THE COMPANY

Dear Sunday was born on June 20, 2019, at 12:49 a.m., the eve of the summer solstice, the night my daughter Sunday was born.

I like to say that while I always wanted to be a mom, I never felt more in the dark than when I was pregnant. The physical changes stole my days. The emotions confused me. I questioned everything I thought I knew. I didn’t like being pregnant. I didn’t know where to turn.

Research shows that the perinatal period of pregnancy, postpartum, and new motherhood is monumental. It’s life-changing. The adult female brain arguably never changes more significantly than it does when you become a mother.

Yet, despite the enormity of this change, we all-too-often approach pregnancy with narrow congratulatory messages and pack go-bags with next to nothing that we’ll actually need for ourselves in those fragile first few days as a mother. We all-too-often ooh and ahh at newborns without asking a new mother how she’s doing. We don’t talk about the tough stuff; the things many of us experience.

Founder

Cassie Shortsleeve

I’m the founder of Dear Sunday, a journalist, an integrative health coach, a prenatal and postpartum educator, and a mom of two. I’m a regular contributor to Parents, Women’s Health, Shape, Women’s Running, What to Expect, and other national publications.

I'm passionate about changing the way we talk about and prepare for pregnancy and new motherhood. I believe that when properly informed every mother can have a better experience.

With training from Duke Integrative Medicine and Postpartum Support International, I regularly help clients navigate the monumental transition to motherhood.

Building a better pregnancy and postpartum experience starts here.