The Energetic Impact of Clean Beauty
Addison Landry's Postpartum Essentials:
by Addison Landry of Uplifted Collective
Our bodies have an energetic field and a frequency that is affected by our environment, our thoughts/emotions, our relationships and even what we eat and put on our skin. The quality of ingredients in the products that we use can have a powerful impact on us because of the frequency they emit.
When we seek high-quality natural ingredients for ourselves, we are considering the frequency of those ingredients and how they will support us and our energetic field. The higher our frequency, the better we will feel. This is why the way we take care of ourselves using high-quality products can have a powerful and lasting impact on our well-being.
My name is Addison Landry, founder of Uplifted Collective, a company I started in 2019 with the intention of offering a unique and holistic approach to postpartum care. I would love to share some of the insights I have gained working as a postpartum doula, chef, and holistic energetic practitioner.
I spent many years prior to Uplifted Collective working as a chef in restaurants and for high-profile celebrities as a private chef and nanny. After working so closely with families, I began to shift my career towards specifically supporting mothers by applying my knowledge and experience in nutrition, energetics, bodywork and postpartum care.
Growing up with medically trained parents taught me the importance of taking care of our bodies and the value of supportive rituals and practices. From an early age, I knew I was destined to work with mothers and children. Witnessing the birth of my youngest brother had a profound effect on me, so much so I often found myself at my mum’s friends’ houses, supporting them during their postpartum period. These experiences highlighted the critical need for self-care and community support after birth.
It's essential to approach this time of our lives with reverence and respect. How we care for ourselves as mothers is really important and it comes down to just starting with the little things, such as what we put on our skin, how we nourish our bodies through food, and then moves on to how we manage our thoughts and emotions, how we engage in our relationships, and our beliefs about ourselves and the world. All these factors profoundly impact our well-being throughout our lives.
Understanding the importance of comprehensive self-care naturally leads us to the quality of the products we use. It's crucial to seek out high-quality ingredients and clean skincare that supports the body in a multifaceted way. Essential oils, for example, have specific frequencies related to the flowers they are made of, much like music, with distinct notes that support our emotional and energetic body. Using high-quality skincare products and essential oils ritualises and supports the body on multiple levels.
That is why everything you do for yourself and for others is sacred.
When taking care of my postpartum clients, I always opt for organic, fresh and clean ingredients for food and for the body. One of my favourite skincare products is the Living Libations range. I have been using them for years, for myself personally, and for all my clients.
These are some of my Living Libations favourites:
1. Best Skin Ever - Seabuckthorn - truly a classic. This is an easy product that can work for everyone’s body. You can use it to moisturise or cleanse. The amazing thing about Living Libations products is that the oils they use are meant to molecularly match the skin and are of such high quality that the frequency of them supports healing. This is cosmic goddess stuff!
2. Feeling the Shoulder of the Lion Muscle Melt Balm - I use this when my clients are experiencing soreness or cramping. It’s such a gentle and nostalgic smell that can relax you and take you back to your childhood and it’s so kind to the skin.
3. Jewel Dab Spot On Skin Serum - anyone with irritated skin or scarring will benefit from this. I love to use this for mothers who have stretch marks. It’s lovely and hydrating. Best of all, a little bit goes a long way!
4. Chakra Synergy - words cannot fully express how incredible these are. You can buy these individually, or highly recommend treating yourself to the whole set. There is science behind these oils which relates to the frequency of the plant and flowers used but it is also really pretty! Nadine Artemis is a genius - she was able to capture the essence of each chakra. I love to use these in any bodywork with my clients. Sometimes when I am testing my clients energetically, their bodies will need a certain chakra adjustment. The oils work to immediately create a peaceful shift. It’s incredible how intelligent the body is and how we can do something small and simple to support the body towards a state of wellbeing.
5. Best Skin Ever - Frankincense - much like the Seabuckthorn version, Frankincense is a classic. It was highly revered in Ancient Egypt and throughout history. It has been used in religious and spiritual contexts throughout time and through many civilizations. The scent is mesmerising and contains anti-bacterial and disinfectant properties. I use it liberally to massage my clients as an alternative to the typical, not so good, massage oils on the market. We need to treat mothers as the goddesses that they are.
I currently live in Melbourne, Victoria, but I offer my postpartum services all around the world. If you are curious to learn more about my offerings please click here for more information.
In the meantime, I highly recommend One Fine Secret and the Living Libations line to anyone out there who is looking for ways to support their wellbeing and radiance with quality clean beauty.