summer school, but make it maternal wellness

i'm studying fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum nutrition

Can you believe it’s June already? We’re somehow halfway through the year, friend, and I have a lot of feelings about that. If I’m being honest, the first half of 2026 sucked. Actually, sucked feels a little too modest. It was one of the hardest seasons I’ve ever experienced.

But for the first time in a while, the second half of the year feels hopeful, light, and fun!! Mentally, I’m in a much better place, and physically, we’re getting there.

I’ve officially been cleared to work out again, and I cannot wait to get back to Pilates. I’m slowly finding my way back to myself again. And honestly, that’s a gift I don’t take for granted.

Okay, I don’t want this post to be too long, but I did want to share a couple of things.

Last year, I found myself repeatedly visiting the Oh Baby Nutrition website, reading through their programs, closing the tab, and telling myself, “Maybe later.” At the time, I couldn’t fully explain why I felt so drawn to it. I just knew that maternal wellness was already dear to me.

Then life happened.

I experienced pregnancy, loss, surgery, recovery, and a postpartum season I never expected to navigate.

After my loss, I ended up back in the ER with a double UTI, a kidney infection, and a body that felt completely depleted. It was one of the moments that made me realize just how little support many women receive once they’re sent home to heal.

The system sucks, and we all know this. It was not designed for women. I said what I said.

So, back to OBN.

After months of thinking about it, conversations with their team in March, bringing my husband into the decision, I finally decided to make the investment. Eek!

I sat with the decision for a while and eventually applied for their BIPOC scholarship in May, and didn’t get it. But they were so moved by my application that they offered me a special rate, and friends, I couldn’t say no. Well, I could have. Free will and all. But this time, I just couldn’t say no. It felt like an answered prayer.

The postpartum certification is the first one that first caught my attention. After my loss, I found myself asking so many questions about recovery, healing, and what support should actually look like during that season. The more I learned, the more I realized how overlooked postpartum care can be, especially after loss.

But somewhere along the way, my lens widened. I realized I didn’t just want to understand postpartum. I wanted to understand the entire journey from fertility to postpartum. How nutrition supports women through each stage, and how all of those chapters connect to one another.

So instead of starting at the end, I decided to start at the beginning.

Drumroll, pls!!

On June 8th, I’ll be starting OBN’s Master I program, which includes three certification courses:

Fertility Nutrition: supporting hormone health, egg + sperm quality, and overall nourishment before conception.
Pregnancy Nutrition: learning about the needed nutrients for all 1st, 2nd, and 3rd trimester, including precautions during pregnancy, and nourishing labor and birth.
Postpartum Nutrition: focusing on recovery, healing, and nourishment during one of the most overlooked seasons of motherhood.

And yes, all of this leads to me becoming a Certified Nutrition Consultant specializing in fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum nutrition.

I still can’t believe I’m typing that.

I’m so excited!!!

After everything that’s happened over the year, I don’t feel the need to control the outcome. But I do want to feel informed, supported, and equipped with knowledge that can help me navigate whatever comes next.

You might already know that nutrition is everything to me. Cooking is my love language, and nourishing our bodies well has always felt like part of my purpose. But this feels bigger than me now, and I plan to steward this gift well.

Two of my best friends are pregnant. I have friends who are just starting their TTC journey, and others who are navigating postpartum. And while I’ll absolutely keep asking, “How are you doing?” and sending the occasional Uber Eats gift card, I want to do more.

It doesn’t feel like enough, and that’s changing. I’m excited that this knowledge won’t just support me. It will support my friends, this community, and hopefully the many women navigating fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and everything in between.

The beautiful thing is that I’ll be applying everything I learn to my own life, too. My husband and I hope to try again later this year, and what better way to walk into that season than feeling informed, intentional, and supported?

The truth is, the more I reflect on everything, the more convinced I become that maternal wellness isn’t just an interest of mine anymore. It’s a calling.

As I work through these programs, I’d love to bring you along with me. If there’s anything related to fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, or maternal wellness that you’re curious about, let me know. I’d love to learn alongside you.

Cue the confetti!!!

We’re going to school, babe!

x, holy