Peaceful Postpartum
A comprehensive guide to thriving (not just surviving) the early stages of new motherhood.
Preparing for motherhood is more than a birth plan and parenting books…
Universally, the postpartum window was regarded as a sacred time for deep healing, integration, and rejuvenation.
Even if our culture has forgotten the importance of this rite of passage, we can reclaim the alchemy of this transformation through honoring the Five Universal Postpartum Needs, reclaiming traditional womb care, and laying the foundation for thriving health for years to come.
Postpartum does not have to be a dark time filled with mental anguish, desperation, and depression. By tending to the physiologic needs that every mother has after birth, we lay the foundation for:
Postpartum is not about bouncing back. It’s about creating a sanctuary where you can rebuild and reemerge as the whole, healthy, and embodied mother you’re meant to be.
Healthy co-regulation for both mother and baby
Physical recovery from deep within
Healthier menstrual cycles and fertility
Here we’ll explore each postpartum care principle in detail as universal truths known and practiced by every indigenous culture and why each still matters in our modern day. Together we will:
Examine Traditions: We look closely at how we relate to what is considered ‘traditional’ and explore practices that have supported postpartum healing for generations.
Implementing the Five Postpartum Care Principles : We translate the principles into tangible, science-backed practices to include in your postpartum care plan.
Changes of Motherhood: We talk candidly about the many facets of transformation we experience as mothers and how to embrace them.
From this foundation, we explore the deep and universal medicine of womb steaming.
Learn exactly how to use steaming to support both internal and external recovery. You will learn exactly how to:
Implement Steaming Safely: Clear guidance on when and how to steam without doubting yourself.
Customized Steaming Recipes: Herbal steaming remedies that you can make on your own and use at home.
Clear Protocol: How long and frequently to steam, alongside critical lifestyle and nutritional guidance to maximize healing.You’ll finally know what’s happening in your body and when.
Postpartum Fertility Awareness: How to read the "Indicators of Postpartum Recovery" and "Understanding Postpartum Fertility", so you aren't blindsided by a return of fertility.
Embracing Your Postpartum Body: How to break through societal pressure to "snap back" and actually honor the vessel that grew life.
Mothering in Cyclical Alignment: How to stop parenting against your energy and let your monthly flow bring its unique gifts to your mothering.
Here we’ll demystify postpartum fertility, learn to love our new postpartum bodies, and align our mothering with our cyclical rhythm. You will learn:
Testimonial
This mini-course is not regurgitated advice you’ve heard before, such as:
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"Just sleep when the baby sleeps."
For your body to actually rest, we need to nourish your body, your soul, and your nervous system, so restoration can truly happen.
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"Eat healthy."
No blanket advice of healthy eating that looks like smoothies, salads, and weight loss plans. Instead, we focus on healing foods that gently stoke the fire of our digestion, warms our wombs, and builds our blood and energy reserves.
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"Wait six weeks to resume exercise and intercourse."
While rest is important, waiting for a calendar date isn't the strategy. We focus on Indicators of Postpartum Recovery. Your body tells you when it's ready, not the calendar.
Here’s exactly how it breaks down:
Section 1
Universal Postpartum Care
Welcome & Introduction: Setting the container.
The Identity Shift: "Changes of Motherhood".
The Audit: "Examining Traditions" to see what serves you and what doesn't.
The 5 Pillars: Deep dive into "Postpartum Care Principles".
Section 2
Womb Steaming
The Basics: "Intro to Womb Steaming" & "The Wisdom of Womb Steaming".
Safety First: The "Steaming Safety" protocol.
Implementation: "Steaming Duration," "Steaming Frequency," and specific "Herbal Steaming Recipes".
Support: "Lifestyle and Dietary Recommendations".
Section 3
Postpartum Cycles, Fertility,
and Mothering
The Return: "Supporting Healthy Cycles" and "Understanding Postpartum Fertility".
The Body: "Indicators of Postpartum Recovery" and "Embracing Your Postpartum Body".
By the end of this mini-course, you will:
Have a recovery plan that does the healing for you - not just a "meal train." If you’re currently relying on cereal and instant meals - this is extremely important and required.
Have a steaming practice that allows you to settle in your body and receive warmth and care for your most tender parts.
Experience less "why am I so exhausted" confusion because you are finally honoring your physiologic needs.
Have extreme clarity on exactly why "bounce back culture" doesn't work but Cyclical Mothering actually does.
Have broken through your body image struggles so when you look in the mirror, you see a vessel of life, not something to be "fixed."
This program is for you if:
You are pregnant or recently postpartum and know "winging it" isn't an option.
You have a desire to heal naturally and deeply.
You are craving strategic structure for your recovery in a way that aligns with your faith and biology.
You look at other mothers, see their depletion, and know that you want to be nourished.
You don’t want to rely on luck to feel good postpartum. You want a system.
This program is NOT for you if:
You are looking for a weight-loss program.
You aren't willing to prioritize your own rest.
You think traditional wisdom is outdated.
Chantal Blake is an Advanced Womb Steaming Therapist trained in the therapeutic use of traditional womb care to support women in all stages and thresholds of womanhood.
As a mother of almost four, she has witnessed the powerful impact of implementing traditional womb wisdom in the postpartum period and adapts universal principles into practical practices that modern mothers can apply, even in the absence of a ‘village’.
Many clients seek Chantal’s support after failed fertility interventions and disembodied approaches to conception, in favor of a spiritually-grounded and sacred approach to preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum.
In 2024, 3 in 4 clients achieved pregnancy naturally and continue to receive Chantal’s support in preparing for labor and postpartum recovery.
FAQ
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Yes. Steaming can help tears and stitches heal. Following a cesarean birth, we wait six weeks before starting a steaming protocol.
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Yes. I designed the Peaceful Postpartum for the modern mother. You don't need staff to change your diet or boundaries; this course teaches you how to structure your own recovery bubble using the resources available to you.
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Together, we’ll examine our attitudes towards tradition and consciously decide what feels in service to your healing and what feels aligned with your needs.
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Yes. We’ll talk about postpartum fertility, risk tolerance, contraception, and aligning expectations with your partner.
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Steaming is a singular practice with far reaching benefits to our physiologic, emotional, and nervous system recovery. It also helps to carve out a daily commitment to receive, rather than give.
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No. Healing has no expiration date. While the first 40 days are ideal, the work we do is timeless and helps metabolize the birth experience no matter when it happened.