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Are you a Mama-to-be who knows that there is so much more you could be doing to prepare for an empowering, multi-faceted passage into motherhood?

 

Introducing

"Of Marrow and Mother" 

 
A comprehensive online training in traditional foods, herbal medicine, circadian biology, and environmental health—equipping you to support maternal and infant wellbeing from pre-conception through postpartum, with practices that honour both the body and the rhythms of nature.

Check out the live training retreat for Birth workers happening this September!

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Come and join me for a LIVE RETREAT this September in the Boreal forest! 🌲👇🏽

 

 

Do you want to be part of a growing community of women who are choosing a different path? Women who are stepping away from burnout, depletion, and overwhelm, and creating lives rooted in nourishment, vitality, resilience, and intentional motherhood?

 

Hey Mamas,

  • Do you wish that your pregnancy felt less like a medical condition to be managed and more like a sacred rite of passage to be honored — with real food, real support, and real wisdom guiding every step?
  • You know that growing a human being is the most profound thing your body will ever do. What would it mean to nourish that process not with a prenatal vitamin and a list of foods to avoid — but with the ancestral knowledge of what mothers have always eaten, grown, brewed, and prepared to build strong, resilient, deeply healthy babies?
  • What would it feel like to walk into your birth not gripped by fear or dependent on a system that barely has time to learn your name — but rooted in your own body, your own instincts, and a deep trust that has been cultivated over months of intentional preparation?
  • So many mothers feel the pull toward something more natural, more instinctual, more aligned, but don't know where to start or who to trust in a world full of conflicting information. What if you had a guide who has spent years connecting every dot, so you didn't have to?
  • What would it mean to understand the invisible forces shaping your pregnancy — the light you are exposed to, the food on your plate, the chemicals in your home — and know exactly how to create an environment where your baby's nervous system, gut, and immune system can develop the way nature intended?
  • Imagine stepping into your postpartum not depleted, overwhelmed, and white-knuckling it through the fog — but nourished, prepared, and held by a container of wisdom that anticipated your needs before you even knew you had them. What kind of mother could you be from that place?
  • What would it mean to be the mother who broke the cycle? Who looked at the rising rates of childhood eczema, allergies, colic, and anxiety and refused to accept them as normal? Who made different choices — in her kitchen, her home, her birth room, and felt the difference in the health and vitality of her child from the very first breath?

 

Right down to the very core, to the marrow of our bones, we all deeply know that something is not right with the path we are headed down. As women who caretake life, who tend the home fires, and nurture the next generation, we have SO much influence and can help elevate humanity during this turbulent time, because the truth is too many babies, mothers, and families are falling through the cracks of a crumbling system...
So many pregnant mamas are overwhelmed because

there is a lot of conflicting, misleading, and outdated information out there...

  • with huge propaganda campaigns intended to make people believe that the food humans have evolved on is bad for us and the environment.
  • that birth is something we need to be saved from and medicated for.
  • that herbal medicine is dangerous, unpredictable, and a bunch of hocus pocus. 
  • that you can just pop a prenatal vitamin and not give another thought about what you're eating.
  • that motherhood is synonyomous to burnout and martyrdom.
  • that suggests there is absolutely no correlation between glyphosate & toxins and the skyrocketing cases of childhood disease.

I feel you, my friend...

These are very valid challenges. The old system is designed to keep us confused, in doubt, and dependent on it.

 

But the good news is that mothers hold extraordinary influence. Every meal prepared, every question asked, every habit changed, every informed decision becomes part of the environment in which a child grows. The future is not shaped only by governments, institutions, or experts. It is shaped around kitchen tables, in family routines, and through the thousands of small choices made by women who care deeply about what comes next. Just as autumn transforms a landscape leaf by leaf, mothers transform the future choice by choice.

And those choices matter more than we have been led to believe.

Hey, I'm Ali

This is me many moons ago! I entered motherhood believing I had done everything right. I had read the books, eaten the right foods, done the emotional and spiritual work... or so I thought. I went into labour whole, excited, and determined only to be chewed up and spit out the other side. My son’s birth was traumatic, and I lived frozen in my body with PTSD for months. I felt shattered, vulnerable, and utterly alone. Despite having loving people around me, I had fallen through the cracks of a corrupt and crumbling system. I could barely care for myself, let alone a newborn who also needed deep integration and constant care.

