Alicia Allison is an Embodiment Educator, Herbalist, Wellness Chef & Doula with two decades of experience in the healing arts. She holds expertise in working with plant medicines, whole foods and somatic practices. She has a rich understanding of the human body, birth and the complex human nervous system.
Since 2012, Alicia has specialized in supporting families and newborn babies in the weeks immediately after birth. Raised by her mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Alicia felt particularly called to this work as a way to empower those creating our next generation.
She has now supported over 80 families and newborn babies through the sacred first forty days of life and others through their pregnancies and entire first year postpartum, including supermodel mother and body-positivity activist Ashley Graham.
As a private wellness chef, Alicia creates wholesome meals inspired by various healing traditions and the farm-to-table movement. Ayurveda, western herbal traditions and whole foods nutrition have been an integral part of her own healing. She is known for her nourishing soups and stews and the inclusion of fresh herbs and spices in her dishes. She believes that food is our primary medicine and that eating the right foods mindfully brings ease and strength to one’s existence.
Also a Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) through the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice, Alicia is passionate about helping new parents navigate how to feed and comfort their newborns.
In 2023 Alicia created NOURISH, a first of it’s kind training in Postpartum Chef Support and is now mentoring and educating doulas, professional and home chefs and other caretakers in the important work of feeding new families.
The intimacy and intensity of birthwork has provided Alicia with a unique understanding of how to support people through transformation and rebirth. Her experiences in this work have also provided her with insight into the importance of our own birth stories and the stories of our lineages.
Inspired by this, she now also supports people who have experienced trauma reclaim their lives from patterns that are no longer serving them.
Alicia’s own healing journey began with the study of Yoga and Ayurveda as a means towards union with the Divine. She will forever be a student of this ancient Indian healing system and it serves as a major guiding and grounding force in her life.
As an Herbalist, Alicia values and integrates modern scientific research of plant medicines, but will always first honor and acknowledge the wisdom that has come to us from folk, indigenous and traditional healers. Presently the use of therapeutic and ceremonial pyschedelics is the centerpiece of her studies and explorations.
Alicia currently resides in New York City with her two felines and some very happy houseplants but works with people worldwide. You can regularly find her wandering through parks, cemeteries and art spaces. She has a great love of poetry, language and metaphor and holds utmost respect for the power of friendship.
Alicia’s practice is inclusive, non-judgmental and supportive of all people and all families.
PODCASTS + INTERVIEWS
Building a Culture of Care Postpartum on the Sage Mother Podcast
Doula Alicia Allison Talks Postpartum Herbs & Women’s Heath with Garden Collage Magazine
Alicia Allison: Herbalist, Herbal Artisan, Wildcrafter & Educator with By Way Of
SPEAKING & TEACHING ENGAGEMENTS
Herbs & Essential Oils for Immunity in the Workplace, Warner Music Group, NYC, 2018
Calming Herbal Teas, a team-building presentation at Atlassian, NYC, 2019
Cooling Summer Herbs, a team-building presentation at Atlassian, NYC, 2019
Prenatal Teacher Training, Juniper Healing Arts, NYC + Online, 2020
