The Wild Orange Tree

The Wild Orange Tree Embodied pelvic care & integrated mental health support for women and mothers

The Wild Orange Tree offers holistic health and wellness support that empowers women to navigate each stage of their motherhood journey. I am an occupational therapist, post-natal doula and practitioner of the Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy®. By merging ancient wisdom and professional training I aim to be a source of information and support for women as they prepare, transition and grow into motherhood. Through this passion for women's health I want to see women thrive, embrace their feminine, and achieve their birthing and mothering potential.

23/02/2026

A little bit more info about who Ground and Grow is for - my next round of group professional mentoring for OT’s who want to deepen their connection to their professional roots and build their confidence in spotlighting women’s health as a factor that impacts occupational performance.

Send me a DM if you would like more info or are keen to join us when we kick off on March 22 🧡🍊

I have the honour and privilege to work in private practice and focus specifically on women’s and maternal health.But wo...
22/02/2026

I have the honour and privilege to work in private practice and focus specifically on women’s and maternal health.

But women’s health doesn’t only live in specialised clinics or niche roles.

It shows up wherever occupational therapists work with female bodies, identities, and life transitions.

It shows up in paediatrics…
When a young person is navigating puberty, menstrual cycles, body changes, and the emotional work of becoming.

In rehabilitation wards…
Where a woman adjusting to spinal cord injury quietly wonders how intimacy, fertility, or motherhood might look now.

In mental health services…
Where burnout, caregiving load, hormonal shifts, and invisible expectations shape daily occupations.

In chronic pain clinics…
Where pelvic pain, endometriosis, or persistent fatigue reshape participation long before they are named.

In community rehab….
Where perimenopuase may be showing up just as much as the physical or cognitive impact of stroke.

In aged care…
Where menopause, continence changes, loss, and identity transitions are held without always being recognised as women’s health.

Women’s health is not a setting.
It is a lens.

And occupational therapy offers something uniquely powerful here - an understanding of doing, being, becoming, and belonging across the seasons of a woman’s life.

Many OTs are already doing this work - they just don’t yet have language, frameworks, or professional community to hold it as women’s health.

That’s why I created Ground & Grow — a mentoring space for occupational therapists who feel called toward women’s health practice. Whether that is in private practice, or in all the spaces we can address the unique occupational needs of women and girls.

Because women’s health isn’t somewhere you arrive.
It’s something you begin to see — everywhere. 🍊

If you’re interested in finding out more about my group professional mentoring offering starting soon, comment GROW or send me a DM. I’d love to share the details with you.

This is especially for my occupational therapy colleagues…Are you working, or wanting to work, in the women’s health spa...
20/02/2026

This is especially for my occupational therapy colleagues…

Are you working, or wanting to work, in the women’s health space?

Do you feel a calling to ground down into your occupational therapy roots and re-engage with our models of practice through a feminine lens?

Do you want to grow in clarity and confidence in how to support the occupational needs of women in various life stages and seasons?

🍊This is an invitation to join my upcoming group mentoring circle. It will consist of five online sessions with community and connection through a What’s App in between.🍊

We will use case studies, curiosity and co-creation to ground and grow ourselves - strengthening clinical reasoning, deepening professional identity, and expanding our capacity to hold the complexity of women’s lives and transitions.

This is not about learning a rigid framework or becoming a “perfect” practitioner. It is about returning to the heart of occupational therapy - doing, being, becoming and belonging - and learning how to practice from a place that feels rooted, relational and sustainable. 🧡

If you’ve been longing for thoughtful professional reflection, supportive community, and space to integrate who you are with how you practice, I would love to welcome you.

PS: This group is open to those who participated in my previous group professional mentoring offerings.

🍊Expressions of interest are now open.
Comment GROW or send me a DM for details.

&Grow

There are seasons in life that exist in the in-between. InfertilityPregnancy PostpartumPerimenopauseSpaces where the old...
19/02/2026

There are seasons in life that exist in the in-between.

Infertility
Pregnancy
Postpartum
Perimenopause

Spaces where the old self and ways of being no longer fit, but the new self hasn’t fully arrived. Spaces we often didn’t choose - and sometimes we don’t want to be in.

Occupational therapy offers a different lens here.

Through doing, being, becoming and belonging, we gently support how life is lived inside the transition. Not just how it looks when you reach the other side.

Because even in uncertainty, identity is reshaping. Meaning is forming. And you are still living your life, right here in the middle 🧡🍊

When you can climb up high you gain a new perspective. Nothing changes but you can see things differently. And I think t...
13/02/2026

When you can climb up high you gain a new perspective.

Nothing changes but you can see things differently.

And I think this is what therapy for mothers is able to do.

We can’t always change a lot about the context and circumstances in which we mother.

But when we are offered time and space to pause, we can climb from the valley of self blame, self doubt and inadequacy to the mountain top of self compassion and see our mothering journey for what it is.

Navigation of impossible standards, pressure to disconnect from ourselves, and pathologisation of the wrong things.

And from this new perspective we can make conscious choices about how we want to respond and what is going to matter to us.

Maybe nothing changes, but the view can feel a lot lighter and clearer 🍊🧡

11/02/2026

Tight rope walking and motherhood.

Who thought they might have something in common.

