Light Peer Support

Light Peer Support We are a peer support charity, supporting the emotional wellbeing and mental health of families.

It can be hard to find the motivation to get out and about in the darker days, but there are so many physical and mental...
04/12/2025

It can be hard to find the motivation to get out and about in the darker days, but there are so many physical and mental benefits to going out for walk!

Here are just a couple of them:

Improved mood – Walking outdoors releases serotonin and endorphins, your ‘Feel Good’ hormones. This helps reduce stress and anxiety.

Better Quality Sleep – A cooler body temperature is conducive to restful sleep. A walk in the evening can help quickly lower your body temperature, making it easier to fall asleep quickly and have a more restful nights sleep

Even 10 - 20 minutes can make all the difference. Let us know if you find walking helps your mood and sleep, it certainly helps ours.

And if you're not sure where to go, or don't feel confident heading out on your own, that's what we're here for 🙂

Come and join us on one of our wellbeing walks https://bit.ly/BLWWtlDD

Call us to find out more or to register your place. 0114 438 8962

💛 Today is Giving Tuesday and the perfect day to launch our 'Gift of Light' campaign 💛💛 If you're attending a group or o...
02/12/2025

💛 Today is Giving Tuesday and the perfect day to launch our 'Gift of Light' campaign 💛

💛 If you're attending a group or one-to-one peer support session at Knowle House, please take a 'Gift of Light' from the tree

💛 Beautiful keyrings which have been made by one of our lovely Mums are also available

💛 A message of Hope from one Mum to another 💛

Give the gift of Light this Christmas.Next time you make a purchase online, could you show some love to a family affecte...
01/12/2025

Give the gift of Light this Christmas.

Next time you make a purchase online, could you show some love to a family affected by perinatal mental health by donating to support Light?

Pregnancy and parenting can be so so hard. Every single penny donated helps up to support more families through some of their darkest days, so they too can see that there really is light at the end of the tunnel.

bit.ly/DonateBL25

Thank you for all your support.

One of the questions we get a lot is "how do I dress my baby in the colder months?"Ensuring baby is warm, but safe is a ...
28/11/2025

One of the questions we get a lot is "how do I dress my baby in the colder months?"

Ensuring baby is warm, but safe is a worry for most parents. You want to make sure they're comfortable, happy and cosy, but not so warm or too cold they're unsafe.

Learn more about how to dress your baby by day and by night: bit.ly/LPS_ColdWeather

🍁Bring colour into your home with soft furnishings, throws or cushions 🍁Bring colour to your wardrobe. Add a splash of c...
26/11/2025

🍁Bring colour into your home with soft furnishings, throws or cushions

🍁Bring colour to your wardrobe. Add a splash of colour to your outfit with a bright item of clothing, a scarf or hat

🍁Use battery operated candles to create additional light and add a cosy feel to your home (well out of the reach of little hands)

🍁Look at photos of happy times spent with loved ones to bring a smile to your face

🍁Visit a special place or look at photos and remember how it makes you feel to be there

🍁Enjoy a hot drink with a friend

🍁Walk in your local park or down the street and crunch the leaves. You’re never too old!

🍁Sit around a bonfire and toast marshmallows

🍁Search fireplace on You Tube on your TV and enjoy the relaxation of the glow and crackling of an open fire in your own home

🍁Set aside a little time which is your dedicated ‘Me Time’, even ten minutes a day, or half an hour a week can help

Last year we ran over 1,000 support groups across South Yorkshire.These groups can be extra valuable in the winter when ...
21/11/2025

Last year we ran over 1,000 support groups across South Yorkshire.

These groups can be extra valuable in the winter when it's harder to find the motivation to get out.

We hope that knowing there are other Mums feeling the same and that our peer support workers are here to help, while you enjoy a full cup of hot tea or coffee, will inspire you to put on your coat and make that step out of your front door.

We're here to help you through all the seasons and all the emotions.

We look forward to meeting you/seeing you again soon.

bit.ly/LPS_groups


❗❗NEW GROUP ALERT ❗❗Light is pleased to announce that we will be setting up a new peer support group in the RotherhamThe...
19/11/2025

❗❗NEW GROUP ALERT ❗❗

Light is pleased to announce that we will be setting up a new peer support group in the Rotherham

The group will run alternate Thursdays 10am - 11am at Grimm & Co.

Full address; Jade Youth & Community Centre, Dinnington, S25 2EX

Want to come along? all we ask is that you are registered with us beforehand.

Get in touch now bit.ly/LPS_ContactUs

❗❗NEW GROUP ALERT ❗❗Light is pleased to announce that we will be setting up a new peer support group in the RotherhamThe...
12/11/2025

❗❗NEW GROUP ALERT ❗❗

Light is pleased to announce that we will be setting up a new peer support group in the Rotherham

The group will run Thursdays during term time only, 10am - 11am at Jade Youth and Community Centre.

Full address; Jade Youth & Community Centre, Dinnington, S25 2EX

Want to come along? all we ask is that you are registered with us beforehand.

Get in touch now bit.ly/LPS_ContactUs

It can be so hard to get out of the house when the weather is like this - grey, wet and truly uninviting. But, getting o...
11/11/2025

It can be so hard to get out of the house when the weather is like this - grey, wet and truly uninviting. But, getting out in the fresh air, whatever the weather, can really turn your day around.

Parenting can feel lonely and isolating, like you're trapped at home with no-one to talk to. That's why we run our wellbeing walks, to help you have a focus to get out of the house, enjoy a leisurely stroll with your baby and have a good old natter with other Mums and our peer support workers.

You can talk about absolutely anything, what you watched on tele last night, how many nappies you had to change in the night, how hard you're finding everything - whatever you want.

The walks are for you, to help you feel better and step away from the isolation.

Contact us today to book your place on an upcoming walk:

0114 438 8962
contactus@lightpeersupport.org.uk
bit.ly/BLWWtlDD

Help us bring Light to more families.Sometimes the simple act of finishing a warm drink feels almost impossible in the e...
11/11/2025

Help us bring Light to more families.

Sometimes the simple act of finishing a warm drink feels almost impossible in the early days of parenting.

We all remember reheating cups of coffee numerous times as distraction from feeding, changing naps, organising naps and more interrupted this simple pleasure.

When Mums come to us for support, we want to make sure they can feel relaxed and at ease to talk to us and their peers. It's extra important during the colder months to help them enjoy a whole cup of tea, coffee or hot chocolate.

Next time you have a cuppa, we're asking you to gift one to a mum who is struggling this winter? The cost of one takeaway coffee can help us buy a whole jar so we can give more than 50 Mums a comforting drink.

10/11/2025

What baby item/ gadget would you not be without and why?

I can't believe the things you can get for baby now! I wish some of them had been around when Joseph was a baby!

I think you can never have too many muslin cloths (I have all of Joseph's and still use them now for various things!), and we still buy baby wipes to this day (even though Joseph is 9!) because they are handy for so many things!

We didn't really have any gadgety things for Joseph, but if he was born now, I think I'd at least consider a Rock-it!

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Sheffield
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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
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