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Co-Fdnr @fourthphasebox
Co-host Healing After Birth Podcast 🎙️
Wife. Mom. Social entrepreneur.
Primary & maternal health advocate

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A birthday week made even more spectacular by an evening to remember with the legendary Chaka Khan! “Ain’t Nobody” was my wedding song (a fact I shared with Chaka when I once interviewed her for @cnn), but singing “I’m Every Woman” with this iconic queen…is definitely one for the memoirs. 🙌🏾❤️❤️🙌🏾

Thank you @iamunikernest for always curating the most incredible New York nights. You’ve truly outdone yourself! Thank you @aman for the swanky digs and impeccable service. And, most importantly, thank you @chakakhan for the gift that is you!❤️ taken in Aman New York by @neyeson

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Just like that my niece is 18! Happy Birthday Ama @eyes_on_girls so proud of you 🥰🥰🥰 by @neyeson

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I can’t believe my ladybug is a officially a teenager. Happy 13th birthday Omie. Yes, I’m deep in my feelings 🥹🥹🥹 so yall gonna get this carosel of photos . But grateful to God for blessing @wowo76 and I with this gift. Love you gigantic as a great 🦁roar, and we love you much more! by @neyeson

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Dear Mamas,
When we launched in 2021, our mission was simple but bold: to help mothers heal, feel, and be heard after birth.

Because you believed in that mission, Fourth Phase made a real impact:
◾Over 1,000 moms in the U.S. received thoughtful postpartum care
◾1,500 moms in Sub-Saharan Africa were supported with essential products for mother and child

You didn’t just buy a gift box. You invested in a mother’s healing—and that has ripple effects that are priceless.

The realities of running a small business have made it unsustainable to keep going. As partners, we have decided to go our separate ways, and have made the difficult decision to close our doors.

Thank you for every purchase, every share, every DM, and every story you’ve told about your postpartum journey. You helped prove that mothers deserve more than a “bounce-back” culture. They deserve rest, care, and honest support long after the baby arrives.

We’re now liquidating our remaining inventory, so stock up on your favorite products for the holidays and gift an expecting mom with our award-winning Every Birth Box.

This chapter for Fourth Phase is closing on December 9th, but the belief that mothers should be able to heal, feel, and be heard will live on—because of you.

With love and gratitude,

Marcia & Nana
Co-Founders by @neyeson

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10 months ago

Happy heavenly birthday Daddy. We miss you more than words can express but we are so grateful for all the memories and love 💕 by @neyeson

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Hey Mamas, just because Mother’s Day is over doesn’t mean we still can’t get together! Join Us 5/22 6-8:30pm

Motherhood Unfiltered: Finding You in the Chaos - A candid conversation about Babies, Burnout & Balance

In honor of Maternal Mental Health Month, join us for an intimate, salon-style gathering of moms from across the Tri-state area. We’re going beyond the highlight reel to unpack the emotional load of motherhood—identity shifts, boundary setting, and how to reclaim yourself in the midst of it all.

✨ Real talk and a community that gets you!

🎤 Moderated by @jmargaretbeauty who will be joined by these fabulous moms in the city: @camille.darby @danikwateng @teniquebernardconsulting and therapist @thirdhandhealing andhealing

🗓 Thursday, May 22
🕕 6:00 – 8:30 PM
📍 Shopify NYC | 131 Greene Street

Lite bites by @africanchophouse | Drinks by @drinkhuzzy
RSVP with link in bio

#FourthPhaseBox #FourthTrimester #HealingAfterBirth #LifeAfterBirth #MaternalMentalHealth #MotherhoodUnfiltered #TheMotherLoad by @neyeson

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Join us for an evening of truth, connection, and care.

In honor of Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month, Fourth Phase invites you to Motherhood Unfiltered: Finding You in the Chaos—a candid conversation on the messy,magical and often invisible journey of modern motherhood.

Thursday, May 22 | 6:00–8:30 PM
Shopify NY, 131 Greene Street
Lite bites by African Chop House

RSVP now (LINK IN BIO) and bring a mama friend who needs this!
#MotherhoodUnfiltered2025 #MaternalMentalHealth #FourthPhaseMamas
#FourthTrimester by @neyeson

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Happy Mother’s Day!!!
We’re back in Forbes.
And not just for what we sell—but for what we stand for. 🙌🏾

This Mother’s Day, we’re honored to be featured in “Mom-Led Brands Giving Back and Cultivating Change Around the World” by #MartieBowser alongside other small business trailblazers (including the amazing @tatyanamali). 💐

But while media is catching on, let’s be honest—most people still don’t realize what real postpartum recovery looks like:

🩸 6 weeks for the placenta wound to heal
🦴 12 months for the body to recover
🧠 2 years for your brain’s gray matter to stabilize hormonally

This is the Fourth Trimester.
This is Matrescence—the transformation of becoming a mother.
It takes time. Grace. Support. COMMUNITY.

So today, we celebrate.
And tomorrow, we get back to the work of rewriting what care after birth should actually look like. 💪🏾

📖 Read the full article via the link in bio
#ForbesFeature #Matrescence #FourthTrimester #MomLedBusiness #PostpartumTruths #HealingTakesTime #MotherTheMother #MothersDay #MaternalHealthMatters by @neyeson

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Happy New Year! by @neyeson

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🎙️ **Season Two Premiere!** 🎙️

We're kicking off Season Two of Healing After Birth Podcast with the fabulous Lola Ogunnaike! This award-winning journalist and mom has shared her voice through stories in #TheNewYorkTimes, #GQ, #ArchitecturalDigest, and #MarieClaire (where you can catch her cover story about Halle Berry in the September issue). Plus, via commentary on CNN and MSNBC. 🌍✨

In this episode, Lola candidly shares the rollercoaster of motherhood—the highs, lows, and growth it demanded of her. What it was like navigating her first few months of postpartum with a dedicated husband who traveled for work, learning how to ask for help, and more.

Catch the laughter, revelations, and real talk.
Link in bio! ⤵️ Listen on #Spotify, Apple, iheartradio, #audible, and wherever you listen to podcasts.

#HealingAfterBirth #MomLife #ReadTheRoom #mommypodcast #fourthtrimester #postpartumcare #fourthphasebox #healingafterbirthpodcast by @neyeson

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Your love cannot be replaced. To say I miss you is an understatement. Our monthly calls especially on the 4th Wednesday of the month “poopie, send me some money” were my favorite. Thankfully I still have your messages saved and I find myself listening to them just so I don’t forget the sound of your voice. The emptiness you left is palpable but so are the memories. We miss you. 💕💕10.10 by @neyeson

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