Preventing Professional Burn Out

Connection - Contextual Systems & Nervous System Care

With in person and virtual tickets available, this conference is an affordable, educational professional development opportunity. Come and learn about how to expand on your capacity to fulfil your professional role, prevent burn out and nurture a longstanding values aligned career.

This professional development conference will cater to all professionals current & future, whom work in the perinatal space and who are passionate about mother centred practice.

The conference will show case some of the Illawarra's experienced & passionate clinicians researchers & educators, with the privilege of hosting inter state speakers.

Date: Friday 30th of May 2025

Time: 8.30am -4.00pm

Location: Civic Centre Shellharbour, NSW or Via Zoom Link

Cost: $200pp (group discount of 4 plus tickets available via private arrangement)

Program Speakers

Samantha Craddock - Women’s Physiotherapist - Movement as a Pillar for Health and How to Allow Space for It

Janelle Gullan - Occupational Therapist - Unmask more myths, find flow to receive, and explore boundaries from within

Dr Sophie Brock - Motherhood Studies Sociologist - Caring in Context: How the Perfect Mother Myth Impacts Perinatal Professionals

Paige Cowley - Naturopath & Homeopath - Using natural medicine for nervous system regulation and hormone balance in motherhood

Katie Parker - Social Worker, Business Mentor for Mums, Parent Educator, Child Therapist - Are You Practising What You Preach? Burnout Prevention For Perinatal Professionals

Julia Dixon - Accredited Practising Dietitian & Practice Owner - Reframing perinatal nutrition for ourselves, and our patients

Tania Attley - Psychologist - You, Me and PMDD: A journey of PMDD in Motherhood

About The Host:

Rachel Bridge, Founder and Director of Mama Base Illawarra and Principal Psychologist of Mama Base Therapeutic Services, is a perinatal, child & family psychologist and has been working with children and their families for fifteen years. As a mother of three, Rachel describes herself as a person who loves to love, and values strong, honest and authentic connections with others.Through Rachel's work and personal experiences as a mother, she has become deeply passionate about working to improve parental and professional wellbeing.

Rachel currently runs her own successful and thriving private practice, Mama Base Illawarra. Mama Base Illawarra is a holistic therapeutic service connected with multidisciplinary arms. Through Mama Base, Rachel work's closely and collaboratively with local community organisations to provide holistic and evidence-based support to mothers and their families. In addition, Rachel is a free lance writer for a range of parenting media sources and is the author of the children's therapeutic picture book, 'The Puzzle Of Us'. Rachel also provides consultation and peer supervision to a range of practitioners and professionals working with mothers, children and families.