Singing Mamas with Sarah

04/11/2025

New term of Singing Mamas beginning in Melksham this Thursday. Come and sing with us! Booking link in bio 🧡

02/11/2025

Somewhat vulnerable (/long!) post here... I recently found this photo of me and my firstborn. Looking at us back then I so wish I could share the things I know now about motherhood. The new mama in this photo was struggling to hold it all... The weight of responsibility for this little life that was now so completely dependent on me. The identity shift which felt so overwhelming. Not having emotional capacity or the time I felt I needed to process the traumatic birth we'd been through - I was suffering with post-traumatic stress and didn't have a framework for processing this or even correctly identifying it.

I was doing my absolute best in the strength that I had, and with support from caring family and friends... But it wasn't enough. I now recognise that in part I felt isolated because I didn't actually have a consistent group of women around me who understood in their own immediate experience what I was going through. What I really needed was not just ad hoc visits to see family, but a village of other mums who would be there, week in, week out in an honest and meaningful way, in a space where I felt safe and held.

has been such a turning point for me. The songs are vehicles for connection and healing. The concept of having a group centred on *mums* - not just another space for entertaining babies - is so simple and so needed.

If you think you know a mum (or if you are that mum) who would find this space valuable, please tell her! Sponsor a term of Singing Mamas as a baby shower gift for her. Offer to drive her to her local group. This space is so needed... My hope is that EVERY new mama will one day have access to a Singing Mamas group. That every new mum would feel supported and held by a village.

29/10/2025

Mama, come and join our little circle 🧡

A brand new term of Singing Mamas is now bookable. We meet in a beautiful, lovingly renovated space in the heart of Melksham... Come in and enjoy a peaceful moment in your week to step out of the rush and into simply being present.

We'll be there to welcome you with a mug of chai and something sweet... We can't wait to sing with you 🎶

Booking link in bio. Feel free to dm with any questions 🧡

15/10/2025

This is such a fantastic article and gets to the heart of why I am so passionate about Singing Mamas. You don't have to be suffering with post-partum depression to benefit from Singing Mamas - it's beneficial to everyone. But the research is speaking about the power of reclaiming singing as part of our lives on a community level.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93127z99yxo

"All the mothers reported a reduction in their symptoms by week 10 but that improvement continued in the singing group for another six months beyond the end of the sessions.

"That's really important because it shows that the singing intervention is not only effective in the immediacy for depression, but it has a long-lasting impact," says Dr Rebecca Bind, a research associate at Kings College London and one of the study's lead authors...."

New research suggests singing can be clinically effective at treating the symptoms and cost effective for the NHS.

08/10/2025

Last chance to book on for the next two weeks of connection and song in Melksham! Starting tomorrow, Thursday 9th October.

Ava and I can't wait to sing with you 🧡

Booking link in bio.

25/09/2025

An October two-week 'taster term' now bookable! 🙌🏼🍂

Join our Melksham Singing Mamas sessions for a time of connection, singing and warming treats. Women of all ages and stages welcome. Baby bumps, newborns, toddlers and teens are all so welcome too 🧡🎶

Booking link in bio or get in touch for more info!

06/08/2025

Come and join us for a one-off summer sing happening in Melksham! 🎶 We would LOVE to see you there. Spaces are limited - booking link in bio!

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