A Love Lives Here Mothering, Birth & Belonging
Gentle support for pregnancy, postpartum, and parenting
Welcome
This is a soft place to land...
a home for mothers, birth, and the tender work of becoming.
I believe in slow, sovereign choices. In babies held close. In women who trust their bodies and their inner knowing. I believe in rhythms over hustle, connection over perfection, and journeys that honour your nervous system, your story, and your season of life.
You’ll find birth support, Aware Parenting guidance, and resources to anchor your days with clarity and care.
If you’re here to mother on your own terms, you’re home.
Hi, I'm Christine
I live on the South Coast of South Africa where I mother four wild, wonderful children, write tender essays, and companion women through pregnancy, birth, and the long arc of matrescence.
Twelve years in online creative work taught me the beauty of building sanctuaries, first digital, then deeply human. I’m traditionally trained in midwifery, a certified birth doula, and an Aware Parenting mentor-in-training, weaving practical preparation with radical gentleness. My work is steady, quiet, and deeply relational.
If you’re craving support that feels like a hand on your back and a warm cup of tea, I’d be honoured to walk with you.
The evolution of culture is ultimately determined by the amount of love, understanding and freedom experienced by its children… Every abandonment, every betrayal, every hateful act towards children returns tenfold a few decades later upon the historical stage, while every empathic act that helps a child become what he or she wants to become, every expression of love toward children heals society and moves it in unexpected, wondrous new directions.
Lloyd deMause
Why mothers choose to work with me...
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Trauma-informed, compassion-first. Safety, slowness, and consent at every step.
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Traditional midwifery training + certified birth doula. Grounded skill with a reverence for physiology.
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Whole-family lens. Birth support that flows into postpartum, bonding, and everyday parenting.
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Worldwide support. Virtual options for mentoring and classes; local in-person care in KZN, South Africa.
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Practical + poetic. Real tools for paperwork, planning, and daily life, wrapped in warmth and wisdom
Traditional Midwifery Care
Continuity of care through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum - gentle, informed, and deeply respectful of your physiology and autonomy.
Birth Doula Support
Presence, preparation, and calm advocacy for you and your partner. From birth plans to labour support to the golden hours, held with steadiness and love.
Freebirth Mentoring (Virtual, Worldwide)
A steady hand and a clear map for sovereign birth at home - education, preparation, admin guidance (birth registration, etc.), and ongoing emotional support.
Aware Parenting Mentoring
Parent with connection, loving limits, and steady confidence - welcoming tears, laughter, and play as pathways to healing at the heart of family life.
2026 By Design
A gentle, mother-centred planning system for a year that honours your energy and your truth.
Raising Wise Women
Stories, poetry, and practical love notes on birth, matrescence, and mothering with awareness.