Parents can grow the family they dream about...
Becoming Us supports you to support mothers, fathers, parents and families through pregnancy, birth and beyond.
Do you work with parents during pregnancy or the challenging early years of parenthood?
Do you believe mothers, fathers/partners and families need and deserve more preparation and support for each stage of their parenthood adventure?
Would you like new tools, frameworks, resources and skills to provide a deeper level of support for the parents and families in your care?
What others have been saying about this course:
If all parents had access to this....
Rosie Smith
The eight stages are carefully worked through with great research, helpful worksheets and slides to enable all kinds of parent "helpers" to understand and fe...
Read MoreThe eight stages are carefully worked through with great research, helpful worksheets and slides to enable all kinds of parent "helpers" to understand and feel comfortable with talking about the minefield which can be the early stages of parenthood. The idea of planting seeds...seeds of hope...that there are different strategies and ways of dealing with this new paradigm that is parenthood - early on, building on strengths and new skills. I'm looking forward to Level III, becoming a Facilitator and taking this fantastic model out there.
Read LessIncredible. I have so much more to offer now.
Tracey Anderson Askew
I have been running new mothers groups for 16 years and have heard countless stories and experiences and struggles during this period. This course nails it! ...
Read MoreI have been running new mothers groups for 16 years and have heard countless stories and experiences and struggles during this period. This course nails it! I loved the incredible details and background knowledge and evidence that was presented. I have so much more now that I can offer my new families and will work on ways to integrate these into my calm parenting groups - particularly partners! Brilliant! I recommend this training to any health professionals in this field. Thank you Elly!
Read LessWhy I invite you to this training
As a relationship counselor and parent educator for over 20 years, I saw too many couples who had fallen into the gap between pregnancy and parenting.
They blamed each other, lost the support of their partner, confidence in themselves as parents and became increasingly disconnected as a couple because they were unprepared for the normal twists and turns of early parenthood.
You may already know how this can lead to high rates of anxiety, depression and relationship distress. We live in a world where 92% of parents report increased conflict in their first year of family and 67% a decline in relationship satisfaction in the first three. Over one in seven mamas and one in ten dads suffer from a perinatal mood disorder such as anxiety or depression. A traumatic birth experience increases their risk.
Needless to say, this is not a good start for our families.
In the days of the village, elders and more experienced parents guided newborn ones through the parenthood rite of passage. Becoming a parent is more complicated and challenging in our modern day world so more guidance is needed...
And yet it’s nobody’s role to be a guide. Until now thanks to you. You took the leap of faith to do Level I of the Becoming Us training. I invite you to continue your learning journey to do more of this meaningful, purposeful, sometimes challenging, but incredibly beautiful Becoming Us work!
Warmly as always,
July 2025 Level II Immersion Dates & Times
Each week of this eight-week immersion contains one 60-minute self-paced online session, followed by a 60-minute live Zoom discussion and Q&A.
Live Zoom calls are on Thursdays at 10 am Sydney time, which is Wednesday evening in the US and Canada. Please check this time zone converter for your local date and time and allow for any time changes.
July 2025 Level II Immersion -Zooms will be:
Week 1: starts July 5. Live Zoom July 9 (US/CAN) or 10 (AU/NZ)
Week 2: starts July 12. Live Zoom July 16 (US/CAN) or 17 (AUS/NZ)
Week 3: starts July 19. Live Zoom July 23 (US/CAN) or 24 (AUS/NZ)
Week 4: starts July 26. Live Zoom July 30 (US/CAN) or 31 (AUS/NZ)
Week 5: starts Aug 2. Live Zoom Aug 6 (US/CAN) or 7 (AUS/NZ)
Week 6: starts Aug 9. Live Zoom Aug 13 (US/CAN) or 14 (AUS/NZ)
Week 7: starts Aug 16. Live Zoom Aug 20 (US/CAN) or 21 (AUS/NZ)
Week 8: starts Aug 23. Live Zoom Aug 27 (US/CAN) or 28 (AUS/NZ)
This course counts for 10 Continuing Education/Professional Development Units and is eligible for the Postpartum Support International PMH-C Advanced track.