Hi,
I'm Shanna - pronounced Shauna
A private chef for your postpartum.
Food scientist.
Doula.
Mum of two.
I had every reason to be good at postpartum.
A food science degree.
Yoga teacher training.
Culinary school.
Then my first baby arrived, and I ate peanut butter toast over the sink.
My family brought meals, and I was grateful. But what I needed was someone to look after me. To feed me properly, and to tell me that what I was feeling was normal.
Nobody had planned for that. Including me.
My story
So I trained as a postpartum doula and started Resting Rituals.
I already knew food. A science degree, culinary school, a lifetime of cooking for the people I love. Now I knew postpartum too.
When I began cooking for new mums, I caught myself repeating things I’d heard somewhere. Oats for milk supply. That sort of thing. So I started checking the research before anything went on a plate.
Then I fell pregnant again, and got to test it all on myself. I planned the food like it was my job. By then, it was. With a toddler and a newborn, I still ate three proper meals a day.
Day to day felt easier. Not easy. Easier.
NOW I COOK FOR YOU.
I cook in homes across the Sunshine Coast, from Caloundra to Noosa, including Maroochydore, Buderim and Coolum. The recipes on my blog go everywhere.
I'm not building something new. I'm rebuilding something that should never have been lost.
What I bring to your fourth trimester
Certified Postpartum Doula, Newborn Mothers
Bachelor of Science - Food Science & Technology, The University of Queensland
The Science of Happiness, Yale University
200 YTT Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga Salt Los Angeles
Cert IV in Patisserie, William Angliss Insitute
Two postpartums of my own
Your kitchen.
My cooking.
Your recovery.
For six weeks after your baby arrives, I come to your home once a week and cook while you rest, feed, or sleep. When I leave, your fridge and freezer are full of food planned for a body that’s healing.
I’m not a dietitian or a doctor. I’m the person who makes sure you eat well.