Here to make a difference.

Tess has a deep appreciation for midwifery, for continuity of care, and for witnessing the moment a woman walks away from her birth empowered to say "I did it." With two aunties who are both midwives and maternal and child health nurses, perhaps it was always going to be her calling.

After Hollie experienced Tess's care through Midwifery Group Practice during her first pregnancy, she knew every woman deserved to have a Tess in her corner. Hollie asked Tess to come on board as a co-founder in the early stages of Her Journey's development, and from there, the two of them grew the platform together: shaping its direction, its ideas, and the team of clinicians who help bring it to life.

Tess has supported many women in person through pregnancy, labour, birth and beyond, and through Her Journey she hopes to reach even more. Ultimately, Tess wants every woman to know their options, to feel supported, and to have access to the information they need to make confident decisions about their care.

In 2024, Tess birthed her first baby at a planned home birth, supported by her partner, two registered homebirth midwives, and the guidance of a dear midwife friend. It was the safety and calmness of being at home, surrounded by people she knew, that reminded her why continuity and trust matter more than anything else in birth. It's the same feeling of being fully informed and fully supported that she wants for every woman who uses Her Journey.

Her Journey was born from Hollie's own experience of pregnancy and birth, and the conversations that followed. The more women she spoke with, the more she realised: so many weren't being given the full picture about their options, their knowledge shaped entirely by those providing their care rather than their own informed choices.

There's no shortage of great information out there, it's just scattered everywhere. Hollie wanted to change that by bringing it all together in one place: somewhere reliable, trustworthy, and grounded in reliable evidence.

Through connecting with passionate women's health clinicians (and better yet, friends), Hollie found the team to make it happen. Together, they shared a vision: that every woman deserves access to clinical knowledge and the support to use it.

Hollie's career began in emergency nursing, one of healthcare's most demanding environments. Working at the frontline of critical care, she developed sharp clinical instincts and a deep understanding of how vital preparation and knowledge truly are. That foundation now informs her approach to maternal health: thorough, evidence-based, and always prepared.