YOUR HEALING IS healing for GENERATIONs.

Around the world, the time after birth is understood as sacred.

New mothers & parents are nurtured, cared for, and exalted in their rebirth as a caregiver.

After years of witnessing birth in America, I have seen how we have forgotten the deep care that is needed in this time.

You deserve to be deeply supported and nourished. Your healing is healing for generations past and those to come.

I offer loving touch, ritual, and a sacred container for you to feel the fullness of your journey, and be held in reverence.

 
 

birth debrief sessions (Virtual)

Did your birth leave you with feelings of disappointment, dissatisfaction, grief, or trauma? Is there something about your birth that you can’t seem to let go of? Do you have questions about your birth that were never answered by your birth team?

You deserve to be witnessed and held in deep compassion as you process your experience, whether you are days, months, or years into your postpartum journey.

In this session, you will have space to share your story, and I can offer loving perspective, somatic practices, and guidance for next steps on your healing journey.

Our session may include:

  • somatic breath work and movement techniques

  • story sharing and reflective questions

  • possible herbal allies and self-care practices for working through trauma

Exchange: $100

Scholarship available for Black birthers. Please inquire at qiddist@asheservices.com

 
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postpartum ceremony (chicagoland only)

These 3.5 hour sessions take place in your home and include:

  • A birth debrief session (if desired) to process your birth experience

  • An herbal womb steaming session (to learn more about womb steaming for postpartum healing, go here)

  • A postpartum sealing ritual, including a comfort massage and traditional belly binding

  • A postpartum coaching session to discuss herbs, nutrition, scheduling and how to get the support you need— no matter how far into your postpartum time you are.


Details:

Belly Binding is a sacred practice with roots in cultures across the globe. In the postpartum period, it is done by wrapping the hips, belly and abdomen tightly with fabric. This physical binding helps heal the physical and emotional body in the immediate postpartum period. It does so by:allowing the internal organs to settle into their pre-pregnancy states

  • assisting in toning the abdominal wall and preventing diastasis recti (separation of the abdominal wall)

  • Relieving back pain

  • Realigning and supporting strong posture

  • Lessening duration of lochia (postpartum bleeding) by encouraging the body to expel blood naturally

  • Preventing the “empty” feeling after birth and providing emotional safety and comfort

This service includes a handmade belly bind, the application of the bind as well as instruction on how you can bind yourself. Binds are typically worn soon after birth (often within the first week) for 8-12 hours a day, ideally for the first 40 days and can be continued beyond if desired

Herbal Womb Steaming for postpartum healing is also a global, ancestral healing practice that offers relaxation as well as physical healing benefits, including:

  • increased oxygenation and circulation to the womb space

  • reduced duration of lochia (postpartum bleeding)

  • improved constipation and hemorrhoids

  • increased healing from tears and sutures

As a clinical herbalist for reproductive health, I work with organic herbs that support tissue healing and circulation and ease cramping, including calendula, comfrey, red raspberry, and lavender. I will set up the steam for you and provide a calming space for you to relax and rejuvenate.

Note: I am happy to watch your baby during the time you are enjoying your womb steam and rest period! However, it may be helpful to have a second person available to care for baby while we are in ceremony. If this is not possible, please let me know and I can arrange for a second birth worker to attend with me.

Exchange: $325

(includes herbal tea and womb steam, steam set up, handmade belly bind (yours to keep)

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Encapsulated placenta and umbilical cord keepsake— your body’s own unique healing medicine!

Placenta EncapsulatioN

Placenta encapsulation is the process of preparing the birther’s placenta after the birth of the baby by dehydrating, powdering and placing it into capsules for the birther to use as seen fit. This sacred medicine that your body creates has been revered for its power, spirit and rich nutrients in cultures across the globe. It is my honor to provide your encapsulated placenta to you to support your physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing after birth. Some benefits may include: increased milk production, regulating hormones by providing flow of oxytocin (the bonding and love hormone), helping with mood and prevention of postpartum depression replenishing iron levels, warming the body, preventing a stagnation of energy.

Exchange: $250

Placenta Package (includes encapsulation, umbilical cord keepsake, lactation tea and placenta print): $300

For in-person birth clients: $188 (25% off)