Red Thread

WELCOME to Thrive... your urban village

Thrive is a mothers group with a difference. This group is for you.. it is about the transition to matrescence and your unique experience of motherhood. It is a place to meet other people in early parenthood, a place to talk with others about the existential themes this life transition brings. My role is to hold space for you, facilitate group discussion and provide integrated mindfulness practices to invoke self and co regulation in community.

It is a 7 week reflective discussion and mindfulness practice group, a confidential and open sharing space. There will be a half day practice retreat on Friday 27 September 10-2pm. You are welcome to come along with your baby if they are not yet crawling. Most of these groups over the past 5 years choose to start their own What's App group to connect in between sessions and many have remained in touch long after their Thrive group came to a close.

TOGETHER we will cultivate resilience, learn communication and embodied consent skills that will make a positive difference to your daily life.

CONNECT with self and others and experience being held by the group and its process.

Mindfulness practice increases one's ability to cope with stress, regulate emotions, and attune to others (Shapiro & Carlson 2009), regular practice can cultivate and increase resilience, self-esteem, compassion, and general well-being (Feldman et al. 2007; Kabat-Zinn et al. 1985; Shapiro et al. , 2007)

We will talk about..

• Parenting in todays world
• Matrescence and Identity
• Relating with confidence
• Creativity and parenting
• Cultivating contentment
• Intimacy and body love
• Gateway moments like birth
• Creating rich family rituals

Following the weekly session you will receive: -

• weekly email content to consolidate in person learning and mindfulness practice
• practical communication tools to apply to all relationships including intimate partners
• tools to practice giving and receiving
• support and connection via membership to your group's private Whats App message group

ABOUT ME I have been holding space for families as a doula and midwife for 25 years. I am a mindfulness trained group faciltator and embodied consent and sexuality practitioner. Please contact me should you wish to discuss any aspect of the group series or venue facilities.

GROUP SIZE: max 9 participants, payment may be split into instalments.