Thank you Jeremy. I added the code
$content .= get_the_post_thumbnail( $data['post']->ID )."\n";
and the actual image was not attached to the email, instead the email showed the following:
<img width="250" height="150" src="photo source here" class="attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" />
I really need the image to be displayed on the email because this is a recipe blog and every time people share the post it is important to show the recipe's image as well as the link to the recipe.
Thank you.