Open support group. Members can join at any time. 1 ½ hour sessions, every other Thursday, with a general topic for each group. The goal of this group is to create a supportive and understanding environment where new mothers can connect with others who are going through similar experiences, share advice, and find emotional support. Lap child or breastfed babies can attend, space is limited. Childcare is not provided.
Course Facilitator: Sarah Wallace, LCSW
Course Details:
April 2: Postpartum Depression, Anxiety and Overwhelm – understanding your experience
April 16: Understanding and Managing Intrusive thoughts
April 30: Mothering the New Mother – responding to emotional needs in the postpartum
May 14: Feeding baby: Breastfeeding experience and/or Supplemental
May 28: Fostering Emotional Connections and Attachment with your Baby
June 11: Body Image
June 25: The Shadow Side of Motherhood – what we don’t talk about
July 9: Practical life: Work/Life balance, finding childcare
July 23: Looking Back – our fears and hopes as mothers in relation to how we were mothered
August 6: Couples Care – maintaining connection and intimacy after the baby is born
August 20: Challenging the “Myths of Motherhood” – being a good enough mother
September 3: Identity as a mother
September 17: Frustration, Anger and Irritability (at ourselves, partners and/or children)
October 1: Connection with others, support for mother
Virtual option offered.
Location: PDH Administration Building, Conference Room 1
Dates: April 2nd - October 15th, 2026, every other Thursday
Time: 4:30-6:00 pm
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