The Motherless Mothers

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF, AND TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF, MOTHERS NAVIGATING PARENTHOOD WHO MAY EXPERIENCE GRIEF, TRAUMA, ANXIETY OR SOCIAL ISOLATION RESULTING FROM THE ABSENCE OF THEIR OWN MOTHER DUE TO LOSS, ILLNESS, ESTRANGEMENT, INCARCERATION OR ANY SITUATION LEADING TO LACK OF MATERNAL PRESENCE AND SUPPORT, BY:A) PROVIDING A SAFE SPACE IN WHICH MOTHERLESS MOTHERS MAY SHARE THEIR STORIES AND FIND RESOURCES THROUGH FREE PEER-TO-PEER ONLINE COMMUNITY CALLS, ONLINE SUPPORT COMMUNITIES, WORKSHOPS, PODCAST EPISODES, AND EVENTS;B) ADVANCING EDUCATION IN AND RAISING AWARENESS OF THE EXPERIENCE OF MOTHER LOSS OR LOSS OF MATERNAL FIGURE UPON MOTHERS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, AMONGST HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE UNDERSTANDING OF THE EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND PRACTICAL CHALLENGES FACED BY MOTHERLESS MOTHERS, TO ENSURE THEIR EXPERIENCES ARE ACKNOWLEDGED AND SERVICES CAN BE APPROPRIATELY TAILORED TO MEET THEIR NEEDS;C) SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING RESEARCH INTO THE IMPACT OF MOTHER LOSS OR LOSS OF A MATERNAL FIGURE UPON MOTHERS AND THE METHODS OF ALLEVIATING UNIQUE CHALLENGES ARISING FROM SUCH LOSS, DISSEMINATING THE USEFUL RESULTS.