START DOING MORE OF THE WORK YOU LOVE
Do you want to work more holistically?
In a way that supports the mental, emotional and relationship wellbeing of the whole family?
AND provides continuity of care long after you’ve finished working with them?
Your next professional journey begins here!
Make an even greater difference for the families you serve and support.
Discover a ground-breaking theoretical and practical framework to empower you with knowledge, tools, resources and community support to help your clients thrive. The Becoming Us Professional Training series is based on Elly Taylor’s award-winning book, Becoming Us: The Couple’s Guide to Surviving Parenthood and Growing a Family that Thrives.
Addressing the 15 challenges every perinatal professional faces when working with expecting or new parents…
The Becoming Us Level I Professional Training was developed to address the 15 most common challenges that perinatal professionals everywhere are having to overcome. Elly has worked with professionals from all over the world, delivering presentations, workshops and training, engaging thousands of perinatal practitioners in diverse professional roles in this important conversation. These struggles are universal! They affect parents everywhere. This unique training is our response to filling the gap and meeting the need for professionals - and for the families they care about.
IS THIS YOU?
You know expecting parents ‘don’t know what they don’t know’. How do you even begin to tell parents their life will never, ever be the same again?
You don’t want to burst anyone’s “baby bubble”, that’s no fun.
You know you need to prepare parents for what’s to come, but it’s overwhelming. You don’t know where to start. Or finish. Or which way to go.
You have too much to cover already and don’t have any extra time.
Parents don’t have any extra time either. How do you convince them they need to make time for this?
You’re not a relationship expert so you don’t feel qualified to talk about relationship issues.
Parents are in denial. Even if you knew what to say, clients wouldn’t listen.
Parents can’t see past the birth, it’s too huge for them. When you try to talk about parenthood all they can think about is the “right” thing to buy.
You know from personal experience that this stuff is important, so you want to do something to at least give them the heads up, but how?
You know things need to change. You want to be part of the solution and not part of the problem.
You may know about the high rates of perinatal anxiety, depression and relationship dissatisfaction parents are currently experiencing. You know we need more focus on prevention to make a real difference.
You want to work in an evidence based way. And know what you’re doing is also backed up by research. You want to be ahead of the curve.
You want to work holistically
You want to work according to best practice guidelines
You want to provide the best outcomes for the whole family.
Discover how Becoming Us can inspire, empower and support you to make an even greater difference in your community.
It’s professionals like you who are working on the front line with parents and families that can make the greatest difference. That’s why we created this training - to support you in making powerful and lasting ripples of change. We have hundreds of professionals from all over the world helping new parents get the best possible start on their journeys. Here’s some of our favourite feedback.
“This training has been a total game changer for me. It’s helped remove the invisible weight of feeling like I can’t help parents truly prepare for the transitionS that are coming. Now I have the tools to plant the seeds with every parent that I encounter. I can’t thank you enough!
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“Beautiful, insightful, and deep. Planting seeds using this evidenced based information in simple and concrete messages is so powerful. This approach opens the doors for all kinds of possibilities and opportunities to support parents, couples and families.”
“I can’t say enough good things about the knowledge this training has provided me with. Often the focus is only on the woman and the father/parter and aspects of their relationship get forgotten. I love being able to share the foundations for a happy, healthy family with my soon-to-be parents.”
Chances are you’ve wanted to do more to support whole families, but haven’t known the best place to start…
You’re not alone! The Becoming Us Level I Professional Training takes a deep dive into the transitions of parenthood (there’s more than one!) and shines a light on the experiences and needs of parents. The answers you’ve been looking for are here!
WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY
Elly Taylor and her ‘Becoming Us’ work has gained recognition from professional peers and leaders in their field of work and expertise. Here are some that we’re incredibly grateful for and humbled by:
Conjoint Professor Bryanne Barnett AM, University of NSW, Sydney
Kent Hoffman, Co-Founder, Circle of Security, Chicago
Sally Placksin, Author, Mothering the New Mother, New York
“The reciprocal relationship between partner satisfaction and mental health is important, and yet rarely included, in perinatal health education. Pracitcal, insightful and transformative, Becoming Us provides a vital missing piece of the perinatal wellbeing puzzle. ”
“The world needs this.”
“Becoming Us is a game changer. Based on evidence, copious research and Elly’s own insights and experience in the field, Becoming Us adds depth and a new dimension, opening up all kinds of possibilities for preparing couples so they get the best possible start together. ”
It takes a village
Expecting and new parents need and deserve all the engagement, education and support they can get to thrive as they navigate the life-changing transitions into parenthood. What do YOU need? Hope and help? Direction and guidance? Tools and resources?
What about a community of capable and caring professionals to guide, support and celebrate YOUR journey? It takes a village! You can learn in the comfort of your own home or office - AND be part of a passionate and talented group of professionals committed to helping families thrive!
Here’s a glimpse of what’s inside…
Elly has distilled over 20 years of professional and personal experience into this 3-Level Training and Mentoring program. It goes beneath the surface and lifts the lid on the biggest issues and factors that impact perinatal wellbeing. And for you as a professional, it gives you the vital information, education and practical know-how, not only to understand the challenges, but how to support new parents to thrive, capably and with confidence, through them.
Here's an overview and breakdown of what we cover in Level I:
> You may know all about parent/infant bonding, but you’ll learn some surprises about partner bonding and what this could mean for you in your role.
> You’ll learn about relationship dynamics, how they change during the perinatal period and how to work with the changes.
> You’ll discover the different transitions into parenthood and how each transition can impact mothers, fathers, partners and families.
> You’ll learn the top three transitions that contribute to perinatal anxiety and depression - and how you can help with this.
> You’ll discover the stages of parents’ unique personal journey into parenthood and how that impacts them as individuals and partners going forward.
> You’ll learn about stress and coping and how you can support your clients (and yourself!) to stress less and cope more.
> According to 2017 best practice guidelines, you’ll learn the basics of Perinatal Mental Health Conditions and how you can educate your clients about the signs and symptoms in an empowering way.
> And finally - also according to best practice guidelines - you’ll learn dozens of ways to be more father or partner inclusive in your work (even if you only work with mommas) so you can have the knowledge that your work is benefitting the whole family.
What difference might this information - and knowing how to best convey it to parents - make for you?
For your work satisfaction?
For the parents in your care?
The Becoming Us Level I Professional Training includes:
Webinars delivered weekly to your inbox
Optional extra resources and additional reading if you want to dive deeper
Handouts you can use from day one
Ways to be more father/partner inclusive in your work (even if you’re only working with moms)
Cutting edge science and research on learning and relationships
Access to our private global community of dedicated and passionate ahead of the curve professionals like you