Hello!

My name is Shaadeh and I began Held and Wiser in 2021 as a Postpartum Doula serving the community to close the gap in maternity health between birth and motherhood. Now I support women as a Remedial Massage Therapist across pregnancy, postpartum, womb care for all stages of life, and all people with their health and building community by creating moments of real connection.

I developed palpating skills since I was a child, my mother taught me so we could care for each other with massage. This was the greatest gift I have been able to share into my adulthood with loved ones, and friends. I decided to integrate my love for massage and my doula work, and from there I decided to wholly dedicate my craft in massage for women.

My interest in nature as part of my practice was born from many years of being in relation to nature from my cultural heritage, learning from Indigenous leaders, and my interest in Daoism and animism.

The way I move with one’s body is like a dialogue between your body as a landscape and my hand as an observer responding to what is innately being asked to be tended to.

Qualifications + Training

  • Dip. in Remedial Massage

  • Pregnancy Massage Certificate with Pregnancy Australia

  • Myofascial Direct Release

  • Cesarean Scar Release Level 1+2

  • Integrative Lymphatic Drainage

  • Birthing the Feminine Spirit with Naoli Vinaver (rebozo bodywork)

  • Newborn Mothers Postpartum Doula Training March 2021

  • Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (major with minor in Psychology)

  • Project Managment Cert IV

  • Working with Children Card

  • First Aid Child Certificate

  • Food Handling

  • ATMS Member

FAQ

  • Renew Mama and all mobile massage services are suitable at any time postpartum whether that’s 3 months, 7 months or 14 months (or more).

  • Yes! Offerings will be available from February 2026 onwards.

  • Yes! I offer Integrative Lymphatic Drainage Massage which supports the deep lymphatic system in the abdominal area, including the digestive tract to mobilise the stagnation in the area. If you have further questions feel free to send me an email, I would love to help you find some relief.

  • Yes! I can come to you for a Integrative Lymphatic Drainage Massage where you may lay on your hospital bed. I will adapt the treatment so you are comfortable and I can safely work around the bed.

    If you have had a cesarean birth I can come as early as 3 days for a gentle treatment to move the lymph in your system to minimise fluid retention from below the scar and below..

  • Yes! I provide basic breastfeeding knowledge with latching and bottle feeding for everyone purchasing any service from me. The knowledge I have gained from my Postpartum Doula career and training is part of what informs the information I share with you. When it is out of my scope I will refer you to your midwife or lactation consultant for more complex issues such a tongue ties, infection, etc.

  • I have completed First Aid for Mental Health in 2011, First Aid for Adults and Children in 2022, and a Working with Children Card, and Food Handling Certificate.

  • Yes! I refer to birthing people as parents, and bodyfeeding (like breastfeeding) through my offerings and provide tailored support for you. I would love to get to know you and how you feel most comfortable with doula support from me.