Our Experts
Abby Kalter
Abby is the founder of Prepping for Peanut— a personalized baby prep concierge service that makes nesting a stress-free, confusion-free, and clutter-free experience. Abby loves helping expectant families sort through the crowded baby market to find the products that are right for them, so they can spend more time enjoying pregnancy and less time shopping for the perfect stroller.
Abby Waychoff
Abby’s background is in occupational therapy, a profession she chose because of its enduring mission to provide holistic care to its clients. After experiencing a traumatic birth and struggling postpartum after her first son's birth in 2016, Abby has sought specialized training in pelvic health and perinatal mental health. She is also a certified yoga instructor and is currently training to be certified in teaching pre and postnatal yoga.
Abigail Morrissey Riordan
Abigail is a doula, author, yoga teacher, and wellness coach. Her nine years as a pediatric nurse and her training as a coach and meditation teacher guide her doula care. She seeks to empower expectant mothers and support the family during their transition. You can find Abby dancing under a disco ball, swimming, painting and spending time outdoors with family and friends.
Ainsley Lawrence
Ainsley Lawrence is a freelance writer who lives in the Northwest region of the United States. She has a particular interest in covering topics related to good health, balanced life, and better living. When not writing, her free time is spent reading and researching to learn more about her cultural and environmental surroundings.
Alana Bonnemann
Meet Alana Bonnemann, a naturopath, nutritionist, and mother with over a decade of expertise in the health and wellness field. Over time Alana's mission has become empowering mothers to discover their feel-good weight without the need for diets or fuss. Through sustainable solutions, she helps women gain confidence in their dietary choices and teaches them how to listen to their bodies. Alana is also the host of the popular 'Health After 30 Podcast,' where she shares tips and insights into achieves holistic well-being.
Alexa Hoffman
Alexa is the founder of Alevan Botanica, an Ayurvedic Health Coach, aromatherapist and yoga teacher. Her journey to finding her path in the wellness space is a personal one; she spent over 6 years working in high-stress, unfulfilling jobs while watching her mental and physical health deteriorate; she left her career path to devote herself to natural wellness through the mediums of yoga, Ayurvedic nutrition and aromatherapy. Alevan Botanica is a holistic wellness brand rooted in aromatherapy and Ayurveda, offering both products and services.
Alex Searle
I am a Registered Nurse and owner of The Mama Coach in Cornwall & SDG. I have experience working in Labour & Delivery/Postpartum and working in Public Health. I am also a Mama to 2 little one’s, so I know first hand the types of challenges these transitions can bring. As nurse and Mama myself, I know the importance of having a trusted support system. I am passionate and committed to providing families with evidence-based information and non-judgmental support. You know your child best!
Alicia Mayer
I’m a mother of three children so I understand the challenges that come with navigating life with a newborn. I remember the anticipation, anxiety, & excitement of being pregnant. I also remember the days of early motherhood—the exhaustion, the overwhelm, the joy. I am here for ALL of it! I hope to provide warm & friendly support to you and your family during this exciting time.
Alissa Alter
As a women’s health expert and motherhood advocate, Alissa empowers you through this wild, often overwhelming journey using movement and self-expression — so you can take confident ownership of your body and be present with yourself and your baby.
Allison Davis
An ecopsychotherapist, educator, and researcher of perinatal and maternal mental health, Allison’s work focuses on the development of mothers' psychoecological growth in matrescence, the transition into motherhood. She approaches maternal ecodistress as an opportunity to heal our attachment to nature and offers a path through the mental health dangers of green motherhood towards lifestyles that are psychologically healthy and ecologically sustainable.
Alyson Hempsey
Alyson is a mama to Ellie Jane, an Air Force wife, former therapist, and now mama wellness coach at The Honest Peach. After experiencing the challenges that the postpartum period brings, she knew something had to be done to help the mamas. Using her education and experience in mental health, she created her eMBRACe model, a holistic framework to help mamas thrive in motherhood.
Amber Hatfield
When she isn’t supporting families, Amber is out enjoying nature with her husband, two young daughters, and their husky. She is passionate about helping you create a postpartum plan with emphasis on mental health support and new family dynamics.
Amber Aldridge
Amber Aldridge is a Lead Writer at MoneyMaver.com covering personal finance, budgeting, and debt management. She is deeply committed to supporting and empowering those who face challenges in today’s economic landscape. With her background as a teacher, she adeptly shares practical advice that truly benefits families striving to manage their finances. Being a single mom of 2 kids, I draw from my real-life experiences, and love passing that knowledge onto my readers.
Ameya Duprey
Ameya Duprey is an board certified Ayurvedic practitioner, massage therapist and Ayurvedic postpartum doula. She has been helping postpartum mothers fully heal from birth naturally for over a decade. Her works include her published postpartum cookbook Mama’s Menu, her signature postpartum recovery program Fully Healed Mama, and her postpartum care blog, ShaktiCare.
Amy Tanzillo, IBCLC
After having three kids in 39 months, babies & breastfeeding became my specialty. I started the IBCLC certification process shortly after I had my third child and in 2011, Thrive Breastfeeding was born. I’ve supported well over 1,000 families with breastfeeding challenges throughout the DC Metro area.
Andi Metzler
Andi helps tired parents find the best sleep training method for their baby to achieve a good night's rest. After struggling with her daughter's sleep, she was desperate for a solution to help them sleep better throughout the night. She's now a certified sleep consultant helping families rest better every night.
Andrea Appolito
While navigating the numerous demands of early motherhood, Andrea Ippolito specifically recognized the systemic challenges in feeding her daughter. It was through this complex journey of navigating a fractured and highly stigmatized system, that a clear opportunity was realized and she founded SimpliFed in 2019. The very real need to democratize access to baby feeding and breastfeeding services, through a virtual model, covered by insurance was clearly missing.
Angelica Hoover
Angelica Hoover is a writer and editor who expertly blends her passion for clean living, relationships, and self-care to create captivating content. Whether she's exploring the great outdoors or whipping up delicious plant-based meals, Angelica is always in pursuit of inspiration to infuse into her compelling stories around health, family, and lifestyle.
Anikó Gréger, MD, FAAP, ABOIM
Dr. Anikó Gréger is an Integrative Pediatrician and Postpartum Consultant who is double board certified in Pediatrics and Integrative Medicine and is trained in Perinatal Mental Health. She offers visits for both Integrative Pediatrics and Postpartum Consulting, which is expert coaching and support for new moms and parents. She believes healthcare for mom, parents, and baby should integrate therapies from conventional, traditional, and alternative medicine, and her practice emphasizes the importance of considering the whole person: body, mind, and spirit.
Anna Cusack
As an author, podcaster, blogger, and speaker, Anna reaches thousands of women every year with evidence-based information and inspirational, actionable content. Anna combines her knowledge in traditional postpartum care, breastfeeding support, sociology, and exercise physiology to guide women through their transition to parenthood and early years of mothering. Her services include postbirth planning, in-home and online postbirth support, and mentoring for mothers and the professionals who work with them.
Anna Helenowski Romo
I look forward to being your Relaxation Coach and supporting you on your self-care and self-love journey. Reach out anytime with special requests, reflections, and suggestions. Also, you can connect with Busy Body Retreats and Virtual Alchemy on Instagram and Facebook.
Annia Palacios
Annia is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) offering therapy and coaching through her private practice Tightrope Therapy. She exclusively works with moms and moms-to-be to help them find balance in life and motherhood. Annia is a mom, stepmom, therapist and coach so she gets it - personally and professionally. Annia provides online therapy to moms in Texas and Florida and serves clients throughout the U.S. and internationally through her coaching services.
Arianna Goldschmidt
Arianna is a speech-language pathologist providing early intervention services for little ones, birth to 3. She is a mother and a clinician, who understands how important it is to have support during the postpartum period.
Arielle Bloom
Arielle is a functional nutrition & strength coach, and a new mama to a baby boy. She is obsessed with learning, and loves sharing tangible tips on prioritizing health and fitness to be the best you can be for your family.
Ariel Myers
We are Ariel + Tianna - at some point in our motherhood, we both felt stuck in that either or option that mamas are lead to believe are their only options: Either I can work outside of the home and have my littles in some sort of childcare OR I can stay at home with my littles. That’s why we started Laptop + Littles, to teach moms how to start and grow their career from home. Our mission is to help you feel empowered to start your own business under your terms and using the skills you already have.
