Are you planning for a baby, experiencing pregnancy loss, or recovering from a planned release? I am here to care for you through whatever postpartum transition you are navigating.

Pregnancy and childbirth produce incredible changes in the physical and emotional body. These hormonal shifts create a unique state of openness and vulnerability in the postpartum time. We can think of this sacred window as a period of physical containment and closing, spiritual integration and settling, and coming back to center as a new family system takes shape.

Postpartum care is preventative care. Cultures worldwide have recognized the first forty days following birth to be a critical time of recovery for centuries, understanding that the quality of  healing in the postpartum is a determining factor for future health or dis-ease. When we encourage the body’s natural ability to heal in the weeks following birth, we fortify our health for the task of raising young ones, future pregnancies, menopause, and all the years in between.

Holistic postpartum care, as taught to me through my training with Innate Traditions, focuses on rebuilding the constitution through an extended period of rest, warmth, appropriate nourishing foods, bodywork, and community care. As a postpartum care provider, my role is to guide and support you through these essential pillars of healing.

The early postpartum includes big shifts in how we see and feel about ourselves. While the weeks following birth can be incredibly blissful and sweet, it is normal to feel some grief and sadness as the body and brain reorganize to care for a new life. As your caregiver, I strive to hold space for all that comes up during this sensitive time. I offer the facilitation of ritual and ceremony to hold space for the personal death and rebirth that occurs alongside the birth of your child.

It is important to me that my presence in your home helps you to feel nurtured, cared for, and fully witnessed in your postpartum transition. I would be so honored to care for you and your family during this sacred window of time.

typical home visits may include: 

• delivery or preparation of traditional postpartum healing foods, specifically tailored to your needs and preferences

• preparation of an herbal sitz bath or pelvic steam*

• instruction for body oiling, lymphatic massage and moxibustion

• education around herbal allies and access to my herbal toolkit

• light housework, errands or chores

• breastfeeding support

• assisting with newborn care or other children

• understanding how newborn physiology impacts both feeding and sleep cycles

• getting started with elimination communication

• birth story processing

• ritual and ceremony such as closing of the bones

• sharing education, resources and referrals 

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• holding space for both the ecstatic pleasure and deep grief that accompanies the postpartum time

*Ask me about pelvic steam protocols for accelerated recovery, custom herbal blends, and how to rent my steam stool for your daily use in the postpartum time.

Click here to learn about the benefits of pelvic steaming for postpartum healing.