Holistic Postpartum Care

In-home support as your family finds your rhythm after birth, meant to leave you feeling nourished and grounded. Rooted in the wisdom of Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medicine and the body’s profound capacity to heal and integrate, I offer provides deep nourishment and helps to cultivate warmth, ease, restorative rest and connection. Packages are customizable to fit your family’s unique needs. Supporting families in Portland, Oregon. Available for travel upon request.

All services include:

  • a seasonal meal and nutritive herbal infusion

  • light home organization

  • experienced infant care

  • sleep and lactation support

  • babywearing/carrying support 

  • connection to community referrals and resources

  • holistic/herbal supports for healing tender tissues and birth integration

  • offerings may also include herbal foot soaks, moxibustion heat therapy and reiki upon request

Current Packages/Offerings:

NOURISH‍ ‍𓏲𓆸

regular support during your early days postpartum, including nourishing, seasonal meals and meal prep, infant care, sleep and lactation support, light organization and cleaning

  • 3-4 weeks of care

  • one to two (3-4 hr) visits per week, as desired

  • package size and pricing may vary, we’ll work together to craft a plan to fit your family’s needs and desires

NURTURE𓏲 𓆸

supporting the full “fourth trimester,” or the first forty days: a time that is revered and protected by many cultures as a container for deep nourishment and remineralization, healing, community support and emotional integration

  • 6 weeks of care

  • two (3-4hr) visits per week, as desired

  • package size and pricing may vary, we’ll work together to craft a plan to fit your family’s needs and desires

GROUNDED (One-time visit) $222

  • one four hour visit for those looking for a lighter touch, may include infant care, home tidying and sibling care

  • nourishment support: one herbal infusion and one nourishing meal prepared for the family, including one loaf of local bread (Fairbanks Bread, GF available upon request)

  • offerings like an herbal foot bath, belly wrapping or moxibustion warming session (optional)

Optional add-ons:

Community Goods Basket

seasonal assortment of nourishing local, small-batch goods from my community of makers and farmers

  • one sourdough loaf and six bagels from Fairbanks Bread (gluten free seed loaf option available)

  • one jar of Tender Hearth ghee

  • two pints of Brothy Bone Broth (local, pasture raised, VG options available)

  • two Blue Hour Birth tea blends

early spring in upstate new york! witnessed the tender early few hours after the birth of the farm’s first lamb of the season, harvesting marshmallow root and burdock and nettle, spending time with another mama and her many puppies, watching th
the birth doula training portal 🌀 this spring has been all about crossing thresholds for me, from a big health breakthrough to the rebirth of my care practice as a doula as I begin supporting both birth and postpartum as a full spectrum doula. in
verdant chicken soup to empty the fridge of last week’s farmers market haul 🌷 also featuring a simple infusion of marshmallow root, oatstraw and oat tops as for nervous system & gut replenishment
a little “what’s in my basket” from a recent postpartum visit a big jar of tea steeping, moxa box for womb support, an herbal blend of passionflower, calendula and freesia for a foot soak, living libations oil for massage, tincture
spent a recent evening in the warm glow of @fumiishome learning about the history and uses of moxa from @yuzuacupuncture moxa is the ancient TCM practice of burning mugwort near the skin to promote warmth, circulation and healing. known as the &ldq
winter nourishment round-up: have been on a real TCM kick this winter which means warm soups & porridges, herbal teas and baths galore. i’ve also been intentionally dressing for warmth (hello socks, slippers, layers, hats!), orienting towar
a glorious week making meals at @worldsendschool, cooking from the garden in their gorgeous kitchen…pies galore, toffee chocolate chip cookies, eating the three sisters (corn, beans, squash) every day, picking greenhouse garden salads for lunc
late summer nourishment: community abundance at garlic fest, babywearing for a dear client family, a first flower essence, stone fruit and farmers market appreciation, dye day at partum gardens and a bouncy batch of bone broth
nourishment round-up: evening walks collecting berries for breakfast, every color of herbal tea infusions including a divine digestion support tea from @mammalherbs, dry grass and herby bean salad, a cheeky recreation of my favorite breakfast burrito
nourishment round-up: herby chicken congee, mineral-rich tea infusions, nut butter & rose petal chocolate dates, magnolia syrup, foraged nettle pesto, tallow chaparral salve and orzo nettle chicken soup

kind words:

“Emma brings a kind and warm presence to her work as a doula. Our family loved having her care for us all during our postpartum period. She kept me well stocked with herbal teas, sitz baths, and dropped by nourishing food. She was able to help wherever we needed and often without me even having to ask- like doing laundry and folding my, and my kids clothes/finding where they all go without me saying anything (I found this truly magical!). Emma was also so great with my older kiddo (3) , our new baby, and our dog. She always came to our home prepared with rituals to nourish and ground us.”

— Christiana

“Emma was an essential support during our postpartum experience. She is warm, thoughtful and loving and knows just how to fit herself into a tender home environment after birth. She always shows up with such willingness to support any of us however we may need, and these small moments have been so helpful during this time. Her kindness, heart, knowledge and humility have been so meaningful to our family!”

— Allison

“Emma is warm, calm, and trustworthy. When she came into our lives she was just the third person to take care of our child. As a stranger at first, she immediately worked to build rapport and trust with us all. She has been such a joy to have in our child’s life.”

— Jenna