A postpartum coach helps you rest, nourish and heal after birth — with a real plan and a real person in your corner. And if you're a doula, midwife or birth worker, you can become a certified postpartum recovery coach and offer this to your own clients.
The Postpartum Coach serves recovering mothers and the professionals who care for them.
What a postpartum recovery coach actually does, how it's different from a doula or therapist, and who it's for.
Read the guide →The rhythm of postpartum coaching — your recovery plan, warming meal plans, check-ins and support through the fourth trimester.
Read the guide →Doulas, midwives and birth workers: get certified in Emily's food-first recovery method and add a whole new offer to your practice.
See certification →The building blocks of a recovery plan you can start today — rest, nourishment, support and gentle milestones.
Read the guide →Coaching, the recovery course and recovery teas — the ways to work directly with The Postpartum Chef.
Read the guide →The 2,000-year-old food-first recovery tradition every plan is built on.
Read the guide →No more guessing. A step-by-step recovery plan built around rest, warming food and realistic milestones for your fourth trimester.
Accountability, encouragement and answers from someone who understands postpartum recovery — so you never feel alone in it.
Every plan is built on the sitting-month tradition: warming, nutrient-dense food that rebuilds your body and steadies your mood.
Emily is a chef, mother of five and postpartum-recovery educator who revives the 2,000-year-old zuo yuezi ("sitting month") tradition for modern mothers. Her signature, food-first method helps women rebuild after birth and ease postpartum depression — and she now certifies doulas and midwives to cook it for their own clients.
Learn how to nurture like a chef. Doulas, midwives and birth workers: get the Sitting Month Chef Certification and add a powerful new offer to your practice. Cohorts are small (max 7) and in-person.
Explore the certificationDrop your name and cell and AnnaMae, Emily’s personal assistant, will text you right back to answer questions and get you booked — whether it’s the recovery course, teas, or the chef certification.
AnnaMae, Emily’s personal assistant, will text you shortly to answer every question and get you booked.
Keep an eye on your phone for a text from AnnaMae.
