Riding the waves of motherhood

A program across a term to explore your motherhood journey

Are you in the depths of mothering a young child or children and thinking “this is way bigger than what I thought”?

Do you feel like you are changing a lot but don’t really know how to explain it?

Would you love to explore ways of managing the juggle of life with more ease, confidence and joy?

Would you like to have connection with other mums and have more genuine conversations about how motherhood is going?

Then join us for our new term long program,
‘Riding the Waves of motherhood’
designed for mums just like you.

By the end of the term, you’ll walk away with:

  • Deeper understanding of your motherhood journey to date

  • More clarity on how you would like your journey to be going forward

  • New skills to help in managing ups and downs of everyday motherhood

  • Deeper connections with other mums and other important people in your life

YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO IT ALONE

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YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO IT ALONE ✹

What’s ‘riding the waves’ all about?

In ‘riding the waves’ we acknowledge that motherhood is a journey where mothers under-go many changes - changes in identity, values, emotions, relationships, body, mind, work, finances and purpose.

We recognise that many of us have an experience where the focus is on our child with little support for mums to focus on their own wellbeing. When we don’t have space or support for ourselves we can feel confused, isolated or overwhelmed.

We created ‘riding the waves’ as a dedicated space for you to come together with other mums, to explore the changes of motherhood and ride the waves of these changes with more ease, confidence and joy.

Each session we'll focus on a different theme, introduce some key ideas for you to reflect on and then connect with each other via safe and supportive paired and group discussions.

What can I expect in each session?

  • Time to chat with other mums without the awkwardness of small talk

  • A safe space to share your reflections, experiences and questions, without judgement or critique

  • Facilitated content with time after for informal connection

  • Time for personal reflection, paired conversation and facilitated group discussions based on the theme of the session

  • Concepts, practices and discussions that inspire and open up new possibilities of what it means to be a mother

  • Personal workbook with key concepts, reflection questions and resources

  • Tea and light refreshments suitable for all dietary needs

Who’s this program for?

This program is for you if you’re:

  • looking for information and tools to explore your motherhood journey

  • wanting clarity and perspective in order to find your own direction

  • keen to meet other mums in the same phase of life, show up as yourself and accept others as they are

We will look to group mums based on their location and/or stage of motherhood.

Frequently asked questions

  • We think you could participate well with a child who is not moving much yet. As mums we are used to concentrating whilst breast-feeding, rocking, baby-wearing or having prams near-by.

    When you express your interest please let us know if you have older children that need minding so we can explore solutions.

  • The course if about your journey of motherhood and not about the act of mothering. Other health and education professionals are best for this advice.

    You may find that after the workshop in the informal time you can talk with other mums about mothering.

  • The five sessions are designed to connect and build on one another, so we ask you to commit to coming to all. Coming to every session also helps to create connections that may form part of your new support network. Of course, if something comes up on the day that means you can’t attend, we totally understand and respect that.

  • We want you to be comfortable in the space and understand that comfort will be different for everyone. It is not a requirement that you talk in the group.