3 very different couples


Chels + Mike | Postpartum Together

January 18th, 2026!

As we onboarded 3 new couples last week, we had to laugh because they're each very different from eachother.

(If your relationship isn’t broken, but doesn’t feel like home either, this is for you.)

But also, those 3 couples share one belief that they shared with us in some form or another - don't wait until something is painful and broken to give it attention.

  • One couple told us they realized they hadn’t had a real conversation in six months that wasn’t about logistics.
  • Another admitted they were “fine,” but couldn’t remember the last time they felt chosen.
  • The third said, “We just don’t want to wake up in five years and wonder when we stopped being us.”

For a while, I didn't know if I had a space here in the pregnancy/postpartum world. I knew I didn't want to be a therapist. I knew I didn't want to be a doula. I knew I didn't want to deal with lactation or sleep. But it felt like there was this gap, and I wasn't sure the "right" path to filling it, but there was a tug in me I couldn't let go of after the first couple of years as a mom. I knew my life's work was in supporting love and the parenthood season, from the complications of relationships to the dreams we forgot about from 2006 that we didn't realize are being lived out in the little moments.

I'm thankful for the providers in my life from all different angles: Therapists, parenting coaches, doulas, pelvic floor PTs, OTs, midwives... because we need them all, and we need people doing what's best suited for them.

And I'm thankful for the path that led 3 very different couples into my coaching practice, as I realized it's exactly what's aligned with who I've always been. Coaching is its own lane and role. It's what I'm best at. It's what I can get behind wholeheartedly and do it all day long.

I know coaching isn't accessible to everyone, and one day I sure hope to have this business in a space where we can provide even more accessible support to even more people. I also know that people who choose it get clear on what they want, what patterns are making that hard, how to communicate it with one another, and how to build a future together instead of replaying old stories over and over again for the rest of their lives.

This is what coaching actually does for your Tuesday nights, not just your life philosophy.

If you’re craving a season that feels different (not because you forced it, but because you were supported), consider this your invitation.

Start the year with a guide.
Start it with people who get it.
Start it steadier than you’ve ever felt before.

If you want support before things get heavy, not after, this is the place to start.

— Chelsea

Postpartum Together with Chelsea Skaggs

I help expecting and new parents improve their communication skills, connection points, and confidence through relationship road mapping so they can enjoy the life they've built together.

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