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Postpartum Doula | Peer Support | Community Care
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Helping parents build their village
Haldimand Tract (Waterloo Region)
Member The Collaborative Doula Collective

✨ Our Guest This Week ✨Join us this week to hear from Sydney Tricand, registered psychotherapist (qualifying), to talk a...
02/02/2026

✨ Our Guest This Week ✨

Join us this week to hear from Sydney Tricand, registered psychotherapist (qualifying), to talk about being touched out as a parent!

Friday | 10-11:15 AM
Encompass Health Kitchener

Grab your seat, https://postpartumsidekick.ca/community/nurture-thrive/

Sydney Tricand is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) based in Ontario, offering virtual therapy for individuals navigating the tender complexities of the perinatal period. She supports clients through experiences such as loss, birth trauma, NICU stays, postpartum anxiety and depression, identity shifts, relationship changes, and the general overwhelm and emotional nuances of early parenthood. Sydney brings a warm, inclusive, and trauma-informed approach rooted in attachment and nervous system awareness, helping clients move toward greater ease, clarity, and connection.

Working from a relational and integrative perspective, and grounded in the belief that therapy should be collaborative and personalized, Sydney weaves together a variety of therapeutic approaches based on what resonates with each client. With specialized trainings and certifications in perinatal mental health and trauma processing modalities, Sydney brings both deep knowledge and a flexible, compassionate approach to therapy.

Outside of her therapy practice, Sydney is a mom to three young children and a new addition to the family - Bluey the fish. She enjoys baking, gardening, reading, and is a (mostly) unapologetic fan of reality TV.

February has some amazing speakers lined up for Nurture & Thrive Parent Circle. February 6 – , Touched Out – When Every...
02/02/2026

February has some amazing speakers lined up for Nurture & Thrive Parent Circle.

February 6 – , Touched Out – When Everyone Needs You
February 13 – , The Mental Load
February 20 - , From Partners to Roommates
February 27 - , Your Pelvic Health in Postpartum

Fridays, 10-11:15 AM at

See you there!

February at a Glance – Postpartum Sidekick Events ☕ New Parent Coffee Club – Feb 5th @ 2 PMMeet us at Rommana Cafe for a...
02/01/2026

February at a Glance – Postpartum Sidekick Events

☕ New Parent Coffee Club – Feb 5th @ 2 PM
Meet us at Rommana Cafe for a casual drop-in hangout with other new parents and doulas. Bring your littles or come solo — everyone’s welcome!

🌱 Nurture & Thrive – Every Friday @ 10 AM
Our free peer support group continues at Encompass Health Kitchener. Drop in for connection, community, and a little extra care.

👶🏼 KWC Babywearing Group - Feb 13 @ 1 PM
Join myself and other leaders at Encompass Health Kitchener to try out new carriers or get help with your own.

Let’s build our village together 💬👶

My work as a postpartum doula and community tender is political.Here’s the thing: families are being built within flawed...
01/28/2026

My work as a postpartum doula and community tender is political.

Here’s the thing: families are being built within flawed and oppressive systems

I support parents during one of the most vulnerable seasons of their lives. I see how policies, economic priorities, racism, violence, displacement, and political decisions show up in real bodies—especially postpartum bodies. Stress isn’t abstract. Trauma isn’t theoretical. It lives in nervous systems, in sleep deprivation, in anxiety, in grief.

You can’t build community care while ignoring the systems that keep communities unsafe.
You can’t support families while pretending that the world shaping their lives is neutral.
And you can’t claim care while staying silent about harm.

Community building means asking hard questions about what—and who—our governments choose to protect, fund, celebrate, and ignore. It means understanding that decisions made far away still land at kitchen tables, in birthing rooms, and in the early weeks of parenthood.

So yes, my work is political.
Because I believe families deserve safety and dignity.
Because I believe babies deserve a future shaped by care, not harm.
Because neutrality has never protected the most vulnerable. 💜

✨ Our Guest This Week ✨Join us this week to hear about infant feeding with followed by facilitated peer support time.G...
01/26/2026

✨ Our Guest This Week ✨

Join us this week to hear about infant feeding with followed by facilitated peer support time.

Grab your seat, https://postpartumsidekick.ca/community/nurture-thrive/

About:
As a woman pregnant, with a baby she was told she could probably never have because of her PCOS, I was already fearful of my body's ability to maintain the pregnancy.When I started to read about the changes a woman's body is supposed to make in preparation for lactation and realized that my body had yet to do so, my body insecurities really came into play. When I shared these lactation-specific fears with supposed "support"; I not only did I get no comfort in the matter, these insecurities about my ability to lactate would be used against me once the baby arrived. Thus creating this trauma narrative that if I couldn't do it on my own, or needed any help in any way I was a failure and should just give up to formula, because it was the "easier" choice. That trauma & experience fueled my breastfeeding goal to go as long as possible, and for as long as my son wanted it, which is ongoing to this day and we will keep going for as long as it is demanded. Realizing that needing help isn't a failure, after struggling by myself, and seeing other moms easily get help and support. (and therapy). I allowed myself to welcome that help and support. I realized that I needed to help someone who might also feel or think the same.

