Amazing organization dedicated to improving the lives of mothers. Serving an underserved and often misunderstood community, Supporting Mamas has been a lifeblood for many of my new mother friends and me. Navigating post-Partum anxiety and depression feels more manageable knowing that I have this resource and source of support.
This group literally saved me when I was a new mom and new to the area. We moved to California when I was 36 weeks pregnant with my first, leaving behind my whole family, friends, our first home, my dream job, etc. Everything in our lives changed. Three weeks after moving my son arrived. The sleep deprivation was so bad, the nursing journey was hard and unfortunately I ended up having PPDA. It was scary and felt lonely but this group saved me. I made mom friends thanks to this group and I will never forgot the day Cheryl dropped everything to come to my home on a day I felt at my limit and my worst. She fed me and talked me through my emotions and helped me understand why it was happening. The leaders of this group are amazing. I continued going to the group through having my second child and it was one of the best experiences in my life. I’m in a much better place now but I honestly don’t know where I’d be if it weren’t for Supporting Mamas being there when I started my motherhood journey.
It has been so helpful to refer families I speak with to this organization. The warm line, text and website is a valuable resource for our community. Supporting Mamas has done an excellent job of engaging providers and connecting resources in order to ensure no one feels alone and that people know there is help.
Supporting mamas really helped me as a new mom with postpartum depression and anxiety. It made me feel like I wasn’t alone and helped me create a network of mamas and friends that I still rely on two years after having my child. Thank you for helping me when I needed it most.
Life changing! Supporting Mamas is inclusive, welcoming, and incredibly supportive of new mothers facing various challenges of motherhood including PPD, PPA, fussy babies, identity shifts, family dynamics, etc.
It is so easy to feel isolated when you are a new mom. Especially if you have a PPMD. Cheryl has created a unique community and I am forever grateful for her organization helping me through a tough time.
supporting mamas has helped so many mothers with their mental health struggles and provided support and relief for their suffering. this org fills a significant gap in the community
Supporting Mamas was a lifeline for me in the earliest days of motherhood. They provided a space unlike any other for me to check-in with myself and others, develop confidence venturing out into the world with my newborn, and form what have become years-long friendships. I will always be grateful to SM for normalizing the hard parts of early parenting and providing a safe space to share what was on my mind and heart.
(FYI I meant to post this as Anonymous and thought I was picking a username for the site - I didn’t realize it would give me the name “LetMeReview”!!! Anyway, let’s just say I’m still not getting much sleep (thanks new baby)!!!!
Supporting Mamas provide valuable and critical services for moms, parents and families impacted by perinatal mental health. So grateful for their services and involvement in the community.
Supporting Mama’s gave me a safe place to turn during my post partum. It’s a wonderfully reliable organization that meets you where you are and shows unwavering support and kindness in its meetings. The discussions we had as a group were so nurturing and educational and I really do not know to this day what I would have done without their service. What an aide they are to new mothers in the world. Thank you always!
Really appreciate all they do and how they help. I found them after I started experiencing post partum symptoms and was really struggling. The groups offered by my hospital werent very supportive at all. Unlike those, supporting mamas has been really wonderful -easy to access, and very supportive, allowing space for you to really process everything you are going through and also reminding us moms that there is no 'right way' - which we so we need to hear! Im so grateful I found them!
Supporting Mamas is absolutely amazing. I reached out to this organization because I was experiencing severe perinatal anxiety. They taught me exercises to help manage my anxiety attacks, provided moral support to me when I needed it the most, and connected me with other moms. I am beyond grateful for everything I learned and for the friendships I built.
I’m a first-time mom and had a pre-existing diagnosis of bipolar 2, GAD, and ADHD. I knew postpartum recovery was going to be hard, but it was a much larger hurdle than I had anticipated. Thankfully, I had Postpartum Support International saved in my contacts and the very kind representative there felt I would benefit from a local group. She put me in contact with Supporting Mamas. When I texted Allison, I felt so understood and supported. I’ll be honest - there were weeks when I didn’t feel like going to group, but I did notice adverse effects in extended time away from my support group. I now have an alarm set. If I don’t make it, I still put my son somewhere safe and find something to occupy his attention while I show up for myself. Whether that’s catching up on sleep, writing, mindful eating, what have you. This is not something I would’ve taken the time to do without the awesome facilitators reminding me of the value in that.
Supporting Mamas was just what I needed when I was struggling with postpartum anxiety. It was so valuable to be able to hear the experience of others and also share my own in a supportive and judgement free environment. Being able to do it from the comfort of my home and being able to feed and rock my baby during the meetings was fundamental to the accessibility. Can’t thank them enough for all they do!