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Together with Rachael RoseThe Power of Women's Circles, Honouring Rites of Passages and Connecting Mothers, with Circle Facilitator and Postpartum Doula Ali HeppellIn this beautiful conversation with Ali Heppell, Ali shares her journey from attending her first women's circle as a new mother in the middle of the pandemic, to becoming a passionate facilitator. You'll hear us discuss:Ali's first circle experience and what that felt likeAli's journey to becoming a circle facilitator, including undertaking 3 facilitator trainings (Together, twice!)Ali's first circles that she held online and the first-time nervesAli's special passion for Mother Circles and why they matterThe importance of marking Rites of PassagesAttending circles for personal nourishment and having someone hold space for youEmotional and practical pr...2024-07-2555 min
Postpartum Is Forever - with Keturah StoltenbergEP.13 | MANAGING TO MOTHER WITHOUT A MOTHER | ALI'S STORY | POSTPARTUM IS FOREVERThis week I have the honour of speaking with Ali.Ali is a mother, circle facilitator, postpartum doula, motherhood studies practitioner and matrescence educator. During this episode, Ali gracefully shares with us her experience of losing her own mother to cancer and the impact that this deeply hurtful loss had on the way she mothered without the support of her own mother. She shares that despite the grief & devastation, she felt her mother gifting her the permission to show up in life in ways that matter most to her. Ali takes us through ma...2024-05-1652 min
Life After Birth with Yara HearyAli Heppell on Being a Motherless Mother and Navigating GriefHi mamas. In this episode of Life After Birth, I am joined by Ali Heppell, a postpartum doula, matrescence educator and guide, and women’s circle facilitator. She is also a wife and mum to two boys. In this conversion, we discuss Ali’s experience of becoming a mother after losing her own mother to cancer just a few years prior. We discuss Ali’s experience of the grief of losing her mother, her honouring of this grief and how it shaped her own mothering journey. Ali shares her immense loss and longing for her mother...2024-04-0952 min
Between Two Worlds: Integrating Transformative Spiritual Experiences8. Ali Heppell - Birth, Death and Non-Psychedelic Altered StatesAli Heppell grew up in rural Victoria, Australia. Pursuing a career in speech pathology, she moved to the city in her twenties and enjoyed a few carefree years of dining out, dancing, and career building.
At twenty-four, her world was turned upside down when her mum called to tell her she had cancer. What followed was a deep immersion in grief, death, and transformation. Ali speaks candidly in this episode about moving back to her hometown to see out her mother's final month of life, and going through a powerful rite of passage that...2024-01-151h 25
Tales From The Fourth Trimester20 | On becoming a mother when you're motherless, with Ali HeppellWhat is it like to have you beloved mother pass away before you have children, and ache for her when you do? How do you learn to mother yourself? Tune in to hear Ali Heppell's story. Ali is a circle facilitator, postpartum doula and matrescence educator in the Dandenong Ranges of Victoria. Find her @aliheppell_mothercare2023-12-1853 min