News from Mum Love
how we’re impacting the news agenda for mums
FROM A MOTHER TO ANOTHER
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FROM A MOTHER TO ANOTHER |
Transforming Maternal Support: Vanessa's Journey with Mothering Minds
Vanessa Rio built Mothering Minds because she lived the gap herself - that unsettling feeling of navigating early motherhood without the right support at the right time. What started as a personal experience has grown into a platform bringing specialist perinatal support, emotional wellbeing and real understanding together in one place.
Meet Kate: Your AI Companion for the Journey of Motherhood
Kate is Mum Love's AI chatbot, and she is already showing up for mothers in ways that really matter - including during the quiet hours when other support simply isn't available. She gives mothers a space to talk openly about how they feel, without judgement, whenever they need it most.
Bridging the Gap: Katie O'Malley's Heartfelt Journey with A Long Way to Go
Katie O'Malley launched A Long Way to Go after her own pregnancy and postpartum experience left her drowning in contradictory advice and searching for something she could actually trust. What started as late-night research became a platform built on honest, expert-led conversations for every woman navigating the messy, meaningful reality of motherhood.
Meet Lorainne Tudor Car: A Leader in Digital Health and Women’s Wellbeing
Professor Lorainne Tudor Car brings together medical expertise, years of digital health research and her own experience of motherhood to make the case for something simple but powerful - that women deserve honest, open conversations about what becoming a mother really feels like. Her work at King's College London is helping to turn that belief into evidence-backed action.
Naani: Built for the 3am Moment
Pooja Patel built Naani from a feeling most mothers know well - that 3am moment when you are holding everything together and quietly wishing someone would hold you too. Drawing on over eleven years in NHS cancer care and her own experience of motherhood, she has created something genuinely warm and human.
Maternal transformation and losing your identity in motherhood
Becoming a mother reshapes who you are at every level, personally, socially and culturally, and that shift can feel overwhelming when no one names it out loud. Understanding these layers of identity is the first step to finding your way back to yourself.
Mum Love Conversation with Morgane Besins, Four Mamas
Motherhood changes everything, and yet so many women are left to navigate that change without enough support. Morgane Besins of Four Mamas and Georgie, founder of Mum Love, are working to change that. Together, they are building informed, realistic pathways for mothers at every stage, from conception through to returning to work, because feeling supported should never be a luxury.
helping new mothers through sharing stories of motherhood
When 3 in 4 mothers face identity confusion after birth, the words we use to describe that experience really matter. By shifting from clinical language to something more human, we open the door to conversations that actually help.
Real Stories, Real Support: How Mums' Voices Change Maternal Mental Health
Real mum stories have a quiet but powerful impact on maternal mental health. Discover how honest, lived experiences are building connection, reducing stigma and reminding every mum that she is not alone.
Therapeutic techniques to help mums rediscover themselves after birth
Becoming a mum changes everything, including your sense of self. Here are some practical, therapist-informed techniques to help you find your way back to yourself.
Heidi Eldridge: A Powerful Advocate for Maternal Safety and Transformation
Heidi Eldridge is not waiting for the system to catch up - she is building practical solutions to make maternity care safer and better supported for families across the UK. From NHS-backed tools to policy reform, her work is creating real, measurable change in how parents are cared for.
What really helps new mums: talking honestly about guilt, community and coming back to yourself
I sat down with Belinda Batt, coach and founder of The Flourishing Mother, and Louise Webster, founder of Beyond the School Run, for an honest conversation about modern motherhood. We talked guilt, identity loss, matrescence and why the system needs to do better for new mums.
What does real support for new mums actually look like?
"This is normal" can be reassuring to hear after having a baby. But for many new mums it's not enough, and sometimes it can make you feel more alone, not less. We look honestly at postnatal identity loss, why the support on offer often falls short, and what can actually help.
Recognising and coping with maternal identity loss after birth
That quiet feeling of not quite recognising yourself after having a baby is more common than anyone talks about. It has a name, it's well documented, and there are gentle, practical ways through it. Here's what to look out for and where to start.
Who am I now? Making sense of identity loss after having a baby
After a baby arrives, it's common to find yourself wondering where you went. Not in a dramatic way, just a quiet, nagging sense that the person you were before is harder to find. You're not alone, and there are ways through it.
Advocating for Change: Recognising Motherhood and Role Confusion
Mum Love's 2026 YouGov research found that 74% of mothers experience role confusion after birth, yet matrescence, the word that describes this transition, is still not formally recognised in mainstream dictionaries. Without language, experience goes unnamed, and without naming it, it is much harder to seek support.
Navigating Role Confusion: The Identity Struggles of Postpartum Mothers
The transition into motherhood reshapes identity in ways that are rarely talked about openly, and our 2026 YouGov research shows that 74% of mothers experience role confusion after birth, with 55% reporting some form of identity loss.
Identity loss in motherhood - it’s Not Just You
Most mothers feel it, that quiet unravelling nobody warned you about, and new research from Mum Love confirms it. Our inaugural report, presented to 10 Downing Street in February 2026, found that 82% of new mothers felt overwhelmed, 55% experienced a loss of identity, and 78% felt uncertain about their role after birth - because this transition deserves real support, not silence.