That experience lit a fire in me.  Three years later, I birthed my daughter peacefully at home, but my postpartum period unraveled me in a different way. Extreme exhaustion, anxiety, heart palpitations, hair loss, insomnia, rapid aging. It was brutal. As I looked around, I saw the same story repeating—not just in mothers, but in children too: allergies, eczema, colic, constant illness, signs of deep imbalance.

I went down every rabbit hole. Connected the dots. Read everything. Tried restrictive diets. Took wrong turns, and then eventually, I found my way and rebuilt my body from the ground up with strong foundations. I decided to compile everything I have learned and practiced over my 17 years of birthwork and 18 years of motherhood into one place so that I can share it with you!

 

I went on to have my daughter three years later, and it was a very peaceful and empowering home birth. However, my postpartum experience with her was a challenge to say the least. It threw me into an era of extreme exhaustion, anxiety, heart palpitations, hair loss, rapid aging, insomnia… need I go on? When I began to question why not only myself, but so many mothers were being taken on a hell ride through the childbearing year, (not all the women I was witnessing were having traumatic births - although many were) a constellation of problems began to present themselves. I also noticed that most of the children I knew in my life had either allergies, eczema, colic, were frequently sick, or had other signs of imbalance and dis-ease. 

 I went down many rabbit holes, read many books, took many wrong turns, tried horrendous restrictive diets recommended by well intentioned friends, and ultimately hit rock bottom one day when I was beyond burnout and I really heard the way that I spoke to my son. I was snappy and rude and it absolutely broke my heart. This was not the mother I wanted to be. This was the voice of a mother who was drowning and I vowed in that moment that I would change, and so I did. 

I was tired of feeling like all the inspiration and joy was sucked out me. I was tired of seeing women struggling the way I was. I was tired of searching for the answers to my health issues. I was tired of spending thousands of dollars on supplements hoping they would fix the problem. I was tired of being so damn tired. 

Today, I am 16 years into an epic deep dive within the realm of birth and what is required to create strong and resilient babies and mothers from pre-conception right into the postpartum. It is not an exaggeration to say that we can influence the health of our grandchildren before they have even been conceived; this is the truth. Take the eagle's eye view with me and realize that creating a legacy of generational health begins here and now. 

Of Marrow and Mother

 
A slow cooked 8 module holistic deep dive for Mothers in Traditional Foods skills, Circadian Biology, Herbal Medicine, and Non-Toxic Living - from pre-conception to postpartum and beyond

Our ancestors understood that food and herbs were not optional luxuries during the childbearing year... They were foundational! This knowledge was passed through kitchens, gardens, and birth rooms, rooted in a close relationship with the land, the seasons, and the needs of the body.

Today, we are carrying and birthing children in a very different environment. Ultra-processed foods, endocrine disruptors, glyphosate, chronic stress, artificial light, and a constant stream of stimulation have changed the terrain in which mothers and babies develop. The body has not forgotten how to create health, but it is receiving mixed messages.

Food is more than fuel, and light is more than illumination. Both act as information, shaping hormones, metabolism, the nervous system, and the developing child. When we return to nutrient-dense foods, mineral-rich nourishment, and the natural rhythms of light and darkness, we provide the body with signals it recognizes.

Through the simple acts of cooking, eating, resting, and living in closer relationship with nature, we create conditions that support resilience, vitality, and healthy development. These practices are not about perfection or nostalgia. They are practical ways of supporting the life growing within us while laying a stronger foundation for the years ahead.

The choices we make during pregnancy ripple far beyond birth. They shape not only our own experience of motherhood, but the environment into which our children are born.

 
The time for action is NOW...

 

You don’t have to keep searching for the all the important pieces to an empowered childbearing season. You can have a powerful transition into motherhood by restoring rhythm, nourishment, and trust in the body’s innate intelligence.

 

"The opportunity to learn from Ali is a gift. Her course is full of powerful information and actionable teachings. It is a lesson in getting back to our inner knowings. The whole experience is beautiful and taught with such heart."


