Mothers’ Circles

I facilitate groups for you to build connection and community with others in similar stages of motherhood.

We’ve all heard the saying “It takes a village…” but many of us live far from our village, or don’t know where to find one.

I offer in-person and virtual support groups for mothers in all seasons of motherhood.

Geraldine Dempsey, Toronto-based doula, hosting mother's circle with a group of diverse women and children smiling in a cozy living room. Some children are being held, and others are holding toys.

Postpartum Circle

Build community and connection with other new mamas, share the joys and challenges of life with a new baby, and be deeply nourished as you are witnessed stepping into your role as mother.

We meet weekly in person or virtually - your choice! Enquire for upcoming start dates.

Geraldine Dempsey, Toronto-based birth and postpartum doula with two children sitting together on a grassy cliffside overlooking the ocean and green rolling hills in the background.

Motherworthy Group

The ‘postpartum’ is over but the matrescence isn’t…

Whether you’re mothering a toddler, young teen or watching your child grow in to adulthood, you still crave connection and community. Narratives around motherhood today don’t adequately hold the complexity of what it means to be a mother; motherhood is portrayed as blissful or nightmarish, a state of self-sacrifice or selfishness, as something that comes naturally or something that shouldn’t change you. It’s hard to hold the more nuanced truth that all this can be true.

If your experience of motherhood is this messy middle, this group is for you. It’s a time for honest exploration, connection and heart-filled conversation, personal growth and rediscovering parts of yourself that have been put aside in this time of mothering. It’s a space to feel the respect and awe you deserve as a mother and to share in the experience of how hard it is to mother in a culture where mothers are undervalued and overworked. This isn’t therapy or a parenting group; it’s a time to gather with others who understand where you’re at and who will cheer you on as you move forward.

We meet bi-monthly. Enquire for upcoming cohort start dates.