Past Events!
Raincoat Run 5K & Family Fun Run!
April 22, 2018
Maternal Mental Health Week April 30th-May 6th!
We hope you join us on Sunday, June 4, 2017 from 2-4 pm. We are co-hosting a screening of Episode 2, When the Bough Breaks, looking at how racism affects Maternal and Infant Health in the United States. Visit the Facebook event for details!
Perinatal Mental Health Week! May 1 - 7th
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We are bringing awareness to Perinatal Mental Health Week, as proclaimed by the Hillsborough County Commissioners. Join Us! ...Join in one day or all seven. May 1st: 1 in 7- today we bring awareness to this number! If you are read to Share your story, do so. Let people know you are #1in7 and #notalone. If you share publicly and give use permission, tag us, and we will share to our page. Not ready to tell social media? That's okay. Follow along and participate only when you're ready. May 2nd: MomsRock Party! Join us from 10 am - 12 pm (see Facebook Event for details) We will be socializing and letting our children find hidden rocks! May 3rd: SAMMI support in Brandon- come partake in Peer-to-Peer Support. May 4th: May the Fourth Be with You. It's possible Padme had Prenatal Depression. Share your favorite Star Wars Meme with the caption "The Seventh Mom Project, Inc (tag us) is here to help you as you travel through the uncharted galaxy known as motherhood" #momforce May 5th: Join us for Dinner at Panda Express. Show the electronic flyer and 20% will go back to support The Seventh Mom Project, Inc. May 6th: #holdtheumbrella pics!! Do you Love someone that has battled perinatal mental health issues. If so, have someone snap your photo holding an umbrella and caption it "I #holdtheumbrella for my _________" May 7th: id someone help you through Perinatal Mental Health struggles? If so, post a pic of an umbrella and caption "Thank You ________ for your #showersofsupport |
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Give Day Tampa Bay 2017
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WBW: Big Latch On
We look forward to being a Silver Sponsor at the Tampa Bay Breastfeeding Task Force's World Breastfeeding Week Celebration.
Black Breastfeeding Week Celebration
We are excited to participate in this upcoming event! Click here for more information.
Exciting "Birth" Announcement Coming Soon!
The Seventh Mom Project, Inc. launched Tampa Bay Perinatal Professionals, a social enterprise at Tampa Prego Expo.
We were honored to be a part of this event!
We were honored to be a part of this event!
Climb Out of Darkness: June 11, 2016
Join us as we support Postpartum Progress and host our inaugural Climb here in the Tampa Bay Area. To learn more about this international awareness and fund raising event, please visit Postpartum Progress. Register to climb out of the Darkness with The Seventh Mom Project, Inc.! |
Are You Ready to Shower Your Support? Join us for Give Day Tampa Bay,May 3, 2016.
The Most Shocking Look at Motherhood in America Returns for #GiveDayTampaBay!
#AprilShowersBringMayFlowers
Tampa, FL (March 30, 2016)– The Seventh Mom Project, Inc. is proud to be participating in the third annual Give Day Tampa Bay on May 3, 2016, and we are encouraging residents to donate to us in our efforts to strengthen families struggling with perinatal distress disorders through community education, collaboration with medical professionals, and establishing a network of peer-to-peer support.
All money raised on this day will stay in the Tampa Bay community.
Give Day Tampa Bay is a 24-hour, online giving event, designed to increase philanthropy in the Tampa Bay area and raise awareness of the amazing work local nonprofits do in this community. This is the third year that the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay has sponsored this event, which raised $1.75 million for 550 Tampa Bay area nonprofits last year.
Donations to The Seventh Mom Project, Inc. help us to bring educational events to professionals working with moms during their perinatal year. Financial contributions help us to maintain our open peer-to-peer support groups across the Tampa Bay area.
In addition to raising awareness of the participating nonprofits, Give Day Tampa Bay offers cash prizes to the participants with the most donations, another reason to give on May 3.
“We are excited to be participating in our first Give Day Tampa Bay event because we have heard from numerous nonprofits about how beneficial it was to them and their fundraising efforts,” said Elizabeth Good, Vice-President. We hope to raise $5,000, which will help us tremendously in our work. We also hope to win one of the many cash prizes in the prize pool.”
