Pre & Post Natal Emotional Support Groups

Pre & Post-Natal Emotional Support Group

Feeling overwhelmed? Depressed? Sad? Emotional?

Don’t suffer in silence – we’re here to listen and to support you.

As a new mother, days can be long and lonely, leaving new mothers feeling isolated. Familiar routines vanish and nights can be exhausting. Few new mothers get enough sleep and few have the energy to take care of themselves properly. There are no holidays or sick days and few quiet times. New motherhood is physically exhausting, emotionally draining & full-time.

All mothers need advice and help at some stage and this isn’t always available. Partners usually work and are unavailable to new mothers during the day. Parents and parents-in-law often work or live too far away to help regularly. Neighbours and friends, too, often work, or are themselves raising young families. Having prime responsibility and for lengthy periods sole responsibility, for a newborn can be daunting.

No matter if you are a mother-to-be, new mother, or mother to older children, we want to help through our new emotional support groups.

Sessions facilitated by Lisa Fettling, BA Hons. (Psych) Melb. Dip. Prof. Couns. M.A.C.A.

Lisa has 15 years experience working with PANDA (post & ante natal depression association), is an author of two books on post-natal depression and is a private counsellor. She works on Mondays in the BellyBelly Pregnancy Centre as well as running the support groups and specialises in PND, adjustment to parenting, relationships, as well as grief and loss.

Tuesday night sessions run from 7.30pm-9pm
Dates: July 1st, August 5th, September 2nd, October 7th 2008

Sunday sessions run from 2.30pm to 4pm
Dates: July 27th, August 17th, September 21st, October 19th 2008

Testimonials

“Ok, So I searched high and low, all over the internet, I spoke to my MCHN (maternal and child health nusrse) and I finally found one – the Emotional Support Group held a The BB Pregnancy Centre. I went to the Sunday session last month and will be going again next Sunday.

Lisa, the lady who runs it, is fantastic! I was so nervous going in there but she made me so comfortable. I felt at ease for the first time in a loooong time. I could talk honestly without feeling judged. I knew I wasn’t alone. So if you live in Melbourne and are experiencing depression, anxiety or just feeling alone, please come.”—laurab

“I have spoken with Lisa at the Pregnancy Centre and she was absolutely brilliant to talk to. She makes you so at ease and is not intimidating at all, she does not converse with that typical ‘psychologist’ stereotype and even though I am yet to see her for my PND just talking with her in general (about issues surrounding my PND) was really helpful. I would highly recommend her.”—cookiemonster

Bookings can be made online or by phone on 9836 7734. Reserve a place for the support group by clicking here.

Reserve a place for the support group by clicking here.

Download a flyer to distribute/print here. If you would like a higher resolution, laminated flyer, please email us.

Come along to one session or as many as you are comfortable with.

Cost: $15 for a single, $20 for a couple. Tea and coffee provided.

BellyBelly Pregnancy Centre
Level 1/89 Canterbury Rd
Canterbury VIC 3124
Ph: (03) 9836 7734
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