After giving birth, most of us think the hard part is behind us. But most of us are wrong. No one talks about the part where you come home—stitched, swollen, raw—and you’re expected to bounce back on microwave food, takeout and sleep deprivation. I was exhausted, hungry. And my body? It wasn’t recovering quick enough. One night, I looked down at my feet—hella puffy, hella swollen—and I just… wept. Mainly because I knew I'd have to get rid of half of my shoe collection. New moms everywhere can agree; we aren't just low on milk. We're low on care, in need of healing, in need of food that enriches us.
We needed a blueprint.
So I began to experiment with my own body to help me find solutions to help me heal quicker and more thoroughly. My kitchen became my medicine cabinet: herbs, spices, traditions, moringa, shatavari, bone broth, ginger, cinnamon. I studied zuò yuè zi, Ayurvedic traditions, West African soups, Jamaican tonics. I cooked slow. I cooked with intention. And I began to feel… different.
My energy returned.
My supply increased.
My body began to rebuild.
It wasn’t just the food.
It was the ritual. The remembrance.
And the realization that mothers in America are doing this alone—and they shouldn’t have to.
That’s When Chébona Was Born
Not in a pitch deck.
Not in a boardroom.
But in my kitchen—with cracked nipples and stained sweatpants and a deep, maternal rage at how overlooked postpartum women are.
Chébona was my answer.
A postpartum nourishment company rooted in ancestral wisdom, clinically informed support, and a real understanding of what mothers need—because I was that mother.
I Didn’t Set Out to Be a Founder. Motherhood Made Me One.
Becoming a mother showed me the gaps.
But it also gave me the grit.
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The ability to pivot—mid feed, mid-crisis, mid-launch.
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The power to create systems of care—not just profit.
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And a heart so full of purpose, it overflows into everything I do.
I didn’t start this business despite becoming a mom.
I started it because I became one.
To the Mother Reading This...
If you're building something between naps and nipple cream, I see you.
It’s not easy. But it is meaningful.
And it’s possible to create something that doesn’t drain you—but heals you too.
Your vision is valid.
Your wellness is essential.
And your story—like mine—is just beginning.
At Chébona, we don’t just deliver meals.
We deliver root medicine—crafted with love, informed by science, and inspired by the postpartum journey.
