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Mia Slattery, Birth and Postpartum Doula Services by Kinected Families || What we do ||

We support you and your loved ones with hands on, in home help so you can spend your time kinecting with what’s important, you and your kin.

Your local birth & postpartum support extraordinare
☆ Ipswich QLD & surrounds
☆ Certified birth & postpartum doula
☆ Creative circles & social events

☎️ Let’s Kinect - head to our website for more details or send us a message x How we can help your family will be curated to suit you and our scope of work will entirely depend on the requirements of you and that of your family. If it's one-off support you need, we've got you. After something a little more specific and long term? We got you there too! With payment instalments and discount packages available, we've got something for every family. We are ready to hold space for you and your family, however that might look. Want to know how we can best support your family? Get in touch to organise a free 30-minute consult at New Life Midwifery (Ipswich, QLD) or via Zoom. We service families of all types and sizes within the Ipswich and surrounding regions (including Western Brisbane, Somerset, Scenic Rim & Logan).

Two things can be true. You can love your parents & still set healthy boundaries. This is a subject that has come up a l...
05/10/2026

Two things can be true.

You can love your parents & still set healthy boundaries.

This is a subject that has come up a lot lately with mothers I work with, so I wanted to share my stuff..

Several years ago, when I was in the pits of major burnout and doing A LOT of therapy, I ended up energetically cutting ties with my rents. Not forever or physically, but there was a point where I couldn't work on my stuff if I was still worrying about their stuff too.

I'm the classic oldest daughter. Unintentionally parentified. I worried about my own parents a lot more than a kid should have. Eventually when I became a parent too and my own kid was diagnosed with a lifelong medical condition, carrying it all became a bit of a detriment to my wellbeing and to our relationship.

I love my parents and they are a breathe of fresh air for anyone that meets them, but it doesn't mean that I don't have stuff with them to work on and thankfully these days, we're all kind of in this evolution together.

It was not easy, quick or simple, but over the past few years we have began to establish healthy boundaries that go both ways.

With the help of people like Kirryn Lee | Diaries of a Later in Life Le***an & Trin Tambo Therapy Family & Business Constellation Facilitator, I was able to energetically hand back the role of parent to my parents, a role that I had unintentionally acquired and held onto until thirty.

It was fu***ng awkward at first, because the people pleasing and golden child in me held me back from making anyone uncomfortable.

Then I got the hang of it, overcorrected too quick and too hard, unwittingly hurting some big feelings along the way, including my own and not just within my own family either. Then slowly but surely I've figured out how to establish, set and hold healthy boundaries with my parents and now others too.

For too long, I thought to love someone was to over-provide, to over-compensate and to give give give. But as I've learnt with my husband in our relationship and then with my kids, it's more about the ability to give and take equitably. To communicate our needs and negotiate where needed.

I don't hold my parents liable anymore but I do hold healthy boundaries with them!

Just checking...It's day 29 of Liptember - supporting WMHA and I thought it was time to jump on the just checking/ glass...
05/10/2026

Just checking...

It's day 29 of Liptember - supporting WMHA and I thought it was time to jump on the just checking/ glasses trend :P

Just checking:
- You're not neglecting your mental health in order to be the perfect mother
- You've unclenched your jaw today & rolled your shoulders
- You're not pushing through your struggles because that's what your mother did
- You're not neglecting your sensory needs
- You're putting your oxygen mask on first, because it doesn't just apply to flights
- You know you're a milfy mother f***** & your mental health is worth prioritising

Some of my fave accessible mental health related resources:
PANDA Australia
Neurodivergent Woman Podcast
Women's Mental Health Australia
Lifeline
Neami National

You don't have to do this alone x

Oh hey there, I'm Mia...Neurospicy mum of two, certified birth + postpartum doula and multi-disciplinary creative servic...
05/10/2026

Oh hey there, I'm Mia...

Neurospicy mum of two, certified birth + postpartum doula and multi-disciplinary creative servicing the Ipswich, Western Brisbane, Springfield, Lockyer Valley and Somerset Regions.

My birth doula services extend to hospital and midwife led homebirths. I also include nostalgic birth photography in my packages these days!

I am super passionate about my work and how I can bring my lived experience, ongoing PD and creativity into the work I do, but I'm not going to pretend that I am the doula to everyone.

The reforming people pleaser in me is learning to focus more on who I really am, what I'm really passionate about and who I am best positioned to support rather than trying to appeal to everyone (because that just isn't me).

I've onboarded some weird and wonderful women lately and most of them have been pleasantly weirded in by me and me pleasantly weirded in by them - that is my kind of good match!

Who are my ideal doula clients, to be more specific?