This powerful analogy is something that has come up a number of my client sessions recently. And imaging the challenges of motherhood in this way has given a lot of clarity around why something feels hard and what actions someone might want to take.

I want to share four things that I take away from this analogy, and I wonder if they are helpful for you.

06/02/2026

A story about a referral that made me smile.

The changes to our everyday doing is one of the biggest things we sometimes have to navigate as mothers. And this is the work that occupational therapists do so well.

These changes are worthy of support 🧡🍊

So when is it time to seek support? The perfect mother myth tells us that a good mother should be able to cope.That need...
05/02/2026

So when is it time to seek support?

The perfect mother myth tells us that a good mother should be able to cope.

That needing help is weakness. That needing guidance means there is something wrong with you. That you mustn’t be tough enough.

This is so far from the truth, yet this unspoken expectation can keep so many people trapped and afraid to reach out.

Matrescence and mother-becoming are enormous transitions that were designed to be done in community and with support. Feeling less alone and accessing some practical strategies can make a huge difference.

Some signs that it might be time to reach out…

🍊 you constantly feel on edge

🍊 rest doesn’t feel restorative

🍊 your anger surprises you

🍊 you feel disconnected from yourself or your body

🍊 the mental load feels unmanageable

🍊 you keep thinking “I should be coping better”

You also don’t have to be at breaking point to seek support. Mother support can be preventative, gentle and paced.

You’re allowed to reach out before things unravel 🧡

My DMs are open if you would like chat about what support for you could look like.

Many of the women and mothers I work with aren’t falling apart. They are functioning but at a cost. They carry an invisi...
02/02/2026

Many of the women and mothers I work with aren’t falling apart.

They are functioning but at a cost.

They carry an invisible mental load.

They feel anger or resentment they don’t recognise.

They are deeply sensitive to noise, touch and demands.

Their body holds stories their mind hasn’t caught up to yet.

They aren’t drowning. But it’s taking a lot of effort to swim, and they are starting to wonder how much longer they can do it.

These patterns aren’t flaws, but clues to what is going on underneath. They are often protective responses to an overwhelmed system, or a body doing its best to keep you safe.

And there are gentle, compassionate ways to make more sense of your story, support your body, head space and nervous system, and grow into this emerging version of you.

You don’t need to be in absolute crisis to deserve support. To be curious about matrescence,and the ways you be and do in the world.

If you think it might be time, I’d love to be a part of your team.

🍊 Medicare rebates available
🍊 DM me find out more

Getting back into the routines of the new year, and realising it’s time to pause and tend to yourself? Appointments are ...
29/01/2026

Getting back into the routines of the new year, and realising it’s time to pause and tend to yourself?

Appointments are always available online or from my Sunshine Coast location.

And my first trip to Wollongong for 2026 is arriving very soon.

🧡 Wanting to conceive this year or curious about a menstrual cycle that is talking loudly to you?

I’d love to work with you to explore restrictions in the abdominal and pelvic space, tend to your nervous system, and support ease, circulation and flow through the body.

🧡 Pregnant and wanting to build confidence in your body to birth, or needing space to unpack a previous birth?

I support you to listen to how patterns in your body hold experiences, gently unwind what is lingering, and optimise movement so your pelvis can open, adapt and make space for baby - physically and emotionally.

🧡 Had a baby and feel like you haven’t quite landed back in your body, or have physical symptoms that aren’t resolving?

I support the closing and integration of the open birth pattern in the body, helping you reconnect to yourself so your pelvic floor, core and nervous system can come back online with more ease and trust.

🧡 Living with pelvic pain that’s impacting your daily life and occupations?

I bring an integrated and embodied approach - working with physical structures, breath, the nervous and sensory systems, and somatic approaches - to build connection, coordination, and a deeper sense of belonging thin your body.

🍊 If your body is saying ‘yes’ as you read this, bookings are available online through my website or link in bio. I’d love to be a part of your team.

29/01/2026

Shifting pressure to possibility.

I’m sharing an idea for how to work with all the “shoulds” that might be showing up in your mothering experience.

Let me know if you give it a try 🧡🍊

This year I’m intentionally opening space to support more mothers. Mothers who are holding a lot. Mothers who are naviga...
28/01/2026

This year I’m intentionally opening space to support more mothers.

Mothers who are holding a lot.

Mothers who are navigating identity shifts, emotional overwhelm, birth trauma, pelvic pain, or a body that no longer feels like home.

Mothers who sense something isn’t quite right - even if they can’t put words to it yet.

My work is slow, responsive and deeply respectful of the speed of the body.

If you’ve been quietly wondering if support could help, this might be your sign.

Medicare rebates available with GP referral.

Book your first appointment or a free connection call through my website or link in bio 🧡🍊

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The Wild Orange Tree is a place to connect to your body so you can navigate mothering transitions with self-love confidence and vitality. With a focus on pelvic health, mental health and menstrual cycles, I support women from pre conception to postpartum and beyond. My name is Janelle and I am a mother, occupational therapist, Arvigo® practitioner, Holistic Pelvic Care© provider and Birth Preparation and Healing practitioner.

I am drawn to the innate wisdom for mother care and healing from within traditional cultures, and combine this with my professional knowledge and skills. Through individual and group sessions, I support women to prepare, transition and grow into the mother that they want or need to be. Because embodied women make powerful mothers.