About Fourth Family

Born from experience. Rooted in nature.

Made for mothers. 

Fourth Family began with one mother, in the fog of postpartum depression, reaching for the tools she knew best—plants.

After two decades as an herbalist and conservation biologist, our founder found herself navigating motherhood alone—exhausted and invisibly drowning.

Amidst the stressors of an isolated existence, in-law and partner hostility, financial hardship from leaving her career during pregnancy, moving while pregnant, birth trauma, and more, Rachael leaned into motherhood and the profound transformation it brings.

Through the fire of matrescence—where identity, body, and spirit are stripped to ash—Rachael was met with quick and pharmaceutical fixes that overlooked the deeper healing she needed and came with the risk of serious side affects. But what she was experiencing wasn’t sickness; it was the slow rising of a phoenix, the transformation from woman to Mother.

While typical solutions offered were prescriptions, she turned to the wild wisdom of herbs: calming, nourishing allies that have supported maternal nervous systems for generations.

These plant-based tinctures didn’t erase the pain—but they made it bearable. They made it survivable.

And they offered something that everyday so many mothers are searching for: relief that’s natural, safe, and rooted in care.

Today, Fourth Family is more than herbal support—it’s a movement. A reclamation of maternal mental health, community care, and trust in our bodies.

We create potent, clean herbal formulas for the entire postpartum journey—whether you gave birth yesterday or years ago—and we advocate fiercely for a culture where mothers are seen, supported, and sustained.

Our formulas are midwife and doula endorsed, safe for breastfeeding, and can be used alongside medication.

Whether you're a new mom, a seasoned parent, grieving a loss, or walking the long road back to yourself—we're with you.

This is the Fourth Family. Welcome home.