Postpartum Coaching for
New Parents
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​Have you been up late at night asking Google for guidance around how to make the best choices for you and your family?
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Are you wondering how to reconnect with yourself and your partner after giving birth?​
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Are you feeling lonely and isolated in parenthood?
One of the biggest challenges of our current medical model is the lack of care provided to parents postpartum.
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After your 6 week postpartum visit, you are left to navigate the turbulent waters of new parenthood alone.
Without adequate care and guidance this time can be filled with confusion, loneliness, and overwhelm.
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The thing with parenting is that we always need support and care.
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Postpartum does not end at six weeks, three months, or even one year.
Once you have birthed a child you are forever transformed and deserving of support.
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Most people believe that 6 weeks after giving birth we are suddenly no longer postpartum and somehow capable of going "back to normal".
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Postpartum is a time that needs deeper and longer holding. Postpartum extends beyond the initial recovery phase and into the next several years of the mother's life as she continues to grow alongside her child.
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This is why I created Postpartum Coaching for New Parents.
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Postpartum Coaching provides you with the tools to experience less overwhelm in parenthood, explore what nourishes you as a parent, and move through your parenting journey with more ease and confidence.​
"Gabrielle has an uncanny ability to lead you through all the confusion and chaos right to the core of what you want, what you value, and what you stand for. Becoming a mom can feel like losing yourself, and Gabrielle has - gently but firmly - helped me to reclaim who I am and has, without a doubt, made my life better."
Megan R.
My husband and I were able to ask Gabrielle questions that had come up in the first couple days, and she was knowledgeable in her answers and shared a few techniques for soothing the baby and also taking care of ourselves. It was really amazing to have her as a sounding board for our thoughts/questions during that very early period when everything was so new. And it was great to know we could reach out to her if we needed further advice or referrals.
Marion O.
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​You will also receive ongoing support around:
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Breastfeeding - pumping - bottle-feeding.
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Sleep solutions for both you and your little one.
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Education on infant/toddler care and ongoing guidance around the many obstacles of new parenthood.
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Recovery from birth and hormone balancing.
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Find a balance between your work/passions and parenthood.
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Exploring what nourishes and sustains you as a parent.
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Your mental health and nervous system regulation
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Navigating division of labor in your household
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You’ll receive this coaching virtually or by phone, so you can access expert support from the comfort of your home, no matter where you are.
Meet Gabrielle
I have supported birthing families over the last 14 years. I became a midwife after three years of academic study with the National College of Midwifery alongside clinical apprenticeship. Throughout my career, I have found myself awed by the resiliency, grace, and wisdom of birthing families.
My personal journey into motherhood was a humbling one.
I found myself in an almost constant state of feeling stretched beyond my capacity and yet at the same time feeling like I was never doing enough.
My incredible midwife held and supported me through these challenging times. But after our final visit at eight weeks postpartum, I felt lost and utterly alone.
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My journey with my midwife was now complete, but my journey as a mother was just beginning. I felt like I could have continued working with my midwife throughout the first year of my son’s life.
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I needed so much more support than I had in place, and didn’t know where to turn.
It was out of these dark and lonely moments that a fire ignited in me around providing more comprehensive care beyond the fourth trimester. Postpartum Coaching for New Parents was largely inspired by my own postpartum journey.
I had an amazing team of midwives, an empowered birth, and a rock solid postpartum plan - and yet I still struggled deeply with postpartum depression and anxiety. I was so well resourced, but there was still something missing. I wanted to talk to my therapist but it was so hard to get out of the house and I wasn’t sure she would be able to show up for me in the ways that I needed, because she was not a mother herself. It felt important that the person that I was leaning into for support could fully understand what I was struggling with.
The truth is, that my ideal client was me five years ago.
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I spent the first few months of my son’s life stuck in the swampy waters of doubt and insecurity. What I needed more than anything was a kind voice reminding me to be gentle with myself. What I’ve learned through my journey of motherhood is that we need to care for ourselves, so that we can show up for the work of motherhood with a full cup and an open heart.
Now, more than ever, we need our village of support.
It is my greatest passion to be a lifeline to parents who are in the thick of it.
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I am dedicated to serving all women, birthing people, queer, trans, and non-gender conforming individuals.
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