The Radiant Birth Community

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Congratulations on this precious chapter ahead and welcome to the Radiant Birth community. We’re celebrating you for choosing support and care during this transformative time. How exciting to be preparing to welcome your baby earthside so soon.

Especially when family may not be close by, having a doula by your side can make all the difference. Your Radiant Doula will walk with you through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, offering emotional, practical, and educational support designed to help you feel calm, informed, and deeply held.

Our team is filled with wise, kind, and passionate birth and postpartum doulas who each bring their own unique skills and experience to the families they support. Behind your chosen doula is an entire community - our Radiant team is closely connected, sharing knowledge, mentorship, and ongoing professional development. 

When you have the support of one Radiant Doula, you have all of us.

Thank you for inviting Radiant Birth to be part of your story.

We look forward to walking alongside you with warmth, care, and reverence for this incredible transition.

Community benefits and inclusions

  • As part of the Radiant Birth family, you’ll also enjoy:

    • A free copy of the Radiant Birth Book using the code RBFAM100

    • Free access to Monthly online ‘Radiant Chats’ for 10 months with our beautiful doula team, use the code RBFAMFREE

    • Access to the regular in person Community Catch Ups in Thornbury and Oakleigh South

    • Access to the Radiant Birth Resources Folder via Google Drive, all of this information and more is currently in the process of being transferred into an online hub which will be made available to you as soon as it is ready!

    • 15% off Just Nourish Food Delivery Service using the code RADIANT15

    • 5% off Elle TENS purchases (on orders over $95) using the code RADIANTBIRTH

    • 10% off selected Radiant Birth services using the code RADIANT10, including our Preparation Courses, Internal Pelvic Release Work and our upcoming virtual support sessions: Birth Reflections, Birth Preparation Sessions, and Postpartum Planning and Support Sessions

    • Access to the Radiant Birth Whatsapp Community which is launching December 1, this includes virtual support via the ‘I have a question’ chat, to know when in person catch ups are coming up, the next Radiant Chats, a general chat space to connect with others in the community. Whatsapp virtual support with Josie is availability in the meantime.

  • These are for you, for clients, all of the information on how to deliver RB offerings is in here (Birth Reflections, Courses etc), recorded Catch Ups and associated thangs are all in here!

    GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER

  • These rotate monthly between The Midwives House, 678 High St, Thornbury VIC 3071 and Oakleigh Maternal and Child Family Hub, 1228 North Rd, Oakleigh South VIC 3167, Australia.

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Order your FREE copy of the Radiant Birth Book

A free copy of the Radiant Birth Book using the code RBFAM100

The Radiant Birth book is a resource of knowledge and wisdom and also a piece of us. With contributions from birth workers and educators including Soft Centre, Michaela Rinkel, Vaughne Geary, Bannie Williams, Shannon May Powell, Kaity Fox, the Living Doula and Yahna Fookes, this book makes a beautiful gift for a birthing person or a resource to reflect on. From what to expect in each stage of labour to breath work to help you move through transition, to how to plan for a thriving postpartum period, this book has it all. It also contains three delicious recipes by postpartum chef and doula Jessica Prescott that you can enjoy making in preparation for your baby's arrival.

With original illustrations by artist/mother Gem Leslie this book is a keep sake that also has space to journal in so you can look back on this time and reflect on how far you’ve come.

Free Monthly Access to ‘RB Chats’

Free access to Monthly online ‘Radiant Chats’ for 10 months with our beautiful doula team, use the code RBFAMFREE

Alongside your one-to-one doula care, you’ll also receive 10 months of access to our Radiant Chats sessions. These live monthly gatherings are a space to bring your questions about pregnancy, birth, postpartum, or parenting and receive support from our team of doulas. Every session is recorded, and you’ll receive both written transcripts and audio recordings afterwards, so you can revisit the conversations at any time.

Our first ‘Radiant Chats’ session will be at 12pm on December 16, 2025.