To increase awareness about Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, we have asked the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners to proclaim the first week of May as Perinatal Mental Health Awareness Week. In conjunction with this proclamation, and Give Day Tampa Bay, The Seventh Mom Project, Inc. is hosting a special screening of “Dark Side of the Full Moon” followed by a panel discussion at Tampa General Hospital on May 3, 2016 at 6:00 pm. Dark Side of the Full Moon delves into the unseen world of maternal mental health in the U.S. It will uncover the disconnect within the medical community to effectively screen, refer, and treat the 1.3 million mothers affected each year, giving a face and voice to the countless women who have suffered in silence.
Please learn more about the details of the event by visiting our Facebook and you can register to attend this event here.
It’s so simple to give during Give Day Tampa Bay. Simply visit this link on May 3, 2016 and find The Seventh Mom Project, Inc. in the list of participating organizations. All donations made are tax-deductible and will remain here in the Tampa Bay area.
About Give Day Tampa Bay
Give Day Tampa Bay is part of a national event in which communities across the country ask people to give to their local nonprofits on one specific day – May 3, 2016. This year’s theme, Live Here, Give Here, highlights the fact that all donations given on Give Day Tampa Bay will remain right here in the Tampa Bay area, helping the hundreds of nonprofit organizations that work each and every day to make life better for the Tampa Bay community.
About the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay
Founded in 1990, the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay connects donors, nonprofits, community and business leaders, professional advisors, volunteers and residents to make the maximum positive impact in the Tampa Bay region. For the last 25 years, the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay has been dedicated to making giving easy and meaningful for donors as a way to strengthen nonprofit organizations and build a better, more vibrant community. Since its inception, its donors have enabled the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay to award more than $175 million in grants to nonprofit organizations across the country.
All money raised on this day will stay in the Tampa Bay community.
Give Day Tampa Bay is a 24-hour, online giving event, designed to increase philanthropy in the Tampa Bay area and raise awareness of the amazing work local nonprofits do in this community. This is the third year that the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay has sponsored this event, which raised $1.75 million for 550 Tampa Bay area nonprofits last year.
Donations to The Seventh Mom Project, Inc. help us to bring educational events to professionals working with moms during their perinatal year. Financial contributions help us to maintain our open peer-to-peer support groups across the Tampa Bay area.
In addition to raising awareness of the participating nonprofits, Give Day Tampa Bay offers cash prizes to the participants with the most donations, another reason to give on May 3.
“We are excited to be participating in our first Give Day Tampa Bay event because we have heard from numerous nonprofits about how beneficial it was to them and their fundraising efforts,” said Elizabeth Good, Vice-President. We hope to raise $5,000, which will help us tremendously in our work. We also hope to win one of the many cash prizes in the prize pool.”
To increase awareness about Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, we have asked the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners to proclaim the first week of May as Perinatal Mental Health Awareness Week. In conjunction with this proclamation, and Give Day Tampa Bay, The Seventh Mom Project, Inc. is hosting a special screening of “Dark Side of the Full Moon” followed by a panel discussion at Tampa General Hospital on May 3, 2016 at 6:00 pm. Dark Side of the Full Moon delves into the unseen world of maternal mental health in the U.S. It will uncover the disconnect within the medical community to effectively screen, refer, and treat the 1.3 million mothers affected each year, giving a face and voice to the countless women who have suffered in silence.
Please learn more about the details of the event by visiting our Facebook and you can register to attend this event here.
It’s so simple to give during Give Day Tampa Bay. Simply visit this link on May 3, 2016 and find The Seventh Mom Project, Inc. in the list of participating organizations. All donations made are tax-deductible and will remain here in the Tampa Bay area.
About Give Day Tampa Bay
Give Day Tampa Bay is part of a national event in which communities across the country ask people to give to their local nonprofits on one specific day – May 3, 2016. This year’s theme, Live Here, Give Here, highlights the fact that all donations given on Give Day Tampa Bay will remain right here in the Tampa Bay area, helping the hundreds of nonprofit organizations that work each and every day to make life better for the Tampa Bay community.
About the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay
Founded in 1990, the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay connects donors, nonprofits, community and business leaders, professional advisors, volunteers and residents to make the maximum positive impact in the Tampa Bay region. For the last 25 years, the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay has been dedicated to making giving easy and meaningful for donors as a way to strengthen nonprofit organizations and build a better, more vibrant community. Since its inception, its donors have enabled the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay to award more than $175 million in grants to nonprofit organizations across the country.