Ashley Bonnes
My goal as an ICP Care Ambassador is to help prevent traumatic experiences for others. This is a condition I had no idea about, and it has such serious effects for mom and baby. I want to do what I can to help others that may end up in the same situation.
Ashley Derderian Sousa
Ashley is a registered nurse and a board-certified lactation consultant with 12 years of experience, spending the past 8 of those years providing care as a labor, delivery, and postpartum nurse and lactation consultant.
Auvon St. Louis
A wife and mother of Irish twins experiencing the highs and lows of postpartum while trying to maintain my life and sanity as a woman. There’s no handbook on how to raise a child, but I can help you through your new life as a mom.
Beth Rush
Beth, the Managing Editor and content manager at Body+Mind, is well-respected in the nutrition, parenting, mental health and fitness spaces. In her spare time, Beth enjoys cooking and trying out new exercise routines. Subscribe to Body+Mind for more posts by Beth Rush!
Dr. Bhavti Soni, DPT
Dr. Soni helps new parents with pelvic health problems return to their best lives. She holds a Bachelor of Physical Therapy and a Masters in Exercise and Sports Medicine, as well as a doctorate in physical therapy, where she specialized in pelvic health. Apart from this, she has taken numerous pelvic health courses and has been teaching assistance with Herman & Wallace Institute, which is a leading company in providing pelvic health to all Physical therapists around the world.
Brenna Ruiz
If you want more validating motherhood self-care and self-love articles, follow my journey at WhatAboutMamas.com. There, I'm sharing everything I learn from women's health and wellness experts while getting real about my motherhood journey. So you don't feel so alone in yours.
Brianna Zane
Hi there! I am Briana Zane. Owner and creator of Fiorente by Zane: A Motherhood, Lifestyle Brand. I am a wife, registered nurse, and most importantly mama to two little boys. Motherhood is amazing, and hard. I have had my triumphs, while I have also struggled. So I created a space to house resources for moms, from mom owned businesses. Moms supporting moms! Our brand, Fiorente by Zane, is a blog, forum, and shop.
Brie Davis
I am an LCSW with specialty training in perinatal mental health. I am a mom to children on earth and in the stars. I love supporting mothers adjusting to parenthood, those experience postpartum mood disorders and those with current or past history of any pregnancy or infant loss. My focus is on affirming your experience and helping you process and create your life after...after loss, trauma, motherhood, etc.
Brittany Reano
Brittany is a Certified Lactation Educator and first-time mom to a sweet baby boy named Harrison. Her passion and dedication to supporting mothers and helping them reach their breastfeeding goals stem from her own challenges and roadblocks in her early breastfeeding journey. She believes that every mom deserves access to breastfeeding education and support. She hopes to make breastfeeding support more accessible and optimized, with mom’s mental health and wellbeing in mind.
Brooke Nielsen
Brooke is a Certified Postpartum Doula, creator of The Empowering Mama, and the Marketing Specialist for Motherlove Herbal Company. She is also a mom of two spunky girls, ages 4 and 10 months. Brooke has a passion for empowering mothers throughout the journey of motherhood.
Caitlin Morris
Caitlin supports women in the wellness space to design and live the life of their dreams. She’s seen firsthand how women who care for others rarely put themselves first. It’s Caitlin’s passion to support those women in choosing themselves. As a Mama of three, Caitlin knows how far away words like ‘self-care,’ ‘boundaries,’ and ‘help’ can feel. As your coach, she’ll be in your corner, supporting you to create the future you deserve.
Candace Jones
Candace is a former professional athlete turned mama of 2, plantbased wellness coach, birth & postpartum doula, motherhood & birth photographer, and currently studying as an iridologist & detox specialist.
Carly Barnes
Carly is a healthcare leader with 10+ years of experience bringing innovation and technology to top health systems and technology companies. Beyond my professional interests, my most important role is that of a mother. Throughout my pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experience, I discovered a number of gaps in the resources available to parents, and as a result, hope to contribute to develop more resources for those in this journey.
Caroline Adams
Caroline helps women feel less alone and more confident in their unique journey to and through motherhood. She is a mental health counselor based out of Charleston, SC, specializing in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Caroline is passionate about helping women navigate family planning, pregnancy, the postpartum period, and beyond.
Catherine McLeod-Moya
Catherine McLeod-Moya is a Registered Nurse and health coach at Holistic Health Code. Her mission is to provide holistic health education and coaching services to women and new moms seeking hormone balance. She lives in sunny Florida with her husband and three boys.
Catherine O'Brien
Catherine O’Brien is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the founder of HappyWithBaby.com. She created Happy With Baby in order for new parents to discover the advice she wishes she could have had as a parent. Catherine lives in Sacramento, California, where she enjoys paddle boarding and rowing with her husband and two kids.
Chelsea von Kaenel
Chelsea is a family photojournalist in Denver, Colorado with a passion for documenting honest postpartum experiences. She’s the owner of Chelsea VK Photography and the creator of The Postpartum Project. She is a mom of 2 little girls and wife to her husband of 6 years. When she’s documenting families with new babies, she’s probably thrifting, reading YA fiction or playing outside with her kids and her chickens.
Chelsea Fechtner
As a Certified Nutritionist with a Master of Science in Nutrition from the National University of Natural Medicine, I understand the importance of eating well - and the conflicting information that comes with it. This is why I’m passionate about helping others tune out the noise of dieting and, instead, rediscover how to nourish their body well and find joy in food.
Chelsea Skaggs
Chelsea is committed to helping women kick the pressure to be “Pinterest Perfect” and have real, raw conversations. She helps women acknowledge the power in their postpartum experiences. She focuses on a small group format to bring women together to learn about, connect over, and not be alone through postpartum. She focuses on empowering women through confidence, connection, and communication to build intimacy after having a baby.
Christa Mantey
Christa is committed to supporting new parents in normalizing all the emotions that come with a beautiful baby. As a Registered Dietitian and holistic health coach, Christa has an extensive background in nutrition and wellness and brings a grounded, realistic, and holistic view to new parents as they learn how to navigate this new chapter in life. She is an educator through the Gottman Institute and a Certified Lactation Educator helping your family create healthier relationships with your partner, your body, and your baby.
Christina Alulis
Christina is a Board-Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant, and a breastfeeding mom of two. She is the owner and founder of Live Love Lactate LLC, providing private lactation consultations and prenatal classes to new and expecting families.
Cindy Portillo
Cindy is a multimedia journalist passionate about writing on topics such as mental health and motherhood. Through her work, she hopes to bring awareness to many new mothers' difficulties. She is also a proud mom to a baby boy.
Dr. Cindy Rubin, MD, IBCLC
Dr. Rubin is a general pediatrician and breastfeeding medicine specialist practicing in the Western Suburbs of Chicago. She worked at a large academic center as an outpatient general pediatrician for 13 years before opening her new Direct Pediatric Care practice, In Touch Pediatrics and Lactation. Dr. Rubin loves providing pediatrics, breastfeeding medicine, and 4th-trimester care services in patients’ homes, when and where they need them most! Her personal journeys with postpartum and breastfeeding are what led her to focus on this in her career!
Cora Gold
Cora Gold is the Editor-in-Chief of women's lifestyle magazine, Revivalist. She has a passion for living a happy, healthy and fulfilling life, and she hopes to inspire other women and moms to do the same.
Crystal E. Green
Michigan-bred storyteller and President of Media Heist, Crystal E. Green, is an advocate for mothers everywhere. Her most recent short film, Lock the Door— a psychological thriller inspired by her experience with postpartum depression precedes her upcoming feature film of the same name. When not on her own set or working freelance for other creatives, Green enjoys spending time with her husband and two children in their tiny apartment outside of Los Angeles, CA.
Dana Frutos
Dana is a postpartum doula with years of background in early childhood education. Through her doula work, she aims to support new mothers by helping them feel more educated and empowered in the delicate postpartum time. Her goal is to nurture the mother so the mother can nurture the baby.
Dana Solomon
Dana Solomon, OTR/L, is a licensed occupational therapist, 200-hour registered yoga instructor specializing in restorative yoga and traumatic brain-injury informed yoga, and founder of Functional Wellness, LLC. She spent years working as an occupational therapist in Inpatient Rehabilitation and Early Intervention, where she gained her foundations in family-centered care and a deep connection with a multi-system approach to treatment.
