ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Tuesday 11th November 2025

10:00am - 3:30pm

11 Mandeville Place
London, W1U 3AJ

Tickets available here

Our theme for this year:

Valuing Motherhood

Although we celebrate pregnancy and birth, the support for mothers after childbirth is often minimal. Too frequently, mothers are left to navigate this new chapter without sufficient recognition of the vital role they are playing. One common question asked is: “When will you be returning to work?”—implying that the intense and valuable work of motherhood is secondary to returning to the paid workforce, as if a mother's worth is measured more by her economic contribution than by her role in nurturing and raising the next generation.

Ticket available here

This year’s conference focuses on:

  • The transition into Motherhood

  • Understanding the critical importance of the mothering role

  • Ways to support mothers during this period of change

Conference Highlights:

  • MORNING Session: Engaging talks from expert speakers (details to be confirmed soon)

  • AFTERNOON Session: A life coach will guide us in recognising the invaluable skills developed through motherhood, building confidence, and effectively communicating those skills when reentering the workforce.

We will be sharing more information in our Autumn newsletter and the booking link will be live from September. There will be an early bird option available for those who book their tickets in September and an online option for anyone who would prefer to join remotely.

To allow for more discussion time at conference we've decided to hold the AGM separately as a Zoom Meeting the week after. If you are a MAHM member (or would like to become one) please put Tuesday 18th November in your diaries 10-11.30am. This will be a chance to find out more about how MAHM is run, how to get more involved (we are always in need of more volunteers!) and vote on any changes. A Zoom link will be sent to all members nearer the time.


We look forward to seeing you at one or both of our events in November!

Confirmed Speakers

  • Lucy Beney

    Lucy Beney is a counsellor and former school counsellor with a special interest in the importance of early childhood for lifelong wellbeing. She is the author of Suffer the Children: Why Having a Mental Health Professional in Every School is Not the Answer, published by the Family Education Trust in 2025.

  • Katherine Winny

    Katherine Winny supports stay-at-home mums to untangle the invisible mental load and bring more balance and equality into family life. She’ll share gentle but powerful ways to step away from doing it all, being it all, holding it all, and start creating a home life where the load is shared — and you feel more supported, connected and at peace.

  • Susanne Springer

    Susanne Springer will guide us in recognising the invaluable skills developed through motherhood, building confidence, and effectively communicating those skills when reentering the workforce.

  • Dr Carole Ulanowsky

    Carole Ulanowsky, mother of four and grandmother of six, has dedicated her life to children’s wellbeing and early parenting. With a background in antenatal education, a Master’s in parenting programmes, and a PhD on changing perceptions of motherhood, she has taught and researched widely in Childhood Studies. Through her work with universities and the charity What About The Children?, she has focused on the emotional health of young children and the growing divide between mothering and motherhood.

  • Further speakers to be confirmed soon

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