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We do hope you’re keeping well in the summer sun.
We are writing with news about some new community groups we are offering at UMEUS and wanted you to be some of the first to know.

In listening to what clients tell us in therapeutic sessions, about the type of support they find helpful, it’s clear that many people would like more contact with others in the community who are experiencing similar situations.

Many feel supported in a group just by knowing that they are not alone with the types of issues that crop up, day to day. A chance to connect and a chance to share can really change the weight of what we might be carrying.

UMEUS has been hosting support groups since 2015. These continued through the pandemic, both online and in outdoor spaces, until we opened our new clinic in Hove in the summer of 2021.

We also received our first round of funding from Brighton & Hove Council the same year, and we’re proud to let you know we’ve been awarded another round this year to deliver more of the groups that have provided connection and community for those who attend.

We realise it’s really short notice, but we are piloting 3 groups in July and want to invite you to take part and be a part of developing the sessions that will continue later on in the year and into 2024.

Please reply to express your interest and reserve your place on one or more of the sessions.
There will be no more than 10 attendees, and we will run the group as soon as we have 6 confirmed bookings.

There is no fee to attend, but we do ask that should you commit to being present, that if anything changes regarding your availability, you please advise us at least 24 hours before the session begins so we have time to offer the space to someone else.

If you wish to bring a friend, or know of someone who you feel might benefit by attending a pilot, or be interested in any of our other therapeutic support, please do share the attached flyer.
One last thing…we’d really like to make sure you receive up to date information, especially as we will be announcing some big updates to the organisation over the coming weeks. Please do click to join our members list, we promise we won’t bombard you!
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Hello dear community…
We hope your weekend was abundant with love and that today the aroma of pancakes is in the air :)
I’m keen to share some news…UMEUS officially became a CIC last year, after nearly 5 years as a community association.
In the autumn we applied for our first round of funding…and we got it!!!

We are feeling really appreciative and grateful to Brighton & Hove City Council for recognising UMEUS’ body/mind approach to therapeutic support and connection in community; now it’s time to share it with you.

We have five really special groups to invite the community to this spring, and if they don’t appeal to you then please spread the word, you may have a friend in need…

There’ll be more details coming in the next few weeks; dates and information about the therapists, facilitators and the lovely team helping to make this happen.
In the meantime, if you’d like, you can email us and ask us to keep you updated.
[email protected]

I hope today you find some space for you.
Warmly, Sam

These are not bubbles, they are water droplets connected on spider silk, one of the strongest materials in the world.

Since February 2020 UMEUS has continued to support clients and offer our community a space to connect.
We're acutely aware many women are struggling alone.
Some without partners, others coping with an absent parent.

Women need other women, and we need community more than ever.
If you're able to help another mother and create a supportive web, or you need help from another mother, please get in touch
and we will connect you to cope together.