Postpartum Support Groups in New Brunswick

You were never meant to carry the weight of early motherhood alone. The postpartum season can be beautiful, tender, overwhelming, lonely, exhausting, and emotionally disorienting… often all at the same time. This support group offers a grounded, compassionate space to connect with other moms who understand the reality of what this season can feel like.

Whether you’re feeling anxious, overstimulated, emotionally overwhelmed, disconnected, unsure of yourself, or simply longing for a space where you don’t have to hold everything together, you are welcome here.

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Motherhood changes everything… including you.

So much attention is placed on caring for a new baby, while very little space is created for mothers to honestly talk about what they are experiencing.

You may be:

  • Feeling overwhelmed or emotionally exhausted

  • Struggling with racing thoughts or anxiety

  • Feeling disconnected from yourself or your relationships

  • Grieving parts of your old life or identity

  • Wondering why this feels harder than you expected

  • Feeling guilty for struggling

  • Craving support, honesty, and connection with other moms

This group was created to hold space for all of it. Not to “fix” you. Not to tell you how motherhood should feel. But to remind you that you are not alone in what you’re carrying.

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A gentle, supportive space for postpartum

This discussion-based support group is designed for moms in the early postpartum period (the first few months – though you ultimately decide what “early” means for you).

Together, the group creates space for:

  • Honest conversation

  • Reflection and emotional processing

  • Feeling heard and understood

  • Shared experiences and connection

  • Support without judgment or pressure

This is not an intense therapeutic process group, but rather a compassionate and supportive space to navigate postpartum alongside others who understand.

Support that feels grounding, validating, and human

I facilitate the group using a compassionate, trauma-informed approach grounded in the belief that your experience makes sense.

Within the group, there is space for:

  • Anxiety and overwhelm

  • Identity shifts

  • Relationship changes

  • Guilt and shame

  • Rage, grief, sadness, and exhaustion

  • The emotional realities of motherhood

  • Nervous system overwhelm and overstimulation

  • Learning to access support and self-compassion

You don’t need to show up perfectly or have the “right” words. You only need to arrive as you are.

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Current Group Details

  • Wednesdays from 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.

  • 6-week support group

  • Cost: $270 ($45/session)

  • Insurance coverage may apply depending on your provider

  • Serving moms in Greater Saint John and virtually across New Brunswick

Next Group Start Date:
June 17, 2026 (6 consecutive weeks excluding July 1st)

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Kind Words

“This support group was the absolute BEST thing I did for my mental health during the early months of motherhood and I would recommend it to ANYONE!”

Support Group Participant
(4 months PP)

“I appreciated having a space to discuss the realities of postpartum that I was facing, knowing that it would be met with no judgment. It was validating hearing others’ experiences and provided a lot of comfort during such a demanding and sometimes isolating time.”

Support Group Participant
(2 months PP)

“Kendra and the other participants helped me find comfort in knowing that I wasn’t alone and that many of my worries and experiences were common among other mamas.”

Support Group Participant
(4 months PP)

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Facilitated by Kendra Higgs

I’m a Licensed Counselling Therapist (LCT) and Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) supporting individuals and families through pregnancy, postpartum, and major life transitions.

As both a therapist and mother, I understand how emotionally tender and overwhelming this season can feel. My work creates space for honesty, compassion, grief, connection, and support, helping mothers feel more grounded and less alone in the realities of early parenthood.

I have advanced training in perinatal mental health and postpartum support, including:

  • Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders Training – Postpartum Support International

  • Advanced Perinatal Mental Health Psychotherapy Training

  • Bringing Baby Home Educator Certification – Gottman Institute

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Not at all. This group is for moms looking for support, connection, and a space to process the realities of postpartum, whether things feel mildly difficult or deeply overwhelming.

  • This is a supportive discussion group facilitated by a therapist. It is not intended to replace individual therapy or function as an intensive therapeutic process group.

  • Yes. The group is designed for the postpartum period, but you ultimately decide what that means for you. Postpartum isn’t a set time but rather an adjustment period. If you’re 2 years PP and still feeling like you’re in the whirlwind of the early days, you are welcome here. This group is intended to allow us to be together in the transition.

  • Most likely. Many insurance providers cover the support group under counselling therapy benefits, though it’s recommended you confirm coverage directly with your provider.

You deserve support in this season, too.

Motherhood was never meant to be navigated alone. This group offers a space to exhale, feel understood, and reconnect with yourself alongside others who truly get it.

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