The heart behind Rose + Nettle.
I’ve always been fascinated by birth and babies…
In my twenties, I even thought about retraining as a midwife, but life took me in a different direction and I spent a decade working in the corporate world of PR. It was fast-paced and demanding, but never truly fulfilling. The quiet pull towards supporting women and families never really went away.
When I became a mother myself, I was struck by how modern motherhood can feel almost impossible. Our family networks have changed, and so many women are learning how to mother in isolation, expected to just “get on with it.” I felt myself flounder and saw others doing the same.
Deep down, I knew it wasn’t supposed to be this way.
Then, six months after the birth of my second baby, I was diagnosed with cancer. Life as I knew it was razed to the ground. It was a devastating and disorienting time, but also, strangely, a clarifying one. Cancer stripped everything back and made space for truth. I came to see what mattered most: love, connection, community, and care.
During my treatment, I was lucky enough to be held by other mothers, women who showed me what it means to truly be supported. I saw how healing that can be, and I knew I wanted to be part of creating that for others.
I was also deeply affected by the loss of a dear friend, a fellow mother whose struggles were amplified by motherhood. Her story was a stark reminder of how vulnerable this season of life can be, and how vital it is that mothers are held, seen, and supported. That loss became part of the reason I knew I had to take this path, and why this work matters so deeply to me.
When I later discovered Lauren Molyneux’s accredited holistic postpartum doula training, everything clicked into place. This was the work I’d been circling back to for years, the heart of what I was always meant to do.
Rose + Nettle grew from that place of deep appreciation for the power of care, for the beauty and the sting, the softness and the strength that motherhood holds.
Through my work, I hope to offer mothers what I once needed most: gentle, grounded support that nourishes the body, soothes the nervous system, and honours the profound transformation of matrescence.
If you’re reading this and thinking: yes, this is what I’ve been missing, I’d love to support you as you prepare for the weeks ahead.
