Perinatal Relationship Expert,
Award-winning Author and Speaker

Hi there, I’m Elly.

If you’re interested in the wellbeing of nearly-there and new parents, I’d like to connect with you.

After decades of relationship counselling, corporate mental health training, research, writing, wifeing and mothering, my passion is supporting new mothers, fathers and parents. New families need support so they can cope, grow and thrive - at home, at work and in today’s challenging world.

I’m an internationally recognised expert on perinatal relationships and the crucial benefits of including dads and partners for a “whole family bonding” approach to pregnancy, birth and beyond. For more on this please visit becomingusfamily.com.

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Elly’s top five books for couples on the rollercoaster ride of pregnancy, birth and early parenthood.

Thanks to a partnership between NSW Health and community organisations in southern Sydney, Becoming Us Nest Building courses are now being offered to local families.

Interested in perinatal relationship education? Check out our Becoming Us professional online training.

Recent conference presentations:

2023 - MHPN conference and Parenting 2.0
2022 - GOLD online education virtual presentations, CAPEA and Gidget Foundation Conferences
September 2021 - Tresillian Marce Australasian Conference
June 2021 - World Association of Infant Mental Health Conference

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