new mums
Please see the services page for an update on what Felicity is able to offer in her (now reduced) private practice.
Becoming a mother for the
first time can be both enjoyable and
challenging. There are a myriad of changes a woman
can experience once becoming a mother: physical,
emotional, financial, psychological, lifestyle, and
social. Some of these changes can be observed and
others cannot. Some of these changes are pleasant
and others are not.
"The home visiting service
was very convenient and Felicity found a nice
balance of combining friendly chatting with more
focussed discussion." Kathy - new mother of one
Below is information about the site mothersbeheard.com that
Felicity developed in 2006. Just click
here for more.
Through the Mothers Be Heard
library on this website you can have access to:
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Your Story:
stories by mums for mums
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Life BC: mums
acknowledge their life before children
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ART Mums: the
experience of those who have used assisted
technologies
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Wellbeing Workshops for
Mums: results from community based
workshops
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References: a
collation of resources about contemporary motherhood
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Feedback: what
mums told Felicity about her site
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Mothers Be Heard:
the story (exerpt)
"It was July 2006. We had
been emailing for just over ten years. Microsoft had just released it's Xbox 360 games
console in Australia. Myspace was the new cool
and facebook had not even become a household name. Bloggers were becoming as common as joggers and the
World Wide Web was ....."
read more
"What I found most helpful
about this service was the home visits, feeling
comfortable, and trying different techniques to
see what the best fit for me was. I could really
related to the 'cloud' thoughts process." T. Simons - mother of two
For a free information brochure about the transition to motherhood just click The New You: Modern Mums, by Felicity Chapman