My Birth Support

My Birth Support Award winning perinatal mental health support for parents, carers and the whole family. In Canterbury and online. Find support here 👇

14/09/2026

If you've been umming and ahhing about whether this Maternal Journal group is "for you"... it is. Whether you're 8 weeks pregnant, 8 years into motherhood, newly fostering, or a grandma keeping the whole family afloat, this space was built with you in mind.

No pressure to talk if you don't want to. No expectations. Just a warm, honest space to reflect, create, connect and be heard, with a cuppa and your camera on (or off, totally up to you).

📅 Monday 21st September 2026
🕗 8.00pm–9.45pm UK time
💻 Online via Zoom, join from your sofa, anywhere in the UK
💷 Pay-what-you-can, subsidised by grants so cost is never a barrier

Tag a mum friend who needs this in her life. Let's fill this space together. Book today on Eventbrite!

13/09/2026

If your birth or parenting journey has been difficult and you feel troubled by this, our My Birth Recovery course is designed to support you.

Whether it was after a difficult pregnancy, bad birth or challenging postnatal, fostering and adoption adjustment, recently or many years ago. Join us heal and find hope again.

You can join our small group, 6 session series in person in Canterbury OR online. Find all the details and booking link here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2000704094805

😍 This support 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.

Thanks to Kent County Council, this support is grant subsidised, with further concessions for low income families. Quote "Earlybird" to access a discount on full price tickets if you book before 23/09/26.

07/09/2026

We keep saying it because it's true, this Maternal Journal evening is for ANY mum. Pregnant, postnatal, raising teens, adopting, fostering, or a grandma who's still very much "mum" to someone. YOU belong here!

What can you expect?
✨ A safe space to reflect and just breathe
🎨 A little room to create
🗣️ The chance to meet other mums (making friends is hard as an adult, this makes it easy!)
👂 Time to actually listen to yourself, and hear other women's stories too
🌱 Support for your mental health and gentle encouragement for whatever's next for you

📅 Monday 21st September 2026 | 🕗 8.00–9.45pm | 💻 Zoom | 💷 Pay-what-you-can

Drop a 💛 if you're thinking about joining us, no pressure, just come as you are. Also, book your place through Eventbrite today!


01/09/2026

Welcome back after the summer holidays! We really needed the break. I hope you got some quality time with your family too.

We're delighted to let you know all about our September support. As well as the podcasts and 1:1s, we have these group events available too.

* Tuesday 9.30-11.15, pop in and join us at our Stay and Play group with Route 23 at Spring Lane Neighbourhood Centre, Canterbury. Aileen will be there to support parents on 8th and 22nd September using some creative activities just for you. No need to book, it's free for all!
* Monday 21st do book now and join us online for Maternal Journal on Zoom 20.00-21.45. This relaxing creative evening is for mums from across the UK. Book your place now on Eventbrite.

ADVANCE NOTICE, so save the dates:
On Wednesday 7th October, our Autumn My Birth Recovery Course starts, offering specific support for those who are trying to come to terms with a difficult pregnancy, bad birth or challenging postnatal adjustment. This is a KCC grant subsidised course. DM me for more details. The course advert will be out soon.

We can't wait to welcome you!

24/08/2026

Ready to start something new this September? No, not school, something for you mum! Come and join the new term of Maternal Journal Evening Circle on Zoom which is just for us parents! A cosy little corner on Zoom where you can put the kettle on, log in, and just be for a bit.

This isn't about doing motherhood "right." It's about giving yourself space to reflect, create, and connect with other mums who get it, however your journey looks.

📅 Monday 21st September 2026
🕗 8.00pm–9.45pm (UK time)
💻 On Zoom, wherever you are in the UK
💷 Pay-what-you-can, thanks to grant funding, because this should be for everyone
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/september-maternal-journal-circle-on-zoom-210926-tickets-1997565322653

You can book your place as a member or on a PAYG basis today on Eventbrite. This one's for you.

30/07/2026

After such a busy year, it's time for a much needed break!

