RAFFERTY HALLOWS
YOUR PARASOCIAL BESTIE/ECCENTRIC QUEER AUNTIE/BIG LIFE BIG SISTER/FULL SPECTRUM EXTENDED POSTPARTUM DOULA
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WHO IS RAFFERTY HALLOWS?
​I am Rafferty Hallows, bleeding heart sapphic doula, weirdo, and self appointed Patron Saint of Mental Mamas.
My greatest wish is to lead a community revolution that centres Mothers, postpartum, children and healing as vitally important to the health of society as a whole.
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I offer full spectrum Mothercare, pregnancy and postpartum doula support, resources and postpartum planning and inspiration to the queer, quirky, neuro-spicey Mothers of Melbourne
I like to think of myself as Molly Weasley of The Revolution. Instead of a wand and a cauldron I have a soap box (instagram) and tender heart as my conduits of magic.
Taking care of mothers with a tenderness inspired by my own experiences, slutty toast, deep reverence and wide open arms is a subversive act in a world that treats Mothers as though they don't exist. Nah, Fuck that.
LAID BARE​
I am living my big bold queer life, held gently by the compassionate grace of my community, raising three gremlin babes in a shared custody arrangement with my ex husband, while embodying my punk values through doula work.
Motherhood flattened me!
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I give thanks every day to the community and sisterhood of doulas who raised me as I transitioned from maiden to mother, in place of the crones and matriarches who are so sorely missed within modern society.
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My eldest son is 10 (woah), which means I have been deep in the Mother sphere for *gasp* a decade and officially a doula for seven years. I originally planned of working at the alter of birth. But extended postpartum is truly where my magic resides.
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​When I'm not soap boxing about the potent healing opportunities of postpartum, the industrial birth complex, motherhood and the patriarchy, I can be found stewing magic in my kitchen, thrifting, fooling around, exploring by the water, dancing or re-reading Harry Potter for the hundredth time.​
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YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT MY STORY IN THESE PODCAST INTERVIEWS.
Ask, and you shall receive a postpartum packed with play, healing and connection.
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WhETHER YOU ARE EARLY POSTPARTUM, POSTPARTUM AGAIN or POSTPARTUM IS FOREVER.
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After a few hours under my care, I hope you feel lighter and more powerful, heart full and belly soft, alive and sure.
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I want to resource you with skills and tools for self care as well as building strong and radical communities so that you may receive a lifetime of meaningful and ongoing support.
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May you trust in your integrity and intuition as a mother and a gloriously magnificent and messy multifaceted human being.
I am here to provide you with radical care during the awe inspiring, but often oh so spicey time that is Motherhood
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Take me to your services!
TESTIMONIAl:
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"Thanks Rafferty
It was so therapeutic having you in our home omg!
So glad the universe led me to Veggie Daddy.
Just had an early dinner because I couldn't wait and omg your food is so amazing!"
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Holly
Mama & Artist