Hello, and welcome!
If you’re looking for antenatal and postnatal doula support, I’d love to help. Whether you need practical care, emotional reassurance, or just someone to walk alongside you, I’m here.
I love to support families in the heart of my community and up to 30 minutes drive from my postcode GU8 6AE
You can book a clarity call to chat through your options and see how we might work together:
Bespoke Antenatal & Postnatal Support + Massage
My heart truly lies in postnatal support—nurturing mothers, babies, and families as they navigate the huge rite of passage that comes with new parenthood.
Matrescence—the profound transformation that occurs when a woman becomes a mother—is more than just an emotional shift. It rewires the brain, reshapes identity, and changes everything. The early weeks and months after birth are immense, and having the right support can make all the difference.
My approach is about holding space for you—making sure you feel nurtured, listened to, and truly cared for. That might look like:
✔ Practical help around the home
✔ Emotional reassurance
✔ Feeding support
✔ Cooking nourishing meals
✔ Postpartum massage & belly binding
✔ Simply being present as you adjust to life with your baby
I also offer postpartum planning sessions, infant feeding workshops, and antenatal preparation, including birth planning and confidence-building sessions. If you’re looking for pregnancy and postpartum massage or a bespoke mother blessing to honour your journey, I would love to support you.
Experience & Training
I’ve been a doula for 15 years and a proud member of Doula UK since 2011, supporting thousands of families. I also co-facilitate the Godalming Breastfeeding Drop-in, a free weekly support group offering guidance for parents.
Some of my training includes:
• Thai Massage Diploma (2010)
• Developing Doulas Preparation Course (2011)
• KG Hypnobirthing Training (2012)
• Closing the Bones Massage (2012–2014)
• ABM Breastfeeding Counsellor Training (2014)
• Babywearing Peer Supporter Training (Born to Carry) (2015)
• Holistic Sleep Coaching (Lindsay Hookway) (2015)
• Three-Step Rewind Practitioner Training (Alex Heath) (2016)
• Mindful Breastfeeding Practitioner Training (2018)
• Creative Healing Practitioner Training (Dr Gowri Motha) (2024)
I’m also a Developing Doulas course facilitator and helped launch a three-day course dedicated to deepening postpartum support. I mentor new doulas and love being part of the warm, supportive doula community in Surrey.
How I Can Support You
During Pregnancy
💛 Nurturing, listening, and supporting you through matrescence
💛 Pregnancy massage for deep relaxation
💛 Antenatal preparation (as part of my “Pillars of Support” packages)
💛 Infant feeding preparation sessions
💛 Postnatal planning sessions
💛 Helping you grow your local and virtual village
💛 Batch cooking if you have freezer space
Once Your Baby Is Born
🌿 Protecting the space of your new family
🌿 Attending to mother and baby’s needs
🌿 Practical baby care (you’re the expert—I’ll support your confidence!)
🌿 Postpartum massage & belly binding
🌿 Infant feeding support
🌿 Signposting to resources, groups & helpful information
🌿 Holding space for all your emotions & debriefing your birth experience
🌿 Supporting all members of the family, as needed
🌿 Light housework, errands, shopping
🌿 Creating meal plans & preparing delicious, nourishing food
A Little About Me
I live in Godalming, Surrey with my husband, Adie. We have two grown-up sons, Henry and Corry, who were born in 1995 and 1997 at The Royal Surrey Hospital.
My first birth was full of medical intervention, while my second was a total contrast—a common theme I now see with my clients too!
Before becoming a doula, I had a vibrant career in the music industry, travelling the world and working in exciting roles. But when my soulmate came into my life in 1993, I knew my path was changing. After having my children, I experienced postnatal depression and slowly recovered, which deepened my passion for supporting new parents.
I went on to:
• Run a successful children’s party company
• Work as an NCT volunteer
• Support families as a primary & secondary school support worker
I even considered midwifery, but fate stepped in. My wonderful cousin, a senior midwife, introduced me to a doula she worked with—and the seed was sown. I fell in love with the idea of “mothering the mother” and, in 2010, had the honour of supporting a single mum through birth and postpartum. That experience changed everything.
I knew this work was my true calling—because every mother deserves support as she navigates the huge transformation of bringing a baby into the world.
If you’d like to chat about how I can support you, I’d love to hear from you.
You can book packages of care or standalone sessions—whatever feels right for you.
💛 Book a clarity call here → doulabud.youcanbook.me
With love,
Zara xx
