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 5) and in-person.
Explore the certification