The Long Table
The village that
keeps showing up.
There is a version of motherhood where someone keeps the kitchen stocked, the laundry moving, and checks in on how you're actually doing — not just the baby, not just the house, but you. That's what The Long Table is.
Inspired by the Nonna who never arrives empty handed and never stays too short — this is ongoing, practical, nourishing support for mothers at any stage. The newborn haze, the return to work, the season when everyone assumes you've got it together.
You don't have to have worked with me before to find your way to this table. But if you have, you already know what to expect.
Why this exists
Most of us know what it feels like to want to be fully present for our children — and to fall short not because we don't care, but because everything else got in the way. The dishes, the laundry, the dinner that never got made. The mental load of a home that needs tending when you have nothing left to give it.
What most of us need isn't someone to hold the baby. It's someone to hold everything else so that we can. And yet it's one of the hardest things to ask for — from friends, from family, from anyone.
The Long Table grew naturally out of my postpartum work. Time and again, families I'd supported through the early newborn days would reach a point where the formal postpartum visits ended — but the need for nourishment, practical help and a familiar, caring presence didn't. Clients began asking if I could keep coming. Not for the baby, but for them. For the food, for the rhythm it brought, for the quiet reassurance that someone still had an eye on how they were doing.
I'm not far removed from the early years of raising children myself — I have all the understanding and compassion that comes with having lived it recently. And I take real pride in the food I bring to this work. One client put it simply: "You have to do something with your cooking — it is so nourishing and delicious." So here we are.
What a visit looks like
In the kitchen — Batch cooking for the week — bolognese, curries, soups, stocks for the freezer. Lunchbox treats, granolas, breakfast frittatas. Real food, made with care.
Around the house — Light housework — vacuuming, surfaces, dishes, washing on and off, folded and put away. The things that pile up when life is full.
For you — A quiet check-in. How are you sleeping, eating, feeling? Not a debrief — just someone who actually wants to know.
The details
5 hours per visit. Works best when the kids are out, but can be done with little ones around too. Weekly or fortnightly recurring visits preferred — one-offs welcome.
Pricing
5-hour visit $395
Weekly or fortnightly recurring visits. One-off visits available — just get in touch.
This isn't a cleaning service. It's not a meal delivery. It's not a nanny. It's the steady, practical presence that holds a household together so that the people in it can actually be present for each other. If that's what you're looking for — I'd love to be your person.
All meals are cooked in your home using your ingredients. If you'd like me to shop on your behalf, ingredient costs plus a small shopping fee apply
Past MOR clients receive priority access. New clients welcome — I'd love to hear from you.
By Rikke, founder of MOR Birthing.