New Mom Virtual Support Group

I became a mother in 2022. 

After a 62 hour labor ending with a traumatic unplanned hospital delivery, coming into this role was more intense than I could have anticipated wrapping my head around. I felt so disconnected from myself, my body and my baby. I had imagined myself feeling an immediate connection with my son the moment I saw him, the moment I held him in my arms. I expected to feel overwhelming love - for my heart to feel like it was going to explode, the way I was told I would feel. For me, that didn’t happen… for months… and I felt “broken”. Like I had taken the wrong pill in the matrix.

I struggled with breastfeeding - only learning my baby had both a tongue and lip tie at 7 weeks. I birthed this incredible, beautiful, highly sensitive baby who was constantly uncomfortable and crying if he wasn’t asleep. And he couldn’t sleep unless he was held. Navigating how to divide the household labor and take care of the baby with my partner, on no sleep, was one of the biggest struggles of all. I felt SO. Incredibly. Tired. Touched out. Alone.

After two months or so, I found a support group that helped massively. I wish I had found one sooner. I want to provide the support I so badly needed, and received, to new mamas. I am holding safe communal space, virtually, from 3-4pm every Wednesday. You aren’t alone. Come join us. 

Get in touch:

If interested, please email alistormtherapy@gmail.com. We can schedule a brief call to answer any questions you have and confirm that this group might be a good fit. 

Logistics:

Group will be held on Zoom from 3-4pm on Wednesdays. This group is an open format - join when you can and however you can. If you need to be off camera and just listen in, if you need to join late or leave early, if you need to nurse or change a diaper or attend to your baby in any way during the time, please do what you need to do. This group is intended to provide support, not add more stress. 

Payment: 

For now, this is a donation based  group - give whatever feels right to make the group accessible for you. It can be $5, $10, $50 - whatever works. I don’t want money to be a discouraging factor in accessing support. You can Venmo me at @Ali-Storm-Therapy.