Author of – POST: The Essential Guide to Creating Your Postpartum Self-Care Plan in Pregnancy
Maternal healthcare is in crisis; women are dying at increasing rates, yet 4 out of 5 of these deaths could be prevented. Postpartum women are more likely to be diagnosed with a chronic mental health or cardiometabolic condition like diabetes, heart disease, or metabolic syndrome up to 20 years after their pregnancy.
Dr. Emilie Wilson leads pregnant women through creating a Postpartum Self-Care Plan to safeguard their cardiometabolic and mental health and alert them when to contact their doctor. She guides pregnant people to create a Postpartum Self-Care Plan that includes the essential research-backed diet and lifestyle steps for optimal mental and cardiometabolic wellness. This highly researched, comprehensive book guides pregnant people through the vital steps to safeguard their physical, mental, and emotional wellness in pregnancy to prepare them for the best postpartum experience possible so they can focus on what matters: their health and their relationship with your new baby. By the end of the book, readers will have their own fully outlined Self-Care Plan to reference for everything from shopping lists to who to call for babysitting, as well as essential medical contacts and information.
Dr. Emilie (as her patients know her) got her Naturopathic Doctorate and Master’s Degree in Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine in beautiful, moody Seattle. She’s fascinated by the intersection of science and spirituality and splits her time researching the latest scientific reports, meditating, and catching up on Abraham Hicks and Dr. Joe Dispenza’s work. Problematic childbirth, followed by a challenging postpartum period, lit a fire inside her to serve postpartum women during this intensely beautiful and vulnerable time of life. When she’s not writing, teaching, or working with patients, she’s cooking with friends and family, on a long walk, or watching something ridiculous and funny. She lives in Prescott, Arizona, but her heart is in Santa Fe.