My Birth Support

26/04/2026

Looking forward to welcoming you TOMORROW NIGHT for our April Maternal Journal Evening Circle: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985986265381

Join us tomorrow night, 23th 2026 20:00–21:45 (UK time) on Zoom. This is a warm, welcoming space to:
✨ Celebrate your motherhood journey across the years
✨ Create and journal through guided prompts
✨ Share stories and listen deeply
✨ Support your mental wellbeing
✨ Discover what this season of life is asking of you, not just as a mum but as your whole self.

You will meet women from across the UK in a nurturing and encouraging space.

All our Maternal Journal sessions are offered on a pay-what-you-can basis thanks to grants.

25/04/2026

THIS TUESDAY our free Stay and Play group is on and you're invited! We offer you and your family the opportunity to get out of the house, to play with the kids thanks to the variety of activities provided, to talk to each other, meet and make friends and Aileen from will be leading us in some optional wellbeing activities too!

This groups if's free for all to access and is designed to be ideal for those parents or families who are feeling more vulnerable and need a smaller, less busy place to meet and make friends with others.

We try to keep the sensory overwhelm lower and offer different approaches to support your accessibility needs too if you are or .

Join us, it's free for all at the Route 23 Cafe at the Spring Lane Neighbourhood Centre every Tuesday in term time from 9.30-11.15.

24/04/2026

Listen in as we explore some of the range of communication needs we have as neurodivergent people. Explored from the POV of birth, but actually really transferable to any medical appointment. https://www.buzzsprout.com/2149663/episodes/19071418

21/04/2026

Next Monday, we gather and you're invited!
Join our circle of mums for our evening Maternal Journal session on Zoom. A quiet moment in the day. A chance to breathe, reflect, and feel supported https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985986265381

If you’ve been thinking about joining, this is your gentle nudge—there’s still time to say yes to yourself.

✨ Expect:
• A nurturing, welcoming atmosphere
• Time to reflect and create
• Connection with other mums who understand
• Encouragement for your next steps

📅 27th April 2026
⏰ 20:00–21:45 (UK time)
💫 Pay-what-you-can

You deserve this space. You deserve to be held too 🌷

20/04/2026

Starting THIS WEDNESDAY our Birth Recovery 6 week series begins and we're here to support you mum. Because recovery after birth isn't just physical, what's inside matters as well as your outward appearance. If you're finding it hard to come to terms with your pregnancy, birth or postnatal experiences, we’re here to care for you: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985187931543

Over 6 Wednesday lunchtimes in a relaxed lounge environment OR online from the comfort of your own home.. You will learn and practise a range of practical strategies to help you process, deal with and if needed, let go of the troubling things that happened to you. All this is available while growing to belong in a supportive group of other mums who are on a similar healing journey. It's not too late to book your place today.

Whether your child is 6 weeks or 16 years old, there’s space for your story here. There’s time to heal. There IS hope. Come as you are, babes in arms are also welcome and learn a whole toolkit of ways to help yourself heal and find strength. We meet as a group to help you know and discover you are not alone!

19/04/2026

THIS TUESDAY we're welcoming you back after an Easter Break! Join us at our free Stay and Play group offering the opportunity to get out of the house, to play with our kids with the variety of activities provided. Also we there's always someone to talk to if you want to, so you can meet and make friends. Also, Aileen from will be leading us in some optional wellbeing activities too!

This groups if's free for all to access and is designed to be ideal for those parents or families who are feeling more vulnerable and need a smaller, less busy place to meet and make friends with others.

We try to keep the sensory overwhelm lower and offer different approaches to support your accessibility needs too if you are or .

Join us, it's free for all at the Route 23 Cafe at the Spring Lane Neighbourhood Centre every Tuesday in term time from 9.30-11.15.

15/04/2026

Hey mum, has anyone really listened to your birth story yet? The story you are telling yourself about what happened has power and deserves to be heard.

If your story is troubling you, you don't have to suffer in silence any more, we're here to support you.

