

    Ceremony
    Creating space to acknowledge and mark significant passages, in ways that are meaningful to you.

  • I work in alliance with a very small, independent, family led funeral home called Solace in Southern Tasmania for body care, & funeral work.

    I can work alongside other practitioners e.g palliative care nurses, hospice volunteers, medical practitioners, midwives, doulas, nurses, family/friends.

    I am in strong relationship with many professionals in these spaces. And they are always available for my contact. This means that both me and my clients are supported by a wider community around us.

  • Not knowing is a perfect place to begin.

    The best first step is simply understanding what’s possible. I can help you gather information, explore your options and gently look at the beliefs, fears and wishes. 

    There is no particular direction I’m trying to lead you towards; only the one that feels right for you.

    From there, the next steps become clearer.

  • ‘The Work’ is a process of self enquiry and cognitive therapy developed by Byron Katie.

    It involves asking and deeply being anchored in four questions about each belief or thought that causes us pain and suffering.

    This practice allows us to find freedom from the grasp of the ego mind and access a peace that always exists within us.

  • Inner Life Work enquires into our subconscious beliefs, stories and patterns.

    What we believe can profoundly shape how we experience birth, life and death; either bringing us peace and freedom or bringing us fear, stress and pain.

  • I am located in Southern Tasmania but travel across Tasmania for in-person support.

    I can also provide online support for services such as Inner-Life Work, Education Sessions, Advance Care Planning & Legacy Work.

    • 5 Year Study of ‘The Work’ with Tanya Murphy, True To Heart (2019-2024)

    • In-person Death Doula Training, Zenith Virago, VIC, 2025

    • 2 day Showing Up For Older Australians Workshop, AFHRA, 2026

    • Holistic Death Care for Birth Workers, Amy Lou, 2022

    • Chinese Medicine In-Person Apprenticeship, Dr Naomi Jansson, 2022

    • Guardians of The Nest Mentorship, Sunni Carl, 2022

    • Sovereign Birth Mentorship, Amy Lou, 2023

    • Belly Binding Workshop, Sarah Smits, 2023

    • 2 day Birth Craft Workshop, Claire Eccelston, 2024

    • Education To Empowerment Program, Guatemala, 2024

    • The Initiation Of Birth Retreat, NSW, 2023

    • Yin Sanctuary Training (Ayurveda & Chinese Medicine in Birth), Dr Naomi Jansson, 2022

    • Ayurveda for Women Certificate, Bhakti Rose, 2024

    • 7 day Magdalena Training, Winter Jade Icely, 2023

    • Home Sweet Home Birth Course, Claire Eccleston, 2024

    • 200hr Hatha Yoga Teacher Training, Krishna Village, 2021

    • 50hr Pre-Natal Yoga Training, Katie Rose, 2022

    • 50hr Yin Yoga Training, The Sol Collective, 2024

    • 2 day Rebozo Training, Sarah Smith, NSW, 2025

    • 4 day Womb & Fertility Massage, QLD, 2025

      Experience:

    • In-person learning & work with Solace End Of Life Services (2026)

  • I can offer different support hours, days, weeks or even years before or after a birth or death.

    There is no wrong time to reach out.

  • Yes. You don’t have to be actively pregnant or actively dying to prepare.

    I can support you in preparing for birth or death. This may look like exploring your beliefs around birth and mortality or making practical plans.

    I also support people witnessing or processing someone else’s birth, death or significant passage.

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    Inner Life Enquiry and ceremony are my two services that are available for anyone, at any time, for any reason.