Mother Well Community Groups

Filling you up, so you can pour out.

Mother Well community groups are a chance to gather with other parents in your life stage, to share joys and struggles, and to get support right where you are. Groups are facilitated by maternity care specialists. All are welcome! There is no cost to attend group. Simply sign up to receive your group access link.

Pregnancy Community Group | Monday @ 7pm

Expecting? We'd love to see you in Pregnancy Community group! This group is ideal for expecting or pregnant parents.

Feel free to discuss such topics as:

pregnancy aches and pains
hormonal changes and emotions
birth planning
and more!

We meet Mondays at 7pm.

Register in advance for this meeting! Attendees register once and can attend any of the occurrences. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. For any other questions, email: hello@motherwelldoula.com. Life happens! In the event of no-shows, the community groups will close at 15 mins past the hour.

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Postpartum Community Group | Mondays @ 8pm

Are you in the thick of it? This group is ideal for parents with children from newborn to age 1.

Feel free to discuss such topics as:

breastfeeding support
postpartum mood concerns
adjusting to life with a baby
and more!

We meet Mondays at 8pm.

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NOTE: You'll need to click the link in the confirmation email to receive the meeting information.
This helps prevent unexpected parties trying to join the group! Email Abigail Jorgensen <abbythesociologistdoula@gmail.com> with any access issues.

Meet The Facilitator

Abigail Jorgensen, M.A.,
CD-L(ProDoula)

Hi, I'm Abby, Mother Well's support group facilitator! My passion for supporting families is what drives my work as a doula (specializing in birth and bereavement) and as a PhD candidate in sociology (studying families and how they relate to governments). As the oldest of five kids and as a babysitter/nanny throughout high school and college, I saw early on how hard it is to be a parent. While working on my doctorate, I saw how much family formation is an epicenter for those challenges. I wanted to help in a hands-on way, so I took a birth doula training and fell in love with the work.

I am also a bereavement doula. I inherited a devotion to walking with people in grief from my mom. Growing up, she would take me and my siblings to every funeral we could attend in our community, in order to make sure no one ever grieved alone. As I saw more and more families experiencing the loss of a child, throughout my college years and beyond, I drew on that desire to make sure they never grieve alone by becoming a bereavement doula. My dedication to helping families in this situation has been furthered by becoming a loss mom myself and by studying child loss as part of my research.

I'm also a lifelong learner (currently working toward my childbirth education certification) and a big fan of Star Trek. I live on a little city lot in South Bend, Indiana, with my husband, our daughter, two dogs, a cat, and five chickens. You can reach out to me through my website or my Instagram page.

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Why is it so hard to make friends once you've got a baby, amiright!? Our Parent Community Groups are free opportunities to meet others in your same life stage: pregnancy & postpartum! 🤰 🤱 🍼 All you have to do is visit motherwelldoula.com/momgroup to sign up for a link!

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