Mothers Uncovered

Mothers Uncovered Mothers Uncovered� is an award-winning project for the Livestock charity. We run low cost creative peer support groups for mothers, led by past participants.

Founded 2008. Support our campaign here for better maternal care. www.change.org/SupportMatrescence. Matrescence means the process of becoming a mother. Like adolescence, it is a time of new identity, bodily changes and hormonal fluctuations, yet we don't honour this time or look after mothers properly. Mothers Uncovered helps women at ALL stages of motherhood to reconnect with the women they’ve a

lways been. If you feel your life as a mother is a rollercoaster, with blissful highs and overwhelming lows and some mum and baby groups offer no opportunity to discuss real issues, then Mothers Uncovered is for you. We run a range of groups and events across Sussex and online nationally and are looking to expand. Our sessions are warm, welcoming, non judgemental spaces, involving facilitated discussion and arts activities. Our peer supporters who lead the groups are all past participants. They are not perfect mothers. They certainly don’t want to tell you how to be mothers. They are going through it all too. Participant feedback

A truly valuable experience which pulled me from the brink of post natal depression. Considerate & understanding facilitators. Thank you all so much.”
‘Mothers Uncovered fills a gap you didn’t even know was there.’

Our book
The Secret Life of Mothers, is a compilation of over 50 past participants’ stories, interviews and poems about their motherhood experience, with foreword by Caroline Lucas, MP. Available from Silverdart publishers or Amazon. Awards
Winner of Community Works' Star Sector Award for providing 'support for women at a transitional point in their lives and creating a legacy for future generations.'
Finalist Groundwork Awards 2019

You care for your baby, but who cares for you?

‘It’s always the mums who pick up the pieces’, said Charlotte Buxton, featured in this article from The Guardian. With d...
27/06/2026

‘It’s always the mums who pick up the pieces’, said Charlotte Buxton, featured in this article from The Guardian.
With dramatic world events, from pandemics, climate catastrophes to war, families, especially low income families, bear the brunt. And it’s often the who shoulder the hardest impact.

24/06/2026

This week brings the report into the maternity crisis in Nottingham and the Baroness Amos Care Review.
People throw their hands up and say it’s awful and must change, but WHEN will it? Mothers, fathers, campaigners, journalists and researchers have been highlighting the inadequate care for years.
We run small peer-led sessions in Brighton and Shoreham where mothers can share their story and start to process their trauma. We introduced them four years ago when we noticed the increase in mothers still traumatised months after their births.
The feedback is from Beatrice Ramunno after one of our sessions.

22/06/2026

On the Secret Life of Mothers Maggie Gordon-Walker speaks to the fabulous Audra Phelps about her experiences being raised in the LDS Church, more popularly known as the Mormon. She raised three children while still in the church, but her doubts were growing, as were periods of depression. She is now committed to helping other mothers deal with their complex relationship with high demand religions.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1M9xrUUA8hbgrhsNxZfsR1?si=gZbWJRVcSWaXhRcMDmbFqw

18/06/2026

If you feel that you don’t need a group to support you as a mother, but are wondering why you feel overwhelmed and not enjoying your life as a mum as much as you thought, then give Mothers Uncovered a try!
Our groups are run by past participants, so they know what it’s like to feel all at sea. You can bring your baby (up to 14m or older in some sessions) or come by yourself and you can be at any stage of motherhood.
Sign-up: https://www.happity.co.uk/mothers-uncovered

Matrescence: becoming a mother - can feel like everything changes overnight.But where do you go to process it?This is y...
16/06/2026

Matrescence: becoming a mother - can feel like everything changes overnight.
But where do you go to process it?

This is your space. And it’s FREE. Places going fast so grab yours now.

A three session peer-led writing circle to pause, reflect, and reconnect with yourself.

Find your village.
Make time for you.
Tell your story in your own words.

The writing exercises are short and designed to be done while holding your baby. There’s no pressure to read aloud.

You can be at any stage of motherhood. Babies of up to 14m can be brought to the session.

Sign-up 🔗 : https://www.happity.co.uk/schedules/mothers-uncovered-hove-hangleton-family-hub-the-story-of-my-motherhood

15/06/2026

When you’re at the coal face of parenting, each day can feel very long and exhausting, when you’re juggling working, childcare and your own needs (the last of which often gets neglected).
I remember seething if anyone said something like ‘enjoy it, it goes so fast’ when I was in that phase, because I was completely exhausted.
It’s vital that children ask questions to help them learn about the world and relationships to aid them become a helpful member of the family and community.
The lack of support for families, the pressures of a rigid school system and financial anxieties put stress on mothers and children and interfere with the process of questioning the world.

Delighted to be back at Hove museum for our workshops this year for mothers in Brighton and Hove to find community and r...
12/06/2026

Delighted to be back at Hove museum for our workshops this year for mothers in Brighton and Hove to find community and rediscover their identity through creativity.

Booking link https://www.happity.co.uk/schedules/mothers-uncovered-hove-hove-museum-of-creativity-mothers-in-museums-hop-skip-and-jump
Matrescence often means a woman’s needs get lost when she is spending so much time caring for her baby.
We will explore motherhood through writing, visual art and shared stories in a space where the pace is set by you.

Peer-led. Babies up to 14m can be brought to the session.

This Friday!https://www.happity.co.uk/schedules/mothers-uncovered-shoreham-by-sea-the-circular-space-motherhood-and-natu...
10/06/2026

This Friday!

https://www.happity.co.uk/schedules/mothers-uncovered-shoreham-by-sea-the-circular-space-motherhood-and-nature-exploring-how-we-grow-as-mothers

Looking for a gentle way to explore your experience of motherhood whilst meeting other local mums?

Join us on Friday 12 June for a relaxed morning of crafting, conversation and connection. Together we’ll create nature-inspired mobiles in a welcoming, supportive space where babies up to 14 months are welcome too.

No artistic experience needed, just come as you are.

📅 Friday 12 June
🕥 10:30am–12:30pm
📍 Circular Space, Shoreham-by-Sea
💷 £5 per session

Scan the QR code to book your place.

09/06/2026

I’m glad that there is more coverage of the scandalous amount of birth trauma that women are going through, putting them and their babies at risk and placing strain on the families. We hear stories like this all the time , with many feeling they shouldn’t talk about it because ‘all that matters’ is they’ve got their baby.
But it does matter.
There are several brilliant organisations highlighting birth trauma, including and individuals such as Maternity Advisor to Parliament, and
We see the women that birth trauma has harmed and our account raises awareness of matrescence, the lifelong process of becoming a mother.

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