Two Seasons Doula

We had SUCH a wonderful time at the last Mums & Bubs Sound Circle. So much authentic connection, sharing, and support were had. And the older kiddos loved saying g'day to the farm animals afterwards 🐐🐇🐔🐔

We have one more circle this Friday before the school holidays kick off, and then we will be back at it Friday 11 October.

The circle runs from 10 - 1130 am and is $10. Book your spot online (super important in case I get called to a birth and need to cancel!) You have the option when you book to prepay online, or you can pay in person on arrival.

Will I see you & bubs at tomorrow?

My birth debrief sessions are a great first step if you are unsure where or how to begin your healing journey.

Whether it's been 6 weeks or 6 years , there is no wrong time to take the 1st step.

✨️ Many women have never even told their entire story before
✨️ Many women feel a lot of shame due to the belief their body 'didn't work'
✨️ Disconnect from their partner, feeling alone or invisible in their journey
✨️ Wanted more children but have been so deeply traumatised that they are second-guessing that idea.

My session isn't absolute - in itself, it doesn't hold the power to 'heal' you. Only you can do that, 1 step at a time. But I'll gladly hold you in your story and help you to take the next step.

What can you expect?
🤍 Space for story sharing in depth and in its entirety
🤍 Opportunity for art healing
🤍 Crystal Sound Healing & Energy Clearing
🤍 Feminine Soul Retrieval

If you have more questions, feel free to get in touch
DM or email [email protected]

Birth Debrief • 1.5 hours • $170

This was my experience. Pregnant after a previous caesarean and it was all about statistics, decisions and monitoring (and I didn't really understand any of it!) What do you mean an induction increases the likelihood of an 'unsuccessful VBAC'? Ive never laboured before and I have to labour by 39 weeks or you'll cut me open again?

It was so much stress on my mind, my body and my baby.

How it felt navigating pregnancy and birth with a VBAC label is a big part of why I became a doula.

If you want holistic & deeply embodied support in your VBAC journey. Someone who can help make sense of it all. Someone who can shine a light on the path and remind you of your capabilities- then perhaps we should meet.

Jump into my DMs or shoot me an email [email protected]

1 week to go till Mums & Bubs Sound Circle kicks off !

Whether you're freshly postpartum or chasing a tot, I warmly invite you to join the morning. A morning of discussion, connection, and a crystal sound bowl healing.

📅 Bookings are required (just in case I get called to birth and need to cancel) but you can opt to pre pay online or pay on arrival - so there's absolutely no stress if its one of those mornings and it's just not happening. $10 online or cash/card on arrival

To book visit my website
www.twoseasonsdoula.com

📍 in Marlow Lagoon (address sent to you upon booking)

A quick glance at the various offerings I provide ✨️

If you'd like more information on any of these, please reach out via DM or email [email protected]

Xx

What a beautiful offering at The Flourish Collective

Heads up lovely humans: We are trialling a new opportunity for people looking for info on how best they might support their kids in term 3 💗.

This is most specifically directed to people who aren’t linked into services, may be facing challenges or not sure what they are doing is working.

We are recieving so many emails and calls from parents and carers asking advice on what to do to support their beautiful young people, so we have decided to host Thursday morning Spill The Tea just for you!!! Come along and have a chat with Rachel about your concerns and hopefully you will walk away with some new ideas, a pathway or at least a warm smile from connecting with others 😍

To ensure the safety and privacy of all attending we ask that you commit to maintain the confidentially of other people’s experiences and information 💗

Sayonara to confusing google searches!
Asta la vista to overwhelming studies!
Ciao Ciao to fear mongering chat forums!

Say hello to Virtual Doula Support with ME 🧡✨️
[Keep reading for giveaway!]

My new offering is a simple, personalised way to gain access to my doula support. As Celine Dìon would say, "Near, far, wherever you are." I got you 🧡

Subscribe for 1 month only or opt in for a rolling plan that you can opt out of at any point*

💫 WHAT DO YOU GET?
• Virtual Access (facilitated via whatsapp) to me. A space to ask all your questions that you want support navigating in a holistic & evidence based way.

Whether it be links to research (easy to read or I can break it down for you), podcast & book reccos or general guidance and wisdom on all things birth, hospital & homebirth.

Sound good? Jump on over to my website and hit the SHOP button to purchase and get started.

* This offering is not a reliable form of labour support
* This offering is not medical advice
* All communications will be responded to or acknowledged during daytime hours (7 days)
* No refund is given if you opt out half way through the cycle.

