It’s a privilege to celebrate others. TFW is introducing a social series of spotlights; highlighting other women who are mothering and othering, with a particular focus on the word {and}, because the capabilities of women are phenomenal.Whether you’re doing something or dealing with something, we see you.Leading us in, is the wonderful U-Fhern Chang. Mother of four and founder of @elan.houseofwellness .. friend of TFW and fierce advocate for ensuring women have adequate space to tick all of the boxes that make them feel whole - using the goodness of Traditional Chinese Medicine.‘Our mission is to help women navigate the early stages of motherhood with confidence and clarity, moving back to a community-based model of care through a contemporary interpretation of the...
U-Fhern returns as our guest, to share more about her business, Elan House of Wellness. Inspired by U-Fhern’s own postpartum experience, Elan aims to change the thinking around what true postpartum maternal care looks like through education, dialogue and sharing of experiences, and provide tangible care through nutrition, physical treatments, cosmetic products and gifts.
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When U-Fhern had her first child she returned to the traditional roots and practised 40 days of confinement according to Chinese philosophy.
Our Hosts Larissa and Jessica are joined by U-Fhern to talk about her own personal postpartum journey and what we can learn from these traditional practices.
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An M. Magazine favourite. We spoke to Elan House of Wellness Founder U-Fhern on her postpartum practices and perspectives. She is a wife, wellness advocate, entrepreneur, and mother of four children. When U-Fhern had her first child she returned to the traditional roots of her mother and practised 40 days of confinement according to Chinese philosophy. During this time, she came to deeply appreciate having the support of wise women – moms, aunties, and friends – as she embarked on her new journey into motherhood. She also saw the value and importance of ‘tribe’ and community. And as she learned about the healing practices and benefits of confinement, she began to understand just how important this approach to postpartum is for a woman’s beauty, vitality,...
Many moons ago I was randomly thinking of “what would you rather” scenarios. I thought to myself if there were 1 of the 5 senses I HAD to lose, I’d choose my voice. I’d grown up pretty quiet, shy, non-confrontational and was always compliant to the wishes of my elders. Over the years my throat chakra came up as a blockage whether it was examined by a Human Design reader or an energetics worker. I brought this up with my meditation teacher once and she exclaimed “What are you talking about?! Why would you every say that?! You have so much to share about postpartum and motherhood, can you imagine if you didn’t use your voice?!”. Another time I mentioned it to someone else and...
