The Mother’s Cottage Roadmap

This is not a childbirth course. It's a complete preparation for pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and the profound transition into parenthood.

Over the years, I've read the books, completed the trainings, attended births, cared for mothers and families postpartum, supported breastfeeding journeys, studied herbal medicine, nervous system regulation, birth physiology, and explored the transformative experience of matrescence. Through every training, every birth, and every family I've supported, I found myself wishing there was one trusted place parents could turn for all of this information.

That's why I created this resource library.

It brings together the most valuable lessons from evidence-based research, trusted books, professional trainings, clinical experience, and holistic traditions into one thoughtfully curated, easy-to-follow guide. Blending science, practical tools, and holistic wisdom, it gives families the knowledge and confidence they need to prepare for pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and life with a new baby.

No more spending hours piecing together information from dozens of books, blogs, podcasts, and social media accounts. No more wondering which advice to trust or falling down confusing internet rabbit holes. Everything is organized in one comprehensive resource, so you can spend less time searching and more time preparing for one of the most meaningful transitions of your life.

Topics Covered:

Pregnancy & Preparing Your Body

  • Trimester by trimester guide to nutritional needs and how to source them

  • Herbs and supplements to support pregnancy, plus brand recommendations 


  • Movement, stretching, and body balancing


  • Pelvic mobility and optimal fetal positioning


  • Preparing your body for labor naturally

Understanding Birth

  • The physiology of labor


  • Every stage of labor explained


  • How labor progresses—and why every birth is different


  • Pain, intensity, and the nervous system


  • Understanding contractions, cervical change, and fetal positioning

  • Preparing the nervous system for birth

  • Labor positions for every stage of labor

  • How to support baby’s descent through the pelvis

Comfort Measures & Coping Skills

  • Breathing techniques

  • Hypnobirthing basics


  • Partner support techniques


  • Massage, acupressure, TENS, rebozo, peanut ball, birth comb, hydrotherapy and more

  • Creating a calm birth environment

Making Informed Decisions

  • Evidence-based birth practices


  • Understanding common interventions and newborn procedures


  •  Induction: methods, benefits, risks, and alternatives

  • The evidence behind:


  • Epidurals

  • Cesarean birth


  • VBAC

  • Big Baby

  • Low fluid

  • And more!

  •  Informed consent and advocacy


  • Building a birth plan that works

Preparing Your Mind & Nervous System

  • Reducing fear around birth


  • Nervous system regulation


  • Somatic preparation


  • Working with labor intensity rather than against it


  • Building confidence and resilience

Your Partner’s Role

  • How partners can provide meaningful support


  • Communication during labor


  • Advocacy as a team


  • Emotional and physical comfort techniques

Breastfeeding & Newborn Care

  • How breastfeeding works

  • Latch and positioning

  • Common feeding challenges

  • Newborn behavior

  • Science of sleep

  • Sleep conditioning and environment

  • Newborn development

  • What babies truly need in the early weeks

The Postpartum Period

  • Holistic healing after vaginal birth and cesarean birth

  • The ancient Ayurvedic blueprint to healing

  • Postpartum food and recipes to support healing, optimize lactation and support mood

  • Nutrition and herbs for recovery

  • Postpartum physiology

  • What to expect

  • Pelvic floor healing

  • Mental and emotional health- what to expect and how to support

Postpartum Planning

  • Creating a realistic postpartum plan

  • Building your village before baby arrives

  • Pantry lists for a prepared meal plan

  • Managing visitors and creating boundaries


  • Preparing your relationships for this huge transition

Beyond Birth

  • Matrescence and identity shifts

  • The nervous system after birth


  • The transition into parenthood


  • Supporting your relationship


  • Why birth is more than just having a baby—it’s becoming a parent

Newborn Care

  • Infant sleep biology

  • How to care for your newborn

  • Understanding newborn behavior

  • How to care for your newborn

  • Soothing techniques

  • Ayurvedic & Traditional Wisdom

  • Common newborn myths

Extras

  • Meditations for pregnancy, labor and postpartum

  • A workbook to guide you through pregnancy, birth and postpartum

1:1 Support

3 (1 hour) Zoom meetings with me, done prenatally:

1) focused on pregnancy

2) focused on birth

3) focused on postpartum

INVESTMENT: $500