A new baby changes everything.
Let’s help your whole family find its feet.
A personalised, go-at-your-pace coaching journey for families navigating the beautiful, messy transition of welcoming a new sibling — delivered straight to your phone, whenever you need it.
“Most support focuses on the new baby. But your older child is going through something big, too. And so are you. This program holds the whole family.”
The arrival of a new sibling is one of the most significant transitions a young child — and a family — will ever experience. Research and lived experience both point to the same truth: the adjustment takes at least 12 months. That’s not a problem. That’s completely normal. But it’s a lot to carry alone.
Your older child might be acting out, regressing, or quietly withdrawing. You might be stretched between a newborn’s needs and guilt about your firstborn. Your relationship, your rhythms, your identity as a parent — all of it is shifting at once.
The Joyful Parenting Project is here to walk alongside you through all of it — with warmth, practical tools, and real support tailored to your family.
This is for you if…
You might be here because
- You’re expecting your second (or third) child and want to prepare your family gently and intentionally
- Your older child is struggling with the arrival of a new baby and you’re not sure how to help them
- You and your partner are feeling disconnected or overwhelmed by this season of family life
- You want real, practical, playful tools — not just reassurance that it’ll all be okay
- You’re running on empty and need someone to hold you while you hold everyone else
- You believe in presence, play, and mindfulness — but life keeps getting in the way
How it works
This isn’t an online course with modules to work through when you’re already exhausted. It’s a living, breathing, personalised coaching journey — delivered through Telegram, at your family’s pace.
Content, voice memos, play prompts, and check-ins land directly in a shared thread for you and your partner — so you’re both supported, together, without anyone having to relay information or rally the other person.
Direct to both of you
Your partner receives everything too. No more summarising sessions or hoping they’ll log into a portal. You’re in it together.
Go at your pace
Rough week? Newborn growth spurt? We stop and start as your family needs. The support adapts to your life, not the other way around.
Genuinely personal
We begin with a real conversation about your family and what this season is asking of you — then build everything from there.
What’s included
Over 8 weeks — with the flexibility to extend as your family needs — you’ll receive:
Opening Zoom call
A 45-minute session to understand your family, set intentions, and shape the journey ahead together.
Weekly content drops
Mindfulness practices, play ideas, breathwork, and tools — sent when they’re most useful, not on a rigid schedule.
Voice memo coaching
Personal voice messages from Rachel responding to where your family is right now — warm, honest, and practical.
Ongoing Telegram support
Ask questions, share wins, or flag a tough moment. You’re not navigating this alone between sessions.
Mid & closing calls
Two further Zoom check-ins to reflect on what’s shifting and celebrate how far your family has come.
Canberra bonus
Local families receive a complimentary in-person Family Yoga session — a beautiful way to close out the program together.
What we explore together
Every family’s journey is different, but here are some of the themes we’ll weave through your program — always tailored to where your family is right now.
Emotional contagion & co-regulation
Understanding how your nervous system shapes your child’s — and how to use that connection as a superpower, not a source of guilt.
Your nervous system
Simple, practical ways to notice when you’re dysregulated — and gentle tools to come back to yourself, even in the chaos.
Managing your own emotions
Because you can’t pour from an empty cup. We explore what’s really going on beneath the surface when parenting feels hard.
Teaching emotions to your kids
Age-appropriate ways to help your children name, feel, and move through big emotions — without shutting them down.
Yoga, breathwork & mindfulness
Fun, accessible practices for the whole family — poses, games, breathing exercises, and quiet moments designed for real life with little ones.
How to really play with your kids
Rediscovering the art of play — not performative, Pinterest-perfect play, but the kind that actually fills everyone’s cup.
Time management for parents
Realistic strategies for finding pockets of time, letting go of the mental load, and protecting what matters most.
Fun & joy in parenting
Because somewhere along the way, parenting became all about survival. Let’s bring the joy back — for you and for them.
Investment
$1,097
AUD · Payment plans available
- Opening, mid-point & closing Zoom calls
- 8 weeks of personalised Telegram support
- Weekly content tailored to your family
- Voice memo coaching throughout
- Printable resources, play prompts & practice guides
- Canberra families: complimentary Family Yoga session (valued at $50)
Places are limited to ensure every family receives full personal attention.
A word from Rachel
Rachel Whytcross
Yoga teacher, mindfulness coach & mum — Canberra
I created this program because I’ve walked the path of a growing family — and I know how much shifts when a new sibling arrives. In my years of working with families and teaching mindfulness to children, I’ve seen how the right tools, delivered at the right time, can transform a season of overwhelm into one of genuine connection and joy. I want that for your family. This is the container I wish I’d had.
Words from the Shine Om community
Parenting can feel joyful.
Let me show you how.
Places are limited so that every family receives the full depth of support they deserve. If you feel called to this, reach out — I’d love to connect.
Get in touch