Care For Women

Care For Women FREE postpartum support throughout the Fraser Valley. Motherhood was never meant to be done alone. Interested in volunteering as a mentor? Apply on our website.

Currently serving Abbotsford, Mission, Langley, and Chilliwack.

11/22/2025

That first look. 💙
Nothing compares.

🎉 MARK YOUR CALENDAR! It’s been a hot minute since we gathered for this year’s Walk/Run — and wow, what a day it was. We...
11/20/2025

🎉 MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

It’s been a hot minute since we gathered for this year’s Walk/Run — and wow, what a day it was. We’ve got some beautiful photos coming your way - swipe right to see if you can find yourself! 💛

But first, the news you’ve been waiting for… drumroll please 🥁

✨ October 3, 2026! ✨

That’s the date for next year’s Care For Women Walk/Run. Go ahead and:
📅 mark your calendar
🗒️ put it in your planner
📱 set a reminder in your phone

We can’t wait to see you there — walking, running, cheering, connecting. Every step matters. 🌿

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11/19/2025

Motherhood is more than a beginning — it’s a total transformation.
Behind every new baby is a woman being born again: learning to find her footing in a brand-new world. 💙

At Care For Women, we come alongside mothers in those first tender weeks with mentorship, and tangible care — because no mom should walk this rebirth alone. 🌿

What begins as support often becomes friendship. 💛Through Care For Women, many moms not only receive care — they find th...
11/16/2025

What begins as support often becomes friendship. 💛

Through Care For Women, many moms not only receive care — they find their people.
As one mom shared, “I’ve made a hopefully lifelong friend — and I’ll forever be grateful.”

Motherhood wasn’t meant to be done alone.

Learn more about how we build connection and friendship through mentorship → careforwomen.ca

Making friends as an adult is not always easy but it IS possible. Start with small shifts.... the more you talk to stran...
11/14/2025

Making friends as an adult is not always easy but it IS possible.

Start with small shifts.... the more you talk to strangers with curiosity and warmth, the easier it gets.

We wrote an entire blog about it because making mom friends can be so hard.

The more connections you make, the less alone you feel and the closer you come to friendships that truly fit. 🌟💛

Learn more at (or find in bio): www.careforwomen.ca

Burnout does not always look like collapse. Often it looks like carrying on while feeling exhausted and disconnected. Th...
11/12/2025

Burnout does not always look like collapse. Often it looks like carrying on while feeling exhausted and disconnected.

There is also healing from burnout.

You deserve rest and care too. 🔥❤️

Find out more: www.careforwomen.ca

You’ve heard that motherhood changes everything — but did you know it literally changes the brain? 🧠💛Neuroscientists hav...
11/11/2025

You’ve heard that motherhood changes everything — but did you know it literally changes the brain? 🧠💛

Neuroscientists have found that during pregnancy and the postpartum period, the brain undergoes maternal neuroplasticity — meaning new neural pathways form to enhance empathy, emotion regulation, and social understanding.

One landmark study found that these brain changes last for at least two years postpartum (Hoekzema et al., Nature Neuroscience, 2017), especially in regions linked to attachment and caregiving.

Your sensitivity isn’t a weakness.

It’s a reflection of your brain’s brilliance — adapting to love, protect, and respond to your child. 🌿

Learn more about the science of motherhood and maternal well-being at careforwomen.ca

Reference: Hoekzema, E. et al., 2017. Pregnancy leads to long-lasting changes in human brain structure. Nature Neuroscience, 20(2), 287–296. https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.4458

Sometimes, the most healing thing isn’t advice — it’s presence. 🌿This is a testimony from a new mom who shared with us h...
11/10/2025

Sometimes, the most healing thing isn’t advice — it’s presence. 🌿
This is a testimony from a new mom who shared with us how her mentor cared for her in the tender postpartum days: holding her baby, cleaning, and quietly understanding what she needed without being told.

This is what it looks like to be surrounded by care — and to finally exhale. 💛

Learn how Care For Women walks alongside mothers in the early weeks → careforwomen.ca

Connection is built in small, consistent moments of presence. When your child feels seen and heard, they grow secure, cu...
11/08/2025

Connection is built in small, consistent moments of presence. When your child feels seen and heard, they grow secure, curious, and confident in their relationships.🤝🧡

Click this link (or find in bio): www.careforwomen.ca

Her body is healing.Her hormones are shifting.Her identity is expanding.She’s learning an entirely new rhythm of life.Th...
11/07/2025

Her body is healing.
Her hormones are shifting.
Her identity is expanding.
She’s learning an entirely new rhythm of life.

The best gift you can offer a new mom isn’t advice or cuddles with the baby — it’s care for her.

Research shows that when mothers feel supported — emotionally, practically, and socially — both they and their babies experience better health outcomes.

At Care For Women, we exist to make sure every mother has a village around her during the fragile and vulnerable postpartum season.

Because when we hold her, we hold the next generation, too. 🌿

Sometimes, even when you love your baby, your heart feels far away. 💛That disconnect can feel terrifying — but it has a ...
11/06/2025

Sometimes, even when you love your baby, your heart feels far away. 💛

That disconnect can feel terrifying — but it has a name: blocked care.

This isn’t failure. It’s biology.

The good news? You can heal. You can feel close again. You are not alone. 🌿

Read our latest blog to learn how to recognize and recover from blocked care → careforwomen.ca

Parenting triggers are rarely about the present moment. They often come from old wounds that resurface when we are tryin...
11/05/2025

Parenting triggers are rarely about the present moment. They often come from old wounds that resurface when we are trying to show up for our children. Awareness is the beginning of healing for both you and your child.🧠💙

Click this link (or find in bio): www.careforwomen.ca

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Abbotsford, BC
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