New Parent Support | Online over ZOOM
"I wish Erica could be our neighbor next door, so we could keep standing in her sunshine" Kathryn
Erica Shane and AfterThird present:
A Virtual New Parent Support Group ~ Find the Joy and Process the Journey
Gather resources and practices to support your entire family's well-being. Group calls begin with individual check-ins, and are followed by topics listed below. Receive compassionate & non-judgmental support, with opportunity to bring in your questions, concerns, triumphs and celebrations.
In this safe and confidential space, we focus on the first year of parenthood. Life with a baby can be overwhelming, amazing, and life-altering. Erica has been there herself and has real passion around guiding new parents as they navigate their new lives.
You will participate in:
We'll dive into:
In this safe and confidential space, we focus on the first year of parenthood. Life with a baby can be overwhelming, amazing, and life-altering. Erica has been there herself and has real passion around guiding new parents as they navigate their new lives.
You will participate in:
- six 75 minute group support calls facilitated by Erica (max to a group 6 women)
- a private slack group available for checking in & resource sharing
- one bonus Q&A call with a postpartum provider from AfterThird
We'll dive into:
- Practicing and Re-conceptualizing Self-Care as a Parent
- New notions of Body Image
- Managing the Overwhelm & normalcy of changing moods
- Tips for staying mindful
- The New Sense of Self & how to cope
- Navigating Your Baby's Sleep the gentle sleep way
- Going Back to Work or Staying at Home realities and transitions
- Choosing outside Caretakers and what to expect
- Exploring your unique Parenting Style
- Getting to Know your Baby through observation and intuition
- Looking at New Forms of Intimacy with your Partner (and single parenthood insight)
- Navigating changes in Personal Relationships
- Long-term Physical and Emotional Health
- Building your Support Village
- AND MORE
"Just wanted to thank you for having us round this week. It was a really wonderful session and super empowering hearing and sharing stories and struggles with other mums. I look forward to doing this over the coming weeks!" Hannah
"Erica's support was there for me at a a time when I really needed it. Becoming a mother was the most magical and at times difficult experience and Erica really helped me by providing a safe space to talk about my experience. I am so lucky and happy to have found her." Leah
"Each group brings a unique set of women, and Erica caters to everyone's interests and needs. She’s one of the most tuned in, empathic, loving, generous-with-her-time-and-energy women out there!" EL
"Erica came into our family as a healing, nurturing, and calming presence. We were new parents with all the anxiety and naivete that comes with the gig, and it was a huge relief every single time Erica would offer her extensive wisdom, and kind energy, always making sure to build our confidence as Mom and Dad." Olivia Wilde
Erica's passion for facilitating New Mom Support Groups came after she received the "relief, care, attention, love, and community" from a group she attended herself in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, with Jenna Bourgeois when she and her newborn were just 6wks old. She took a 90 min bus ride just to get there each week! She left her former doula badge of 15yrs at the door, and knew her new mom self needed a place to be "raw, heard, seen, unraveled, and re-sown". From then on, Erica held New Mom Support groups in her own living room. The online program was born through Erica's desire to reach women everywhere.