Meet The Team

Maternal Journal Circle Facilitator

Athene Grieg

Athene is an artist, SEN art tutor and mother of two. During the pandemic she joined an online Maternal Journal group to connect with other mothers. She then took Sally Golightly's "Creating Circles" course to gain circle facilitation training so that she could start her own group. She has facilitated this thriving Maternal Journal group in Dursley since 2022. 

Founder, Yoga & Mothers' Circle Facilitator

Catherine Forrester

Catherine is a yoga teacher, gentle sleep consultant and mother of two. She ran a psychotherapeutic counselling practice until 2023, with a special interest in working with trauma somatically and weaving mindfulness principles into the work. She brings years of therapeutic training and practice to her group facilitation, and has distilled this alongside years of reflection on motherhood into our signature New Mothers' Wellbeing Circle.

Maternal Journal Circle Facilitator

Jess Lever

Jess is a creative consultant, writer, producer and mother of two young daughters.

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She runs community painting workshops and writes poetry tackling the challenges and celebrating the joys of motherhood.

MotherSong Circle Facilitator

Freya Morgan

Freya is a mother of one and experienced group facilitator. She has led forest schools and singing groups for children and their parents in natural settings for several years. 

Mothers' Circle Facilitator

Hayley Coburn

Hayley is a full spectrum doula, counsellor & mother of two.

She has been supporting families for 15 years, focusing on the perinatal period for the last eight years through Footsteps Counselling & Care, her own counselling & doula practice. Hayley supports families through perinatal trauma & loss, and with traumatic growth, after her own experiences through the perinatal period. 

Founder, Matrescence Guide

Holly Swinbank

Holly is a mother of three with years of experience establishing and supporting parenting communities. She now offers 1:1 support to mothers and leads on our upcoming in-home listening support service (watch this space!)

New Mothers' Wellbeing Circle Facilitator

Sammy Sturgess

Sammy is a wellness coach, yoga teacher and Soul Realignment practitioner with over a decade of experience in the wellness sector.

A mum of one, she's passionate about empowering other mothers to find connection and parent without sacrificing themselves.

Administrator

Siân Horsburgh

Siân is taking care of administrative operations at Stroud Motherhood Collective during Catherine's maternity leave.

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Mother of one and the owner of a thriving Virtual Assistant business, with a passion for supporting other mothers, Siân is committed to maintaining the collective's mission during this exciting period.

Her experience in admin & customer service, as well as motherhood, makes her a perfect fit for Stroud Motherhood Collective!