Hi! I'm Olivia, and I'm mummy to a busy and wonderful toddler! In February 2024, I lost my lovely Mum very suddenly and unexpectedly. I was 20 weeks pregnant at the time with a miracle baby after years of failed IVF. My life literally changed overnight, and I'm not sure I'd fully realised how much I relied on my Mum and needed her. These two huge life events of loss and the birth of my daughter have profoundly changed me, and although the essence of me is very much still there, I am finding myself again after losing Mum and becoming a mother.
Navigating grief, pregnancy, and then a newborn baby has felt very lonely, and I spent many hours online searching for other mothers who were in the same situation. And that's where I found The Motherless Mothers in 2025. The connection I have found with others who are navigating motherhood without their Mums has been a big support to me. Knowing I can chat with others who can relate has been invaluable in keeping going, and I'm grateful to all the women I've met. I have found comfort in shared understanding. Through the in-person meetups I have hosted in my local area, I have seen firsthand the difference this connection and conversation has made to other motherless mothers. I'm looking forward to supporting other motherless mothers in hosting in their areas while we build this much-needed community.