Daniela Escobar
Dani is a qualified Ayurvedic Practitioner, Herbalist, and Postpartum Doula at Soma-shakti. She has been trained in the formal Vedic Tradition from her teachers and mentors, Dr. Vasant Lad, Dr. Amruta Athale, Dr. Rama Prasad, Jennifer Ayres, and Swami OMkarananda.Dani specializes in Women's Health and Maternal Care. She practices with loving devotion from her clinic in Bondi, Australia.
Danielle Bouchard
Danielle Bouchard is an educator with over a decade of experience working with young children and a Master’s degree in literacy education. She pivoted her career after the birth of her first son and is a copywriter for motherhood based brands. Danielle uses her knowledge of child development along with her journey with pregnancy loss and new motherhood to support those looking to honor mothers.
Deneris Wong
Deneris Wong is a wife, working mom of three, and a certified pediatric sleep coach with Restfully. She works with families one on one to understand their child’s unique sleep needs. Her ultimate goal and passion is helping families get the rest they need and deserve by educating and coaching parents on child sleep and how to improve their sleep struggles using science, data and of course, empathy.
Dr. Alexandra DiGrado
Doctor Alexandra DiGrado (she/her) is a doctor of physical therapy with advanced training and certification in pelvic floor rehabilitation through Herman and Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute. She has the distinction of holding the Pelvic Rehabilitation Practitioner Certification (PRPC) designating her as an expert in the field of pelvic rehabilitation.
Dr. Alissia Zenhausern
Dr. Alissia Zenhausern, NMD (or Dr. Zen for short) is a licensed naturopathic doctor and the founder of NMD Wellness of Scottsdale. She believes in helping to educate, inspire, and empower women to better understand their hormones and fertility, so they can make decisions that are right for them. From preconception counseling, PCOS, fertility, and postpartum care, Dr. Zen helps women have a voice in their own health. She has been featured as a lead expert in wellness in Instyle Magazine, Shape, and Forbes and truly believes in empowering women to optimize their health naturally.
Dr. Emily Lesnak
Dr. Emily Lesnak is a naturopathic physician at West Seattle Natural Medicine, focusing on pediatrics, natural fertility, and postpartum care. She is a graduate of Bastyr University, where she completed three years of residency and has been in private practice for five years. She has also been named as Seattle Met Top Doctor for three consecutive years.
Dr. Kiarra King
Dr. Kiarra King is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist that always “delivers” with a dose of style. In addition to being a skilled physician and surgeon, Dr. King has a lifelong passion for fashion, beauty, and healthy living. On the job, she seeks to make women whole and empower them to live their best lives.
Dr. Jennifer Roelands
Dr. Jennifer Roelands is an integrative medicine trained OB/GYN with over a decade of women's health experience. She is the CEO and founder of Well Woman MD, a clinic dedicated to a holistic, whole-body approach to care by using nutrition, lifestyle, and cutting-edge testing. She is also the host of Ignite Your PowHer podcast, a platform for badass female entrepreneurs in the health and wellness industry. Dr. Jen is an avid outdoor enthusiast and traveler. But most importantly, she is the go-to math guru for her 4 energetic kids.
Ellen Chance
Dr. Ellen Chance is the founder of Whole Counseling & Wellness. she holds a Ph.D. in Counseling from Florida Atlantic University and have nearly a decade of experience in utilizing evidence-based integrative counseling approaches drawing heavily from cognitive-behavioral and attachment therapy. In addition to running a private practice, she serves as a counselor educator and core faculty member for Capella University's School of Social & Behavioral Sciences. She specializes in women's and maternal mental health. She has advanced training in perinatal mental health, including the treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Furthermore, she serves women facing the challenges of infertility, birth trauma, perinatal loss and grief.
Emily Adler Mosqueda
Emily Adler Mosqueda, M.S., CCC-SLP is a bilingual and bicultural pediatric speech-language pathologist, associate clinical professor, and mother of two. She holds state and national certifications and began her career in 2009. Since experiencing postpartum depression late in her second postpartum, Emily has become an advocate for the postpartum time. She teaches about parental mental health factors to her graduate speech-language pathology students. In 2021, she created Instagram account @postpartum365 where she shares peer-reviewed research on postpartum topics, in an effort to shift the cultural understanding of how long the postpartum time lasts and the issues that can, and do arise, after six months postpartum. Emily is the author of the free children’s book My Big Feelings and The Big Bad Virus available at mybigfeelings.com in English and Spanish. For fun, Emily enjoys rafting with daughters and husband in the Pacific Northwest, photography, and free writing. Connect with her and hear authentic shares of motherhood on Instagram @emily.adler.mosqueda and read some of her writing at emilyadlermosqueda.com.
Emily Ironi
I always dreamt of having a child but getting pregnant didn’t come easily. With the help of a donor, IVF and years of wishing and hoping, I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl in February 2012. Having my daughter, Arden Rose, made me realize two things: Being a mom is incredible. But, trying to manage the many moving parts of work, life, taking care of a baby, and staying centered in the midst of beautiful chaos – is hard. Breastfeeding and pumping were my focus in her first year of life – but the logistics and commitment of constantly changing into and out of ugly bras frustrated me. But there was no other way. So, I made it my mission to create one. I felt like I could make a difference. And The Dairy Fairy offered an approach that’s a lot more real and relatable for moms. My priority seemed simple: Make one elegant garment designed for nursing and handsfree pumping, ensuring comfort and fit - that didn’t resemble a medieval contraption. After months and a successful kickstarter campaign, the Arden – our signature bra – became one of the FIRST and best selling breastfeeding and pumping bras on the market. I like to say I gave birth to two babies, all by myself, in one year! Since, it has been TEN incredible years of pioneering ingenious intimates. Starting with one all-in-one style, to now a whole collection of over 10 options for different needs, sizes and budgets. My mission is to be the nursing mother’s first choice in beautiful intimates that do it all and to support all moms, regardless of how or where they feed their babes. With extended sizing and features that answer to any type of nursing or pumping, our collection can truly support moms and their breasts.
Emma Bate
My mission is now to inspire and empower women to still work on themselves and have an identity despite also being a mum. I aim to do this by providing tips and information, but in a real, down-to-earth way, honest and easy to incorporate into children's everyday lives. I hope that this will help improve any mum’s self-belief and confidence and allow them to develop in any area of their life they feel is important to them.
Gabrielle McDade
Gabrielle McDade (she/her) is a midwife, mother, and coach. She has been supporting birthing and postpartum families over the last 10 years. Gabrielle provides her clients with the time and space to develop a relationship of trust, honor their intuition, and feel held through the joys and challenges of motherhood. Gabrielle supports mothers all over the world through virtual childbirth education, 1:1 coaching, and a Monthly Mothers' Support Group.
Gervase Kolmos
Gervase is a Certified Mindset Coach for Mothers and Creator/Host of the successful event series and (upcoming!) podcast The Champagne Society™. Her work revolves around normalizing the struggle of the juggle with littles while also empowering mothers to work on themselves so they can pour into their families—sustainably.
Gigi Vera Vincent
As a postpartum doula, teacher, and mother, I’m here to streamline the newborn learning curve and help birth parents, partners, and other family members. There isn’t one way to have and raise a little human. I’m here to guide parents to find their way to become confident parents.
Gladys Simen
Gladys is a life coach for moms trying to balance their work and family life. She is a life enthusiast who lived in five different countries and mastered two languages. A former quiet introvert, today she is passionate about helping working mothers live significant, beautiful, shooting-for-the-stars kinds of lives.
Haley Pollack
Haley Pollack is the Executive Director and co-founder of Bright Spot Network, an organization dedicated to supporting young parents and guardians with cancer as they raise small children. Haley is a cancer survivor, diagnosed with stage IIIc colon cancer at 37, with a 6 month old baby and toddler at home. Experiencing the resource gap for young families navigating a cancer diagnosis herself, Bright Spot Network was born. Haley's writing has appeared in MotherMag, CureToday, and The Forward. Haley lives in Oakland, CA with her two kids, husband, and dog.
Hannah Dixon
Hannah is the founder of pip, a modern and sustainable hormone health brand on a mission to support women with better education about their hormones.