You can book in here.

In Person Community Connection Days

Access to the regular in person Community Catch Ups in Thornbury and Oakleigh South. Community really is everything in this season. Come as you are, enjoy a cup of tea or coffee, a snack, bring the kids and enjoy the company of other mothers, parents and doulas in our community.

You can book in here.

Radiant Birth Resources

Access to the Radiant Birth Resources Folder via Google Drive, all of this information and more is currently in the process of being transferred into an online hub which will be made available to you as soon as it is ready!

You can access the resources here.

Radiant Birth Whatsapp Community

Access to the Radiant Birth Whatsapp Community which is launching December 1, this includes virtual support via the ‘I have a question’ chat, to know when in person catch ups are coming up, the next Radiant Chats, a general chat space to connect with others in the community.  In the mean time you have email and virtual access to support 10am-2pm weekdays, with Josie via Whatsapp. The QR code is below.

Discounted Access to Radiant Birth and Postpartum Preparation Workshops

10% off selected Radiant Birth services using the code RADIANT10, including our Preparation Courses, Internal Pelvic Release Work and our upcoming virtual support sessions: Birth Reflections, Birth Preparation Sessions, and Postpartum Planning and Support Sessions.

If you’re thinking of booking into some birth or postpartum preparation courses then we have a number of options on offer for you.

2-Day Immersive Birth Workshop

In-person group course combining slow-flow prenatal yoga, birth education, and insights from Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western physiological perspectives. Content includes pregnancy and birth physiology, labour stages, comfort tools & movement practices, partner/support roles, late pregnancy preparation, immediate postpartum & placenta third stage, and TCM nutritional/energetic support.

Venue is in Melbourne (eg. Thornbury, Northcote, Richmond) and partners/support people are welcome.

The structure emphasises creating an “oxytocin-rich” environment, understanding the nervous system and alignment of body/mind for labour.

1-Day Postpartum Preparation Workshop

A 6-hour group session covering early postpartum, recovery, planning for the fourth trimester, newborn logistics etc. and is complementary to the birth workshop.

Birth Mapping Workshop

A reflective, values-based session where participants clarify their birth preferences, beliefs, communication and decision-making strategies. Designed for couples/families to build their individual map ahead of birth, aligning with empowerment and informed choice.

Bundled Course Options

There’s a bundle combining the Birth Course + Postpartum Workshop (with discount) for expectant parents wanting both phases.

1:1 & Private Support Options

Private home-based sessions: e.g., in-home private birth education (5 hours) and private postpartum preparation (5 hours) tailored to the individual/family and their support network.

Doula-led services via their collective: pregnancy preparation, labour/birth support and postpartum care. The education courses and doula services are designed to complement each other but can be booked independently.

Philosophy & Approach

Blends modern evidence-based knowledge with traditional wisdom (Eastern and Western).

Emphasises informed choice, respect for each person’s story, body/mind alignment, physiological understanding, and emotional/spiritual support.

Partners/support people are integrated into the process; emphasis on the support team being prepared, not just the birthing person alone.

Who are our courses for?

  • If someone wants more than just the “standard hospital class” and is drawn to a holistic, embodied, deeply supportive approach.

  • For clients who value movement, alignment, somatic practices, and emotional preparation beyond basics.

  • For support teams/partners who want a clear role and tools for how to engage, support and communicate during birth and postpartum.

  • For those who anticipate possible deviations (e.g., non-straightforward labour, interventions, alternative pathways) and want to feel equipped.

Cheeky discounts from beautiful businesses

  • 15% off Just Nourish Food Delivery Service using the code RADIANT15

  • 20% jwp.care breastfeeding guide using the code RADIANT20

  • 5% off Elle TENS purchases (on orders over $95) using the code RADIANTBIRTH

If you’ve got a question, Josie is here 10am-2pm Mon-Fri via Whatsapp chat

WhatsApp contact QR code for Josie Hipwell

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