Shelly has been supporting women and their families for many years and has witnessed and experienced the many challenges and joys women and their families face during the pregnancy, birth and parenting journey’s. Combining her qualifications, skills and experience she provides a comprehensive and holistic care with a focus on bringing comfort, conscious awareness, responsibility and confidence to the mother and her support people. With passion and dedication to reduce birth trauma for all involved, improve maternal and infant health outcomes she feels the main areas to focus is body balance, nutrition, education and NOT to forget the spiritual, emotional, mental and cultural needs of the mother and her family. To help achieve this Shelly has created a Charity “Gulagbi Collaborative Sustainable Developments” to empower vulnerable populations in remote communities by facilitating community support through volunteers best placed to assist those experiencing situations of poverty and compromised wellbeing. She has also opened the Cairns Birth Collective bringing a range of practitioners, therapists and educators to holistically nurture, support and empower families in their community.