Bringing back ‘the Village’,
one mother at a time
Mothers and their young families needing support during the highs and lows of early motherhood can now find their ‘village’ at The Village Collective in the Ettalong Galleria, home to mother’s groups, workshops, masterclasses, baby-drop in clinics and baby playgroups and more.
Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch with mothers at The Village Collective.
25 September 2024
THE Village Collective is a fresh, inviting and calm space with a beautiful studio, consultation room and therapy room located in The Galleria at Ettalong Beach. It is home to a ‘collective’ of pregnancy, postpartum health and wellness practitioners and allied health services who offer services out of the two rooms alongside courses, workshops and masterclasses held within the studio space.
Friends and founders Kathryn Stoneman (of doula service Mamma Nurture, supporting women through pregnancy, birth and postpartum) and Harriet Blannin-Ferguson (Internationally Board certified lactation consultant and a registered midwife with The Breast Help) saw the need to establish The Village Collective to create a space on the south end of the coast which encompassed all the support mothers need through pregnancy, birth, postpartum and parenthood under one roof.
“The early years of motherhood were often stressful and confusing. Seeking out postpartum services that we desperately needed closer to home on the south end of the coast was a challenge," said Kathryn Stoneman.
“We aim to provide a supportive ‘village’ through The Village Collective for women and mothers just like us, with multiple points of contact with young families to share valuable information to them, before they realise they need it.
“Support for mothers and their young families is hand delivered, alongside a suite of allied health services and treatment options.”
Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch commended Kathryn and Harriet for establishing wrap-around supports for young mothers at The Village Collective.
“We are so fortunate to have such fabulously creative new people moving into our community and pursuing great opportunities to build and grow the great space where we live,” Ms Tesch said.
“I had the privilege of dropping in on a Mums and Bubs yoga session and it felt like heaven. You can feel the serenity and care that is offered at this facility as soon as you step inside the Village.
“You hear all too often that motherhood can be a lonely experience at times, and it is fantastic to see two pioneering local mothers passionately dedicated to supporting mothers and families, providing a hub where lasting connections with others at similar stages of life are built.”
Practitioners include acuneedling, doula services, lactation consultant, holistic sleep consultant, perinatal mental health services, family and individual counselling, women’s health physiotherapist, osteopath, remedial and pregnancy massage, MumSafe personal training, sacral somatics therapy and a naturopath.
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