- Molly

 

We are elevating & revolutionizing maternal healthcare and supporting mothers in a holistic way through every stage of their journey. In this program we value and incorporate:
  • An Expanded Holistic Perspective: We take into consideration the WHOLE woman in our approach by tending to the mental, emotional, energetic, and spiritual dimensions of maternal wellness; not just the physical. We understand how every stage of the childbearing year is intrinsically woven together; from pre-conception to postpartum.
  • Radical Responsibility: Conscious maternal healthcare empowers women to actively participate in decision-making regarding their care and well-being.
  • Integration of Traditional Wisdom: Drawing from the Healing Arts and evergreen practices that have sustained humanity for millennia, we utilize food as medicine, herbal wisdom passed down through the ages, and ceremony into modern maternity care.
  • Knowledge as Power: From harmful chemicals in personal care products to toxins in our food, water, and air, we are constantly exposed to substances that can disrupt hormonal balance, impair fetal development, and compromise maternal health. When we are informed, we can make choices to minimize exposure and protect the health of ourselves and growing children.

Let's take a closer look...

Here's just a very small taste of what's on the menu

 

Module 1

Foundations for Health

Pregnancy asks a great deal of a woman's body. The stronger the foundation, the better she is able to meet that demand. In this module, you'll learn how to build deep reserves of nourishment through nutrient-dense foods, traditional wisdom, and practical daily habits that support fertility, pregnancy, birth, postpartum recovery, and long-term health for both you and your baby.

Module 2

Creating a legacy of generational health

Motherhood offers us a rare opportunity to change the trajectory of a family tree. In this module, you'll discover the simple yet powerful practices that support long-term health, helping you create a nourishing home environment for yourself, your children, and future generations. Because the habits, values, and rhythms we establish today often become the inheritance our children receive tomorrow.

Module 3

Rewilding + Honouring the Life cycle

Beneath the noise of modern motherhood lives something older: instinct, intuition, and a deep knowing woven into the female body itself. This module is an invitation to reconnect with that wisdom through nourishment, herbal allies, and a deeper understanding of the cycles that shape a woman's life. As you prepare to welcome new life into the world, you'll also strengthen your connection to the wild and intuitive woman within.

Module 4

Gut Health and your inner ecosystem

Long before your baby takes their first breath, they are in relationship with the environment you create within your body. This module explores the vital role of gut health in pregnancy, immunity, nutrient absorption, and postpartum recovery. Through traditional foods, ferments, and practical daily habits, you'll learn how to cultivate a thriving inner ecosystem that supports both your health and your baby's beginning.

Module 5

Holding the line for the kids. Non-Toxic Living in a toxic world

Screens, synthetic chemicals, ultra-processed foods, endocrine disruptors, and modern environmental stressors are now woven into daily life. Rather than leaving you feeling fearful or overwhelmed, this module will help you understand what matters most and where your efforts will have the greatest impact. Because motherhood is not about controlling every variable. It's about creating conditions in which your children can thrive.

Module 6

The Bridge from Maiden to Medicine Mama

This module explores the art and physiology of birth, helping you understand the powerful hormonal dance that supports labour, bonding, and the transition into motherhood. Together, we'll prepare not only for the birth of your baby, but for the birth of a mother — grounded, capable, and forever changed by the experience.

Module 7

Arrival, Integration, and The Empowered Postpartum

Birth is not the finish line, it is the beginning. In this module, you'll learn how to prepare for the weeks and months that follow your baby's arrival through intentional postpartum planning, nutrient-dense nourishment, herbal support, nervous system care, and realistic strategies for receiving help. Because the way a woman is cared for after birth has the power to shape her recovery, her confidence, her wellbeing, and her experience of motherhood for years to come.

Module 8

Postpartum and beyond. Leaving a legacy of mature spiritual & emotional health

This final module honours the ongoing journey of motherhood and the ways it invites us to grow in wisdom, presence, patience, and self-awareness. Together, we'll explore how the work we do within ourselves becomes part of the inheritance we leave our children, creating a legacy rooted not in perfection, but in consciousness, integrity, and love.

Inside you'll hear

Interviews with the experts

 The journey into motherhood has always been supported by the wisdom of those who walked before us. These conversations bring together some of the voices helping to restore that knowledge for modern mothers.

 

Imagine what your birth or birth business would look like if...

  • Your pregnancy was not something to survive but something to inhabit fully with reverence, with nourishment, with deep and unshakeable trust in your body
  • Your baby arrived earthside into the arms of a mother who had done the work — body, mind, and spirit, and whose very cells hummed with intention and love
  • Your birth work was no longer depleting you but deeply feeding you because you were finally living and serving from overflow rather than empty
  • You became a living example of what is possible when a woman stops outsourcing her power and comes all the way home to herself

Let's GO!

