Radiant Mama
Support, Resources & Community during pregnancy and the first year.
Radiant Mama
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Life transitions, such as pregnancy and birth, bring great potential for growth and transformation. As we prepare to cross the threshold of parenthood, all sorts of changes and challenges are taking place. It can be a time of excitement and joy, feeling blessed and open. But also of confusion, fear, anxiety and loss, and sometimes deep aloneness.
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Radiant Mama offers holistic support and education during the childbearing year. This involves more than just the physical and practical preparation for birth and parenting, it also includes the emotional and mental well-being of all involved (including the baby).
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Radiant Mama does not adhere to a particular ideology or method of birthing and parenting. Our groups offer a space for you to reflect and be heard, to reconnect to yourself, your baby and community; a space to reclaim your intuition and grow your trust in your ability to birth and care for your baby/ies.
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Being in a community of parents going through a similar stage in life can reduce your sense of isolation and help you grow in confidence.
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The groups are held by experienced and trained birth and breastfeeding practitioners, who have held many, many women as they journey through the Matrescence period (pregnancy, birth and beyond).
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It is important to us that Radiant Mama is accessible to all in need. We have been offering our services on a sliding scale for the past ten years and on a donation basis when we are fortunate enough to be funded by the Lottery.
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Services we offer:
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Subsidised Pregnancy Circles/Day Retreats
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Groups for expectant mothers in their last trimester and mothers with babies in arms.
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Postnatal home visits and feeding support.
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Breastfeeding support in person or by phone.
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Subsidised Counselling and support in processing birth experiences.
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Subsidised Community days including mini therapeutic treatments, info, shared community lunch.
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A directory of doulas and local complementary therapists experienced in pregnancy and postnatal mother and baby care.
Our Services
Our News
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We’re so happy to share that Radiant Mama has been successeful in our application for National Lottery funding for the 2026/2027 season, to support pregnant women and new parents across South Devon during the first 1000 days (from conception to age two), when lifelong foundations are laid.
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At a time when NHS maternity services are stretched, perinatal mental health support is oversubscribed, and many families are feeling the weight of financial pressure, this funding allows us to offer consistent, accessible, community-based care across Totnes, Dartington, South Brent, Buckfastleigh, Ashburton and surrounding villages.
Over the next 12 months we’ll deliver subsidised counselling sessions, community days and pregnancy wellbeing retreats, weekly parent support groups and sharing circles, post natal home visits and breast feeding support for new mothers, aiming to support around 145 parents and babies.
Recent feedback showed that 91% of families could not have accessed this kind of support without subsidy, yet 82% reported significant improvements in their mental health, confidence and connection.
This funding means families like yours won’t have to navigate early parenthood alone. We’re deeply grateful, and ready to begin!
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2026/2027 Program
​Over the next 12 months, our focus at Radiant Mama will be to support pregnant women and new parents across rural South Devon, specifically those going through the first 1000 days (from conception to age two), when everything is tender and foundational.
We aim to support around 145 parents and babies this year, as well as create hundreds of moments where no one has to navigate early parenthood alone.​ We’ll be offering real spaces of warmth, nourishment and connection in 5 areas as follows:
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1. Our Counselling & Therapeutic Support Service - a donation-based counselling and therapeutic support during pregnancy and the first three years to pregnant, birthing people, partners and new parents.
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2. Community Events​
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14th March 2026 - Community Day Retreat for Pregnant Women
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Further dates TBC - join our Radiant Mama Announcements whatsapp group to receive updates. This group is broadcast only, and you can leave at any time. Or consider subscribing to our newsletter.
3. Post-natal home visits and breastfeeding support.
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4. Pregancy Circles - more details to come!
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5. Weekly Radiant Mama group/sharing circles for mothers in their final trimester and new mothers with babies up to crawling age, HealthSource, Totnes
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The only online birth course built specifically with the pandemic in mind, with everything you need to have a positive birth in these difficult times. Including 12 specially made hypnobirthing downloads, and packed with information and advice from bestselling authors Sophie Fletcher (Mindful Hypnobirthing) and Milli Hill (Positive Birth Book), the pack will reassure you and give you a clear and easy to use toolkit to stay calm and focused.
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The online pandemic birth preparation course is offered on a sliding scale (from only £5) to ensure everybody can access the information.
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