This summer, do check out our two podcast series:
* My Birth Maternal Journal Guided Visualisations which you can enjoy alone or with your children
and
* After My Birth offering practical support for healing after challenging birth experience.
See our Linkt.ree in bio for these podcast links.

See you in September!

As we continue to celebrate our 5th anniversary as a CIC, we have some more gorgeous photos to share with you from our r...
29/07/2026

As we continue to celebrate our 5th anniversary as a CIC, we have some more gorgeous photos to share with you from our recent party. In our fifth year, we have also been training other people to offer support too. Here’s the headlines about our training:

In our 5th year, we have also been training other people to offer support too. This training has been attended by 309 participants on the themes of:
• Understanding tokophobia
• Perinatal mental health
• Women’s health advocacy
• Baby loss support
• Neurodivergent birth and parenting
• Trauma Informed support and post traumatic growth
• Charity team building and leadership and
• Creativity in perinatal mental health.

We want to thank you all for supporting us, we cannot do this without your support through sharing, encouragement, prayer support, commissioning, grant giving, volunteering and coproduction – Kent County Council, Kent Community Foundation .hie

Thank you to everyone who has come learn and has improved their service as a result. We hope that you continue to be inspired in your work and that you get a break this summer at some point!

Aileen White and the My Birth Support CIC Directors

Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate our 5th anniversary as a CIC recently! We have some gorgeous photos to shar...
28/07/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate our 5th anniversary as a CIC recently! We have some gorgeous photos to share with you this week as well as a summary of the impact we have had in our 5th year service families.

During our fifth year June 2025- May 2026, our service activities in East Kent and online have directly benefited 1966 different people who have attended 3304 places at 133 different sessions across the year.
This includes:
• 1657 different parents and their families who have attended 2995 places at 120 different sessions across the year.
• 309 different professionals from 273 different organisations who have attended places at our 13 different training sessions this year.

We want to thank you all for supporting us, we cannot do this without your support through sharing, encouragement, prayer support, commissioning, grant giving, volunteering and coproduction – Kent County Council The National Lottery Community Fund Mayah The Lawson Trust, Kent Community Foundation Peeps - HIE The Hearts & Minds Partnership Hannah Croft Ibclc Millie & Monty Baby Massage and Yoga The Original Birth Connection The Peoples Postcode Lottery Rotary Club of Canterbury UK Route 23 Coffee Stop and Time Out Charity. Spring Lane Neighbourhood Centre and Thanington Resource Centre Speakupcic Thanington Parish Church Dover Media Group Sing and Play Atosa Stedman

Thank you to every parent who has come to our sessions and befriended those sat alongside them too! Peer support is vital even when it’s informal to help every parent know they are not alone.

Sending much love to you and your families

Aileen White and the My Birth Support CIC Directors

06/07/2026

Next Monday, we gather and you're invited! Join our circle of mums for our evening Journal circle on Zoom: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/july-maternal-journal-circle-on-zoom-130726-tickets-1992498812585 . This will be a quiet moment in the day. A chance to breathe, reflect, and feel supported.

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

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

📅 13th July2026
⏰ 20:00–21:45 (UK time)
💫 Pay-what-you-can

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

01/07/2026

Comment "support" and we will send you the event booking links.
We're delighted to let you know all about our July support. As well as the podcasts and 1:1s, we have these group events, courses and training sessions available in person or online.

On a Tuesday 7th and 14th, 9.30-11.15, pop in and join us at our Stay and Play group with Route 23 at Spring Lane Neighbourhood Centre, Canterbury. No need to book. This group is ideal for those who find a big toddler group too much. It's purposely a smaller group, with less sensory overwhelm and different seating choices to make it more accessible for those who are neurodivergent or disabled.

Book now and on Monday 13th , do join us for Maternal Journal on Zoom 20.00-21.45 join us for a relaxing creative evening with mums from across the UK. Book your place now on Eventbrite.

Tuesday 14th, Aileen is presenting at the Making Connections: Best Start in Life Conference in Maidstone, sharing how we support parents who are neurodiverse and disabled in our community.

We can't wait to welcome you!

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