⭐️⭐️WANT MY DOULA GUIDE FOR FREE ASWELL?⭐️⭐️
• All subscribers of my virtual support between now and 31 August will go in the draw to win my 50 page Doula Guide [valued at $49.95] for FREE

So tag a friend below who you think might be keen 👇👇

🧡 Kirsty,
Your Intuitive Doula

This is me. 4 months post partum with my second in the depths of doula studies.

I didn't know where it would lead me, and as has been the theme from the beginning, everything I've studied or learnt has been first & foremost for my own healing & growth.

All I ever wanted to do was hold women through this passage. To quote
I endeavoured to be birthing families 'other'. The other they could turn to for guidance when they felt lost, the 'other' they could lean on, the 'other' when inside felt noisy and outside felt unsafe. The 'other' when everyone around you has lost sight of your ability, the 'other' that remembers this is your babies journey too.

When things get dark or difficult to navigate in this journey as doula, I always return to the Kirsty who was in a birth room full of people but felt so alone, the past me that couldn't hear my own inner voice amidst all the noise.

I'm a birth doula, and my energetic commitment is to hold you as the compass. To create space for clarity, for enquiry, and a returning to your own values.
If you'd like to hear more about my support, get in touch via the contact form on my website
www.twoseasonsdoula.com
🧡 Kirsty,
Your Intuitive Birth Doula xx

✨️ THE DOULA GUIDE by Two Seasons Doula is here!! ✨️

This guide has been gestating for quite some time now, and woweee, she's chockablock!

50 pages of doula insight, wisdom & perspective to nurture, to inform and to guide your journey to birth.

Within this guide, I share with you:
🤰 Birth Physiology, Labour Hormones, and Pelvic Anatomy (did you know there are 7 movements your baby needs to do in your pelvis to birth? 😱)
🤰 Partner Support, Tips and Tricks - from verbal queues, picking up on her body language, and more!
🤰 Unpacking all the common interventions, routine tests & screens, common variations of normal like placenta previa & velamentous cord insertion!
🤰Comfort Measures & deep dive into pharmaceutical pain relief (the pros, the cons, the evidence!)
🤰Prompts & inquiry into preparing for your postpartum - joy, marriage, identity, and beyond!

And SO much more...

PLUS, it includes a FREE birth plan template

Honestly, folks, this guide was my way of providing access to balanced & holistic doula wisdom no matter your location or means.

There are TWO versions on my website [Darwin & General] ✨️ the difference? The Darwin version will speak into specific care provider options here in Darwin - super relevant!

No matter your gestation or if this is your 2nd or 3rd baby, I am confident you will receive value & benefit!

Keen? AMAZING, Im doing a happy dance 🥰 head over to my website and download your copy for only $49.95!

This guide is largely tailored to women birthing in a hospital setting, BUT I am sure homebirthers will still find value [I welcome feedback!]

So go on, jump on over, and get all my wisdom, experience, and knowledge in your inbox for only $49.95

Keen for more? DM to find out about my birth support packages ✨️🤰

All I ask of you, as a small biz owner and mama that you encourage interested friends and family to purchase themselves. Its bad juju to forward on 😆

Any qs, drop em below 👇

🧡
Kirsty // Your intuitive birth doula

Two Seasons Doula Holistic Birth Doula • Womb Hara Massage • Crystal Sound Healings • Virtual Doula Support • TENS Hire • Two Seasons Body Range

✨️Providing Intuitive & Grounded doula support to birthing women & their families✨️

Kirsty Peckham
Darwin,

Honestly, you guys 😒

This one makes my eyes roll EVERY TIME, and often, a slight audible tutt comes out.

A womans va**na cannot and should not be compared to the S bend in a toilet 😳

Women, please believe me when I say that you dont need to work harder than you instinctively are. This language is harmful and damaging to women's belief in their body, infusing the idea that their body is working against them and their efforts aren't enough.

Your baby knows your uterus and va**nal canal better than any midwife, doula, or plumber here to check on a blockage in the S bend.

This is so commonly used in coached pushing, an attempt to give you a visual aid (and often to avoid fkd up policy that's coming up next if baby isn't born real soon), but it is so wrong. It's not even funny. No one should be coaching your pushing or telling you to push harder to help baby through the 'S' bend.

Even with an epidural, we can work with the body and gravity to support an easier path for bubs. We dont need to bring more masculinity into the birth space than what there already often is.

Private Sound Healing Sessions available from every Thursday & Friday. Come alone or bring a friend, I can cater up to 2 people in my beautiful healing room.

Experience deep rest, receive spiritual downloads, and come home to your body with this meditative session for the senses.

Sound healings are also available for in home sessions & private groups/events

DM me or reach out via [email protected]

A bespoke event for women traversing birth trauma

You guys have blown up my inbox in response to this story, so it felt worthy of a spot on the grid!

