What is the Perinatal Comfort Zone? - FIND OUT MORE

Are you supporting parents during pregnancy, birth or early parenthood?

Would you like to be able to offer parents the opportunity to investigate information, tools and techniques for managing their mental health?

The unique Perinatal Comfort Zone group programme (PCZ) is a 12 week psychoeducation support group which provides a structured, empathetic approach for parents experiencing anxiety or depression during pregnancy, birth and beyond. The Perinatal Comfort Zone group programme offers a structured, practical and experiential approach to learning, within a safe, supportive environment. The programme content can also be used to support parents on an individual basis.

PCZ Group Programme themes

• Understanding perinatal mental health
• Finding your flow: being creative
• Understanding anxiety
• Roles, routines & identity
• Challenging unhelpful thoughts
• Journaling
• Finding your flow: Moving your body
• Understanding medication
• Mindfulness
• Food & Mood
• Self esteem & self-compassion
• Sensory exploration

Lifeboat Perinatal Mental Health CIC offers comprehensive facilitator training, accompanying parent toolkits and online facilitator resources for ongoing support. Come and find out more in our online presentation. There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions.

Here are just some of the lovely comments from parents who have completed the Perinatal Comfort Zone (PCZ) programme;

“It has helped me to see that I can still be myself and I need to take time and do things for myself”

“Definitely enjoyed that the course was very practical”

“Good balance between humour and empathy during the most serious subjects”

“I started this course tired, flaky, anxious and unsure. You gave me the tools to better myself by finding what worked for me. I feel much better now”