I am co-facilitator of Perinatal Wellbeing Ontario’s Virtual Drop-in Peer Support Group. It is for pregnant people and parents seeking peer support in a group setting. The aim of the group is for peers to provide and receive support around Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs), challenges with parenting and other challenges that present in the perinatal period. PWO facilitates a group that is welcoming, non-judgmental, and compassionate in order to be able to share authentically about our struggles. This group is co-facilitated with Anneke van den Berg.
This group runs bi-weekly on Mondays at 7:30pm on Zoom.
Our groups do not include crisis support. Our peer support groups are meant to provide support in addition to any professional supports you access and are not meant to be in place of a therapeutic support group, individual therapy or support from a healthcare practitioner. We encourage all our peers to explore a treatment plan that is holistic in approach including mental health therapy, medication, and lifestyle interventions, to name a few. If you are in crisis, please contact the Canada Crisis Number 9-8-8