Raising Resilience.
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“Resilience, or the ability to cope with the unknown, is not something we are born with, rather it is something we learn from being given a foundational of emotional security through the consistent presence of our caregivers throughout our childhood.”
Join us for an inspirational and informative day hearing from a range of speakers with the aim of encouraging and uplifting us in our vital role as mothers. We are thrilled to announce that our keynote speaker will be Erica Komisar: Psychoanalyst, Parent Coach and Author from New York. Her aim is to help individuals to live more satisfying lives and raise healthier children.
Members Tickets: £5
Non-Members Tickets: £10
This year's conference will explore how we can raise resilience in our children, our communities, and in ourselves.
With MAHM membership at only £12.50 for the year, why not use this opportunity to sign up as a member and get the reduced ticket price for this event?
Booking is open now!
Join us on Zoom for the morning from 9:50 am to 12:15 pm to hear about Mothers At Home Matter’s work and you have a choice of seminars. We’ll have a short break for lunch and then our main speaker, Erica Komisar, will be speaking at 1 pm. The conference will finish by 2:40 pm.
This year we have a range of informative seminars to get involved with. These will be covering topics such as how to find joy through the ever-changing seasons of motherhood, exploring the different challenges faced by our international counterparts, a chance to debate how we can campaign effectively to make changes in politics, and more! (More information on our wonderful seminar speakers will be shared on social media and our website over the coming weeks.)
Don’t worry if you’re not able to take part in the whole day. Buying a ticket means you will be sent the recording a week after the conference so you can catch up in your own time.
Please do not be put off if you would like to attend the conference but the ticket price makes things tricky. We value your presence. Please contact Becca if you need a complimentary ticket.
“We are asking children to handle more but giving less. The first three years of life are crucial for building the emotional resilience needed for later life.”
Check back here for details about the day:
Keynote: Raising Resilience — Erica Komisar
Erica Komisar will be speaking about the importance of emotionally healthy and present mothers in raising resilient children.
‘Resilience, or the ability to cope with the unknown, is not something we are born with, rather it is something we learn from being given a foundation of emotional security through the consistent presence of our caregivers throughout our childhood.’
Her latest book, Chicken Little, the Sky isn’t Falling, was reviewed in our Autumn 2022 newsletter — sent biannually to MAHM members — by Maria Lyons. Read the review here online.
Seminar: The Joy of Motherhood — Elizabeth Yeboah
As mothers, we all share the same common threads of trying to figure out our role, doing our very best, and striving to give our children the best start in life. Motherhood can stretch us, test us and invite us to dig deeper than we ever knew we could. So how do we find joy through all the ever-changing seasons of motherhood? In this seminar, Elizabeth Yeboah will share the four areas that have encouraged and inspired her as a mother to seek and find joy in her journey of 24 years. Motherhood wasn’t designed to just be endured, so join us as we explore the journey to finding joy in this most pivotal and vital role.
Elizabeth Yeboah is a home educator, mentor, wife, and mother to five wonderful children. She and her family live in Buckinghamshire where they love to seek adventures wherever they may be found. Her passions include homemaking and encouraging young women. If there was a choice between tea or coffee, tea wins every time.
Seminar: Campaigning and Politics — Imogen Sinclair and Anne Fennell
‘Politics’, it has been said, ‘is the art of the possible’. Campaigning in a political environment must combine the ideal with what is possible.
MAHM will explore with Imogen Sinclair, Director of the New Social Covenant Unit, if there is any appetite for ‘valuing care’; what are the differences in thought between those on the left and right, and what inroads could we practically make with all parties. Has Liz Truss blown her chance of removing tax penalties for stay-at-home parents? Can Labour be persuaded to allow parents ‘Choice’? How can we ensure that ‘caring’ is valued as ‘work’ and not penalised either in the benefits system or in the tax system? Come and join the discussion, we’d love to have your ideas and input.
Valerie Bichelmeier, MMM Vice-President & UN Main Representative
Madeleine Wallin, FEFAF General Secretary, Permanent Representative UN-NY
Roxana Tigelaar, MAHM representative (Netherlands)
Seminar: Motherhood — An International Perspective
Join representatives of international organisations including Make Mothers Matter and the European Federation of Parents and Carers as they share about their local challenges and how we can work together and learn from each other. We’ll also be hearing from Roxana Tigelaar who is looking to set up a MAHM group in the Netherlands. Valerie Bichelmeier, Vice-President & Main Representative at the United Nations in Geneva; Madeleine Wallin, FEFAF General Secretary, Permanent Representative UN-NY; Roxana Tigelaar, MAHM representative in the Netherlands
Becca Woollgar, MAHM Conference Organiser
Seminar: A Mind Of Their Own — Building Children's Emotional Well-being
Children are facing the challenges of navigating the complexities of our ever-changing society - one full of both opportunity and challenge, potential and risk. Many of us are aware of the headlines that anxiety levels and struggles with mental health are on the rise in children and young people. This can feel overwhelming and at times debilitating. But there is good news! Parents have incredible influence and capacity to help their children. There are simple changes that can be made in everyday life, which could help children meet life's inevitable challenges head-on.
This seminar will use material and video clips kindly provided by Care For The Family with Becca Woollgar facilitating the discussion.
Feedback from last year’s conference:
“I’ve looked after children and dealt with builders whilst enjoying this conference. Zoom is so valuable to enable accessibility for mothers. ”
“One-word feedback: Cathartic! Thanks so much for the lively lovely discussions and inspirational talks everyone. Thank you all for organising!”
“It was fantastic - a really good mix of the personal and political. Loved it being on zoom as I wouldn’t have been able to make it in person. I can’t wait to hear the sessions I had to miss on the recording. I particularly enjoyed the seminar and the conference was a great chance for me to ‘meet’ other mums with the same values. It was so well organised technically too.”