Hannah Sharick
Hannah Sharick is a certified postpartum doula in DeLand, Florida. She’s also a homeschool mom of five kiddos 10 years old and under, a volunteer at the local pregnancy center, and the Vice-chair of the Board of Directors for a non-profit which founds, trains, and equips pregnancy centers around the world.
Heather Nardi
Heather Nardi dedicates her career to supporting highly sensitive and empathetic moms living healthy, empowered lives. She draws from her extensive education as a Holistic Life Coach and spiritual practitioner to create specialized tools and programs for sensitive mothers. Her writing has appeared in The Highly Sensitive Refuge, Thrive Global, Elephant Journal, and Medium.
Heidi Cox
Dr. Heidi Cox is a clinical psychologist and the founder & director of The Centered Space Psychology group, a NYC-based private practice of doctoral level therapists with expertise in anxiety, relationships, perinatal issues and parenting. Dr. Cox is passionate about providing holistic, integrative, and evidence-based treatment to her patients. As a parent herself, Dr Cox realized there weren’t a lot of options for the kind of therapeutic support she needed so she set out to create a practice and trained other clinicians in the way she would want to be treated. All therapists at TCSP are holistically, integratively oriented to meet the patient where they are at and to give them support and skills they need along the way.
Carley Schweet
A two-time c-section mom, Carley Schweet is the founder and editor of Hello Postpartum and is deeply passionate about supporting other new parents as they navigate life after birth. She is a published author of two self-care books, and her work is featured on platforms such as Bustle, Forbes, MindBodyGreen, and more, and is a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach.
Dr. Hilary Claire Rowsell, PsyD
Dr. Hilary Claire Rowsell is a clinical psychologist, holistic parenting mentor with a specialization in nutritional and environmental medicine, an author, a yoga teacher, host of the Wild + Well podcast, and a mom of two wild boys. She helps moms move out of exhaustion, depletion and overwhelm not only because of her professional training, but also because she has lived the ups and downs of early motherhood.
Hillary Sadler
As a Labor & Delivery, Newborn, and Lactation nurse, I’ve seen parents struggle through the newborn and postpartum period. I founded Baby Settler to support parents in their unique parenting journey on all things baby, sleep, and feeding-related.
Sarah Swanberg LAc & Carolyn Brown RD
Sarah Swanberg LAc and Carolyn Brown RD, a dynamic sister duo, founded Indigo Wellness Group to empower you with holistic health solutions. Sarah is a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist, women’s health expert, and the author of two best-selling wellness books: A Patient’s Guide to Acupuncture and Aromatherapy for Self-Care. Carolyn is a Registered Dietitian and nutrition expert focused on holistic wellness and weight management. Together, Sarah and Carolyn love to combine east-meets-west wellness with helping clients, friends, and followers live their most vibrant life. Work with them in the clinic in Stamford and Southport, CT (acupuncture and PT) or virtually (nutrition and east-west supplement consults).
Ivy Suder
Ivy Suder is a personal trainer, runner, cheerleading coach, and mom debunking bull$h!t expectations about health & wellness.
Jamie Parker
Jamie is a copywriter to businesses inspired by motherhood. Everyday she works with professionals who are committed to supporting every stage of the motherhood journey. They work hard to meet mothers exactly where they are and to reshape the way we care for maternal health. I write the words that help put their incredible offers where they can be seen. When she's not chasing the sassiest toddler, she's an avid bookworm and a pro-Netflix binger.
Pollie Team
Pollie’s PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) app provides personalized, research-backed, and OBGYN-approved interventions to help you manage your hormones, metabolism, reproductive health, and emotional wellbeing across all life stages.
Jaren Soloff
Jaren Soloff is a Registered Dietitian and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) who serves as an expert in women’s health. She is the founder of FULL CRCL, providing nutrition counseling and lactation consultations to help both mom and baby thrive in motherhood.
Jeanne Reilly
Jeanne Reilly is a Registered Dietitian and mother of two with over a decade of training and experience in nutrition science and application. She is the Co-Founder of I Am Nurtured, a holistic nutrition supplement company with the mission of supporting parents from pre-conception through postpartum and beyond with the ideal vitamins, minerals, and botanicals they need to thrive through every stage of parenthood.
Jen Schwartz
At Motherhood Understood, our mission is to educate, connect and prepare women for the emotional complications that sometimes accompany childbirth in the weeks, months, and even years that follow so that no woman has to suffer from pregnancy or postpartum mental health illness in isolation.
Jenna Oates
Jenna is a stay-at-home mom and a passionate blogger focusing on pregnancy, postpartum, and motherhood. Through her personal experiences and relatable insights, she offers guidance, inspiration, and a sense of community to fellow moms on their parenting journey.
Jenni Diamond
Jenni is the founder of Jenni Diamond Health, an online platform that provides evidence-based exercise programs for new and expecting moms and birthing individuals. Jenni’s programs help moms and birthing individuals exercise safely during pregnancy and gain strength, confidence, and energy postpartum.
Jessica Wendi Abel
Having experienced postpartum depression herself, and when a second child was on the way, Jessica searched for a children’s picture book to read with her five-year old son about the changes their family could face. Unable to find a book like this, she decided to write THE LITTLE BLUE ROCKET SHIP: A STORY ABOUT POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION. Jessica lives with her family in New York, where she works as a gluten-free pizza critic. Just kidding. She has a background in working with children as a speech therapist and currently works in school administration.
Jessica London
Jessica London is a Doctor of Physical Therapy specializing in pelvic floor & core rehab with the pregnant and postpartum population. She is widly passionate about meeting moms where they are at to raise the standard of pelvic health education and recovery care 100% virtually to decrease as many barriers as possible to moms getting the support and rehab care they need without having to leave their homes or schedule childcare.
Jessica Lourie
Jessica is a therapist and mom who specializes in self-care and essential oils. When she’s not busy teaching oil classes or sharing her self-care tips, you can find her spending time with her kids and their three rescue pets. As a wellness coach and a therapist, she loves serving the world by empowering women and their families to feel their best. She’s also passionate about self-care, toxin-free living, and animals.
Jocelyn M. Wood, SLP
Jocelyn is a bilingual speech therapist and child development expert based in Brooklyn, NY. She is passionate about helping you bring out your child's unique voice using simple, easy-to-follow strategies that work.
Juanina Kocher
Juanina Kocher is a mom of 2, holistic health coach, consultant and yoga teacher. Through her coaching work and social media, she shares openly her support and thoughts on wellness, motherhood and postpartum. She also has her coaching and consulting business, Flex + Flow Wellness where she has combined her experience in both the hospitality and wellness worlds. Juanina is passionate about self-care, work / life balance, postpartum support and domestic equality.
Julia Riddle
Julia is a Postpartum Doula and Founder of The Postpartum Period - an approachable resource for educating and empowering birthing individuals. After the birth of her daughter, she realized just how little the postpartum period is discussed and how few parents feel supported and cared for during this time. Since, she has made it her passion to help educate, support, and empower birthing individuals. She does this by providing a safe, warm, and comfortable space for new parents to heal and grow.
Julieanne Weatherhogge
Julieanne is a postpartum planner, postpartum doula, licensed massage therapist, and toddler mom based in Everett, Wa. Seeing parents fully nourished and supported postpartum is what lights her up inside.
Justine Russo
A clinical counsellor and mom of two who is passionate about helping moms (and dads) work through the challenges of the postpartum period. I have worked with postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, birth trauma, fertility challenges and pregnancy loss and mothers struggling with body image and disordered eating. My goal is to provide a safe, judgement free, welcoming space for all parents to share their challenges and experiences and receive the support they need.
Kaelyn Hansen
Kaelyn is a board certified registered nurse and integrative health coach with over 10 years of experience in healthcare. She is passionate about encouraging women and helping them to create effective and sustainable habits towards building holistic health.
Kaitlin Morelli
Kaitlin is a new mom, writer, and editor with eight years of professional writing experience. She has written about mental health, personal growth, and community among other humanitarian topics.
Kara Thompson
Kara is a full spectrum doula and founder of Bump-to-Birth Doula Care. She cares for growing families both virtually and in-person from pregnancy to postpartum with an inclusive, evidence-based, and empowered approach to doula care. After having two babies of her own, Kara felt called to help others feel confident and supported through their journey to parenthood, now providing childbirth and newborn care education, nutritional support, and hands-on care during labor and birth to parents of all kinds.