Help us out by joining our #AprilShowersBringMayFlowers Social Media Campaign
Join us to spread the word during April in our #AprilShowersBringMayFlowers campaing. Share your images of you holding your umbrella in support with the hashtags: #theseventhmomproject #GiveDayTampaBay #weatheringstorms #LiveHere #GiveHere
We had a great time at The Tampa Bay Birth Network's Natural Birth and Baby Expo on March 19th, 2016!
#LoveAnotherMother #MomsMatter #StandWithMoms
You’ve probably seen a few post recently regarding "Bringing Postpartum Depression Out of the Shadows Act of 2015” (H.R. 3235 and S. 2311). Maybe you’ve wondered about this #LoveAnotherMother campaign or those twibbons you see that say mothers matter. No? Well let me fill you in. The National Coalition for Maternal Mental Health (NCMMH) has put out this call for action.
“Families need systems in their own individual communities to screen, treat and support Moms and families working through the challenges of maternal mental health challenges, like postpartum depression.
Our “National Day of Action” will send an impactful message to our elected officials letting them know their own constituents want them to support “Bringing Postpartum Depression Out of the Shadows Act of 2015” (H.R. 3235 and S. 2311)!” – The National Coalition for Maternal Mental Health
Basically, the S.2311 Bill, and it's twin in the House, HR 3235, are seeking to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to make grants to states to establish, expand, or maintain culturally competent programs for screening and treatment of women who are pregnant, or who have given birth within the preceding 12 months, for maternal depression.
Activities eligible for this funding would include providing appropriate training and relevant resources, including information on maternal depression screening, treatment, follow-up support, and linkages to community-based resources, to health care providers; and may include public awareness campaigns, funding start-up costs, and establishing linkages with and among community-based resources.
Hey those eligible activities sure sound familiar don’t they? Imagine grants to develop and enhance the tools we need to help more moms...
Here at The Seventh Mom Project, Inc. we would never tell you how to vote or who to vote for. What we will tell you, is this: as a citizen of the United States, not only is it your right to vote and participate in your government; participation is your opportunity to make a difference. This opportunity takes a little more effort than casting votes on Election Day. This opportunity continues throughout the year through actions and campaigns such as this one. Tell your representatives (those folks you voted for) how you, the people who voted for them feel about various bills and initiatives. Make your voice heard!
So this Thursday, February 11, 2016 I will be going to my members’ social media pages to Tweet and post on Facebook, Instagram & Tumblr. Here’s what I am planning to use, thanks to NCMMH for coming up with the hashtags.
For the HOUSE: #LoveAnotherMother: @Rep'sTwitterHandleHere Support Moms and families! Cosponsor #HR3235! Bring #PPD Out of the Shadows b/c #MomsMatter
For the SENATE: #LoveAnotherMother: @Rep'sTwitterHandleHere Support Moms and families! Cosponsor S2311! Bring #PPD Out of the Shadows b/c #MomsMatter
Since I am in Tampa Bay, I’m focusing on my local representatives. You can find yours here;
House of Representatives
The Senate
So whether you agree or disagree, support or oppose, you have an opportunity to use your voice.
So use it February 11, 2016, to let your representatives know how you feel about H.R. 3235 and S. 2311 and remember your voice matters.
Still standing with moms – Rebecca
Contact Your Representatives!
Click here to contact your state representatives.
The Dark Side of The Full Moon Film Screenings
Jennifer Silliman, producer and survivor
Elizabeth Good, The Seventh Mom Project, Inc. co-founder and survivor
Sarah Workman Checcone, founder of Postpartum Society of Florida and survivor
Gaetane Joseph-Rhodd, postpartum and labor doula
Jennifer Hentz Moyer, advocate, author, and survivor
Sarah Reeves Kotranza, advocate, survivor and warrior mom
Rebecca J. Hartley-Woods, The Seventh Mom Project, Inc. co-founder and survivor
Lucy McEwen, advocate, survivor and warrior mom
Dr. Jessie Gordon, ARNP
Moms making a difference for moms.
