Michelle Peterson's book Sisters for Seven Days: A Mothers' Manual for Community-Based Postpartum Care, empowers new mothers with resources to get the care they need in the postpartum period. Starting with her own experiences as a new mother, including exhaustive research and insightful philosophy, Peterson has developed an effective program to help mothers mobilize support in their communities, while strengthening community bonds to provide postpartum women the often-neglected help that they need.
New mothers in our culture often plan extensively for their births, but do little to plan for the challenges of the postpartum period. Thus, they often feel isolated and suffer unnecessarily. Michelle Peterson challenges the default setting of postpartum lifestyle. Seven Sisters for Seven Days is a comprehensive guidebook that assists pregnant women in planning for the necessary and optimal care they will need once the baby is born by reaching out to the people who care about them the most. Mothers' friends and families often want to help them, but don't know how. Her book provides a template for a revolutionary system for new mothers and their families.
Michelle developed the program for herself during her second pregnancy. After her first postpartum experience, she realized that she needed far more care the second time around. The challenge was how to identify and coordinate the support she needed. After brainstorming with some of her closest friends, she came up with this model and then started teaching it to others. Since those tender beginnings, she has used the Seven Sisters model effectively in her community. Seven Sisters also helps friends and family become effective care providers. The goal is to help communities value and nourish new mothers.
Michelle offers one on one postpartum planning consultations and support, online classes, in person trainings and workshops, and Seven Sisters Facilitator trainings. You can find her book here.
New mothers in our culture often plan extensively for their births, but do little to plan for the challenges of the postpartum period. Thus, they often feel isolated and suffer unnecessarily. Michelle Peterson challenges the default setting of postpartum lifestyle. Seven Sisters for Seven Days is a comprehensive guidebook that assists pregnant women in planning for the necessary and optimal care they will need once the baby is born by reaching out to the people who care about them the most. Mothers' friends and families often want to help them, but don't know how. Her book provides a template for a revolutionary system for new mothers and their families.
Michelle developed the program for herself during her second pregnancy. After her first postpartum experience, she realized that she needed far more care the second time around. The challenge was how to identify and coordinate the support she needed. After brainstorming with some of her closest friends, she came up with this model and then started teaching it to others. Since those tender beginnings, she has used the Seven Sisters model effectively in her community. Seven Sisters also helps friends and family become effective care providers. The goal is to help communities value and nourish new mothers.
Michelle offers one on one postpartum planning consultations and support, online classes, in person trainings and workshops, and Seven Sisters Facilitator trainings. You can find her book here.