LAKEPORT, Calif. – Perinatal mood disorders can affect any mother during or after any pregnancy.

Mother-Wise volunteer companions provide support to pregnant and new moms in Lake County when they need it most.

An upcoming volunteer training seminar in Lakeport will introduce the Mother-Wise program and prepare volunteers for home visits by exploring the subjects of perinatal mood disorders, home visiting, values, and active listening.

The training is spread over three days, with the first two sessions in the evening on Thursday, March 31, and Friday, April 1, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The third session is on Saturday, April 2, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with lunch included.

The call for Mother-Wise is growing stronger as word of the program spreads.

The group is continuously seeking volunteer companions who can spend some “one-on-one” time with Lake County mothers.

If you have some experience to share and some room in your heart, please consider volunteering with Mother-Wise. The relationship changes lives.

Here is what one mom had to say about Mother-Wise:

 

“I would like to take this opportunity to say how thankful I am to the Mother-Wise program. It has really been extremely helpful to my family and me.

“Catherine has not only been a friend, but also has become part of our family! In the very beginning when Jesse was born, and I had a C-Section to recuperate from, and also Sarah who was only two-and-a-half at the time. Catherine helped and guided me through the adjustment process of having two little ones.

“The demands of Motherhood are getting higher as my little ones grow, and I am very thankful and grateful to have Catherine in our lives to help me care for Jesse and Sarah.

“Since we don’t have any family members near us, it makes us appreciate even more having the Saathi visit us!

“At this point in our lives, I don’t believe I can express with words enough how wonderful this program is and most important of all how grateful we are to have Catherine as a member of our family now.”

Registration for the training is required, as is attendance at all three sessions.

For more information, please call Jaclyn Ley at 707-349-1210.