Welcome Holistic Mum

Congratulations on embracing a new and exciting time of your life.

Motherhood, from pregnancy, birth and the early years, we hope, will bring you many memorable moments from the first kick, to the first time you saw you little one open their eyes, to watching them sleep, eat and grow! However, Holistic Mums realise that this is not always the case for every mum, we realise that pregnancy, birth and bringing up a newborn, baby to toddler, can be one of the most daunting, stressful and difficult times of a woman’s life. We also know that it is a time in a woman's life when she is at higher risk of both physical and mental illness.

Holistic Mums was brought to you by a group of mums for whom looking back at our baby years, unfortunately, raised memories of stress and sickness. For some of us, this was the hardest time of our lives. Collectively, we had our fair share of anxiety, postnatal depression, relationship difficulties, financial hardship and too many physical ailments to mention! That’s why we set up Holistic Mums! Over the years, we have discovered the benefits of Holistic approaches to wellbeing and we love them! Aromatherapy, reflexology, massage, give me them all! We wanted to introduce Mums all over the world to these wonderful approaches, right when you need it, prenatal, perinatal, labour, and in those precious early years of you and your babies life! 

Driven by our desire to teach mums about holistic therapies, we went on a journey to become Early Intervention Community Champions and we learned a thing or two along the way....

Essentially, we learned that Early Intervention is the right support, at the right time. For mums, we believe that early intervention is about knowing the right information, receiving the best advice and support, when you need it most: Before, During and After! 

As well as the fascinating world of holistic therapies, we learned a lot about about so many important topics that are relevant to mums at this time; maternal mental health, infant mental health, looking after our physical health, and how to access support and services. 

Holistic Mums embraces a Holistic approach to wellbeing that is 'complementary' as opposed to alternative due to the complexity of issues faced by mums in the perinatal period. Therefore our programme has been developed with the best expertise from a range of specialists such as health visitors, complementary therapists, and community health facilitators. We advocate approaches for both prevention and treatment of a range of issues affecting mothers and babies during this crucial time.

We wanted to create a programme that blended various holistic approaches to wellbeing. The Holistic Mums programme 'The Blend' is (usually) a twelve week programme, where you will experience tried and tested approaches to improving wellbeing. A journal accompanies the programme with a little place for note taking, writing your goals and recording your thoughts. 

Importantly, Holistic Mums is about doing this together! You are not alone! With the support of the Community Champions, other mums in the group, health visitors and community workers, we are all here to help and support you along the way! Holistic Mums is a safe place for you to be heard, to listen, to learn, to problem solve and to find out about the mountain of resources and support that there is available to you in your local community and beyond

Orla, Michelle, Gemma, Roisin & Emily xx

What is Holistic Mum’s?

Holistic Mums is a perfect blend of education, support and advice and peer support at the most crucial time of mum and babies lives (0-4yrs). This blend provides opportunities for mums to come together, to learn about holistic therapies and approaches, and to learn about physical, emotional and social wellbeing.

Your Holistic Mums journey

Holistic Mums is very much a personal journey, but with support and friendship along the way. You will learn about lots of really interesting and informative concepts in the programme and this will give you a range of self-help tools to prevent and manage stress, anxiety and those feelings of being isolated. Embracing a Holistic lifestyle is not easy, but with the right support and resources it is achievable and enjoyable!

What happens after?

We don't want your Holistic Mums experience to end when the programme ends, that’s why we have resources and ideas on how you can continue your Holistic Mums experience for many years to come. Watch out for resources and events sections on our website to see how you can enhance your holistic journey, stay connected and supported. -coming soon….