Become a founding member of Mendara
Mendara is currently open to a small group of founding members. Your membership unlocks:
A community that gets it
You are not alone in this. Mendara connects you with a growing community of women who have been through the same thing.
200+ women
in our community
Unlimited guided group sessions
We match you with a small group of women who have been through similar experiences, so you can meet regularly. Join an anonymous, text-based group chat to connect with your group. Each session is led by a trained, trauma-informed facilitator with lived experience of birth trauma, and explores different themes.
80+
session run
4
facilitators
9.8/10
rating
Free tools and exercises
Access tools such as journalling, and a 7 day micro-experience to help you process between sessions, at your own pace.
20+ guided moments
journalling, reframing, mantras and more.
Founding members get 50% off their first month
Join for only £12.50/month for your first month. Mendara Membership is typically £25/month. Cancel anytime + full money-back guarantee.
As a founding member, you also get to shape the future of Mendara. You'll have the opportunity to provide feedback directly to our founder and be part of campaigns, events, and community moments as they happen. The women who join now are not just members. They are part of changing what support looks like for every woman who comes after them.
What our community says:
Members who have attended consistently more than 3 times report feeling better day-to-day, more confident in caring for themselves and their baby, and less alone in their experience.
How it works
Meet your facilitators
Each Mendara session is held by trained facilitators who bring professional care, lived understanding, and a steady group presence.
Rachael
Chair of the Birth Trauma Association
I came to the role of BTA chair and volunteer manager due to my own experience of a twin pregnancy which was complicated by a life-changing placental abruption, emergency caesarean birth, and severe postpartum complications.
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Leone
Session Facilitator
With my third pregnancy I was hospitalised at 20 weeks with sepsis, and spent time in intensive care. I first realised I had postnatal depression four months after, but it took a further year before I reached out and was, gently, told I had PTSD. I ultimately credit EMDR therapy with saving my life, as well as the Birth Trauma Association, who provided a space for me to tell my story. I want to help create a space for others to feel less alone and tell their story. There's power in taking back our stories but healing is possible.
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Colleen
Session Facilitator
I experienced a difficult lead up to my first birth, including a severe PUPPP rash, multiple ‘stretch & sweeps’ which I experienced as extremely painful and violating, and fourth degree tears. I didn't realise for some time that I was experiencing birth trauma. It is important for me to be able to offer support to others in a similar situation as it's an area where gratitude and grief, delight and devastation can sit all at once, which can feel very overwhelming when navigating parenthood. A little support can go a long way.
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About the Birth Trauma Association
Visit: birthtraumaassociation.org
Email: support@birthtraumaassociation.org.uk
Phone: 0203 621 6338 (peer support) or 07779 275032 for admin enquiries, Monday to Friday 10am to 1pm