The Happy Mums Foundation

04/09/2026

We love this link up! Thank you Tiny Tales 💛⭐️💛

💛The Happy Mums Foundation💛

We’re really excited to announce that Tiny Tales now has a Happy Mums fundraising collection box!

Happy Mums provides peer-led support for mums experiencing maternal mental health difficulties, creating safe spaces where mums can talk, share experiences and feel less alone.

It was started by a mum who had experienced postnatal depression herself, after she struggled to find the support she needed. She wanted to create somewhere mums could talk about their mental health without judgement or stigma. 💛

As a baby and toddler class, we see so many mums every week. We see the happy moments, the cuddles and the fun, but we also know that motherhood can sometimes feel overwhelming, lonely and incredibly difficult.

Mums need looking after too. 💛

So if you spot our Happy Mums collection box at Tiny Tales, please pop in whatever you can.

💛💛You can find more information about Happy Mums on their Facebook but if you ever need someone to lend a listening ear you always have me here at Tiny Tales. I can also put you in touch with the correct professionals at Happy Mums 💛💛

03/09/2026

Our Workington Group is moving back to weekly! Every Friday from 10.30 - 11.30 at St Mary's Church.

As we have paused both the Cockermouth and Maryport groups, we are able to increase the frequency of the Workington Group.

So for the foreseeable future, we will have 3 weekly in person groups, 2 weekly online groups and 1 monthly online group with Diff-Ability.

All group information is available on our website, you can sign up for weekly email alerts of groups that are on each week or check here on a sunday for that weeks timetable.

30/08/2026

We are pleased to announce that from next week September the 4th, our Workington face to face group will return to weekly. This group is run at St Mary's Church in Workington from 10.30-11.30am. If you would like more information about this group please email us on [email protected]

Due to the bank holiday on Monday we have decided to cancel our online groups this week to allow our staff and volunteers to have a much needed bank holiday off. Back to normal the following week.

26/08/2026

1 in 4 mums experience mental health problems like depression, anxiety, OCD, and PTSD. But the reality is that all mums experience loneliness, intrusive thoughts, and changes to their identity to varying degrees.

​Right now, NHS perinatal mental health teams only have the budget to support the worst 10% of cases, leaving far too many families navigating these challenges in silence.

​Since 2015, The Happy Mums Foundation has supported over 1,000 families. Among our mums, 75% receive no other mental health support, 92% report improved wellbeing, and 88% feel an increased social connection.

​We are working hard to ensure every mum gets the safe, open support she deserves—but we cannot do it alone.
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Please take a second to hit share. By sharing this post, you might just put our lifeline link in front of a mum who desperately needs it today.
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Find out more or donate here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-GB/peer-to-peer/saving-happy-mums-together

24/08/2026

Since launching in March, our teen to 25 mum meets group, in partnership with Cumberland Family Hubs has been going from strength to strength.

The relationships these mums are making is fabulous to see.

If you know a mum aged upto 25 and within travel distance of carlisle, bring them along, this is a judgement free space for you get mums to just be.

Every Wednesday, Newtown Family Hub, Shady grove road, 1pm - 2pm.

20/08/2026

Did you see how amazing the crochet mamas did? Well it will be in the paper tomorrow so make sure you pick up a copy of the News & Star to see more!

We are opening volunteering applications - theres a lots of info on our volunteering page: happymums.org.uk/volunteering, as we are a safer recruitment organisation, there is an application form, informal interview and training required. But don't let that put you off!

And I'm heading of on leave for the week, Katie will be back on Monday and Diane will still be doing her thing, there might just be a little less on socials...

See you soon!

Ps I'm really hoping all I had to do was select both videos and insta will make them video??!

17/08/2026

After a very mixed vote, we went for the white label on the tub with the yellow part ready to sit on the tabletop next to it.

Best of both?

16/08/2026

This lovely bunch are, right now, crocheting thier fingers off to raise money for Happy Mums.

We are soo grateful and proud of you all!

16/08/2026

Due to staff holidays our Workington face to face group and our monthly online Diffability group is cancelled this week. All other groups are running as normal if you need to pop along for some extra support. No booking just show up and we have group helpers to entertain any children.