Blossom Mom

Blossom Mom is a nurturing space for new and expecting moms.

TUESDAY EVENINGS

5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
Roots Family Collaborative

FIRST TUESDAYS

Park County
First and Third Tuesdays

10-11 AM / Cairn Conference Room

112 West Lewis St., Livingston, MT

WEDNESDAY MORNINGS

Virtual
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Zoom

THURSDAY AFTERNOONS

1 PM - 2:30 PM
Roots Family Collaborative

Groups are free but please register on days you plan to attend.
Please don’t come if you or your baby are feeling sick or are still contagious.

Groups are free but please register on days you plan to attend.

Please don’t come if you or your baby are feeling sick or have been sick. 

We have three weekly Blossom Mom groups in Bozeman, and two monthly groups in Park County to accommodate as many schedules as possible.

Blossom Mom is a peer-to-peer support group guided by a skilled facilitator and mother like yourself. This group welcomes new and expecting mothers in all stages of pregnancy and the first year postpartum who wish to connect on the joys and challenges of pregnancy and parenthood, while also gaining wisdom and support from others in a compassionate and non-judgmental space.

​At Roots, we know that parenting is hard. And we know parenting without community is even harder. You are not alone, come join us with your baby or just yourself.

Please respect our space and other families by honoring our illness policy; please do not come if you or your baby are feeling sick or are still contagious.  

What to expect at Blossom Mom

We use a peer-to-peer support group model that is both structured and unstructured, allowing for all voices to be heard and acknowledged, and for those who wish to be listeners to be respected. You can expect a friendly, inviting and trained peer-facilitator, in a safe and comfy space accompanied by other mothers who understand. An opportunity to share uninterrupted, and free of judgment and advice-giving.

Common themes that come up during our group are, but not limited to: 

  • sleep deprivation

  • feeling overwhelmed

  • partner relationships

  • work / life balance

  • resources in the community

  • feeding

  • loss of identity

  • how to reach out for help

Meet our facilitators

Laura Durning

Laura is a mom to three. She was 22 and terrified when she had her first baby and knew the transition into motherhood had to be easier, but had no idea what that might look like. Later in life, in 2020 she had her second baby and found the Roots Blossom Mom support group. The sense of community and support that she found in that group was exactly what she had been looking for a decade earlier.

Lauras passion resides in supporting moms in those delicate months and years as they grow into a new person.

Facilitates the Tuesday evening group

Suzanne Bendick

Suzanne Bendick is the Co Executive Director of Roots and a proud mother of two — a freshman in highschool and a fifth grader. Suzanne loves everything about babies, birth, and taking care of moms. She has formal training as a Postpartum Doula, a Certified Lactation Counselor, Mother Circle Facilitator, GPS Facilitator, and is currently a student of Somatic Experiencing.

Facilitates the Thursday afternoon group

Flora McCormick

Flora McCormick, LCPC is a professional counselor and parenting coach who is passionate about supporting families. She is an experienced parent educator who teaches parenting workshops in the community and has served as an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant to many local preschools.

Facilitates the Wednesday virtual group