Welcome, beautiful soul

Birth is a sacred rite of passage.

If you’ve landed here, it means you’ve taken the first step towards a calm, informed and empowered birth journey.. that’s soo cool mumma, let’s take a moment to honour you for this!

You deserve to be heard and held throughout this incredible journey and supported in the exact way you need to be. Feeling informed and empowered is essential to a positive birth experience and I’m here to help you get there.

From planning your dream birth space and choosing the perfect team to learning how your body works during physiological birth, positions, birthing your placenta and postpartum healing, I have everything you need here to feel prepared and excited to enter the birth portal.

I believe that when you feel informed and supported you will Illuminate through your brightest birth and beyond.

Sacred Birth Workbook

Sacred Birth Workbook

Unlock your innate birthing power. This workbook has everything you need to know to have a calm and empowered birth, on your terms. This comprehensive yet easy-to-read workbook will leave you feeling informed, confident, and prepared for birth and beyond. Dive deep into discovering your true desires for birth and create actionable steps to achieve them.

Meet Nikola

Hey, I’m Nikola. I’m a Mother of two, Birthkeeper, Photographer and Educator in Perth.

As a Homebirth Doula I deeply believe in physiological birth and the innate power of women. Honoured to be able to work without medical bias, I look at birth from a holistic perspective which makes me the perfect mentor for women planning a natural birth.

My philosophy lies in the belief that the perfect mix of knowledge, support and intuition will guide you to your best birth.

Here are some fun facts about me: I lived in Canada for a year (where my son was conceived!), I love adventures and writing, I’m pretty woo-woo and believe the universe always delivers and usually you’ll find me hanging out with my kids with a bunch of snacks.

Homebirth

Doula Support

Birth is a sacred and often overlooked rite of passage. Newborn Mothers deserve reverence and care. Society has long forgotten this understanding which is where I come in. I am here to fill the gap, pick up the pieces and care for you in the way you deserve. I deeply believe in you and your ability to birth your baby. I will guide your intuition and remind you of your power as a woman.

Birth is transformative, for better or worse.

When you invest in your journey and take responsibility for your birth, you give yourself and your baby the best chance of a positive start.

Mother Blessing

Honour your journey through Birth and Matrescence with a Mother Blessing ceremony. Let me organise everything while you sit back and bask in your oxytocin bubble. Your nearest and dearest will shower you with love as we celebrate this sacred transition.

CLIENT FEEDBACK

  • Heather & Michael

    Nikola's support and guidance made our entire birthing experience and journey into parenthood enjoyable and empowering. Nikola truly embodied this support for us. From our first meeting with her we knew we were in the right hands (and heart). We felt seen and heard, her wealth of knowledge and experience was apparent right from the start, she was non-judgemental and gentle yet we knew she would fiercely advocate for us and step up if)when we needed her to. She provided the most epic education and preparation for our birth and as a result of her support we went on to birth our first baby at home with no complications and it was the most epic experience of my life.

    Nikola we thank you for everything you have done for us and that you continue to do within the birthing world.

  • Jess & Josh

    I'm delighted to share my positive experience with Doula Nikola during my VBAC journey. Her informative guidance, warm demeanor, and strong advocating presence created a supportive environment that truly enhanced my birthing experience. Nikola's dedication and expertise made a significant impact, and I am grateful for her role in this transformative journey.

    In addition to her exceptional doula support, I must highlight Nikola's incredible talent in birth photography. The beautiful photo memories she captured during my VBAC journey are simply amazing.

    Thank you to the universe for guiding us together. I will forever feel grateful for Nikola being a pivotal part of my pregnancy, birth and postpartum journey.

  • Ashleigh & Shaun

    “hiring Nikola was the best decision we made. Nikola provided so much education on physiological birth and all my options, that I felt confident making the decisions I did, as well as being fully supported by her. My husband also found having Nikola extremely valuable and he also really enjoying having her support. Nikola, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much for all your support and ensuring everything went as smoothly as it did. I would absolutely recommend Nikola to anyone and everyone who is having a baby, regardless of weather it is your 1st or 5th”

  • Katie & Alex

    Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for being such an incredible support person during pregnancy with your birth classes and then being present during the birth of our baby boy.

    Your work, passion, knowledge and support is truly an inspiration and womankind is lucky to have you.

  • Jehaan & Naeem

    She helped both myself and my partner so much during pregnancy, labour, birth and still to this day she’s an incredible support person and my baby is already 2 months.

    If you feel called to or align with Nikola I would definitely recommend. She knew exactly what I wanted so when the time came and she needed to voice something on behalf of me (or my partner) she would. I wouldn’t have had the head space I had without her support.

    If you feel scared of advocating for yourself in hospital as I know how tough it can be a doula is definitely a HUGE help in navigating your way through the system and knowing what your rights are and how to best apply it. Nikola helped us advocate in an amicable way when they were pushing for my third c section, which in turn made me feel so strong and powerful.

Homebirth/ Freebirth Meetups

We meet at The Centre of Bright Beginnings in Scarborough on the second Friday of every month to create a warm and welcoming space for Freebirthing and Homebirthing Mothers. Conceiving, Pregnant and Postpartum mummas are invited to join. Jump into my Facebook Community to stay up to date with Mumma Meetups

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Acknowledgment

Illuminate with Nikola is honoured to live and work on Whadjuk Noongar Boodja. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this Land and pay our respects to Elders past and present, I extend this respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and recognize their connection to Country.

I acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

ALWAYS WAS, ALWAYS WILL BE

Trainings and Certifications

Childbirth Educator - Hypnobirthing Practitioner

2023

Birth Cartographer Training (The Birth Map) - Catherine Bell

2023

Rethinking Trauma Workshop - Fiona Rogerson

2023

Spinning Babies Workshop - Fiona Hallinan

2023

Certified Birth Doula - Doula Training Academy

2022

Certified Hypnobirthing Supportive Caregiver

2022

VBAC Workshop - Hazel Keedle

2022

Personal training:

Certificate IV in Photoimaging (Photography)