Nurturing Natal Support Meeting on 16th sept 2013

Some of you may already know us: either in person; on our facebook page; of our facebook closed group - but we thought we would share a bit more about us and what we are up to.

Nurturing Natal Support started officially on the 17th of March 2013, aiming to help families who have suffered from birth trauma;  difficult pregnancies;  pregnancy related illnesses; childcare concerns;  and loss.

To start with let me introduce you to the NNS Team

Victoria Stuart - Chairperson, Events Organiser and Head of Marketing and Promotion

I am a super proud mummy of a little boy. I founded NNS after having a traumatic birth which led to anxiety. I felt I needed to do something after receiving little support myself - I hated to think of others going through the same and having it swept under the carpet. I have worked in entertainment and promotion; and now with our NNS team I feel we can make an improvement to other families lives.

 

Graham Old - Therapeutic Consultant, Hypnotherapist and Workshop Host

Graham is a proud dad of 3 and previously worked as a Father's Worker with teenage dads. He is a qualified life coach and certified clinical hypnotherapist. He also works alongside professional bodies, offering support and guidance to families in crisis. He also has a background in pastoral counselling, and a long career in family support, mental health, and learning difficulties. 

 

 

Micala Wagstaff - Administrator, Finances and Graphic Designer 

Micala is a mummy of two and runs her own business, designing website and graphics. She previously worked in the public sector, dealing with benefits, finance and social housing.

Some of the NNS Team working hard and drinking copious amounts of tea

Now you know a little about us lets move on to our meeting. This months meeting was held at the King William IV in Kingsthorpe, Northampton. It was our first official meeting with our complete board of trustees. We very much like this pub, its beautiful and friendly and perfect for families. They completely stole my heart when they brought out tea in these cute little teapots! We want some for our office!!!  We spent our meeting going over our roles; what we would like to offer families and when. 

So I guess the first announcement we can share with you is that we have planned our first fundraising event! It will be held at the King William IV on the 15th March 2014 and will be a Garden Party. We will have demos, such as baby massage, baby sign, hypnotherapy. There will also be stalls, crafts, face paint, natural health and medical health info, games, music, photos and lots more.

If you think you would fit this event and would like to book a stall please complete our online Stall Holder Application 

We have so much exciting news for all our families and the local community - it would be hard to fit it all into this blog post, so keep your eyes peeled for our website going live soon and our weekly blog posts every Friday! TTFN - Vicky x