New Parent Coffee Time ☕Thursday February 5 | 2–3:30pm | Rommana Cafe, 569 Lancaster St W, KitchenerLooking for a low-k...
01/23/2026

New Parent Coffee Time ☕
Thursday February 5 | 2–3:30pm | Rommana Cafe, 569 Lancaster St W, Kitchener

Looking for a low-key way to connect with other parents? Join us for a relaxed coffee and conversation with your little ones. Community doulas will be there in a friendly, supportive role—sharing experiences, offering informal support, or just keeping it real.

Free to attend — just grab your favourite drink! Strollers, carriers, and sleepy babies welcome.

Join us!Fridays | 10-11:15AMEncompass Health Kitchener Join us each week as we spend time together, beat isolation, and...
01/23/2026

Join us!
Fridays | 10-11:15AM
Encompass Health Kitchener

Join us each week as we spend time together, beat isolation, and connect with others who are going through the same journey as you.

A special guest joins us each week to share their knowledge on a postpartum topic to help you build your village and ease your postpartum transition.

Sign up here: https://postpartumsidekick.ca/community/nurture-thrive/





❔FAQ: Can I come to Nurture & Thrive if I’m still pregnant?Yes!You don’t have to wait until baby arrives to start buildi...
01/21/2026

❔FAQ: Can I come to Nurture & Thrive if I’m still pregnant?

Yes!

You don’t have to wait until baby arrives to start building your village. If you’re expecting and wondering what postpartum might look or feel like, this is a great space to connect with others, ask questions, and feel less alone in the unknown.

Whether you’re pregnant, newly postpartum, or parenting a toddler—there’s a spot for you at Nurture & Thrive.

Fridays | 10–11:30 AM
Encompass Health & Wellness
Free peer support, honest conversations, and lots of compassion.

Come as you are. You’re welcome here.

✨ Our Guest This Week ✨Join us this week to talk about ways to love your postpartum body with Rhonda Chamberlain, PT, f...
01/19/2026

✨ Our Guest This Week ✨

Join us this week to talk about ways to love your postpartum body with Rhonda Chamberlain, PT, followed by facilitated peer support time.

Grab your seat: https://postpartumsidekick.ca/services/nurture-thrive/

Rhonda Chamberlain (she/her) is a mom to 2 girls, physiotherapist and pre/postnatal fitness coach.

She has been practicing as a physiotherapist since 2010, including 10 years in a gym setting. She started her own virtual physiotherapy and fitness coaching business in May 2020 with a mission to help moms return to exercise with the support of a physiotherapist.

Her love of exercise began at 3 when she started competitive gymnastics, a sport that she competed in for over 12 years. She now finds her passion in strength training, and in inspiring women to realize how strong they really are!

After having a more challenging recovery with her second daughter, she found a passion for all things pregnancy and postpartum. She attained her Pregnancy and Postpartum Athleticism Coach Certificate in March 2020, and has continued to learn and expand into this specialty since.

Her mission is to help busy moms ditch the all-or-nothing mindset and fit strength training into their lives in a realistic and sustainable way.

Client Testimonials"I can't say enough wonderful things about Lisette. I first attended her Nurture and Thrive community...
01/16/2026

Client Testimonials

"I can't say enough wonderful things about Lisette. I first attended her Nurture and Thrive community meet ups at Encompass when I was newly postpartum with our first child. I looked forward to those Friday hang outs and they became an anchor in my postpartum journey. I learned so much from the experts and enjoyed connecting with other moms going through similar challenges.

The Coffee Meet Ups are also a great way to meet other parents in the similar stage of life and support each other through the ups and downs.

Lisette brings community together in a safe, caring and inclusive way. I will be forever grateful for Lisette and all that she does!"

- Laura

I am so grateful to the community we've cultivated at Nurture & Thrive. I look forward to growing community spaces in 2026 so that parents like Laura can find their people and feel less alone.

New Parent Coffee Time ☕First Thursdays | 2–3:30pm | rotating cafés around the regionLooking for a low-key way to get ou...
01/15/2026

New Parent Coffee Time ☕
First Thursdays | 2–3:30pm | rotating cafés around the region

Looking for a low-key way to get out of the house and connect with other parents? New Parent Coffee Time is a casual meet-up for parents and their little ones to gather over coffee, conversation, and community.

Community doulas will be there in a relaxed, non-clinical role — to listen, share, and help make the space feel easier to be in with a baby (or two). No agenda, no pressure. Just come as you are.

Free to attend — just grab a drink from the café. Babies, strollers, carriers, and sleepy vibes welcome.

Where should we host the next one? Drop your favourite local café below 👇

❔FAQ: What's a typical Friday like at Nurture & Thrive?Once you find a spot in the studio, we usually start with convers...
01/14/2026

❔FAQ: What's a typical Friday like at Nurture & Thrive?

Once you find a spot in the studio, we usually start with conversation then a bit of grounding to settle into the space.

You might be asked to introduce yourself and your little one.

Then our speaker takes over to talk about their topic. You're welcome to ask questions, take care of your little, whatever you need for that day.

We laugh. We cry.

Come as you are, you're welcome in the space. 💜

Fridays | 10–11:30 AM
Encompass Health & Wellness
Free peer support, honest conversations, and lots of compassion.

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Kitchener, ON

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