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YOU ARE WELCOME HERE.
EXACTLY AS YOU ARE.

New Baby? Moving house? Accessing an abortion? Coming out? Separation or divorce? Have you just been diagnosed with adhd/autism? Are you a mum barrelling quickly towards burnout? Are you in the middle of a huge life transition; I know it can be a lot. And I believe there is a way through.

 

When I show up to support you, it is with the intention to truly meet you where you are at. Zero judgement. And then we can move through it together, one accompanied step at a time.

Think care is cool? Check out my packages.

SOME WAYS I CAN SUPPORT YOU

  • Mental Health Peer Support: I believe in the power of shared lived experiences Our peer-to-peer discussions may provide comfort, understanding, and an opportunity to speak openly about your mental health.

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  • Meaning Making: Together we will navigate the complexities of life, calling upon ritual, ceremony and other spiritual practices to provide a platform to explore, express, and find meaning in your experiences.

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  • Bed Friends: Some days are harder than others. If you need company while you rest or simply someone to sit with you, I am so there.​​

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  • Arts and Crafts: Engaging in creative activities can provide regulation and a sense of accomplishment. Let's create something beautiful together!
     

  • Identity Chats: I provide a safe space to discuss and explore your identity, respecting and validating your experiences and feelings. Naw.

  • Planning and Accommodating Needs: I can help you map out your needs and create strategies to ensure they're met, ensuring you feel supported and cared for.

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  • Making Plans and Writing Lists: Together, we'll develop practical action plans and lists to help prepare you for life's demands.

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  • Tackling Big Emotional Tasks: I can be with you through the emotional highs and lows, helping you navigate your feelings and to explore coping mechanisms that work for you.

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  • Setting Personal Boundaries: We'll work with you on setting and maintaining boundaries, essential for your mental and emotional well-being.

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  • Burnout Support: We understand the signs and impacts of burnout and provide the necessary support to help you recover and prevent future burnout.​​

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I WORK IN SERVICE OF MOTHERS THROUGH ALL PHASES AND STAGES OF LIFE. NoT JUST EARLY POSTPARTUM

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I offer assertive, intuitive and realistic in-person and virtual doula support experiences that will encourage you to grow, rest and be with the complexities of being a Mother in these times.

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I offer early and extended postpartum care #postpartumisforever.

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Connecting you back to your agency, your identity and your aliveness. Providing you with co/self regulation skills and cheering you on, reminding you every step of the way that you can indeed do this.

THE RAFFERTY HALLOWS EXPERIENCE IS FOR YOU IF:

  • You are seeking more than just medication and therapy.

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  • You long for genuine care and comfort without any expectations.

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  • You've been on the edge of burnout and can finally acknowledge that you need a break.

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  • You are ready to work with someone who understands the challenges and complexities of motherhood.

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  • You are navigating grief or significant life events.

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  • If the idea of 'thriving' right now makes you scoff.

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  • You are facing big changes such as weaning, abortion, or separation alone.

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  • You are feeling isolated and would love support to find your way back to community

DO I NEED TO BE A MOTHER TO WORK WITH YOU?

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I know, love and work with folks of a variety of genders and identities and believe that the archetypal Mother exists within us all.

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Even if you aren't a parent I am open to working with anyone who resonates with the themes and values of my services.

The Rafferty Hallows experience if for you IF:

 

You want a doula who can transmute dhal into drive-through coffee and fries, driving you far far away from home while you catch your breath and regulate; A doula whose connection to nature gave them proof that life is fucked up and messy but oh so beautiful; A doula who understands that identity and expression and being in community with people who are exactly like you is life giving, Someone who understands that survival needs to come before thriving?

I'm Rafferty, your bleeding heart doula

The virtual doula experience is for you if you live outside of my service area. If you live outside of this zone, check out my virtual offerings.

TESTIMONIAL:

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Rafferty is truly such a blessing. Big heart. Delicious food. Mama of three. They get it, they’re real and supportive. Compassionate around the mess of life, chaos of children and mental health challenges.

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Lotus

Mama, Doula & Peer Support

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PACKAGES

PACKAGES

Whether you are local to me, or you want to hang out together on Zoom, I have some options for you!

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It's like a chose your own adventure...

For in-person support

For virtual support

IN PERSON SUPPORT:

Are you the kind of person who benefits from having a benevolent human in your corner cheering you on? I am. Allow my physical presence to soothe your fractuous nervous system, motivate your body into the shower or to dance circles around you in the sunshine.

BIG SPOON

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  • Twenty hours of doula support used across twice weekly visits for four weeks (Five hours a week, split) .

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  • During this dedicated time we will focus on your unique needs, stories and experiences. Whether you need support accessing mental health care, creating meaning, talking shit sitting in bed, making a plan or getting you out into the world. I got you.

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  • Each visit might be different but no matter what we do, my  intention is for you to come away feeling accompanied and tended to.

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  • I will bring you coffee (or adjacent) and treats because frankly a little treat is a way of life.

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  • Slutty Toast. Where we make magic with the scant trimmings of your fridge and pantry. For best resuts, it would awesome if there is at least a few eggs and a crust of bread in the pantry. But we can sort that out.

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$1799

LITTLe SPOON
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  • Two & a half hours of doula support a week for four weeks.​

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  • During this dedicated time we will focus on your unique needs, stories and experiences. Whether you need support accessing mental health care, creating meaning, talking shit sitting in bed, making a plan or getting you out into the world. I got you.

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  • Each visit might be different but no matter what we do, my  intention is for you to come away feeling accompanied and tended to.

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  • I will bring you coffee (or adjacent) and treats because frankly a little treat is a way of life.

 

$979

IN PERSON SUPPORT

DEPENDENT ON AVAILABILITY, I ALSO OFFER ONE OFF LITTLE SPOON  SESSIONS AVAILABLE FOR AS REQUIRED CARE $300

CAN I USE MY NDIS FUNDING FOR A DOULA?
Quite possibly. Contact me here to discuss further. 
 

We will spend time together developing intimacy and trust, exploring ideas and skills, creating systems, rituals and protocols that will serve you during our time together, and apart.


BELOW YOU WILL FIND A NON-EXHAUSTIVE lIST OF WAYS I CAN SERVE YOU:
 

  • Promoting protected sleep. Get yourself horizontal, rest or take a nap! Take a moment to gather your metaphorical skirts.

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  • Take a moment with Mama G and imagine being a lizard, basking in the sun, or make like a tree and ground down into the earth.

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  • Explore what more meaningful community care might look like if you actually ask for help.

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  • Body Doubling. Space holding as you tick off items from your to-do list, make requests, or make those tricky phone calls.

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  • Singing & Dancing and exploring other ways of being in our bodies.

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  • Creating a meal train, a meal plan or getting some slutty ass snack into you.

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  • Going for walks or swimming in nature.

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  • Peer support and problem solving.

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  • Cuddling, brushing your hair and sitting together.

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  • Exploring the psycho, social and spiritual aspects of Mothering.

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  • Boundaries, with space to practice setting and receiving.

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  • Expectations management.

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  • Light house keeping and help around the house and garden.

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  • Someone to be with you while you parent.

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  • Ritual & Ceremony.

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All with utomost compassion and zero judgement.

TESTIMONIAL:

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When Raff left I set up a diffuser of lavender oil and had a nap. I felt the buildup of stress leave my body throughout the three hours of care so that by the time I had this nap I felt human again.

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Emmaline

Mama

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SEND ME A MESSAGE AND I'LL GET BACK TO YA SHORTLY.

Talk soon, Raff x

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