GatherYourVillage
Where traditional village wisdom meets modern motherhood. Everything you need to plan, gather and feel truly held through the fourth trimester.
It takes a village
Most new mothers hear the same thing — “let me know if you need anything.”
But asking for help is hard. And for the other mums in your village, the ones deep in their own season of motherhood, cooking a meal isn't always possible. Sometimes a school run, a play date for the toddler, or a quick grocery drop is exactly what they can offer. And exactly what you need.
Village for Mama makes it easy to ask for the help you truly need — and just as easy for the people who love you to say yes.
Plan & Gather
Plan your postpartum and coordinate support in our free app. A meal train made for postpartum.
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Nourish
100+ postpartum recipes designed to replenish and restore new mamas.
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Find Support
A whole village of postpartum practitioners near you.
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Your Postpartum Village · the free app
A postpartum meal train, made for mamas
You weren't meant to do this alone. Your Postpartum Village gives the people who love you a simple way to show up, with meals, help around the house, and support when you need it most.
Plan
Map out your postpartum before baby arrives. Choose your gathering window, pick the kinds of support that will help and build a picture of what a truly supported postpartum looks like for you.
Gather
Invite your village — partner, parents, friends, neighbours, your doula. They choose the slots that suit them, so no one is left wondering how to help.
Rest
Your village is gathered, the support is in place — now give yourself permission to rest, to heal, and enjoy a well supported and nourished postpartum.
Gift her a village
The most thoughtful gift for a mama-to-be
Give her the app, the recipes and the planning tools to feel held after birth. Perfect for a baby shower or mother's blessing.
Find support near you
Australian Postpartum Directory
A trusted resource connecting new mothers with the postpartum support, services and products they need — doulas, naturopaths, physios, meal services and more.
The Journal
Everything we wish we'd known
Recipes to heal, stories to feel less alone, and practical guides for the weeks after birth.
Where it all began
It started with a cookbook
Village for Mama began as the first of its kind: a postpartum recipe book with recipe gift cards to help you gather your village and organise nourishing meal deliveries — because new mamas shouldn't be in the kitchen.
Every recipe is also included in The Whole Village.
Meet Leila
You can't postpartum yourself. It takes a village.
I'm a mum of five, including two sets of twins. I'm also a postpartum doula, holistic nutrition consultant and the founder of Village for Mama.
Every one of my postpartum experiences looked different. But they all taught me the same thing — and it inspired me to create Village for Mama. Because I believe every mother deserves a supported and nourished fourth trimester and a softer landing into motherhood.
1:1 postpartum doula support and workshops are paused for now. Join the waitlist.
Kind words
Loved by mamas and the people who care for them
“It has been an incredible tool that I am super grateful for during this postpartum that has taken the awkwardness out of asking for help. Thank you for creating it.”Laura L · Your Postpartum Village
“Village for Mama is the most beautiful book dedicated to just that – shifting the mindset onto looking after the new mama, nourishing her, supporting her and holding space for her.”Luka McCabe · Midwife, Boob to Food
“I find it so hard to ask for help and delegate and be specific about my needs — but this has entirely taken the pressure off! Thank you so much ❤️”On Your Postpartum Village
“Stunning ✨ Just stunning. This book and the recipe cards are beyond beautiful. It is an experience to open… You've absolutely nailed it.”On the Village for Mama book
“Leila's work encapsulates this framework and offers useful and heart-felt ways of enhancing these principles.”Dr Oscar Serrallach
“This is INCREDIBLE… It's sooo good and easy to use.”On Your Postpartum Village
“I ordered the book for my cousin as a Christmas gift and it's everything I thought it would be AND MORE 😍 I can't express how happy it makes my heart knowing there's this type of gift we can give each other.”On the Village for Mama book
“I have followed your work with Village for Mama for some time and have read your beautiful book. I share it with all my couples as a recommended reading to prepare for the postpartum.”Kate M · Midwife
“Leila, I just watched your video on your new platform! I'm absolutely blown away. It's amazing. What you've created will change lives and experiences.”On Your Postpartum Village
“I so very much believe there are a great many parents out there whose journeys will be positively influenced by all you do. Finding my approach to postpartum so different from my first time round.”A Village for Mama mama
Free Postpartum Essentials Guide
A guide for everything you might need for the tender postpartum weeks
Includes recommendations for accessories, breastfeeding, recovery, nourishment, twin essentials, building your postpartum trolley, hospital bag and more.