About this Event
Before the Baby: Preparing the Whole Body for Pregnancy & Beyond
An Interactive Fertility & Wellness Workshop for Couples
Preparing for a baby involves so much more than reproductive health. What about your gut health, immune system, emotional well-being, nutrition, and the environment you're creating for conception?
Join Ashley Furlong, Integrative Health Practitioner and Founder of Whole Health Studio, and Leah Wright, Perinatal Mental Health Therapist, for an intimate, interactive 90-minute workshop designed for couples who are preparing to conceive, thinking about growing their family, or experiencing challenges along their fertility journey.
Together, Ashley and Leah will create a welcoming space to explore the things we wish we knew before preparing for a baby, bringing both physical and emotional wellness into the conversation.
What We'll Explore
- Creating a healthy foundation for conception: How to support your body's internal environment before, during, and after pregnancy.
- Looking beyond reproductive hormones: Understanding how other systems in the body may influence fertility and overall wellness.
- Whole-body health: The roles of gut health, immune function, inflammation, nutrition, and environmental exposures.
- Removing barriers to healing: Identifying physical and emotional factors that may be standing in the way of feeling your best.
- Preparing together: Why fertility and preconception wellness should involve both partners.
- The emotional side of the journey: Navigating expectations, uncertainty, and the psychological transition into parenthood.
- Staying on your body's side: Learning how to support yourself with compassion through the unknown, regardless of where your journey leads.
This isn't just a conversation about getting pregnant. It's about understanding your body, nurturing your relationship, and building a foundation of wellness that supports you through conception, pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond.
Meet Your Hosts
Ashley Furlong, MS, IHP, RHP
Integrative Health Practitioner | Founder, Whole Health Studio
Ashley brings a whole-body approach to wellness, helping individuals better understand the interconnected systems that influence their health.
Leah Wright
Perinatal Mental Health Therapist
Leah brings the emotional and psychological perspective to the conversation, creating space to explore the mental health considerations that accompany fertility, pregnancy, and the transition into parenthood.
Together, these two mothers combine their professional expertise and personal perspectives to encourage a more complete conversation about preparing for a baby.
Event Details
Date: Saturday, November 14, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Gather Athletics | Philadelphia, PA
Duration: 90 minutes
Capacity: Limited to 26 attendees
Registration & Pricing
- Individual Admission: $25
- Couples Admission: $45
Important: To complete your registration, please fill out the required registration forms on this page and submit payment via Venmo to @wholehealthstudio.
Space is intentionally limited to 26 attendees to allow for a more personal, engaging, and interactive experience. Early registration is encouraged.
Whether you're just beginning to think about having a baby or have been navigating the fertility journey for some time, we invite you to join us for an open, supportive conversation about caring for yourself and one another along the way.
Because we need to start talking about what comes before the baby, and what happens after.
This workshop is educational in nature and is not intended to replace individualized medical or mental health care.
Event venue & nearby stays
Gather Athletic Club, 1900 Market Street, Philadelphia, United States
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