Describe your dream day with the family:
Early mornings at the beach with a coffee and baby chino or winter afternoons in the backyard kicking a ball and sitting by the fire.

What feels like home to you?
Family barbecues and spending time with my closest girlfriends.

What has been the hardest part of being pregnant?
I have had three pregnancies. I really enjoyed my first, it was smooth sailing. I miscarried my second baby at 12 weeks but my third pregnancy was the most challenging. A combination of stress caused by my previous miscarriage, ‘all day’ sickness, exhaustion from working full time and chasing after my toddler, really impacted my experience. It was also really hard being less involved in play time with my toddler. I did a lot of parenting from the couch which brought on a lot of guilt.

What unexpected emotions were felt during this experience?
Before getting pregnant I thought I had mentally prepared myself for a miscarriage, but I was pretty surprised about how much it impacted me. I also wish I knew more about miscarriages before I had one. To be honest the whole thing was pretty shocking, I really had no idea what was about to happen to me and my body.

Is there any advice you would give someone going through the same thing?
Don’t be afraid to seek support. For me, being open about the miscarriage and talking about it with people really helped me process my feelings. There’s comfort in knowing you’re not alone, and connecting with other women who’ve been through the same experience can be incredibly healing. It’s in times like these that you realise how beautiful and powerful female friendships are, and just how much strength and resilience women possess.

What is the most important lesson you want to teach your children?
It’s important to me that my boys learn to be empathetic, kind and respectful to others but also, themselves. I want them to learn how to love themselves and be confident in who they are.

And the most important lesson you have learnt from your children?
To slow down and enjoy the everyday, mundane smaller things in life.

What is something from your childhood that you will bring into your baby’s?
Lots of wholesome family time like camping trips, backyard barbecues and BIG Christmas days with all the cousins and friends.  

What do you do to feel renewed?
There’s nothing like a refreshing morning walk along the beach, lake or the fernleigh track with a coffee in hand to sort me out!

Your favourite skin care ritual:
Depending if I have worn makeup or not, I typically use just water to wash my face or an organic face cleanser followed by the Willow by the Sea face oil every night. I also use a silicone based cream and the Willow by the Sea belly oil and belly butter on my belly and c-section scar.

Why is organic so important to you?
I started investing in low-tox products before I fell pregnant with my first baby. It’s important to me that I am not overloading my family’s bodies with unnecessary chemicals, plus I don’t like the idea of putting unknown chemicals on my skin. Clean products like Willow by the Sea have been the perfect alternative to maintain my skin care ritual during my pregnancies and postpartum journey and have taken away the stress of not knowing what‘s going on my skin.

What is your favourite piece of pregnancy or parenting advice that you always fall back on?
There are far more good times than there are hard times. Slow down, try to enjoy it all.

Empowering, daunting, exciting.