Postpartum support often doesn’t get a second thought beyond, “Ohhh, we can’t afford that,” until a momma is barely treading water in the loneliness that an undersupported post-birth experience can be. Rallying resources for things that sustain us is easier to do when we stop hemorrhaging funds into things that deplete us.

When I professed to the courtroom that if I were to fix this broken and corrupted system, I’d do it by supporting the mothers. And here’s why.

One in three women report perinatal disorders (depression, anxiety, postpartum psychosis) in the postpartum time. Perinatal mood disorders are a symptom, not the problem. Mothering in community remedies the damages caused by isolation and uproots the belief that we should go it alone.

our experience of how rising and setting with the sun (and intentionally omitting synthetic lighting) can help newborns find rhythm with days and nights for better sleep patterns

a traditional postpartum recipe that is the perfect meal for freshly born mothers — warm, sweet, oily, spicy, hydrating, easily digested, and settling to the nervous system.

Why warmth is an essential piece to postpartum recovery, both in the early days post-birth and for the longevity of a woman’s reproductive health.

How are we being prepared for the basic things that will matter most in the early days of motherhood? A vision for prenatal postpartum planning sessions + the key piece of relationship building for gold quality postpartum support.

how are we being witnessed in the transition of shedding our maidenhood? are we embodying our motherhood fully? here I share some of my own story medicine + excerpts from Anita Katherine’s podcast episode diving into what it is to traverse this rite of passage.

the benefits of steaming in the early days of motherhood + why this simple pre-gynecological practice has roots with all places and peoples

the long-term ripple of choosing to rest and recover fully in our postpartum time