Embracing Motherhood Together 

Rebekah Harman understands what it means to feel alone during a season that’s meant to be filled with joy. Before her son was born, she experienced multiple miscarriages. When he arrived in 2019, the long-awaited moment quickly shifted into something much heavier. Anxiety took hold first, followed by depression. 

“I had so many anxieties,” Harman said. “I couldn’t sleep when he slept. I wasn’t caring for myself, and it really spiraled.” 

By six weeks postpartum, she found herself in crisis. “I had suicidal thoughts, and that was really scary,” she said. After two visits to the ER, Harman was admitted to an inpatient mental health facility. But for a new mom who was breastfeeding, the separation made things worse. “I couldn’t see my son. It didn’t help me,” she said. 

What did help came later, when she found support through Postpartum Support International and enrolled in an intensive outpatient program specifically for mothers facing similar struggles. “That was life changing,” she said. 

Years later, that experience became the foundation for Community Motherhood, a space she launched in May 2025 to support moms in every stage, from pregnancy to postpartum and beyond. “I can encourage women by sharing that I’ve been through this too,” Harman said. “There’s light at the end of the tunnel.” 

Today, Community Motherhood offers a mix of support groups, social gatherings, and classes designed to meet moms where they are. Some come for help navigating postpartum anxiety. Others come simply to get out of the house and be around people who understand. 

There are baby music classes, toddler story times, and low-pressure meetups. There are groups for infertility, miscarriage, and motherhood in all its forms. Even an empty-nester book club, led by Harman’s mom, extends that sense of community across generations. 

“When mothers don’t have support, the weight of motherhood feels heavier than it should,” Harman said. Community Motherhood has now helped countless women begin to shift that overwhelming weight. 

“My goal is to help moms trade isolation for belonging, overwhelmingness for encouragement and loneliness for true connection,” she said. “We’re embracing motherhood together.” 

Harman brings both professional training and lived experience into the organization. She is a certified perinatal mental health provider through Postpartum Support International, a trained birth and postpartum doula with Mama Glow, and a licensed occupational therapy assistant. She has also advocated for maternal health policy through Mom Congress in Washington, D.C. 

But what stands out most to the moms who walk through the door is the feeling. “Community Motherhood is such a gem,” one mom shared. “It was so nice not having to come up with something to entertain my kids for once, and getting to connect with other moms was the cherry on top.” 

Another mom described the classes as thoughtful and calming. “The Baby & Me music class was amazing,” she said. “It’s not always easy to find meaningful activities to do with your baby, and I truly recommend checking it out.” 

For many, it’s the details that make the difference. “Becky thought of everything, including changing tables, fun props, all the little things that make moms feel comfortable and able to relax,” one review read. 

And for Harman, those moments matter just as much as the bigger mission. “I’ve taken my darkness and turned it into light,” she said. That light now lives in a space where moms can show up exactly as they are and know they’re not alone. Learn more or join a class at communitymotherhood.com.