A constant reminder that you are the authority - not a midwife, a doctor, a policy, YOU.

Low Amniotic Fluid, Gestational Diabetes, Big Baby, Over Due, IVF... some of these labels can feel heavy and scary - so please take the time to breathe through the process of better understanding them, understanding that hospital policy is rarely written in alignment with good strong evidence and if its not a f**k yes in the body, its probably a no.

You are not irresponsible or risky. You are being RESPONSIBLE, responsible to yours and your babies' well-being and experience.

This is not a bash on induction, but a demonstration that it is OK to decline, its OK to change your mind, its OK to leave, its OK to ask 21 questions and to ask them in various ways until you fully understand. Dont let the mind create the situation into something it isnt, you can leave, and you can come back.
If you want a doula that can support you through these moments, who will gently lead you to a space of self enquiry and exploration, who will ask questions of your care providers, who will bring balance and create space for you to channel your instinct. A doula who watches you make a decision against recommendation and gives you a wink and helps carry your bags out.

If you want all of that for your experience- maybe we should meet.

www.twoseasonsdoula.com

I encourage you to consider where you will feel the safest and most supported post birth.

For some women, that is the hospital, and that is okay.

But for many, it's in their own bed, with their favourite pillow, curled up with their babe next to their partner.

So often, womens trauma actually occurs not in birth but postnatally in the care they receive (or dont receive)

Remember, admitting you is their recommendation, not the law. You can always come back if things change.
www.twoseasonsdoula.com
Holistic Birth Support and wisdom for women & families in Darwin

🌹Womb Balm🌹

This beautiful balm is a blend of shea butter, beeswax, and coconut oil. Infused with Ylang Ylang, Myrrh and Lavender, and dusted with dried florals.

Use this balm for self massage over your womb space to open and soften your creative portal

This balm is a beautiful product for massage anywhere on the body - feet, hands, growing bellies 🧡

Shop my full range - www.twoseasonsdoula.com

Just the bare-necessities ✨️

Two Seasons Birth Bundle has got you covered
☆ Mama Trio
- Belly Oil Roller (Pregnancy)
- Labour Oil Roller (obvvy)
- Mama Oil Roller (postpartum)

And a birth comb ✨️
☆ Birth Combs when squeezed into the palm enables the Gate Theory which is the principle that 'pain signals' must pass through this gate in the spinal cord before it can reach the brain. The counter sensation of the comb works to block these signals reaching the brain. Squeeze away Mama 👊

Tap to shop or head to www.twoseasonsdoula.com

Home Birth for your first birth is such a protective choice.

You needn't have birthed before to qualify.

It isn't a club, with VIP access. If it were, I could promise you the members would mostly be 2nd or 3rd time Mamas who wish they'd homebirthed the first time.

But you have the power to choose, and I am here to say, quite loudly, HOME BIRTH IS A SAFE CHOICE FOR YOU & YOUR BABY. In healthy pregnancies, homebirth actually has BETTER outcomes 👏👏

✨️ Did you know that even simply planning for a home birth improves your chances of physiological birth dramatically ✨️

www.twoseasonsdoula.com

This look right here.
This moment.
This was the second birth I had supported (and ever witnessed!). It was the first VBAC I had ever supported, a mere 11 months since my own VBAC.

This was when it really clicked for me how powerful it is to have respectful & attuned doula support.

Remembering this feeling, it brings me back to who I was navigating my own VBAC and what a privilege it is now to support women traversing this journey. To hold them in confidence, in belief, and a deeply embodied understanding.
Are you preparing for or considering a VBAC?
Does support from a doula who knows the system and understands your journey feel valuable?

Lets meet for a free vibe check

www.twoseasonsdoula.com

Is anyone else not buying these things?

Not only are these practices, belief systems, and policies causing unnecessary birth trauma - they are happening SO damn often it's truly cementing so hard to women that birth must be risky and they must be saved from it.

It has women believing "there is NO way I am the exception to the rule." When nearly 1 in 2 of first time Mothers are being induced, 1 in 3 having caesareans - how can we possibly be the unicorn?

Ladies, THE RULE IS FU**ED AND IT AINT RIGHT.

You are all unicorns labouring and birthing in your own sparkly, perfect f**king way 🙌✨️

As your birth doula - I cant tell you what to do or say when your numbers called "Im sorry Jane, we just think your labour isnt progressing and baby isnt coping." It is not my place to tell you what to say.

