
The Journey
A 2-week prenatal & postnatal virtual workshop designed to support you - because thriving parents raise thriving children.
Led by a doula and a registered social worker, our programs are grounded in both expertise and lived experience. We’ve helped families across Ontario feel prepared, supported, and less alone during the transition into parenthood.
What you will receive
Becoming a parent is life-changing - but it can also feel like there’s just so much to figure out. Birth plans, feeding options, postpartum recovery, baby sleep… where do you even start?
That’s where The Journey comes in. This 2-week virtual workshop blends birth preparation, postpartum recovery, and newborn care into one supportive, evidence-based program.
Led by a doula and a registered social worker (and moms ourselves!), we’ll help you cut through the noise and feel confident heading into birth and beyond.
What you’ll get:
Birth Prep: Understanding your options, comfort measures, advocacy, and immediate postpartum care.
Postpartum Recovery: What’s normal, what’s not, healing tips, and support for your mental health.
Baby Care Basics: Feeding choices (breast/chest, formula, combo), sleep foundations, soothing, and bonding.
Practical Tools: Two beautifully designed 70+ page guidebooks filled with notes, journal prompts, and checklists.
Live Support: 2 interactive Zoom sessions (2 hours each) with plenty of space for your real questions.
Ontario residents:
As one of your facilitators is a Registered Social Worker (MSW, RSW), we can provide you with an insurance-ready receipt. Many extended health insurance plans cover social work services, which means your workshop fee may be fully or partially reimbursed. Please be in touch if you’d like more information.
This isn’t a lecture, it’s a workshop designed for you and your family. Think of it as the crash course you wish every parent had: part prenatal class, part postpartum prep, part baby-care bootcamp, all in one.
Spots are limited. Secure your seat and feel ready for birth, baby, and beyond.
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Pregnancy isn’t just about growing a baby, it’s about growing into a whole new version of yourself.
In this first session, we make space for all the changes already happening in your body, your emotions, your relationships, and your identity. You’ll get grounded in what’s happening internally and feel more confident navigating what’s ahead, from appointments to advocacy, leave planning, and preparing for birth.
This week is about slowing down, tuning in, and starting to build the community, knowledge, and tools that will carry you through birth and beyond.
You’ll walk away with:
A real understanding of what’s happening to your pregnant body, and why you’re not “just hormonal”
Tools for navigating emotional shifts, identity changes, and the mental load of becoming
A breakdown of OBGYNs, midwives, doulas, and how to choose what fits you
A clear look at hospitals, birth centres, and home birth options
Planning support for EI, top-up, workplace convos, and budgeting
What to expect at prenatal appointments, and how to speak up if something feels off
The foundation of a support system (partners, doulas, chosen fam)
Tips for setting boundaries, asking for help, and building your village before baby comes
Early prep for birth: comfort tools, mindset support, and how to start building a birth plan that works for you
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This session is about what comes after the birth, the messy, beautiful, identity-shifting season of early parenthood.
We’ll get real about feeding, healing, baby care, and mental health, and hold space for the emotional weight that comes with it all. Whether you’re chestfeeding, bottle feeding, recovering from a C-section, or figuring out who you are now that baby’s here… this is your space to feel informed, supported, and way less alone.
You’ll walk away with:
An inclusive breakdown of feeding options — chest/breastfeeding, bottle, formula, pumping, and combo feeding
What feeding cues look like (and what to do when it’s not going to plan)
Tips for postpartum healing, including vaginal recovery, C-section care, and what’s normal vs. when to call your provider
Ways to nourish yourself in the early days: meals, hydration, rest, and softness
Newborn care basics, diapering, soothing, sleep (ish), and creating routines that actually feel doable
A breakdown of baby blues vs. postpartum mood disorders (PMADs), how to recognize them and where to get help
A safe, judgment-free space to talk about rage, grief, mom guilt, and emotional overload
Real talk on relationship shifts, resentment, and how to ask for help
Strategies for boundary-setting and staying connected to your village after birth
This isn’t about being the perfect parent.
It’s about feeling supported as you become one, in your own messy, powerful, beautiful way.

Upcoming Workshop Dates
September
October
November
December
Winter 2026 Sessions will be announced in December 2025
Click here to join the wait list
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Our offerings—including individual and couples psychotherapy, as well as prenatal and postnatal workshops—may be eligible for reimbursement through your insurance plan.
When you purchase a workshop, you’ll receive a receipt and invoice following your booking to make any claims easy-peasy.
We always recommend checking with your provider directly to confirm your coverage details—every plan is a little different, and we want you to feel fully informed from the start.
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Right now, Simple Smyles is proudly supporting families across Ontario only—it’s where we live, love, and grow alongside our community. 💛
We hope to expand our offerings beyond the province in the future, so if you’re outside Ontario, hang tight… we just might be coming your way someday soon! -
Simple Smyles was founded by two best friends—moms, dreamers, and longtime supporters of each other’s wildest ideas. We started this business not just to support other families, but to support our own, too. As moms to young children, we deeply understand the importance of presence, connection, and the sacredness of slowing down.
This work is so personal to us—because we’ve been there. And we wanted to create something that allowed us to show up for our communities and still be home for bedtime snuggles, school events, and all the beautifully ordinary moments that matter most.
To honour this value, we fully close our business during July & August every year. This intentional pause gives our team (and our clients) the space to rest, reset, and reconnect with what truly matters. We believe in practicing what we preach—so we step back, breathe deep, and come back refreshed, ready to support you with full hearts.
We’re so glad you’re here. 💛