On the other side of this program you will...

  • have the skills to restore your inner ecology to prevent colic, eczema, GBS infection and more. (With the added bonus of knowing how to preserve your garden harvest.)
  • know how to create the conditions and terrain for birth to unfold according to our physiologic design.
  • understand why this work is not a fad, but THE work needed to restore health to humans and the planet.
  • have a greater understanding of glyphosate, endocrine disruptors, and other toxins that are creating chaos in human/planetary health.
  • understand the pillars of traditional food and what is required to create delicious and beyond nutritious meals that support humans in all ages and stages.
  • have the knowledge to create a natural labour/birth/postpartum tool kit using herbs, homeopathy, and more.

"Go sign up, you won't regret it."

 "Not only does Ali dig into all areas of what it is to be a woman, she teaches you how to show up for yourself and the women in your life - wholistically. She does a great job instilling the wisdom she's integrated over the years and is a wealth of knowledge for anyone that wants to do the work"

-Lacey

"This course was exactly what I needed."

Alison is skilled at teaching in a way that is welcoming to questions while also keeping the content on topic. I highly recommend this course for anyone seeking a holistic approach to support themselves or their clients."

- Laura

There is something powerful that happens when a woman stops approaching pregnancy from a place of fear and begins approaching it from a place of preparation.
Knowledge becomes confidence. Confidence becomes trust.Trust becomes the foundation from which she welcomes her baby into the world.
The skills, wisdom, and practices you'll learn inside this program will stay with you long after birth, supporting not only your pregnancy and postpartum journey, but the health and wellbeing of your family for years to come.
This is your invitation to become informed, nourished, capable, and deeply resourced as you step into one of the most important roles of your life.

Pay in Full

$1797

• Reconnect with the wisdom that has guided mothers for generations

• Develop lifelong skills in nourishment, herbalism, and family wellness

• Support your baby's development before birth through intentional daily practices

• Learn how to work with your biology rather than constantly overriding it

• Step into motherhood feeling grounded, capable, and deeply resourced

OK ALI, I'M IN!

3 payments of

$599

• Become the healthiest, most nourished version of yourself before welcoming your baby

• Create a foundation of health that can ripple through generations

• Trade fear and confusion for confidence and clarity

• Move into postpartum with greater support, intention, and ease

• Build the kind of home environment where families flourish

LET'S GO!

 

I have spent literally thousands of hours with my nose in books, hands in the earth, assisting in birth rooms, and feet in the kitchen, connecting the dots and learning how to apply this knowledge in a practical, meaningful way. The time has come to share what I've learned over the years.

I know firsthand that many women enter pregnancy feeling overwhelmed by conflicting information and uncertain about what truly matters. They want to nourish themselves well, prepare for birth with confidence, and create the strongest possible foundation for both themselves and their babies.

This program brings together the teachings, practices, and wisdom I wish every mother had access to. Not just information to consume, but practical tools that help you feel grounded in your choices, connected to your body, and supported through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.

Because the way you care for yourself during this season matters. The nourishment you receive, the rhythms you establish, the trust you build in your body, and the support you gather around you all become part of the foundation you carry into motherhood.

My hope is that you leave this experience feeling informed, nourished, deeply supported, and confident in your ability to walk this path in your own way.

 

 

We are a network of women moving with courage, commitment, and dedication...

This is not just another online program; it is a movement! A homecoming. A remembering through our blood & bones. It is a lifestyle that respects the land, the cycles, the feminine spirit, and supports the new holistic paradigm of birth and women's health. 

This upgraded and elevated era of health care requires radical responsibility, addressing issues from the root cause, and no longer outsourcing our health to companies and systems that profit off us. This is the chapter of the story where we take it all back!

I believe this tidal wave of well educated, nurturing women serving LIFE is the best way of disrupting and dismantling this dismal season of poor health and erosion of resources in the collective mother. 

Let us walk this path with reverence, gratitude, and a deep commitment to the well-being of all beings, knowing that each choice we make ripples out into the future. We can weave a safety net of love, resilience, and wisdom around our children and the women bringing these children through, and together leave legacy that honours the sanctity of life in all its forms.

 

Join us ...

Because the next generation needs mothers who are awake, informed, and willing to lead.

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2. Deepen Your Knowledge

Move through the lessons at your own pace as you develop the skills, confidence, and understanding to navigate pregnancy, birth, and postpartum with greater ease.