Kate Cleveland
Kate is a Doctor of physical therapy, postpartum doula, and mother to a two-year-old son. She received her postpartum doula certification from Doula Training International and a Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree from Emory University in 2011. Additionally, she is a certified Pregnancy and Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist. She aims to provide compassionate, personalized, evidence-based support for families transitioning into parenthood. My practice is inclusive and LGBTQ+ affirming.
Katelyn Darkangelo
Katelyn Darkangelo is the founder and co-owner of FIGR. She is a Certified Pregnancy and Postpartum Fitness Specialist who trains pregnant and postpartum women, as well as other clientele, both in person and online. She majored in Exercise Science from the University of Michigan and earned her Master of Management from Duke University to pair her fitness and business passions. Katelyn has 8 years of online coaching experience and has coached a wide variety of clients in person from young 20-year-old women, to 60 year old men, and every person in between for over 4 years. She now focuses the majority of her time on serving pregnant and postpartum women to help them navigate the gym during pregnancy and postpartum.
Katelynn Robertson
As a postpartum doula, Katelynn provides hands-on, practical help as parents recover physically and emotionally from birth, figure out feeding, and adjust to daily life with a new baby. Katelynn has a special place in her heart for families of babies with medical needs/chromosomal differences and hopes to instill confidence and courage in the parents she works with. When Katelynn is not working, she loves baking, thrifting, and reading in the sunshine.
Katie Bayer
Katie Bayer, PT, DPT is a pelvic floor physical therapist with a special interest in women's pelvic floor dysfunction and treating pregnant and postpartum women. After experiencing a C-section with twins, and several years later a VBAC, (vaginal birth after C-section), she experienced the need for help both during pregnancy and with the recovery process after birth. This set her on a path to help others going through the same.
Katie McCann
Katie McCann, founder of "From Bump To Bubble," combines her BSc in Psychology and breastfeeding counselor certification to provide parents with science-backed insights and practical parenting tips. As a mother of two, she offers real-world parenting advice on her blog, serving as a valuable resource for both moms and dads. With over a decade of experience as a former HCPC paramedic, Katie also shares essential knowledge on emergency care, empowering parents to confidently handle health challenges. Whether you seek breastfeeding guidance, parenting tips, or mompreneurship insights, Katie's expertise establishes her as a trusted voice in the parenting community.
Kelli Blinn
Since the age of 10, Kelli has been completely fascinated by everything related to pregnancy, birth, and the female body. Becoming a mother was the catalyst she needed to push her towards chasing after her long-held interests and turning her passions into a career. For Kelli, the work never gets old. She considers it a distinct honor to get to partner with families during what is often the most powerful life change they will ever encounter and she is grateful to get to guide them along the journey of pregnancy, birth, and a baby's first months. Kelli’s transition into motherhood did not start off the way she had hoped. She struggled. The decades of reading books, watching videos, and listening to people’s birth stories could only prepare her so much. She lacked the support she needed (but didn't know she needed it until well after the fact). Amidst the joys and delights of parenthood, she also experienced low times and lots of frustration. Over time she realized that her experience was probably common for other people too and thus began her journey of helping other mamas, families, and babies. In the 8+ years that she’s been doing this work, she has had the pleasure of working with same-sex couples, heterosexual cisgender couples, single mothers, and blended families. She proudly serves families regardless of race, gender identity, sexuality, or faith. Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio where she lives with her husband and their two children, Kelli is passionate about serving families in her home state where the infant and maternal mortality rates are so high. She strives to make the birthing experience a safer, more equitable one for all by having hard conversations, showing up in difficult spaces, and advocating for what fair and justified care can be like.
Kelly Van Zandt
Kelly Van Zandt is a birth and postpartum doula, author of the new book Powerful Postpartum, and spiritual mentor trained by a former monk and founder of Ahhaa. From prenatal preparations, labor and birth support, and postpartum care, Kelly helps women navigate the full experience of new motherhood. Kelly believes that the early moments of motherhood are some of the most transformational of a woman’s life, and Kelly highlights the spiritual growth of the mother and the physical, emotional, and mental shifts in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. In her new book, Powerful Postpartum, Kelly presents a fresh and empowering perspective on the postpartum period as one filled with tremendous potential for growth and an opportunity to rediscover the woman’s truest essence.
Kelly Cox
I taught pre and perinatal yoga for 15 years. For a decade, I owned and operated the award-winning yoga studio, Bend: an essential institution in central Virginia that supported women through pregnancy, birth and parenthood. As a breast cancer survivor, I have helped source human milk for other survivors. Supporting cancer survivors is one of my core motivations for founding Share The Drop.
Kelly Jett
Kelly Jett is a freelance writer and a podcaster of the "Diving Deeper Podcast". She is currently writing a non-fiction memoir about her journey out of the childhood and college bubble and into a wide-open world of endless freedom and into a life she didn't particular plan. Kelly is a traveling speaker in the southeast US. But, her main and favorite job is... being a mother to her 8 month old baby girl.
Kelsey Mizell
Kelsey is a mother and a licensed professional counselor specializing in perinatal and maternal mental health. She founded the private therapy practice, Like A Mother, to provide support to women on their transitions into motherhood. She hopes to help mothers to (re)discover themselves, foster self-love, and find their innate resilience.
Kelsey Alford
Kelsey is a mama of two and a pediatric nurse practitioner with advanced sleep medicine and behavioral sleep training. Coming from a science background, I use evidence-based sleep approaches to successfully get your child sleeping in a developmentally appropriate way through 1:1 consultations and close follow-up care. Sleep is not just a luxury but a necessity! You don't have to parent alone, and I'll be right there with you making sleep changes that work.
Kendra Alley
Kendra is a barre expert, pre/postnatal barre expert, RYT-200, warrior sculpt professional with a passion to help women discover the benefits of form-focused movements. Her virtual fitness company offers new classes each week that are jam-packed with low-impact, dynamic movements of opposition paired with balance and cardio to promote proper body mechanics, endurance and posture. She is a thirty-something boy-mom x3 who just wanted to feel good in her own skin. Her competitive D1-gymnastics career left her body feeling beat up. She needed a fitness format that could bring the heat but was also healthy for her joints. She couldn’t find it … so she created it. barreALLEY.com is a virtual experience that will keep a fire lit under that cute tush. A physique-changing style of graceful torture that offers fresh content each week for the beginner, intermediate, advanced and pre/postnatal babe.
Kensey Butkevich, M.S., BCBA
Kensey is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Certified Child Sleep Consultant with over 12 years of clinical experience in parent coaching. She empowers parents in supporting their children's sleep needs, considering a child's temperament, development, and parent values and goals. Kensey believes that sleep shaping is about helping children in a way that complements their unique progressions so you can feel rested, not stressed. She lives in Ontario, Canada, with her son and partner.
Kiera Walsh
Kiera Walsh is a dedicated Doula and Lactation Counselor on a mission to provide unwavering support to families stepping into the world of parenthood. Her expertise and straight-talk approach make her a prominent figure in the world of postpartum and breastfeeding. What sets Kiera apart is her unapologetic honesty. Kiera's work stands out as a fierce advocate for dispelling breastfeeding myths, delivering authentic insights about postpartum, and advocating for informed consent. You may also recognize her from "The Breast Friend Podcast," where she leaves no stone unturned, openly sharing her wealth of wisdom and expertise, making it a go-to resource for anyone navigating the world of parenting. Beyond the podcast, Kiera is on Instagram @theboobdoula. Her daily posts and stories share invaluable tips and relatable discussions. Join her as she guides families to newfound confidence in birth, postpartum, and breastfeeding.
Kim Perez
Kim Perez is a Functional Nutritionist (FNTP, RWP, RCPC) supporting women through the transition into motherhood and beyond. Her own health journey, especially the struggles she experienced postpartum, have catalyzed her mission to help other mamas regain vibrant health after having babies and feel happy and at home in their bodies. Through her signature method, Kim helps women uncover root causes of depletion and imbalance and learn to fully nourish and strengthen their bodies, especially in the face of the demands of motherhood. Through her 1:1 work, group programs, and online education, she carries out her mission of helping more moms have the energy they need to show up fully in motherhood and feel their best.
