Uncover the roots of your story to become the parent you truly want to be.
Have you thought about the parent you truly want to be?
If you already have children, I’m guessing you have thought about it every day since they were born.
If you are pregnant or planning a family, you may not have considered that the mother you truly want to be, often isn’t the mother you become.
The mother you truly want to be is;
The mother that is a gentle guide for her children.
The mother that responds with love and connection.
The mother that seeks to understand and listen to her baby.
The mother that is patient and thoughtful.
The mother that parents from a place of self-compassion and curiosity.
I know this because this mother is THE MOTHER. THE MOTHER is inside ALL MOTHERS.
THE MOTHER is hardwired to provide responsive care to her baby,
but THE MOTHER in many of us has been pushed into hiding…….
She is clouded and hidden by so many layers……….
She hides behind cultural expectations of how babies ‘should’ behave.
She hides behind societal pressures around the role of women and mothers.
She hides behind trauma, her own and that which has been passed down through the generations.
She hides behind her own wounds from childhood and adolescence.
She hides behind how she was parented, how she was mothered.
She hides behind the emotional and mental health of generations of women.
She hides behind others opinions on how she should parent.
She hides behind the conflicting professional advice she feels she must follow.
She hides behind the relationship patterns that were created in her earliest relationship.
Her relationship with her own mother.
Uncovering the roots of YOUR unique Motherhood story
Your unique motherhood story can be found by peeling back these layers and observing these parts of your story with curiosity. This allows you the opportunity to heal what needs healing.
The more of your story we uncover, the more of the parent you truly want to be becomes exposed and accessible to you.
This allows you to parent from your true instinct as a mother, from your personal values as a parent.
When we are moving through pregnancy and into motherhood is the perfect time to embark on this transformational work. THE MOTHER in you is strongly emerging (or re-emerging) and these layers will show themselves in your early relationship with your new baby.
Let me be your guide as you take this transformational journey into Motherhood.
I can support you to uncover the roots of your motherhood story, peel back and heal the layers that are clouding your true instinct as a mother and find THE MOTHER at your core.
Walking this path with me will not only change your life as a woman and mother, it will create deep, strong roots for your children to grow from and healing for all the generations that come after you.
How we can work together
Pregnancy
I support you and your partner to explore the deeper aspects of yourselves during your transition to parenthood.
By uncovering the roots of your parenting story, we will work together to create a framework for the parent (and partner) that you dream of being.
Uncover THE MOTHER within Package.
YOUR 4th Trimester Package.
Private Roots of Parenting Workshops.
Facilitated Mother Blessings.
Support after Pregnancy Loss.
Support for Hyperemesis Gravidarum.
In person OR online support.
Postpartum
I work closely with you across the first year of your baby’s life to help you create deep strong roots for your baby and family to grow from..
Uncover THE MOTHER within Package.
YOUR 4th Trimester Package.
The Under 1 Mum’s Circle.
Support and Counselling.
Birth Trauma Counselling.
In person OR online support.
Early Parenting
The needs of mums and babies don’t finish after the first year!
I continue to provide tailored support to families of toddlers and preschoolers.
Uncover THE MOTHER within package.
The Roots of Parenting Package.
The Roots of Parenting Private Workshop.
Parenting and your Inner Child Sessions.
"You really helped us get through those first 3 scary months – thank you so so much. What a blessing it was – both practically and emotionally."
— Kelly and Deane, first time parents.
The Roots of Motherhood programs have been designed to:
Uncover the parent you truly want to be so that you can give your baby the very best possible start to life.
Help you focus on bonding and responding so that your baby develops a secure attachment for life.
Reduce the risks of pregnancy and postnatal depression and anxiety for both parents.
Peel back the layers of confusion and conflicting advice that cloud the transition to parenthood so that you can develop your own Instinctive parenting style.
"Emma's support and group facilitation was invaluable to me as a new mum. She created a safe and empowering space to connect in a way that was very real. It really helped me to find my way as a new mum and trust my own instincts."
— Thea, first time Mum
About Emma
Emma Holdsworth is a mother of two, Family Counsellor, Parenting and Breastfeeding Educator and Postpartum Guide with 20 years experience working with families.
Emma is passionate about supporting pregnant and new parents to feel empowered to become the parents they truly want to be. Emma supports parents to explore the deeper aspects of themselves and understand how their childhood experiences, past relationships, values and beliefs will influence their parenting experience.
Got a question?
send me a note at emma@treehousecounselling.com.au
