THE FOOD DOULA

19/10/2026

🕊️Heartbroken to learn of the passing of Heng Ou, the Author of the OG postpartum bible ‘The First Forty days’ and later ‘Nine Golden Months’ and ‘Awakening Fertility’.

She informed so many of us who care for mothers, on how to sculpt a world in which mothers are centred in the way the world is crying out for them to be.

The beating heart of postpartum care owes so much to her dedication and purpose led living in service to mothers.

Mothers across the world are held more softly because of Heng and her work will continue to ripple across the lives families for generations to come. We have such a long way to go , but she stoked the fire for so many of us to make it our life’s work to nourish and care mothers how they deserve to be.

Rest in Peace & Power Heng , we appreciate you 🥣🌀🪐

19/10/2026

The turn into Autumn - Foods to focus on to support seasonal physical & energetic shifts , and the need for rhythm.

My body struggles with the seasonal shift, and having finally accepted that summer is behind us, I’m looking to the low hanging fruit of what focus foods to weave into my day to support the transition 🥣

I’ve also been using qi gong - body shaking, bouncing and tapping which helps to release physical tension, stimulate circulation, and wake up stagnant energy (qi). I am doing this in the kitchen / in the cracks of the day where I can, and it does really help to welcome in some vitality to my tired body 🌊

Music too - glorious music for supporting spiritual stabilisation - lots of playlists of varying tempo and erratic genre flitting to give energy or steady energy 🌀

Do you find you are feeling more sluggish as the season has shifted? Do you have any suggestions for supporting the seasonal transition?

18/10/2026

Beware of postpartum potholes! Such as …

Leaving the house too soon.
Leaving the bed too soon.
Booking in too many visitors.
Feeling like you need to host any visitors.
People pleasing of any kind.
Not eating enough.
Not drinking enough.
Outsourcing your intuition.
Giving your body anything other than the love and kindness you gave it when your baby was growing in there. Remember, there’s still life inside, the life inside is you. Love your baby’s first home please.

What were the postpartum potholes you fell down, that you would know to swerve if you did it again?

16/10/2026

Your maternal nourishment support 🥣 a space where food, herbs, pleasure, comfort and care collide. Link in bio to book a delivery of meals, try our herbal support (teas, cacaos, red dates) or browse our journal and recipes to support nourishment in the changing phases of a woman’s life cycle, meeting you where you are with what you need 🌀

11/10/2026

Book a delivery, any Thursday, from now, until January 2027. Food and herbal support to hold you through the moments that require calm, comfort & care 🥣🌀

10/10/2026

Can’t stop won’t stop weaving nettle in, one of the botanicals I use the most , a women’s health hero herb — beautiful medicine right beneath our feet, either I forage it or use dried from my home apothecary, it’s always in stock there 🌱

Save and include in some of the nourishment you prepare this weekend & week ahead.

10/10/2026

Postcards from your baby 🪐 They want you to know you are everything and that you deserve to trust that you are x

09/10/2026

07/10/2026

Nourishment is what your body is craving, and it always starts with eating enough. Easier said than done I know. The amount of times I found myself wondering why I was on the floor at 1 in the afternoon as a new mum only to realise I hadn’t nourished myself because, baby on me, baby changing, rocking the baby and the day cascades away.

Days where I nourished my body first thing and I had a plan for how I would manage to get goodness in across the rest of the day were markedly different to those days that faded away without food passing my lips until I was in total overwhelm.

Some pointers are -

Always breakfast- overnight Bircher ready to go, a slice of frittata from the freezer, that defrosts in 30 mins , partner making sure breakfast was made before anything else, and making sure there’s leftover from dinner the night before, to have for lunch, or that there is something easy and nutrient dense to throw together fast.

Making sure partner is accountable too for making sure there’s food for the following day- snacks available, warm flasks of drink where you need them.

Your body is doing everything and it needs fuelling to keep you from drifting into empty. You need nourishment to increase capacity for your mothering journey. There is so much joy to be found in mothering, and you capture these moments more when your body isn’t wondering why you’re so hungry, and why you haven’t fed it! To ease tension, we need to tend to ourselves, which begins with the foundational things. Start simple, eat enough.

Let your body love itself by nourishing it deeply. No bounce back narrative creeping in, no thank you very much. Replenish. Tell your body how proud of it you are, and be kind enough to give it offerings of food regularly enough that you are supporting the healing you deserve. When so much is out of our control in postpartum, we can let nourishment be the North Star.

Swipe for 2 hour old Moses, born at home in water after 42 weeks of being in my wombiverse. Feels like a lifetime ago and 10 minutes ago.

05/10/2026

A maternal replenishment revolution is what we need. I started this food support service in 2018. Coming up to 8 years of The Food Doula! The passion and rage continues to fuel the fire for reaching mothers when they need it most, with both food to their door, but also the empowerment for all pregnant people and those around them to batch cook and prepare to be nourished, in the way all mothers deserve to be, who supportive and healing foods for recovery and restoration. Yes, I can deliver you and your loved ones food direct to your doors and it’s such a pleasure to do this, but I can also teach you how to do it yourself. E-book coming soon with a framework to create a container of nourishment for your fourth trimester 👁️ 🥣