Kristen Allen
I am a Registered Dietitian of almost 7 years and a Certified Lactation Counselor specializing in helping parents feed their babies human milk in whatever unique way that means for them. I provide 1:1 lactation coaching beginning prenatally to prep for birth and continuing 12 weeks postpartum and beyond. Inclusivity is a pillar of my practice, meaning I recognize that everyone’s lactation journey might look different and that is a beautiful thing. I want to meet you where you are at to meet YOUR goals, however messy and vulnerable that may be. I can’t wait to meet you!
Kristen Beach
I am a Postpartum Health Coach supporting new moms through postpartum by guiding them on how to replenish and nourish their bodies. While also taking the time to recover in order to help them re-find their identity post-baby.
Kristen Riordan
Kristen Lillian Riordan has a Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling; she is an Ayurveda Counselor, Yoga Teacher, Wife and Mom. Kristen has been featured in Huffington Post, Yoga Journal, and Mantra Magazine. Clueless & Wise: Pregnancy, Postpartum, Early Motherhood: Adorable, Raw & Taboo is her third book, following— Your Life is Medicine: Ayurveda for Yogis, and Love Fearlessly: The Soulmate Within. She lives in St. Petersburg, FL.
Kristin Ghirca
Kristina's dream is to live in a world where we lift women up and support them like queens. After years of struggling with infertility and finally having a successful pregnancy of her own, she realized there is much we need to change in this chapter of our lives. Her passion has quickly become helping other women go through this phase and hopefully bringing a little laughter and love along the way.
Lana Hirth
Lana is a pregnancy and postpartum dietitian who prides herself in providing evidenced-based care in women's health, pregnancy and postpartum nutrition. Lana co-hosts the 'New Mums Nutrition' podcast and runs the online nutrition clinic, Lana Hirth Dietitian, seeing 1:1 clients. Download the FREE New Mums Nutrition Checklist at Lana's website or Instagram.
Laureen Austin
After recognizing the gap in healthcare for postpartum support, Laureen opened 4th Trimester Care in Tampa, Fl. She has over 20 years of experience in physician practice management. Her career began in the non-profit sector, where she managed family planning clinics and advocated for women’s reproductive rights.
Lauren A. Tetenbaum, LMSW, JD, PMH-C
Lauren A. Tetenbaum, LMSW, JD, PMH-C is a therapist certified in perinatal mental health, working parent coach, and mother of two. Her mission is to build community and connection, especially among working and new parents. A licensed social worker and attorney, she spent a decade in the legal industry supporting individuals facing various life transitions. Lauren currently uses her experience, empathy, and emotional intelligence to empower others through psychoeducational support groups and other counseling and consulting services. She is actively involved in numerous efforts benefitting at-risk families in her area in New York and abroad.
Lauren Chambers
Lauren Chambers is a certified nutrition and hormone Health Coach, a Feel Good Food recipe blogger, and the founder of So Fresh N So Green. Her mission is to empower and inspire you to eat well and treat yourself even better – so you can feel amazing and ultimately live your best life.
Lauren Hays
Mama of three precious little men and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner who turned her pain into purpose by using personal and professional recognition of the void in mental health care for mamas into a career shift + the "why" behind The Matrescence. Each offering from The Matrescence comes from a desire to weed through the overwhelming opinions of today's digital world and curate an intimate and personalized experience for each mama who comes to this space with a promise that all guides + support will come directly from experts who exist to serve you.
Lauren Seaman, RD, LD
Lauren Seaman, RD, LD, is a University of Pittsburgh graduate and a seasoned Registered Dietitian with nearly 12 years of experience and nin years of experience in a pediatric rehab hospital in Pittsburgh. Following a challenging NICU journey with her own premature daughter, born at 27.4 weeks, Lauren found a new calling working in a level 3 NICU.
Lauren Slimming
I am an elementary school teacher and new, first-time mom. I am passionate about helping working moms find ways to balance it all while building the life of their dreams.
Leila Armour
Leila Armour is a Postpartum Doula, Holistic Nutrition Consultant, Mother and Author of Village for Mama - Nourishment for the FourthTrimester. This postpartum recipe book is designed to help new mothers experience a well-nourished and supported postpartum experience. Leila is dedicated to helping new mothers feel held and supported through nourishing food and a village. You can find out more about Leila and her book by following her on Instagram or visiting her website.
Macy Tollefson
Macy Tollefson is a full-spectrum doula, breastfeeding specialist, and certified prenatal yoga teacher. She is passionate about guiding the modern mama through the beautiful (and wild) transformation of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. With over 100 hours of breastfeeding education, Macy is about setting mothers up for success on their baby-feeding journey and helping them find their flow. She believes that yoga and meditation have the power to enhance any part of your motherhood journey.
Madison Holden
Madison is a registered pediatric nurse with a master's in nursing education. She is also a postpartum and baby nutrition consultant from Oh Baby Academy. As a mom, a nurse, and a nutrition consultant, Madison aims to empower and provide knowledge to new moms to help nourish and replenish themselves after labor. She also provides confidence to new parents as they start their baby on solid food.
Mallory Whitmore
Mallory is a Certified Infant Feeding Technician and founder of The Formula Mom. She's a mother of two and is passionate about helping mothers make informed and confident formula feeding decisions that make everyone healthy and happy
Mallory Millet
Mallory Millet is a Speech Pathologist who specializes in pediatric feeding disorders. Through her professional work and the lack of support during her own babies’ feeding journeys, she created The Feeding Mom. Here, she provides in-person and virtual support to empower parents through their feeding journeys locally and worldwide. Her philosophy is: every parent deserves to love feeding their baby. She is married and a mom of three under the age of four. She currently lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Manu Brune
Manu Brune is a mom of 2 boys under the age of 2, a Postpartum Doula, and a Pediatric Sleep Consultant. After having her first child, Manu realized that motherhood was nothing like it's made out to be in the movies, and endless questions, sleepless nights, and crazy hormones were all normal. Manu would have been lost in her postpartum journey with her firstborn if not for a close friend. Still struggling with sleep issues and anxiety seven months later, Manu realized there had to be a better way to experience postpartum. Thus, Beyond Birth Basics and The Postpartum Secrets Masterclass were formed.
Maria Berglund
Maria Berglund is a mom of three, and the Founder and Executive Director of In Kind Boxes. Her charity work helping new moms in need through In Kind has been featured on Good Morning America, and Entrepreneur.
Mary Sperline
Mary Ardington Sperline is a health and wellbeing advocate and certified music educator. She graduated with distinction from the Royal College of Music London’s Master of Science in Performance Science program in 2017. Mary currently teaches music to K-5 students at an elementary school in the Pacific Northwest. Her passion is making the healing power of music accessible for everyone, especially postpartum mamas.
Dr. Megan Gray
Dr. Megan Gray is a board-certified practicing obstetrician/gynecologist physician with over 15 years of clinical experience. She is also the author of "The Forgotten Trimester." After experiencing the fourth trimester herself, Dr. Gray realized how under-supported women are during the weeks to months after delivery. Her work is featured in publications such as PopSugar, HealthLine, VeryWell Family, and Shape.
Megan Lee
Megan is Co-Founder and Therapist at Soulutions Therapy, LLC. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in NY and NJ, Certified in Perinatal Mental Health (PMH-C), and Mother. As Megan has furthered in her career, she’s grown a passion for prenatal and postpartum issues - one of her endeavors is to provide support and guidance to help women and families enduring the ups and downs of pregnancy, postpartum, loss, infertility, and/or trauma.
Megan MacCutcheon
Megan MacCutcheon helps overwhelmed moms find calm, confidence, and a sense of balance while raising young children. She is passionate about spreading awareness regarding the various and very common perinatal mood and anxiety disorders women can experience, and enjoys supporting moms through healing and finding fulfillment in their journeys. Check out her course at www.meganmaccutcheon.com/empoweredmotherhood
Megan Rome
As a Pelvic Floor and Obstetrics Physical Therapist in Charleston, South Carolina, I offer both in-person and virtual visits to help your pregnancy and postpartum journey. My classes are designed to take you through preparing your body for birth, training your birth partner to be your constant support and advocate, as well as everything you need to know postpartum from taking your first poop, pain-free sex, and healing your core and pelvic floor. You can also learn all things about bladder leakage and how to make it stop.