As your birth doula , it is my role to inform and support you so deeply in pregnancy. Through evidence, through fear explorations, through connection to YOUR inner knowing.

www.twoseasonsdoula.com

Mums & Bubs (and bumps and tots) Sound Circle is coming up this Tuesday, 25th June

And for those with older kiddos on school holidays - all are welcome ✨️ my eldest will be there with me too 🥰 its going to be a vibe 😅🙌

BYO picnic rug and a plate to share for morning tea (only if you can)

My oils & balms will be available for purchase, too.

$10 cash or card on arrival - no bookings necessary

Will we see you there? 👇🧡🧡

This mornings session was an in-home sound bowl healing for the whole family and a mini red thread ceremony ✨️

The little darlings wanted to share in the festivities from their Mamas mother blessing last weekend, and it was so beautiful to connect their energies and excitement into the thread 🥰

I love involving your minis in every aspect of your journey - sharing the safety, excitement, and beauty of birth is a gift.

🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️ .essentialmama_

So many women I debrief say to me, "I wish I'd listened to my gut."

It truly breaks my heart how many women, through conditioning, place a policy above their instinct - and it almost always doesnt serve their wellbeing or experience.

I get it, research and data can be hard to read, and the idea of living with a poor outcome is beyond terrifying - but so much of what is recommended is based on such low, poor quality it almost doesnt deserve a seat at the table.

Your instinct is the strongest quality evidence you have.

Im not saying disgregard the counsel you solicit - but please dont be so quick to disregard your gut instinct.

You've got this Mama ✨️

www.twoseasonsdoula.com

When Im behind my bowls - my soul is happy ✨️

It was such an instant knowing for me that I needed them, and they would become an integral part of all I offer.

Seeing the effect they have on people truly lights me up - tears, smiles, laughter and even snoring!

Did you know I offer private sound healings?
One on one, group, corporate, community✨️

Baby Showers, Birthdays, Hens Do's, Girls Nights - count me in!

Available weekdays, weeknights and weekends

Poo
Wind
Urine
Mucous
Vomit
Amniotic Fluid

I've seen it all and I cannot express enough how NORMAL these things are in labour and I am soo unphased by them. In fact, any keeper of birth who truly reveres birth shouldnt be phased.

Its actually exciting and reassuring to see the body excrete these fluids and functions, it means your body is clearing and your baby is coming!

Not my most educational post, but when I asked my family what I should post about, wee and poo came up. So here it is 👏

✨️ Mother Blessings ✨️

A Mother Blessing is the Western adaptation of the Native American Navajo ceremony known as 'Blessingway'.

In modern Western culture, a baby shower is celebrated by women to 'shower' the baby with gifts and often playing novelty games like guessing the birth date or babys weight.

The Mother Blessing (by Two Seasons) is a ceremony that allows your nearest and dearest to 'bless and shower' you! Whether it be your 1st baby or 3rd, each birth evolves us into a new version of ourselves, and this rite of passage deserves to be honoured.

What do we do at a Two Seasons Mother Blessing?

✨️ Sacrifice the male (joooookes!)

✨️ We share sentiments, love, and well wishes
✨️ We share offerings for her birth altar
✨️ We give Mama hand, foot, and belly massages
✨️ A red thread ceremony
✨️ Crystal Sound Healing
✨️ Oracle Cards

This ceremony can be as intimate or expansive as you like and usually goes for 2 - 2.5 hours so it can be part of your baby blessing OR you can choose for the mother blessing to be your entire event ☀️

To find out more or enquire availability, reach out via DM or email me [email protected]

Hear me out..

Firstly , there is absolutely no right or wrong, YOU DO YOU!

And anyone who knows me knows I love me a natural remedy and inviting in additional support when needed. HOWEVER, I do believe dates, raspberry leaf tea, and perineal massages (to name a few) are often utilised with misplaced intention (note: often, not always) or invited in unnecessarily 'because its considered proactive'.

I encourage women to invite in practices and rituals that bring them joy and comfort. Im aware for some women it can feel "useful" to be trying alllll the tools in the tool kit but we must go back a step and consider why women feel they need these practices to effectively and efficiently labour and birth.

I invite you to consider what feels useful and nourishing to your pregnant mind, body, and soul. Or is it simply cementing the narrative of 'not good enough'?

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there ✨️
No matter where you lie in your mothering journey (conception - pregnancy - postpartum), I warmly invite you (and your babe or tot) to join me at my Mums & Bubs Sound Circle.

A moment in time to honour, reflect, and connect with like-minded women.

✨️ Next Circle: Tues 25th June 10am - 1130am
✨️ $10 on arrival (cash or card) no booking required
✨️ BYO picnic rug and a plate to share for morning tea (if you have capacity)
✨️ The Lawns