When it comes to my ideal doula client, it's less about how or where they are planning to birth (noting freebirthing support is out of my scope). Rather its about who they are/ were/ want to be and focus on moving forward.

They are cottoning onto the fact that pregnancy, birth and beyond is literally life altering and a fu***ng ride. They are cottoning onto the fact that support is the ultimate strength, not a weakness.

More specifically, they are...
- the slightly unhinged ones
- the weird ones
- the never quite fit in ones
- the diagnosed ones
- the self-diagnosed ones
- the who knows ones
- the resting bitch face ones
- the no filter ones
- the boss lady ones
- the ethnically ambiguous ones (cause same girl)
- the elder emo ones
- the eldest daughter ones
- the informed ones
- the ask questions ones
- the reforming people pleaser ones
- the I've got this ones (who also understand support is a strength, not a weakness)

If my content and offerings aren't for you, that is a-okay but if my content and offerings feel like they might be for you sometime soon then let's kinect x

Currently available for birth & pp doula support on estimated due dates in March & April 2027.

Okay, this doula is getting a little sassy today and talking about orange (almost red) flags that occur more often then ...
05/10/2026

Okay, this doula is getting a little sassy today and talking about orange (almost red) flags that occur more often then not in maternity care provider settings and hot tips on how to address them. These anecdotes are from things I've witnessed and experiences I've heard from the POV of Australian maternity settings.

I want to mention something before going much further - an orange, red or green flag for you might look and feel different to someone else. ALWAYS trust your own intuition and your own experience above others. This goes both ways - just because you didn't go with said provider doesn't mean someone else can't if they feel it is right for them. It might just possibly mean that you were working toward an unmedicated home birth and another woman is working toward a medically necessary c-section. If both women are fully informed and in charge of their own birth journey, it is not our place to comment or control their choices just because it is not what we would have. If the flags are insidious, demeaning and downright worrying, that is a different story and those practitioners should be reported/ those experiences shared. There are multiple enquiries happening because of these kind of flags and they should not be ignored...

It's possible not all doulas support elective c-sections, but I do and always will if that is the choice my client is making from an informed and empowered place. Might sound contradictory from someone who had a home birth, but again, for me it is about prioritising the woman and her informed choices, not the delivery method just because I'm a doula who had positive vaginal births and thinks vaginal birth is epic.

PS. Swipe to the end for a preview of my free downloadable colouring in which you can download from my bio!

The Art of Motherhood: Creative Workshop & Social Event [Child friendly event]Join Mia Slattery from Kinected Collective...
05/10/2026

The Art of Motherhood: Creative Workshop & Social Event [Child friendly event]

Join Mia Slattery from Kinected Collective (Birth/ Postpartum Doula & Multidisciplinary Creative) and Ange Castillo from Angie Castillo (Intuitive Occupational Therapist & Multidisciplinary Creative) for The Art of Motherhood: Child friendly sessions, a creative sanctuary designed for the woman immersed in the role of mother who is ready to carve out time for themselves and the spark that has been dormant for too long.

We'll guide you through artistic practices that can be replicated and explored further at home with your kids, so the creative exploration is as much for you as it for them.

In a world that often demands we 'do' more, we invite you to simply 'be.'

This workshop is a safe, child friendly space to explore motherhood as a creative practice. This workshop is about reconnecting with your creative rhythm and taking home practical tips and tricks on how to reintroduce a spark of creativity into your life.

Using the intersection of intuitive movement, sensory-conscious design, and low-stakes art, we will set fire to the creative spark that is ready to be lit within every mama.

The Details:

When: Friday, 9th October 2026 from 9am - 12:30pm & 11:30am - 3pm

Where: Ipswich Community Art Gallery Workshop Space, Darcy Doyle Place

Who:
These sessions are child friendly with helpful extra hands to entertain little ones while mums get creative.

If you have bubs in arms, you are also welcome!

These are mixed age sessions with two time slots available to book into to work with varied sleep schedules and family routines.

Remember: No creative experience needed. Just bring yourself, your little ones, some curiosity and an open heart.

Light refreshments and nibbles provided.

Let’s set fire to the creative spark that is ready to be lit within every mama. We look forward to holding this space with you.

'Her spark wasn’t going to be lost to motherhood, it was going to be found.'

Free parking available at Nicholas Street Precinct Carpark
Accessible space for prams and little ones

"Her spark wasn’t going to be lost to motherhood, it was going to be found."

Something I don't promote enough but absolutely adore doing is capturing moments for families, births, events and small ...
28/09/2026

Something I don't promote enough but absolutely adore doing is capturing moments for families, births, events and small business owner shoots.

I have now included photograph in my doula packages (birth and family where applicable) and am available on an enquiry basis for other types!

Shout out to Align To Become | Alignment Chloe River for being willing models to advertise my work x

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