Meghan Van Metre
Meghan's passion for helping mamas during the postpartum period was sparked by her own experience of having a baby. She quickly realized how little support there is for a mama’s mental health and how much pressure there is to parent in a certain way. Stress shouldn’t rob a mom of the most beautiful time in her life, which is she has devoted herself to supporting mamas through postpartum so that they love their journeys.
Melody Ahadian
As a Registered Dietitian and mom, Melody knows how important and sometimes tricky breastfeeding and birth healing can be, so she created non-toxic, healing bundles for new mothers. Melody has a Master of Science degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from California State University Northridge (CSUN) and a Registered Dietitian (RD) certification by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. She also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).
Mia Barnes
Mia is a freelance writer and researcher with a passion for health and wellness and over 3+ years of experience. Mia is also the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Body+Mind Magazine, an online healthy living publication.
Michelle McSweeney
Michelle is a mom, nutritionist, and recipe developer based in the beautiful Wairarapa, North Island of New Zealand. She is dedicated to helping women overcome hormone imbalances, boost energy levels, and improve their relationship with food.
Michelle Valiukenas
Michelle Valiukenas is the proud mom of her angel Sweet Pea, who she lost due to miscarriage, her angel daughter Colette Louise who she lost at nine days old, and her only living child, her rainbow baby, Elliott Miguel. Inspired by her journey with Colette, Michelle and her husband founded The Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation, whose mission is to improve outcomes of pregnancy, childbirth, prematurity, and infancy and aid in the grieving process through financial assistance, education, and advocacy. Their flagship program financially assists families with high-risk and complicated pregnancies, NICU stays, and loss. The organization’s ability to help families relies on donations and grants, and they are grateful if you can donate. Michelle also participates and advocates on maternal health, maternal mortality, infant health and safety, and pregnancy complications. Michelle lives in Glenview, Illinois, with her son Elliott, husband Mark, and dog Nemo.
Mira Lax
Mira (Blumenthal) Lax is a mother, writer, and marketing strategist who creates, curates, and collects high-quality content. Together with Sarah Goodman, Mira co-founded the maternal mental health service Eva Wellness to help women feel empowered, informed, and supported throughout their parenting journey.
Miriam Sauter
Miriam is a Child and Baby Sleep Consultant based in the UK; she’s an IPSA and IACSC member and a mother of one. Miriam runs Early Sleep Consulting where she offers online sleep training and sleep education services to mothers of newborns, babies, and toddlers aged three years old. Having overcome postpartum depression herself, Miriam advocates for the importance of postpartum maternal health.
Molly Vasa Bertolucci
Molly Vasa Bertolucci, LCSW, PMH-C is a therapist in California and a mother of two. She specializes in postpartum mental health and has certification in Perinatal Mental Health through Postpartum Support International. Molly provides support for moms who want to go from feeling overwhelmed to calm, confident, and connected. When she's not doing therapy, you can find her interviewing moms about their first year of motherhood for her podcast, squeezing in a stroller run, or splurging on fresh flowers and an iced latte.
Morgan Miller
Morgan is a Licensed Midwife and the owner of SOFT CORNER Midwifery. She has over seven years of experience caring for people throughout their reproductive cycles. Dedicated, kind, and considerate, Morgan doesn’t think twice about running that extra mile for her clients. She has a fierce enthusiasm for what she does and supports the vision of essential reproductive rights and high-quality reproductive care being available to everyone.
Natalia Avelar
Natalia Avelar is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and has the distinction of holding the Pelvic Rehabilitation Practitioner Certification (PRPC) appointing her as an expert in the field of pelvic rehabilitation. She is the owner of Peace Pelvic Health, PLLC. Natalia is passionate about treating patients throughout pregnancy and postpartum, as well as educating and guiding women to feel their best throughout this momentous time in their lives.
Natalie Maximets
Natalie Maximets is a certified life transformation coach with expertise in sustainability and mindfulness and a writer at Online Divorce. She helps people overcome life challenges and build happier life.
Shari Stamps CBS, ICST, CEIM, PPD
Shari Stamps is a mom to five and the founder of Navigating Parenthood where she prepares families for the fourth trimester and then supports them through the challenges of the postpartum years.
Nicole Alfred
Nicole Alfred is a cesarean recovery coach, registered massage therapist, and mother of two. She has given birth two times by C-section: one emergent and traumatic, the other empowered and planned. Her different experiences opened her eyes to the abject lack of support mothers receive post-operatively. Nicole sees a need for much more emotional and physical attention. Nicole believes there are important steps that new mothers need to take beginning immediately after surgery and through the first 12 weeks postpartum for optimizing their recovery. These steps include restoring normal function with every day movements, wound & scar healing, core muscle system recovery, and connecting with the incision scar to facilitate emotional processing and healing.
Nicole Gordon
Nicole is a certified pediatric sleep consultant and owner of Delightful Dreamers, LLC where she supports families with getting better sleep using a holistic approach and gentle, responsive strategies. She has worked with children and families her entire working career and is passionate about supporting families.
Nicole Sprotte
Nicole began friendRN to scale the resource gap in the world of new parenthood. Often, we hear praise for one of the most challenging roles life offers: doing it all and raising a child. And yet, what falls inexplicably silent are the standing ovations for the parents who know when to ask for help in whatever capacity they may need. Nicole is here to honor you and be your friendRN. With seven years of professional experience, she has practiced as a critical care nurse in neonatology and pediatrics. She is currently a registered nurse at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone Health as a Clinical Resource Nurse for the Pediatric and Neonatal Transport Team. Before her work at NYU, she was a clinical neonatal intensive care nurse at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
Olivia Kelava
Olivia Kelava is a Mom and a Registered Holistic Nutritionist in Vancouver, BC. She specializes in postpartum wellness, as well as stress and burnout, helping new moms to prioritize themselves and create lasting healthful changes in their diet and lifestyle.
Rav Sandhu
Rav is a mom of a 2-year-old daughter, PCYC, and a Certified Sleep Sense™️ Consultant. She is the president and founder of Kiddo Sleep Factor, with a mission to get your baby sleeping through the night utilizing various gentle solutions.
Rhiannon Langford
As a Full-Spectrum Doula at Birth Boss, Rhiannon offers care to all types of parents – from fertility to birth to postpartum and everything in-between. She is a spiritual soul with a passion for empowerment. After a career in the non-profit sector, she found her calling in birth work while working on a maternal mental health series with the BBC. She tries to live every day with purpose – helping her clients be the boss of their parenting journey gives her LIFE.
Robyn Alagona
Robyn is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California specializing in Perinatal Mental Health. She helps her clients navigate the intense time of new and early parenthood. She offers two supportive mom groups throughout the year.
Ruby Guenther
My doula style is all about the client. I listen and take every birther as a new journey and experience. I believe in the body. I believe that your mind is so powerful when it comes to birth. I am here to support you and your family emotionally and physically during your pregnancy and postpartum. I have a very hands-off doula style but very hands-on when it comes to education. I believe preparation is key! I give you the tools you need to have an empowering and beautiful birth.
Saira Allen
Saira is a certified Postpartum Doula through Newborn Mothers Collective and BirthRight Training Academy and the founder of The Nurtured Family. It is her role to support women both physically and emotionally through their transition to Motherhood. Saira provides practical advice on achieving a postpartum experience that will leave you feeling empowered and confident in the mother you were destined to become.
Sara Campbell
My name is Sara Campbell and I am a PLMHP in Lincoln, Nebraska. My goal with Riverbanks Counseling is to empower you to feel like you are enough no matter what stage of your journey you are currently experiencing. The name Riverbanks Counseling serves as a promise to my clients that I will come alongside you during life’s most difficult times and offer a nonjudgmental, safe space for you to reconnect with yourself. I graduated from Liberty University in 2022 with my MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I have completed trainings through Postpartum Support International, and PESI—an organization focused on continuing education for mental health professionals. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my husband and daughter, as well as riding horses and being outdoors.
Sarah Kahn
Since starting her journey in 2001, she's found passion in helping others feel their best from the inside out. From sharing clean beauty and skincare to confidently encouraging clients to find their best (and realistic) hairstyle, Sarah is on a mission to uplift and inspire, one cut at a time.
