My Story – My journey to my life’s work…
As a child, the third born amongst 3 siblings, I was joyful, curious, full of life.
In 2003, just as I was unknowingly pregnant with my first baby, my beloved Mama died…. It felt like the lights went out. The colour drained from everything.
I had always dreamed of becoming a Mama — but instead of joy, I found myself swallowed by grief. I didn’t know if I would ever feel fully alive again.
Becoming a Mama from that place was the greatest challenge of my life. I was heartbroken and head-over-heels in love with my baby boy at the same time. I felt guilty for moments of happiness, as if joy betrayed my Mama’s memory. I felt alone without the woman I most wanted beside me.
Three years later, after the birth of my eldest daugher, my husband and I sold everything and bought a boat to sail around the world. I thought freedom would fix the ache.
Instead, at sea, I hit rock bottom.
In the quiet vastness of the ocean, I finally allowed myself to break. I sobbed. I surrendered. And in that moment, I had a powerful realisation:
The last thing my Mama would want for me is a life without joy.
Right there, I chose differently. I chose to honour her by honouring my own life. I chose to reconnect to the joy that still lived inside me and provide the support that I craved, to other Mamas.
That moment changed everything.
My grief became my initiation. My pain became my purpose. I began transforming my experience into something that could support other women navigating the messy, beautiful, overwhelming journey of becoming a Mama.
Seventeen years later, I’m a Mama of four. I’ve sailed oceans, moved homes, built a life by the sea, and supported thousands of women through their own matrescence.
Like everyone, I still have good and hard days. And at my core, I am connected — to joy, to growth, to the understanding that everything moves in cycles.
I am always becoming.
And now, it is my mission to help you stay connected to yourself as you become a Mama — to sweeten the journey, even in its hardest seasons.
Because life is short. And it is ours to make sweet!
I’m Dulcie — Mama of four, Birth Empowerment Coach, four-time natural birther, and your Matrescence Mentor.
I believe becoming a Mama is one of life’s most profound rites of passage — a beautiful, messy, powerful journey that transforms you from the inside out.
From conception onward, this season can feel like a rollercoaster. Your body is changing, your emotions may swing from joy to fear, faith to uncertainty, and the woman you once knew yourself to be begins to evolve.
Because becoming a Mama doesn’t happen just once. It unfolds in seasons — as your baby grows, and as you grow alongside them.
Motherhood will stretch you, challenge you, uplift you, and empower you in ways you never imagined.
And you don’t have to navigate it alone.
Whether you’re stepping into motherhood feeling confident, unsure, or a little fragile, this space meets you exactly where you are — and gently supports the woman you are becoming.
Because every mama deserves to feel safe, supported, grounded, connected, and empowered on her journey.
Let’s explore your becoming together. ✨
with
Love &
Light
Becoming Mama Collective is for you is you are ready to inspire & nourish your mind, body & soul. If you are curious about really getting to know & honour the evolving YOU during your Mama transition, then I invite you to join me.
Join me in Mama nurture from conception onward through your Mamahood journey!
I am grateful to you for being here and truly excited to be your guide...
Sending you beams of love & light,
Dulcie xxx
“Working with Dulcie has been a true meeting of minds and hearts. The energy she brings to the conversation and passion she has, is impossible not to feel. We have been working together for the last two years bringing our unique skills and knowledge together to create Flourish Pregnancy and Mama Retreats. We both believe in the importance of knowing yourself and the journey you are on. she is an inspiration and a JOY to work with - literally!”