Motherhood is better together.
Come exactly as you are. Meet local mums in the same season, learn from people you can trust and find the kind of support that doesn’t end when the session does.
Sometimes you just need other mums who get it.
Motherhood can be beautiful and still feel like a lot.
You can adore your baby and still miss adult conversation. You can be surrounded by advice and still wish you had someone to say, “Mine does that too.”
Raising Mamas is somewhere you can arrive exactly as you are. Late, tired, feeding your baby, losing your train of thought and wondering whether anybody else feels the same way.
Chances are, someone does.
That’s the magic of finding your people.
So, what actually happens at a Raising Mamas group??
There’s no perfect way to arrive at a Raising Mamas group.
You might walk in with your baby asleep in the capsule, feeding before you’ve even put your bag down or crying because getting out of the house was harder than expected. You might feel nervous because you don’t know anyone yet.
We’ll show you where to put the pram, help you find a spot on the mat and introduce you to the other mums. Then you can take a breath.
You’ve made it.
What the session feels like
Each week, you’ll come back to the same small group of mums and babies, with a Raising Mamas facilitator there to gently guide the session and help everyone feel included.
There’s time to settle in, check in with each other and talk honestly about how the week has been. Some conversations are thoughtful. Some are practical. Some begin with a question about baby sleep and end with everyone laughing about something completely unrelated.
Your baby can feed, sleep, cry, wriggle, roll around or need your full attention. You never need to apologise or leave because your baby is being a baby.
Learning without the lecture
Many weeks, a trusted local practitioner joins the group for a relaxed, practical conversation about something relevant to your stage of motherhood.
You might explore feeding, sleep, pelvic health, baby development, starting solids, communication, maternal wellbeing or navigating the changes that come with becoming a mum.
It isn’t a formal class, and you’re never expected to sit silently while someone talks at you. There’s room to ask questions, share what has worked for you and take away what feels useful for your family.
It’s not only about the weekly topic
The practitioner might be what’s written on the schedule, but it’s often the little moments around it that matter most.
Someone remembering that your baby had a rough night. Another mum saving you a place beside her. A conversation continuing in the group chat afterwards. Making plans to grab something to eat or meet at the park before next week.
That’s how a room full of mums who didn’t know each other slowly starts to feel like a village.
Come for the support, stay for the people you meet along the way.
More than a weekly mothers group
It’s the little things that make it Raising Mamas.
The same familiar faces each week
You’ll spend the term with the same small group of mums and babies. There’s time to move beyond small talk, get to know each other properly and build friendships that feel natural rather than forced.
Trusted voices without the pressure
Throughout the term, you’ll meet trusted local practitioners who share practical, relevant information in a relaxed environment. Sessions are conversational, questions are welcome and you can take what feels useful for you and your family.
A facilitator in your corner
Every group is held by a Raising Mamas facilitator who is there to welcome you, guide the conversation and help everyone feel included. She’ll get to know you, remember what’s happening in your world and make sure there’s always a place for you in the circle.
A village beyond the room
The connection doesn’t end when the session does. Each group has its own private chat for questions, check-ins, coffee dates, park catch-ups and the occasional “Is anyone else’s baby doing this?” message.
Support for you, not only your baby
We love talking about feeding, sleep, development and all the questions that come with raising a baby. But we also make space for how you’re doing, because becoming a mum changes so much more than your daily routine.
A few thoughtful extras
You’ll receive a welcome bag filled with goodies from brands we genuinely love, enjoy a motherhood mini portrait experience and have access to our carrier library, where you can explore different carriers and get help finding a comfortable, safe fit.
The welcome bags and weekly topics are lovely. But what we hope you take home at the end of the term is something bigger: more confidence, people you can call on and the feeling that you’re not doing motherhood alone.
That’s what Raising Mamas is really about.
From pregnancy through the first year
There’s a place for you here.
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Bloom Pregnancy Village
Before your baby arrives
Find your village before you need it.
Bloom is our eight-week pregnancy village for mums from 16–37 weeks.
It’s a place to prepare for birth and early motherhood with practical guidance, honest conversations and trusted local practitioners. But more than that, it’s a chance to meet other mums before the babies arrive, so you already have people beside you when motherhood begins.
First-time mums and experienced mums are equally welcome. There’s no pressure to share, no single “right” way to birth and no expectation that you already have everything figured out.
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First Year Program
The heart of Raising Mamas.
Our First Year Program brings a small group of local mums and babies together each week across a full school term.
Groups are divided into 0–5 months and 4–12 months, so you’re surrounded by mums navigating a similar stage. Each session includes time to connect, space for honest conversation and practical support from trusted local practitioners.
Come with questions. Come tired. Come with a baby who refuses to nap anywhere except on you. There will be a place on the mat for both of you.
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Circle of Motherhood
Psychology-based support for mums
Because motherhood changes you too.
Circle of Motherhood is a smaller, six-week group created in partnership with a clinical psychologist.
It offers space to explore the parts of motherhood that can sit beneath the surface: identity, expectations, relationships, self-compassion, overwhelm and learning to trust yourself as a mum.
You don’t need to be at breaking point to come. You might simply want somewhere to slow down, make sense of what you’re feeling and be supported as a person, not only as someone’s mum.
Circle of Motherhood is available with no out-of-pocket cost for eligible participants with a current GP Mental Health Care Plan.
Raising Mamas now gathers in seven communities across the Sunshine Coast, Noosa, Gympie and North Lakes.
Our village may be growing, but our groups are still intentionally small. Each week, you’ll return to the same familiar faces, with a facilitator who takes the time to know the mums in her circle.
More locations simply means more mums can find that kind of connection a little closer to home.
🏡 Buderim – Goodlife Community Centre
☀️ Caloundra – Meridan Community Centre
🌿 Maroochydore – Community CoLab
🌊 Noosaville – Headstart Club
🤎 Peregian Beach – Peregian Beach Community House
🌻 Gympie – SEQ Training
🤍 North Lakes – Axis Church
Different rooms and different groups of mums, but the same Raising Mamas heart in every location.
Come and find your place in the circle.
A bigger village, made up of small circles.
Mama Love