 

3. Create Your Legacy

Put these teachings into practice and build a foundation of health, resilience, and wellbeing that will benefit both you and your family for years to come.
I AM READY FOR THIS

This is for you if...

• You want to nourish yourself deeply before, during, and after pregnancy so that both you and your baby have the strongest possible foundation.

• You desire to take an active role in your health and wellbeing, feeling informed, confident, and resourced rather than dependent and overwhelmed.

• You believe pregnancy, birth, and postpartum are profound rites of passage that shape not only how a baby enters the world, but how a woman is born into motherhood.

• You want to understand how food, light, environment, daily rhythms, and lifestyle choices influence your health, your pregnancy, and your growing family.

• You are committed to creating a home and family culture rooted in nourishment, resilience, vitality, and intentional living.

• You want to feel deeply connected to your body, trust your intuition, and move through this season with greater confidence and peace.

• You know that the choices you make today can ripple through generations and want to build a legacy of health, wisdom, and wellbeing for the children who come after you.

This isn't for you if:

• You want someone else to take responsibility for your health, your choices, and your future.

• You believe more technology automatically means better outcomes.

• You have no interest in questioning the food system, the healthcare system, or the cultural stories that shape modern motherhood.

• You are looking for permission to stay disconnected from your body and call it normal.

• You think exhaustion, overwhelm, depletion, and chronic disconnection are simply the price of being a woman.

• You want certainty more than truth.

• You would rather fit in with the culture than build a life that is deeply aligned with your values.

• You have no desire to become the kind of mother who thinks critically, lives intentionally, and leads by example.

 

"If you want to change the Earth, it begins at Birth."

 
Every generation is shaped by the conditions into which it is born. The way we nourish ourselves, care for our families, prepare for birth, and move through motherhood matters more than we often realize. The future is not something that happens to us. It is something we help create through the choices we make each day.
I'M READY

Real talk, my friend

It's time to reimagine what is possible for mothers and families.

We are living in a time when chronic illness, exhaustion, burnout, and disconnection have become so common that many people assume they are normal. Yet our children are struggling, mothers are depleted, and many families feel as though they are simply trying to keep their heads above water.

The good news is that some of the most powerful influences on our health are still within our reach. The food we eat, the rhythms we live by, the environments we create, and the choices we make every single day. This is meaningful work! Small changes made consistently can alter the trajectory of a family for generations.

Inside this program, you will gain:

• practical skills and timeless knowledge to nourish yourself through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum

• a deeper understanding of how food, light, lifestyle, and environment influence your health and the health of your growing baby

• greater confidence in your ability to make informed decisions for yourself and your family

• tools to support vitality, resilience, and wellbeing in your home

• a stronger connection to your intuition, your body, and your capacity as a mother

• the peace of knowing you have laid a strong foundation for the years ahead

 

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Ready to join us?

 

Pay in Full

$1797

• Build deep reserves of nourishment for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum

• Lay the foundation for a thriving start for both you and your baby

• Learn practical skills that will support your family for years to come

• Cultivate greater trust in your body and its innate intelligence

• Create a postpartum plan rooted in rest, recovery, and real support

ENROL NOW

3 payments of

$599

• Understand how food, light, and daily rhythms influence maternal and infant health

• Feel informed, prepared, and confident as birth approaches

• Reduce overwhelm by learning what truly matters during this season

• Strengthen your capacity to navigate pregnancy and motherhood with resilience

• Build a home culture centered on health, nourishment, and vitality

• Reconnect with the wisdom that has guided mothers for generations

ENROL NOW

The future is shaped by ordinary women making extraordinary choices every day.

 
The food they bring into their homes, the questions they are willing to ask, the knowledge they choose to pursue, and the way they prepare for birth, motherhood, and the generations that follow.
You do not need to know everything before you begin. You simply need the willingness to step forward and take responsibility for what matters most.
 
This is your invitation.

 

Join me inside Of Marrow and Mother.

Ali was featured in AWAKENING FERTILITY, part of the well known trilogy by Heng Ou, which also includes The First Forty Days. She is mentioned in the Wise Ones section of the book, alongside practitioners and teachers whose knowledge is rooted in lived experience and long standing practice. 

Many of the photos in this book are taken in Ali's home and on her land, reflecting the grounded, land-based nature of her work and the values she teaches - nourishment, rhythm, and care that supports women and families.