Elizabeth Good, The Seventh Mom Project, Inc. co-founder and survivor
Sarah Workman Checcone, founder of Postpartum Society of Florida and survivor
Gaetane Joseph-Rhodd, postpartum and labor doula
Jennifer Hentz Moyer, advocate, author, and survivor
Sarah Reeves Kotranza, advocate, survivor and warrior mom
Rebecca J. Hartley-Woods, The Seventh Mom Project, Inc. co-founder and survivor
Lucy McEwen, advocate, survivor and warrior mom
Dr. Jessie Gordon, ARNP
Moms making a difference for moms.
The Most Shocking Look at Motherhood in America!
We are excited to bring this film back to the community for a larger screening and panel discussion! We have teamed up with local and not so local experts to provide a riveting conversation following the film.
This screening of The Dark Side of the Full Moon will be presented at the USF College of Public Health located at 13201 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa, Florida 33612 on November 5, 2015. Doors open at 5:15 pm and film begins promptly at 5:30 pm. The film is free, however parking will cost $5.00.
The Maternal and Child Health Student Organization will be collecting packages of diapers for the needy from viewers willing to give and cash donations towards start up costs for The Seventh Mom Project Inc. will be graciously accepted.
We are still accepting sponsorships for this event. If you are interested in sponsoring, please contact Elizabeth at good.doula@gmail.com.
Click here to find the Facebook event page.
From the film's producers:
Having a baby is supposed to be the happiest time of your life. But what if it’s not? Each year, 1.3 million women in the U. S. struggle to find support and treatment for postpartum depression and other perinatal mood disorders. Two women, Jennifer Silliman and Maureen Fura, both with firsthand knowledge of this challenge, came together to give a face and a voice to the countless women who suffer in silence. With the help of Dr. Shoshana Bennett, Executive Producer, they produced a documentary film, uncovering disconnects within the medical community to effectively screen, refer, and treat these women.
One in seven women will experience a pregnancy and postpartum mood and anxiety disorder, and one in one thousand will suffer from postpartum psychosis. However, it is the one condition during pregnancy and postpartum that is most often under-diagnosed by care providers. “Nobody is asking any questions. Women are dying! Families are suffering! And there still isn’t a comprehensive policy to protect mothers,” says Fura, the film’s writer and director.
This screening of The Dark Side of the Full Moon will be presented at the USF College of Public Health located at 13201 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa, Florida 33612 on November 5, 2015. Doors open at 5:15 pm and film begins promptly at 5:30 pm. The film is free, however parking will cost $5.00.
The Maternal and Child Health Student Organization will be collecting packages of diapers for the needy from viewers willing to give and cash donations towards start up costs for The Seventh Mom Project Inc. will be graciously accepted.
We are still accepting sponsorships for this event. If you are interested in sponsoring, please contact Elizabeth at good.doula@gmail.com.
Click here to find the Facebook event page.
From the film's producers:
Having a baby is supposed to be the happiest time of your life. But what if it’s not? Each year, 1.3 million women in the U. S. struggle to find support and treatment for postpartum depression and other perinatal mood disorders. Two women, Jennifer Silliman and Maureen Fura, both with firsthand knowledge of this challenge, came together to give a face and a voice to the countless women who suffer in silence. With the help of Dr. Shoshana Bennett, Executive Producer, they produced a documentary film, uncovering disconnects within the medical community to effectively screen, refer, and treat these women.
One in seven women will experience a pregnancy and postpartum mood and anxiety disorder, and one in one thousand will suffer from postpartum psychosis. However, it is the one condition during pregnancy and postpartum that is most often under-diagnosed by care providers. “Nobody is asking any questions. Women are dying! Families are suffering! And there still isn’t a comprehensive policy to protect mothers,” says Fura, the film’s writer and director.
Help spread the word!
Invite your providers to the event above! Download the file below, print, and mail to your OB/GYN, Therapist, Pediatrician, Midwife, Primary Care Provider and Doula.
Print Flyers and give them to your friends, colleagues and neighbors. Share with your playgroups and PTAs!
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PAST EVENTS
What Love Looks Like: Photography Fundraisers
Too often people believe that if you have Postpartum Depression, it means you don't love your baby. However, this is simply not true. Many moms suffer from a Postpartum Distress Disorder and love their babies very much. Sometimes its this love alone that keeps us above water. We want to show the world what Postpartum Distress looks like, and that it is quite often exactly what love looks like.
