Social Support Groups
Discover the vital social support you need, precisely when you need it most.
Our support groups are designed to provide you with compassionate understanding, peer connection,
and unwavering support in times of challenge and change.
Explore our diverse range of support groups:
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Babywearing Monthly Meet-Up
Are you interested in learning more about babywearing but don’t know where to start? Perhaps you have a carrier but it just doesn't feel right? Join us for our monthly Babywearing Meet-up at Relief Parenting!
Each month we will gather to answer your questions about babywearing, assist with fit checks, and have a chance to chat with other families who babywear in the community. There are also opportunities to try different carriers from our consultant's collection.
Bring your babies, your carriers, and your questions! This group is appropriate for any caregivers who are interested in babywearing, including expectant caregivers. All experience levels are welcome!
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Beyond 1 - Support for breastfeeding beyond the first year
Looking for a safe supportive space where you won't be asked "You're STILL breastfeeding?" Join us as we celebrate and navigate "You're STILL Breastfeeding!"
Each meeting we will discuss a different topic, share our stories and struggles, and reiterate the reasons for breastfeeding beyond one year.
Topics for discussion may include:
* Evidence-based research on normal nursing patterns
* How to manage negative comments
* Pregnant and nursing / Tandem nursing
* Breastfeeding your developing child - understanding cognitive and emotional needs
* The joys of nursing beyond the first year
* What to do when you are ready to wean
* Pumping and long-term milk supply
* Biting, twiddling, and nursing gymnastics
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Challenging Behaviors
Are you experiencing challenging behaviors with your child(ren)? Do you feel like you have tried everything but nothing works? You are not alone.
Join us to meet other parents with similar struggles, vent your frustrations, as well as find resources and support.
Examples of challenging behaviors could be:
* Biting
* Hitting
* Defiance
* Tantrums and meltdowns
Katie Baseden, Owner of Navigating Special Needs, (https://www.navigatingspecialneeds.com) will guide the group, provide encouragement, and offer valuable resources to support your home life.
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Cloth Diaper Monthly Meet-up
Do you use cloth diapers for your baby or toddler? Are you interested in learning more about cloth diapers but don’t know where to start? Join us for our monthly Cloth Diapering Meet-up at Relief Parenting!
Each month we will explore a new topic related to cloth diapering and have a chance to chat with other families who use cloth diapers. Bring your babies, your questions, and an open mind!
This group is appropriate for any caregivers who are interested in cloth diapering. All experience levels are welcome!
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Divorce Support Group (Virtual)
This group is for parents who are going through. or who have been through, divorce or separation.
Our Divorced Parents Support Group is a no-judgment, no-advice (unless wanted) group for divorced or separated parents to share our experiences, provide resources, answer questions, and encourage each other through this major life transition.
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Feeding Support for the 1st Year
Whether breastmilk, formula, or solid foods, babies need to eat and parents have questions!
This no-judgment, no-advice (unless wanted), safe and supportive group is geared towards parents feeding babies 0-1 year. We will gather to ask feeding-related questions, share our experiences, find resources, and provide encouragement.
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Mothercare: Reducing Anxiety and Depletion
Motherhood is fraught with challenges, complex emotions, and constant changes. Whether you are an expecting, new, or experienced mother, many of us are anxious, depleted, and in need of a safe place and understanding support.
Each week, share what's on your mind and in your heart, receive compassion and encouragement, as well as develop a community of caring. This is Relief Parenting's most popular support group - you are not alone - we welcome you to join us!
This group is facilitated by Relief Parenting Owner, Krista Maltais, who holds a BS in Family Studies and has been an Advanced Postpartum Doula for more more than 18 years, and is a mother of two.
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Pregnancy Support Group
Join other pregnant parents for this supportive and informative prenatal group!
Share your experiences, have your questions answered and your concerns alleviated, and grow your community and confidence!
By improving your social well-being, you can improve your overall health and by caring for yourself, you increasing the overall heath of your baby. Join us!
