Wholehearted Doula Support

From bump to bub and beyond, experience a seamless blend of evidence-based education and holistic, women-centred support to help you and your family feel informed, confident, and supported at every step in your journey.

My Journey to Doula-hood

Hi, I'm Tyler... mama, doula & birth educator

Having babies changed my life!

After the birth of my first son, Elijah, I walked away feeling like something was missing. My approach to pregnancy and birth prep was very similar to most first-time mums, just "go with the flow", how hard can it be? women do it all the time right?

I was naive and didn't know what I didn't know. As a result, after experiencing a cascade of intervention, I was left feeling like birth "happened to me" rather than experiencing the event as an active participant.

18 months after having my first baby, I fell pregnant again with my second boy, and was prepared to go all in and flip the script on my last experience. And that's exactly what happened, I experienced the most intense, but beautiful and transformative hypnobirth.

My first birth lit the spark within, but it was the second birth that ignited the fire. From that day fourth, I've been determined to help other women and their families feel supported, informed, and empowered in their journey to parenthood.

Since becoming a Certified Doula and Hypnobirthing Australia Practitionerin 2023, I've had the privilege of educating and holding space for many families, and each experience has confirmed how vital a positive birth experience is for setting mothers and fathers up for a positive and successful parenting journey.

Before becoming a birth worker, I worked in the in the fitness industry as a PT and Pilates instructor for a number of years. With a strong focus on supporting women, I’ve witnessed firsthand the unlimitless power of the female body. Becoming a doula felt like a full circle moment, like coming home to my true purpose.



Testimonials

Ella G

"What an investment Tyler is!
I was lucky enough to have Tyler's support through my pregnancy and birth. Being a first-time mum, I was overwhelmed by the amount of, or sometimes lack of information. From the very start, Tyler's level of encouragement, emotional and affirmative support was extrodinary. Everything Tyler offers is truly a reflection of her caring nature. There is no doubt that she made made to help people in this space. Along with her emotional support, she was able to create and maintain a safe space that was guided by my birth preferences. There was never any judgement regarding our preferences. We knew that we could trust Tyler to support and advocate for us, hear our concerns, and to identify fears and thoughts that arose throughout. I couldn't reccommend Tyler enough! She is invaluable asset from bump to birth and beyond".

Clementine S

"I had a lot of fear surrounding giving birth for the second time due to some unnecessary interventions in my first birth.

I knew that I wanted to hire a doula to be an advocate and support person for me in the hospital system, and I also really wanted some birth photography too.

I reached out to Tyler at 8 months pregnant, and she was able to take me on. We met several times before my birth to go over my birth plan, practice some hypnobirthing techniques and other comfort measures.

Tyler helped me so much during labor to get me through my surges. She gave me the motivation to keep going when I wanted to give up.

If it weren't for Tyler being there, I wouldn't have had the natural birth that I wanted. I had a really positive experience!".

Abigail E

"I only looked into doulas because a friend mentioned it when I fell pregnant. I had no idea what I was getting myself into, but choosing Tyler was one of the best decisions I made.

She was with me through early pregnancy, every hour of my 17 hour labour, and then kept showing up in postpartum weeks when I needed support the most. The Fourth Trimester is a lot, but having Tyler there to check in, sit with me, and just be present made me feel much less alone.

I would not do another pregnancy without a doula, especially not another one without Tyler if I'm lucky.