What if we could prepare parents for parenthood?
Both before and after they’ve had their baby?
If you work with expecting or new parents (eg. as a birth, health care, mental health, allied health, social work, educator/coaching professional or other perinatal care provider), would it help you to know more about…
The often hidden transitions of motherhood, fatherhood and parenthood
How the rapid life changes, unexpected stresses and new challenges in these transitions affect parents’ relationships, emotional wellbeing and mental health
And, most importantly, ways to support the holistic wellbeing of the whole family
Because the bad news is…
Parenthood is much more than the most important job in the world. It’s also the most rewarding journey and THE biggest life change ever. And it’s not just life that changes for new parents, it’s everything. This often includes parents’ closest relationships - with their partner, family, friends and community…even their relationship with themselves.
And yet did you realise it’s nobody’s actual role to usher parents into and through the twists and turns of motherhood, fatherhood or parenthood? Birth professionals do a great job of preparing parents for birth, but normally aren’t equipped for what lies ‘beyond’ (if you do this work THANK YOU!, you’re making a big difference). Being blindsided by the changes and challenges of early parenthood can impact the wellbeing of mothers, fathers, parents and families.
Thankfully, here’s the good news…
If you work with expecting or new parents in any capacity, you have the potential to make a meaningful and lifelong difference for them. Mothers, fathers and parents can know how to grow as individuals, grow closer as partners and thrive as a new family. Becoming Us is here to support you to support them...and this work is easier than you think.
We have holistic, family-centred perinatal relationships, wellbeing and mental health training
for professionals and a survival guide for parents.
Conjoint Professor Bryanne Barnett AM, Faculty of Medicine, School of Psychiatry, University of NSW
“We know that there is a reciprocal relationship between partner satisfaction and mental health and yet this vital factor is rarely included in the education of perinatal health professionals or in the course of their work. Receiving positive and appropriate social support from the partner is often cited as the most important variable in avoiding perinatal mental health difficulties, but we rarely seem to set about addressing this appropriately over the course of pregnancy and the early postpartum years.
We are missing what could be our best opportunity for prevention and early intervention in mental health for the whole family.
Becoming Us provides a vital missing piece of the perinatal wellbeing puzzle that is too often overlooked and goes unaddressed. I recommend this practical, insightful and transformative professional training to those who want to provide effective parenthood preparation and support.”