The Programme
Six weeks to come back to yourself.
A small group programme for mums in London, launching autumn 2026. Join the waitlist now.
Join the waitlistNobody prepares you for who you become when you have a baby.
Not just the sleepless nights and the feeding schedules and the physical recovery. All of that is hard enough. But underneath all of it, something quieter and more significant is happening. Your identity is shifting. Your sense of self is changing. The person you were before is not gone, but she is becoming someone new, and nobody has given you a map for that.
This programme is the map.
The programme
What the programme is.
Six weeks. A small group of eight to twelve mums. In person, in London, in a space designed to feel like a home, not a hospital waiting room or a cold church hall.
Every session is warm, considered, and led by Shakila, founder of Mère + Me, with guest experts joining for specific weeks to go deeper on the things that matter most in the first year of motherhood. You will leave each session with something real: not just knowledge, but a sense of being held, understood, and part of something.
The same venue. The same day. The same time. Every week for six weeks. So that showing up becomes the easiest part.
You walk in to a space that feels like a home. A signature scent that settles you as soon as you arrive. Refreshments ready. Everything warm. Everything thought of, for you and for your baby. Because you deserve to be cared for in this season, not just your child.
"Matrescence: the physical, psychological, emotional and identity transformation a woman undergoes when she becomes a mother. As significant as adolescence. Rarely acknowledged. Never supported enough."
Built by a mum who has been exactly where you are. Held in a space designed to feel like home.
The arc
The six weeks.
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Week 1: The fourth trimester.
What your body and mind have just been through. The science of why slowing down is not laziness, it is medicine. Rest, recovery, and giving yourself permission to still be in it.
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Week 2: Who are you now?
The identity shift nobody warned you about. Making space for grief, joy, confusion, and the full complexity of becoming a mother. You are allowed to feel all of it. This week, we name it.
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Week 3: Nourishing yourself.
Food, energy, and the postpartum body. How to nourish yourself practically and realistically in this season, without guilt and without another overwhelming list of things to do.
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Week 4: Coming back to your body.
Gentle movement, pelvic floor, breath, and rebuilding physical confidence at your body's pace. Led by a guest expert in women's postnatal health.
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Week 5: Designing your new life.
Your priorities have changed. Your identity has changed. This week is about building a life that fits who you are now, including your ambitions, your boundaries, your relationships, and what rest actually means for you.
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Week 6: Your village.
Our in-person closing session. You leave with friendships, not just information.
Local showcases
Each week, something to discover.
Every session includes a carefully chosen local business or service that aligns with that week's theme. A chance to try something new, in a safe and familiar space, with women who are in exactly the same season as you.
From postnatal movement to baby sensory, from nourishment to mindfulness, each week brings something different. Something you might not have tried alone. Something you get to experience first with your cohort beside you.
We do not reveal who is joining us until closer to the time. Because some things are better as a surprise.
And if you love what you find? You leave with a recommendation, a discount, and women to go back with.
What's included
What is included.
- Six weekly in-person sessions in London
- Led by Shakila with guest experts for specific weeks
- A small cohort of eight to twelve mums, so every voice is heard
- A carefully chosen local business showcase each week
- Online resources to accompany each session
- Access to the Mère + Me community after the programme ends
- Refreshments at every session, everything warm, everything thought of, for you and for your baby
Investment: £220 for the full six weeks.
Payment plans available. Bursary places offered each cohort, because no mum who needs this should be priced out of it.
Who this is for
This is for you if…
- You are in the first year of motherhood and feel like you have lost yourself.
- You are physically recovering but emotionally still finding your feet.
- You want structured, expert support in a warm and human setting.
- You are based in or near London.
- You are ready to invest in yourself, properly, for the first time since becoming a mum.
Waitlist
The programme launches autumn 2026.
We are building the first cohort now. Waitlist members will be the first to know the exact launch date, venue, and how to apply. You will also hear first about bursary places.
This is going to be small, intentional, and unlike anything else available for new mums in London. Join the waitlist and we will be in touch.
You have spent the last however many months pouring everything into someone else. Six weeks to pour some of it back into yourself. You deserve that.
Join the waitlist