Our “My Birth Recovery” 6 week series (22nd April- 27th May 2026), starts NEXT WEDNESDAY: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985187931543

The 6 weekly sessions aim to provide:
• a safe place for you to be heard, to belong and to explore what happened to you.
• a variety of strategies to work through what happened (these will also be transferable to difficult situations you might experience in the future)
• ways to let go of unhelpful feelings/experiences/beliefs, helping to then build your confidence and resilience over the 12 hours together.

Book your place for this 6 session group series, which can be accessed in person in Canterbury or online. This support has grant subsidised places too, with further concessions for low income families, thanks to KCC. Book your place today.

ps. We want you to know your story is not fixed in stone. It's true we can't change what happened, but what you believe because of what happened can and will change over time.

14/04/2026

For parents with babies up to 18m old:

🌱 CALLING BABY TESTERS! 🌱

📅 Testing dates: Monday 20 & Tuesday 21 April

We’re looking for families with babies aged 0–18 months to help test and shape the exhibition before it officially opens.

Join us at The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge on Monday 20 or Tuesday 21 April for a special Soft Robotics Testing session as part of Playground Festival, and be among the first to experience The Garden by Makers of Imaginary Worlds.

As a tester, you’ll: ✨ Explore a gentle, imaginative garden filled with plants, flowers and soft sculptural creatures
✨ Play with sensory soft robotics designed especially for very young children
✨ Share feedback directly with the artists to help shape the final experience

The Garden is a calm, enchanting space created for early discovery where little ones can explore at their own pace.

👶 For babies aged 0–18 months (siblings welcome)
📍 The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge, Canterbury
🕥 Multiple short sessions across both days
🎟️ FREE tickets – BOOKING ESSENTIAL

Spaces are limited – if you’d like to be a tester and try something new with your baby, book now (link in comments)

13/04/2026

Life as a mum can feel full, noisy, and often overwhelming. This is your invitation to step into a calmer space.

In two weeks, join a circle of mums from across the UK for an evening of reflection, creativity, and connection: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985986265381

No pressure. No expectations. Just a gentle space to:
✨ Slow down
✨ Share (if you want to)
✨ Listen and be heard
✨ Reconnect with yourself

📅 27th April 2026
⏰ 20:00–21:45 (UK time)
💫 Pay-what-you-can (fully supported by grants)

You might be surprised by what you discover when you give yourself this time.

08/04/2026

"I JUST WANT SOMEONE TO LISTEN!!!!" Can you relate? This was how I felt after birth (and most days of parenting if I’m honest!), when everything was too overwhelming and out of control! That's why I retrained to offer perinatal mental health support to parents.

Fast forward 13 years and here I am offering to support you in the next round of our *My Birth Recovery" 6 week series (22nd April- 27th May 2026) in Canterbury AND online which STARTS IN A FORTNIGHT: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985187931543

So if you just want some support and someone to listen, then we’re here for you.
The support over 6 weekly sessions aims to provide:
• a safe place to be heard, to belong and to explore what happened to you.
• a variety of strategies to work through what happened (these will also be transferable to difficult situations you might experience in the future)
• ways to let go of unhelpful feelings/experiences/beliefs, helping to then build your confidence and resilience over the 12 hours together.

This support has some grant subsidised places and further concessions for low income families.

06/04/2026

As April unfolds with new life all around us, this is your reminder that you deserve nurturing too https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985986265381

In just three weeks, our Maternal Journal group opens its Zoom room doors to mums across the UK, offering a calm, creative space to reflect, connect, and simply be.

What you’ll find:
• Gentle guided journaling
• Meaningful connection with other mums
• Space to listen to your inner voice
• Encouragement for wherever you are right now

Date: 27th April 2026
Time: 20:00–21:45 (UK time)
Cost: Pay what you can

You don’t have to do motherhood alone

05/04/2026

Happy Easter everyone! After all the Holy Week services my family will finally get a break! I hope you do too! Sending you much love, new life and hope this Easter weekend and holiday. Love Aileen and family xx