The Seventh Mom Project, Inc. will be hosting five separate photography mini session shoots to raise the start up funds necessary to obtain our Not For Profit 501(3) c status. UPDATE!! We were able to file for our Incorporation and EIN and are official with the state of Florida. Further proceeds will be going to the filing of 501(3)c with the IRS.
The first will be held on October 4th, 2015 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM at Crescent Lake Park in St. Petersburg, Fl. Daniella of NewEdge Photography will be capturing these moments and giving us the proceeds. Times will be reserved; first paid, first choice.
The second will be held on October 6th from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM near Crystal Beach Ave and Gulf Drive in Palm Harbor. Jillian Camisasca-Lopina of Secondhand Exposure Photography is the photographer donating her time and talent for this shoot. Times will be reserved; first paid, first choice
The third photo session fundraiser will be specific to breastfeeding and held at Al Lopez Park on October 14th at 5:00 PM. Up to 10 participants will meet at 5:00 PM to do a group shot and then individuals will follow in the order of paid reservations made. The proceeds from this shoot will be donated by Patti Cannon of Sweet Plum Photography.
The fourth session will be held on October 17th in Lithia from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM. Kelly Haymas of Mama Got Soul Photography will be shooting these photos and also generously donating proceeds to The Seventh Mom Project, Inc. Times will be reserved; first paid, first choice. (This shoot currently has a waiting list)
A final session will be held on October 24th in the Brandon/Riverview area from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Kelley Marshall of Motherhood Moments Photography is excited to contribute to The Seventh Mom Project, Inc. Times will be reserved; first paid, first choice.
Each photo mini session will be $30 and will last for approximately 20-30 minutes. Each participant will receive one image from the photographer. Participants are encouraged to purchase additional images or prints from the photographers.
We are hoping that some moms who are or have struggled with Postpartum Distress will also permit The Seventh Mom Project, Inc. to utilize these photos in our future web, presentation and print media.
If you are interested in reserving you photo session, please contact us via The Seventh Mom Project, Inc. Facebook Page.
Thank you for Standing With Moms.
The Seventh Mom Project, Inc. will be hosting five separate photography mini session shoots to raise the start up funds necessary to obtain our Not For Profit 501(3) c status. UPDATE!! We were able to file for our Incorporation and EIN and are official with the state of Florida. Further proceeds will be going to the filing of 501(3)c with the IRS.
The first will be held on October 4th, 2015 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM at Crescent Lake Park in St. Petersburg, Fl. Daniella of NewEdge Photography will be capturing these moments and giving us the proceeds. Times will be reserved; first paid, first choice.
The second will be held on October 6th from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM near Crystal Beach Ave and Gulf Drive in Palm Harbor. Jillian Camisasca-Lopina of Secondhand Exposure Photography is the photographer donating her time and talent for this shoot. Times will be reserved; first paid, first choice
The third photo session fundraiser will be specific to breastfeeding and held at Al Lopez Park on October 14th at 5:00 PM. Up to 10 participants will meet at 5:00 PM to do a group shot and then individuals will follow in the order of paid reservations made. The proceeds from this shoot will be donated by Patti Cannon of Sweet Plum Photography.
The fourth session will be held on October 17th in Lithia from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM. Kelly Haymas of Mama Got Soul Photography will be shooting these photos and also generously donating proceeds to The Seventh Mom Project, Inc. Times will be reserved; first paid, first choice. (This shoot currently has a waiting list)
A final session will be held on October 24th in the Brandon/Riverview area from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Kelley Marshall of Motherhood Moments Photography is excited to contribute to The Seventh Mom Project, Inc. Times will be reserved; first paid, first choice.
Each photo mini session will be $30 and will last for approximately 20-30 minutes. Each participant will receive one image from the photographer. Participants are encouraged to purchase additional images or prints from the photographers.
We are hoping that some moms who are or have struggled with Postpartum Distress will also permit The Seventh Mom Project, Inc. to utilize these photos in our future web, presentation and print media.
If you are interested in reserving you photo session, please contact us via The Seventh Mom Project, Inc. Facebook Page.
Thank you for Standing With Moms.