Sarah Bradford
Sarah Bradford is a mother of two, Pre and Postnatal Fitness Expert, Pelvic Floor and Core Rehabilitation Specialist, Personal Trainer, and the Founder of LUNA Mother Collective; a curated fitness & wellness app for all phases of motherhood. Through her pregnancy and experience of healing diastasis recti postpartum, Sarah recognized the immense lack of support and resources for people wanting to return to fitness postpartum while navigating core & pelvic floor considerations. She set out to fill that gap by making evidence-based pre and postnatal fitness, physical therapy, pelvic floor & core rehabilitation, education, and parenting resources more widely available and accessible to people all over the globe with LUNA Mother Co's on-demand platform.
Sarah Cremona
Sarah is a Conscious Motherhood Coach, Author, Volunteer at the Birth Trauma Association & Founder of The Mumma Nest. After climbing the corporate ladder seeking happiness outside of herself for many years followed by experiencing a traumatic birth with her third child she began exploring human behaviour & the affects of emotional health & trauma she found herself questioning her entire outlook on life. Since experiencing profound changes in her own life becoming more emotionally resilient & connected to her inner world, more confident & less stressed her life purpose has been found in guiding women to also begin connecting with themselves, enabling them to trust & respect themselves whilst modelling healthy coping strategies to their children. She hopes her journey will inspire women towards their own exploration, to become curious, emotionally healthy & step into a life that they are excited to wake up for every day, knowing they have a strong sense of self & that they can overcome challenges with ease through practical strategies. Sarah is a trauma informed NLP practitioner & professional coach & her first book ‘Women Leading the Way’ launched April 2023.
Sarah Goodman
Sarah is a Registered Social Worker in private practice at Eva Wellness specializing in perinatal mental health. Sarah supports women and their families from their journey to motherhood, pregnancy, parenting and beyond. Sarah sees clients virtually (must be living in Ontario, Canada).
Sasha Morozov
Sasha Morozov is a former executive who holds a Master’s in Social Work and is the founder of sasha x home. When Sasha isn’t chasing after her two sons, she now utilizes her clinical skills to coach women who are killing it at work but feel like they are failing at home to have more time, less clutter, and habits for a peaceful life. Sasha believes that working moms are exceptional humans who are skilled, devoted, and unstoppable. Sasha has spent almost 15 years working in the non-profit field to help individuals and families create better futures. Sasha is an avid minimalist, productivity master, and obsessed with organizing and designing people’s lives. Sasha has now developed a 4-Step Method that focuses on Self, Home, Relationships, and Habits to help moms hit start on the life they’ve put on pause.
Sharmon Reddington
Sharmon is a Registered Counsellor and mother of two. She runs a private practice, Mum Well, where she provides therapy to pregnant and postpartum moms. In addition to postpartum needs, she also provides mental health support in attachment, addiction, bereavement, trauma, parenting guidance, and relationship and marital difficulties.
Sierra Coleman
Sierra is a stay-at-home mom, full-time student, postpartum depression survivor. She is passionate about spreading education and awareness about postpartum mental health disorders and encourages other moms to learn coping methods and share their stories.
Stef Tousignant
Stef Tousignant is a parenting expert and gratitude nerd. She is a former professional nanny of 20+ years and the author of the award-winning bedtime book "The Middle of the Night Book." Burned-out parents everywhere rely on her mindfulness tools and honest blog posts found at ParentDifferently.com. She hopes to normalize imperfect parenting by sharing her journey and the gifts a committed gratitude practice can bring to modern family life.
Storie Stone
Storie Stone is a storyteller and content creator hailing from the Windy City and based in Atlanta, GA. She covers lifestyle entertainment which intersects with culture and high influence. Having been a lifestyle contributor and relationship columnist for True Star Digital, she has covered a wide array of social-cultural topics from motherhood to relationships. She is the author of two books, including Nine, an urban romance based on a true story. She currently writes for ATL Uncensored, Hello Postpartum, and her blog, Literary Architecture.
Suzanne Edwards
Suzie is a certified personal trainer, postpartum fitness expert, mom of 3, and the founder of AlphaMamas Fitness, an online fitness brand that helps moms restore core and pelvic floor strength after having babies. Her passion is helping moms feel strong and confident in their body, and love what they see in the mirror. Suzie built AlphaMamas Fitness out of her own need to heal a severe abdominal separation after having twins. Since then, she has helped over 16,000+ moms regain their strength and confidence as they heal and tone their body after baby. Whether your goal is to get stronger, lift more, run a marathon, or to just feel like yourself again, AlphaMamas has a program to help you reach your fitness goals.
Suzanne Yatim Aslam
Suzanne is an author and advocate for mothers with postpartum depression. Her debut, dark comedy memoir, 'Post Pardon Me', has become an Amazon best seller as she sheds light, through comedy, on this heavy topic. When not writing, Suzanne loves playing the piano (she isn't very good) and reading. Her first love was acting, but her forever love is her husband, Kasim and their two beautiful children, Sammy and Ronan.
Taryn Gaudin
As an athlete and mother of three, one of Taryn’s core specialties is helping women of all levels return to exercise safely after birth to continue enjoying the exercise they love. Taryn’s has a unique approach to postpartum care. Overcoming her own challenges with pelvic pain, she spent the last 6 years developing an alternative therapeutic approach to women's wellness combining clinical evidence-based physiotherapy with energy medicine. Reflecting a deep appreciation of the connectedness of the physical, emotional, and spiritual body, her approach has been pivotal in uncovering the core issues of her patients' physical pelvic symptoms.
Taylor Merloni
Taylor is a registered dietitian specializing in the treatment of eating disorders and disordered eating. She started dietetics career working in treatment centers for individuals with eating disorders and moved to private practice full time after having her son. It was there where Taylor realized how delicate the postpartum time is, especially for those with a history of disordered eating. Taylor currently works with adolescents and adults struggling with eating disorders, but she has a special place in her heart helping new Moms navigate postpartum and build a healthier relationship with food for themselves and their children.
The Naked Midwives
The Naked Midwives provide you with a completely different type of antenatal course. Run by experienced, practicing midwives, the courses are great fun and cover everything you will need to know for your labor, birth, and beyond.
Dr. Veronica Eyo
Dr. Veronica is a licensed clinical social worker. It's her passion to help mamas - both new and seasoned - navigate the challenges of parenthood. She has specialized training in working with mothers, especially supporting mothers of color. Supporting women through various walks of life is one of her guiding posts and something she continues to strive for through her work daily.
Victoria Casher
Mother to two sweet girls, women's health nurse practitioner, and certified nurse midwife that realized after the delivery of her first daughter that so much was lacking in regard to postpartum care and support so she created the community that she wished she had. Fiat Midwifery provides evidence-based and accessible content, support, and memberships all aimed at empowering women from pregnancy, postpartum, parenthood, and beyond.
Viv for Your V
Viv for your V is a female-run sustainable period care company that is here to help you conquer postpartum bleeding with pads and liners that are good for your body and the planet. Skip out on all the harsh chemicals - like chloroform ––a known carcinogen, and say hello to Viv’s silky soft pads that are sustainably crafted out of organic bamboo fiber and corn fiber.
Whitney Sankovsky
Whitney Sankovsky is an early childhood developmental specialist, prenatal yoga instructor, certified infant massage teacher and practices maternity reiki. Her passion is working closely with mothers on their journey from conception through birth and postpartum. The theme of connection is the foundation for all of her work. She specializes in creating safe spaces through her signature classes where mothers can deepen their connection with themselves, their babies and the community. Whitney loves to provide opportunities for mothers to bond and attune with their babies through yoga, reiki, meditation, daily love rituals & nurturing touch.
Yasmin Johnston
Yasmin is a mama of two boys, a pilot wife, and a certified infant and toddler sleep coach. She founded Mindful Sleep Consulting after experiencing sleep deprivation and its challenges following the birth of her second son. When she discovered the benefits of 1:1 sleep training and how it can support the entire family, she knew she wanted to provide this service for all of the other exhausted parents out there. Utilizing a supportive and holistic approach, she helps educate and guide parents through the sleep training process.
Zo'e Cole
Zo’e is a maternity, birth, and newborn photographer based in San Clemente, CA. Inspired most by the sunny beach days and sandy baby feet, she thrives most on making other mothers feel seen and celebrated.