‼️ REGISTRATIONS OPEN: PREGNANCY 4-WEEK STARTING IN MARCH ‼️
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Our Support Groups
You Are Not Alone — Find a Community with Afloat e.V.
“Discovering Afloat has made a huge change for me as a mother*-to-be. Many doubts, many fears that I can now talk about with other mothers*. I found what I was looking for: a place for sharing and personal growth, and where it doesn’t matter where you come from”
— Pinar, support group participant.
Afloat e.V. offers a supportive space for immigrant, international, and foreign mothers*, fathers*, caretakers, and parents-to-be living in Germany, part of multicultural and possibly multilingual families, to navigate parenting and mental health with community.
To become part of our community, we ask that you complete a short one-time registration form, and once that’s done, you’ll receive a link to book your support group sessions through Calendly.
Our groups come in two main types: Seasonal or Weekly Series, which run for 4–6 weeks with the same participants and meet quarterly, and Drop-In Groups, which are flexible, usually monthly, and allow parents to join at any time throughout the year.
Afloat e.V. is a nonprofit organisation, and our support groups are financed purely by donations. All groups are open to everyone, regardless of their ability to pay.
Click below to explore each group and find the community that’s right for you. We can’t wait to welcome you.
A supportive listening space for parents at any stage of the parenting journey seeking emotional support, mental health guidance, or information about PMADs and navigating care in Germany.
A structured six-week online support series for mothers of newborns to school age to receive sustained peer support through early parenthood challenges.
An online peer support group in Spanish for Spanish-speaking mothers* in Germany, from pregnancy through the school-age years.
A dedicated peer support group for fathers* to connect, share experiences, and support one another through pregnancy, early parenting, and the challenges of raising children away from home.
A 4-week online group for expecting mothers to explore the emotional ups and downs, shifting identities, relationships, and expectations of pregnancy (not a childbirth education course).
An in-person monthly group in Heidelberg for immigrant mothers with children from newborn to school age to connect locally and build community support.
A monthly in-person storytelling circle in Berlin for mothers*, from pregnancy to school-age children, to share and reflect on the physical, emotional, and psychological realities of motherhood.
For mothers who experience the world differently through ADHD, autism, or other neurodivergence, offering understanding without needing to explain or justify struggles.