The Group Agreement

• Everything discussed is confidential, except if someone is at risk of harm, then we may need to ask for help to keep them safe
• We are considerate of everyone’s privacy on social media – nothing is shared without consent
• We are non-judgemental and respect everyone’s different opinions
• This is a safe place to vent
• We focus on our strengths and what is positive, where we can
• No health professionals are here in their professional capacity
• We are aware of swearing, language and content of discussions where kids are present
• We are honest and realistic
• We don’t need to fix other people’s problems or continue to thinking about them afterwards
• You don’t have to say anything or explain why you are here if you don’t want to
• The strength of peer support is in the group environment
• If you need to leave the room, feel free to ask someone to go with you, or let us know if you’re not returning to the session
• Everyone has the chance to talk and express themselves, be listened to and not be interrupted
• You don’t have to talk about ‘mum’ things, it can be anything
• Your feelings are valid no matter what
• Your experiences are no more or less important than anyone else’s
• You don’t need to disclose anything you don’t want to i.e. job, area
• We encourage members to make friends outside of the groups and equally, if you don’t want to you don’t have to
• Boundaries are important, are different for everyone and can change over time
• Facilitators are members too and have their own lived experiences
• We are all human – mistakes and slips of the tongue can happen, if anything has triggered or offended you, please know it is safe to discuss this with one of the team

• Everything discussed is confidential, except if someone is at risk of harm, we may then need to ask for help to keep them safe.
• Please be mindful of who can hear you and what we can see.
• We are considerate of everyone’s privacy on social media – and nothing is shared without consent.
• We are non-judgemental and respect everyone’s different opinions – be aware that it can be harder to read people in a video call.
• This is a safe place to vent –only members will be let into the group.
• We focus on our strengths and what is positive, where we can.
• No health professionals are here in their professional capacity.
• We are aware of swearing, language and content of discussions where kids are present.
• We are honest and realistic.
  We don’t need to fix other people’s problems or to continue thinking about them afterwards.
• You don’t have to say anything if you don’t want to – you can also turn off your video.
• You don’t need to explain why you are here if you don’t want to.
• Everyone has the chance to talk and express themselves; to be listened to and not interrupted. Facilitators will only use the mute function if background noise is too loud to be able to hear the conversation.
• Don’t worry if you are distracted by children around you at home during the group, this is to be expected and we are all in the same position.
• You don’t have to talk about ‘mum’ things, it can be anything.
• Your feelings are valid no matter what.
• Your experiences are no more or no less serious than anyone else’s.
• You don’t have to disclose anything you don’t want to i.e., Job, area.
• We encourage members to make friends outside of groups and equally if you don’t want to you don’t have to.
• Boundaries are important and are different for everyone and can change over time.
• You are welcome to take part in pyjamas or from your bed if that works for you!
• Facilitators are members too and have their own lived experiences
• We are all human – mistakes and slips of the tongue can happen, if anything has triggered or offended you, please know it is safe to discuss this with one of the team
• Please let us know if you are leaving early either via chat or e-mail.

You can contact the Happy Mums team during office hours if you have any queries or issues to follow-up after the group: info@happymums.org.uk or 01228 592301.

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