This group is facilitated by Tia Middleton, Childbirth Educator and Birth Doula with the Relief Doula Agency
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Raising Multiples Support Group
This group is intended for parents and caregivers of multiples. Raising multiples is a unique experience and with that comes unique challenges. Whether you are a first-time parent or a seasoned parent you deserve to connect with others who can truly relate, offer encouragement, and a listening ear.
This group is designed to create a safe, supportive, and empowering space among individuals. Where frustrations, fears, hopes, and aspirations about raising multiples can be explored.
Group facilitator, Madison Fisher, is a mother of three, including a set of boy/girl twins. Madison also holds a degree in Early Childhood Education.
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Solo & Single Parent Support Group (Virtual)
This group is a place for solo and single parents who are parenting their children, all on their own or the majority of the time. It is an opportunity to share your stories with others going thru similar situations and/or struggles.
The goal of the Solo & Single Parents Support Group is to provide a safe place to express yourself and be heard with zero judgement.
Group facilitator, Taryn Hodges, is a mom of 2 young kids; she has the life experience to fully understand the hardships that come with living life as a solo and single parent.
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Step-Parent Support Group (Virtual)
Step-parenthood can be filled with complexities and truly no one understands that like another stepparent!
This is a safe and supportive group to build bridges, normalize stepparenting, and spend time with other people who just "get it" when it comes to blended family life.
This no-judgment, no advice (unless wanted) group is for people dating, engaged, or married to a partner with children. We will get together to share our experiences, provide resources, answer questions, and encourage each other through our stepfamily journeys.
Join Group Facilitator, Grady Savage, a mother, stepmother, and mentor in the stepfamily space since 2012.
Registration FAQs
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All Groups are Pay What You Can:
$5, $10, & $15
This group is by sustained by your generous contributions. Thank you!
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If you have signed up for a group, we ask that if you need to, please cancel 12 hours prior to the group start time in order to give people on the waitlist the opportunity to join. If you cancel at least 12 hours prior, the group fee will be kept in your account to be used on a later date of your choosing. If you cancel less than 12 hours prior, or if you fail to show, you will be charged for the group. That amount cannot be transferred to another group. Please email or call us with questions or concerns.
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Preregistration of groups is highly recommended. Our classes fill up quickly and we can’t guarantee a spot will be available for drop-ins. Please call before coming to the center to check drop-in availability.
If the group is full, you can join the wait-list. When a spot opens up you will automatically be added from the wait-list and be notified via email and/or text (please check your opt in notifications via your Mindbody account.)
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Yes! Our on-premise childcare is available during your group of choice. Must be booked simultaneously online or on the WellnessLiving App.
Non-mobile babies welcome.
“Relief has had such a positive impact on the life of myself and my daughter! As a stay at home mom it can be hard to feel connected and supported. Relief’s Mothercare group has been an incredible source of support. Getting to connect with other parents and professionals in a judgement free zone has been such a comfort and helped me feel like I’m not alone in my struggles. I feel I am the best me thanks to these supports!”
“I am eternally grateful for finding this group and that it even exists! There is definitely a lack of support in the world of step parenting and it can be quite isolating. Since finding Grady and the other wonderful ladies that join the group twice a month, I have felt so supported as a newer stepmom and the advice on self care and family management that they have given me is profound. I have been able to implement so much of what I have learned and just being heard is truly life changing. I can’t express enough how grateful I am and how much this group has helped me with such a challenging subject. Thank you so much!”
“The Virtual Step-parenting Group is everything a support group should be - welcoming, honest, encouraging, accepting. We all come from different backgrounds and experiences, but twice a month, we show up virtually to support and encourage each other in our individual stepparenting journeys. Stepparents from around the country share pieces of their lives, ask for guidance, and find humor and kindness in shared experiences. If you are a stepparent — whether brand new or seasoned, whether married or dating your partner, wherever in the world you may live — this group will offer you so much encouragement and support!”