Meet Your Facilitator: Erica Cummings
This program was developed and is run by Erica Cummings, LPC, NBC-HWC. As a licensed professional counsellor and maternal mental health specialist, Erica brings evidence-informed approaches like attachment theory and grief psychology to our circles.
Beyond her credentials, Erica understands this walk personally. Having lost her own mother at 18, she knows how that loss shifts and resurfaces during the seasons of motherhood. She is passionate about helping you honour the complexity of what you carry, without rushing toward "resolution."
Find a course to help you.
SUPPORT FOR YOU, SUSTAINABILITY FOR US.
Our small charity is entirely run by unpaid volunteers. Every penny from this £240 course ensures our lights stay on so we can continue supporting all mothers. This is not just a course; it's a contribution to keeping this safe community alive. Thank you for your support. Having said that, we never want cost to be a barrier to support, and we offer 1 funded place per course; to apply in complete confidence, please email themotherlessmothersuk@gmail.com with the subject line 'Funded Place Inquiry'.
Course Description: When you become a mother, something shifts. Suddenly the absence of your own mother — whether she is gone or simply not there in the way you needed — takes up new space. You find yourself grieving at the school gate, in the middle of the night feed, in moments that were supposed to feel full. Nobody told you that motherhood could make the loss louder.
Mother Loss and Motherhood is a 6-week virtual support group for women who are holding both things at once – the work of raising a child and the grief of not having the mother they need. This group offers something rare: a small, honest space where grief is not minimised, rushed, or explained away. Where you don't have to pretend the loss is simple or that you have made peace with it. Over six weeks, you will move through themes including the mother you needed, the guilt and anger that don't get talked about, the way grief resurfaces with every milestone — and what it means to become the mother you are, in the absence of the one you lost.
Although these sessions are led by Erica, a licensed therapist, this course is not group therapy. It is a structured, facilitated support group held with clinical care and warmth, drawing on grief psychology, attachment theory, and the lived reality of what you are carrying.
6 weeks. No more than 10 women. One honest (virtual) room.
This group is for you if:
You are a mother or are pregnant with your first child.
Your own mother is absent — through death or Alzheimer's/dementia.
Becoming a mother has brought your grief closer to the surface.
You are stable enough to be in community (not in acute crisis or requiring clinical support).
You are ready to explore, reflect, and be witnessed — not just advised.
This group is not a substitute for therapy or clinical mental health treatment. If you are currently in crisis or need one-on-one clinical support, we will help you find the right resource.
When: April 24th, May 1st, May 8th, May 15th, May 22nd, May 29th
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm GMT.
*Please note that the first session on April 24th is 75 minutes; we need a minimum of 4 participants to run this group.
A little note on refunds: Because we’re a small charity run by volunteers, we don’t have a fancy billing department! Once you pay, those funds go straight to work helping us support others. For that reason, we can't offer cash refunds. However, we’re all mums—we know life goes sideways. If you can't make it, you can use your payment as a credit for any future event, or you can even "gift" your spot to another mother in the community who needs it. We’re all in this together.
SUPPORT FOR YOU, SUSTAINABILITY FOR US.
Our small charity is entirely run by unpaid volunteers. Every penny from this £240 course ensures our lights stay on so we can continue supporting all mothers. This is not just a course; it's a contribution to keeping this safe community alive. Thank you for your support. Having said that, we never want cost to be a barrier to support, and we offer 1 funded place per course; to apply in complete confidence, please email themotherlessmothersuk@gmail.com with the subject line 'Funded Place Inquiry'.
Course Description: When you become a mother, something shifts. Suddenly the absence of your own mother — whether she is gone or simply not there in the way you need or needed — takes up new space. You find yourself grieving at the school gate, in the middle of the night feed, in moments that were supposed to feel full. Nobody told you that motherhood could make the loss louder.
Complex Mother Relationships & Motherhood is a 6-week virtual support group for women who are holding both things at once – the work of raising a child and the grief of not having the mother they need or needed. This group offers something rare: a small, honest space where grief is not minimised, rushed, or explained away. Where you don't have to pretend the loss is simple or that you have made peace with it. Over six weeks, you will move through themes including the mother you needed, the guilt and anger that don't get talked about, and the way grief resurfaces with every milestone — and what it means to become the mother you are, in the absence of the one you lost.
Although these sessions are led by Erica, a licensed therapist, this course is not group therapy. It is a structured, facilitated support group held with clinical care and warmth, drawing on grief psychology, attachment theory, and the lived reality of what you are carrying.
6 weeks. No more than 10 women. One honest (virtual) room.
This group is for you if:
You are a mother or are pregnant with your first child.
Your own mother is absent — through estrangement, a complex or broken relationship.
Becoming a mother has brought your grief closer to the surface.
You are stable enough to be in community (not in acute crisis or requiring clinical support).
You are ready to explore, reflect, and be witnessed — not just advised.
This group is not a substitute for therapy or clinical mental health treatment. If you are currently in crisis or need one-on-one clinical support, we will help you find the right resource.
When: June 5th, June 12th, June 19th, June 26th, July 3rd, July 10th
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm GMT
*Please note that the first session on June 5th is 75 minutes; we need a minimum of 4 participants to run this group.
A little note on refunds: Because we’re a small charity run by volunteers, we don’t have a fancy billing department! Once you pay, those funds go straight to work helping us support others. For that reason, we can't offer cash refunds. However, we’re all mums—we know life goes sideways. If you can't make it, you can use your payment as a credit for any future event, or you can even "gift" your spot to another mother in the community who needs it. We’re all in this together.