NHS 111
http://111.nhs.uk | Free NHS helpline. Select the mental health option for immediate telephone support without needing a GP referral.
999 / Accident & Emergency (A&E)
http://nhs.uk | If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 999 or go to your nearest A&E
Shakara Carter Ninarose Substack
https://substack.com/@shakaracarterninarose | Personal writing and reflections shared by a mother from the Mamas Circle community. Recommended by Alria as a resource that mums have found meaningful.
Mumposter Syndrome Podcast: Dr Natasha Wallace
http://drnatashawallace.com | About the real, raw, and often messy reality of navigating motherhood while building a career and a life of your own. Hosted by Dr Natasha Wallace, clinical psychologist and mum, who has overcome postnatal depression and burnout herself.
Motherkind Podcast: Zoe Blaskey
http://motherkind.co | Zoe Blaskey is a qualified transformational coach, podcast host, and speaker on modern motherhood.
Counselling Directory
http://counselling-directory.org.uk | A searchable directory to find accredited therapists and counsellors across the UK. Filterable by location, specialism, and budget.
Book: Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?(Dr Julie Smith)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-Nobody-Told-This-Before/dp/0241529719 | Accessible guide to understanding emotions and mental health. Frequently recommended in Mama's Circle sessions.
The Motherhood Group Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/@SandraIgweOfficial/videos | Conversations on motherhood, identity, culture, and wellbeing, centering the voices of Black and minority ethnic mothers.
National Childbirth Trust (NCT)
http://nct.org.uk | National Childbirth Trust. Antenatal classes, postnatal support groups, and a network of local parents.
Autistic Parents UK
http://autisticparentsuk.org | Founded in 2020 by autistic parents seeking connection and support. Born from a deep understanding of the unique challenges autistic individuals face while navigating parenthood.
ROJ Women’s Association
http://rojwomen.org.uk | Non-profit grassroots organisation supporting Kurdish, Turkish, Cypriot Turkish, migrant, and refugee women in London. Provides free advice, advocacy, wellbeing support, and counselling in Turkish, Kurdish, and English.
Asian Single Parents Network (ASPN)
http://aspnetwork.org.uk | Offers social, emotional, and practical support to build confidence, prevent isolation, and combat the stigma attached to being a single parent in South Asian families. Supports those who are separated, widowed, divorced, single by choice, or living apart.
Black & Brown Parenting
https://blackandbrownparenting.co.uk/ | Maryam helps Black and Brown mums to break generational cycles. She is a certified, Montessori-trained Muslim parenting coach who supports Black and Brown Muslim mums to parent consciously, heal, and break cycles.
Home-Start
http://home-start.org.uk | Volunteer-led family support. Local Home-Start schemes offer friendship and practical support to families with young children.
Peanut
http://peanut-app.io | An app-based community for women to meet others at the same life stage, trying to conceive, pregnant, or parenting.
The Motherhood Group
http://themotherhoodgroup.org | A community space specifically for Black mothers, offering events, peer connection, and resources rooted in shared cultural experience.