A monthly, in-person support circle for tired moms of school-aged kids (all the way from TK–12th) — hosted by a 30-year K-5 teacher turned child, teen, and family specialized therapist, with dinner handled.
The details:
When: Tuesdays — Sep 1 · Oct 6 · Nov 3 · Dec 1
Time: 5:30 – 7:00pm - can’t promise we won’t go a bit later than 7, but
Where: The Bloom Room, 324 Avenida de la Estrella, Unit B, San Clemente
Cost: $17 — includes Crafting Supplies, Taco Dinner + Beverages
Space is limited — we keep our groups small by design - you already have enough sensory overload during your week.
What a night actually looks like:
We open with an informal taco dinner + refreshments as we all arrive and enjoy the simple pleasure of a meal without anyone needing something from you. Then, we settle in with a short intro, prompt, and mindfulness practice to help center your nervous system — at your first group you’ll paint a worry rock, and each month it holds the week’s heaviness so you can lay them down for this window of time. Then it’s a taco dinner and real, organic, guided conversation about what stage, phase, celebration, or challenge each mother is bringing in: school friendships, big feelings (theirs and ours), IEPs and 504s, the never-ending grief and guilt of motherhood, screens, power struggles, personal or relational stress, ADHD and anxiety, morning battles…we could really keep going on and on here, but you already know the rest.
You’ll leave each month with a simple take-home of tools that fit real life, a more settled nervous system, and a soul filled up with encouragement and empowerment from other moms. There’s never pressure to share or participate in any part of a gathering that does not feel right to you.
All lovingly and compassionately led by Danielle Ridill — CUSD teacher of 30 years, Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, and mother of 2.
Because you don’t need more parenting information, how-tos, opinions , or demands — you’re already drowning in that.
You need nuance, salt-of-the-earth wisdom, and moms in it with you. Come to every gathering, or just one. We’ll be here with the food, the music, the vibe, and the space for you to land and take a load off.
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Coming to more than one? Select a date, hit Register, follow prompts, then repeat for each date — everything lands in one cart. Or grab the Fall Pass and you’re set for the whole season.
Monthly Tuesdays will continue in the winter + spring, taking breaks during Winter, Spring, and Summer break. Dates will be added soon for January - May 2027.
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