Why Every Single Mum Needs a Circle

I Didn't Plan to Say It

I didn't tell my family first. I didn't tell my closest friends. The first time I said the words "I want a divorce" out loud, I was sitting in a circle of women I had never met before.

I had no idea that was going to happen that day. I just knew I needed to get out of the house and do something for myself. So I went to the women's circle I had been invited to by a friend.

I didn't really know what to expect.

I sat down. I listened. And when it was my turn, I was a blubbering mess.

But Nobody Flinched

Nobody tried to fix it. Nobody looked uncomfortable. A couple of the women were single mother's themselves. They held space for me, with so much kindness, and I felt something I hadn't felt in a very long time.

Held. Seen. Heard.

That one circle changed something in me. I kept going back.

Then COVID Hit

When the world shut down, instead of losing that connection I went deeper. I started researching and studying how to hold space and facilitate circles myself.

The moment lockdowns lifted, I started hosting circles in my own backyard every week. New moon. Full moon. Between five and fifteen women would come. We would sit together, set intentions, share what was on our hearts, and just be witnessed by each other.

It was transformational.

My daughter was a baby at the time. She was usually asleep in the other room. Sometimes she wasn't. And that was okay too.

Why I Took It Online

Life with kids changes. My daughter is older now and my support network looks different. I started to realise how many single mums were out there wanting connection and community but couldn't easily leave the house.

Women with babies. Women with no one to watch the kids. Women who were exhausted and just needed something that didn't require them to go anywhere.

So I created it.

You Can Show Up Exactly As You Are

You can join a Solo Mama Wellness circle from your couch. Your kids can be in the next room watching TV. Your baby can be in your arms. You can have your headphones in and a cup of tea and just show up for forty minutes and do something entirely for you.

Filling your cup is not selfish. It is survival.

And you do not have to do it alone.