Flowers can’t bloom without a little rain…
Here at Atlas of Motherhood, we believe that every new mother deserves access to the support and resources she needs to navigate the postpartum period with confidence.
That's why we've created a comprehensive online program that provides new mothers with the knowledge, tools, and support they need to make the transition into motherhood as easy and positive as possible.
We all know ‘it takes a village to raise a child’, but in today’s busy world, a village of support is a luxury.
Instead of hands-on help from your community, you’re given 24/7 access to Google and sent on your merry way.
And it’s not all babyccinos and park dates — there's sleep deprivation, wild hormones, cracked nipples, an intensely physical recovery and an overwhelmingly emotional path to navigate while you discover your new identity.
So why aren’t these things being talked about?
Traditional prenatal education is focused on birth. We focus on what happens next.
The changes to your body, your mind, your relationships & your sense of self during postpartum are monumental.
Our program covers everything from physical and psychological preparation to real-life experiences and professional advice. We're here to help you navigate the sleep deprivation, wild hormones, cracked nipples, and intense physical recovery that come with postpartum. And we're here to support you as you discover your new identity as a mother.
Regardless of where you live, the postpartum season can be hard. Our cultures and health systems are all different, but the transition to motherhood often involves the same challenges.
Meet the Atlas of Motherhood — your personal support village
Our courses aren’t just based on one culture’s way of caring for mothers and babies, they’re a curation of the best contemporary care practices from around the world.
Because we don’t know what we don’t know.
We hope to open your eyes to how things could (and should) be done, so that you can embrace your postpartum experience without being hit by continuous curve balls.
Meet Our Experts
Meet Our Team
Isobel Benesch
Founder
Isobel Benesch is the Founder of Atlas of Motherhood, the first maternal wellness platform to share the best mother care and support practices from around the world to create a globally-inspired maternal health program. Prior to founding AOM, Isobel Benesch spent 10 years as a clinical researcher working with some of the top pharmaceutical and medical device companies within the industry, bringing life-changing drugs and devices to market.
As the mother of four boys, Isobel experienced pregnancy, birth, and postpartum in two different countries with vastly different health care systems, cultural beliefs and views, and priorities in standard perinatal care. AOM is a clinically-designed education program developed after two years of research on global maternal healthcare. Isobel is a trusted expert in pregnancy and postpartum care for mothers and has helped transform the care and support of mothers during the most significant transition of their lives, motherhood.
Fianna Forsythe of Form & Flourish
Designer & Developer
Fianna Forsythe is the qualified designer-developer behind Form & Flourish, a design and web studio based in Tauranga, New Zealand.
With more than eight years’ experience in e-commerce management, online marketing, graphic design and website development, Fianna’s goal in founding Form & Flourish was to create a studio for small business owners to get the online help they deserve.
Trina Cary Photography
Photographer
From opposite sides of the world, Isobel and Trina connected over Instagram and their mutual love for sharing stories of motherhood, Isobel through words and Trina through photographs, coming together to bring The Atlas of Motherhood to life. Through virtual photoshoots, Trina has been able to photograph all of the mothers involved in the project, scattered across the globe, without ever leaving her home in Canada.
Trina describes her photography style as documentary. “I love to direct my clients into natural movements and watch it unfold. Being still for a moment and seeing who they really are beneath the awkwardness of having a camera in front of their face. It's a beautiful thing studying people.”
Anjelika Temple
Advisor
Anjelika Temple is an artist and entrepreneur who's passionate about storytelling, creative expression, social impact, brand voice, and content strategy, and loves to jump quickly from high level vision to detailed production and execution. As Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Brit + Co, she made a career out of helping folks unlock their creativity, find courage and forge their own path, and spent a decade creating content, product lines, and experiences to help women do just that. Prior to that, she worked at art startup 20x200 and NY ad agency Lowe/Deutsch. Anj serves as an advisor and consultant to several female-founded companies including Consciously, Mighty Kind, Upbring, Mother Honestly, Rebel Girls, and Ellen Digital Ventures.
Postpartum prep is so much more than a stash of XL pads and a few pre-cooked meals.
It's time for postpartum struggles and challenges to be talked about. It's time for new mothers to have access to the support and resources they need. And that's exactly what we provide here at Atlas of Motherhood. Join our program today and start navigating postpartum with confidence.
