A half-day workshop for modern mothers who want calm strength, clearer boundaries, and a more connected home

Motherhood today can feel like living in three tabs at once: family needs, work demands, and the quiet inner voice asking, “And what about me?” Many mothers carry an invisible load of planning, remembering, anticipating, and holding everyone together. Over time, that mental and emotional strain can show up as irritability, guilt, fatigue, overthinking, or a sense of disconnection from the very people you love most.

• Date: Saturday, 7 March 2026
• Time: 12:30 to 16:30
• Venue: Voila Hotel, Bagatelle, Mauritius
• Duration: 4 hours (half-day workshop)
• Affiliations: MQA-Approved Course (Ref: NAW/12233/2026), HRDC-Refunded, Organised by YUVA Training Limited (MQA-Registered Training Institution).

This workshop is designed as a grounded, practical reset. You will leave with tools you can use the same day, not just ideas you nod at and forget.

Description

This is not about becoming a “perfect mother”. It is about becoming a well-resourced mother.

You will learn how to reduce overwhelm, regulate stress in the body, and create sustainable rhythms that support you and your family. We will work with real-life scenarios, not unrealistic routines. Expect warmth, honesty, and strategies that respect both your responsibilities and your humanity.

Course objectives

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Increase awareness of the emotional and mental stress experienced by mothers
• Identify common challenges faced by mothers at different life stages
• Develop practical coping strategies for managing stress and daily responsibilities
• Enhance communication and emotional connection within the family
• Promote emotional well-being and self-confidence in mothers

Agenda

Time: 12:30 – 16:30 (4 hours)

12:30 – 12:45 | Arrival & Grounding

• Welcome, intention-setting
• Gentle grounding exercise to help participants arrive mentally and emotionally
• Overview of the workshop flow

12:45 – 13:45 | Session 1: Managing the Mental Load

We make the invisible visible

• What “mental load” really is (and why it’s exhausting)
• Identifying what you’re carrying (seen and unseen)
• What can be shared, simplified, delegated, or released
• Practical tools to stop “living in your head” all day
• Reflection + short written exercise

13:45 – 14:45 | Session 2: Stress Regulation & the Window of Tolerance

Stress as a nervous-system state

• Understanding the window of tolerance (urgency, anger, shutdown)
• Recognising your personal stress signals
• Practical downshift routines (in-the-moment + daily)
• Guided regulation practice to return to centre

14:45 – 15:00 | Break

• Movement, bathroom, quiet reset

15:00 – 15:45 | Session 3: Strategic Living for Real Mothers

Reducing decision fatigue

• Time and energy audits (what drains vs sustains you)
• Small systems that actually survive real life
• Building supportive routines instead of rigid schedules
• Simplifying without guilt

15:45 – 16:25 | Session 4: Communication Mastery in the Family

Less resentment, more connection

• Boundary-setting without over-explaining or guilt
• Conflict repair (what to say after things go wrong)
• Emotionally honest conversations that build connection
• Practice scenarios and simple scripts

16:25 – 16:30 | Closing & Integration

• Key takeaways
• One small change each participant commits to
• Closing reflection and gentle send-off

What you will walk away with

You can expect:

• A clearer map of your mental load and where it is draining you most
• Simple stress-regulation practices you can use in 2-5 minutes
• A “minimum viable day” plan that makes life workable on high-pressure days
• Time-and-energy audit tools to help you choose better, not just do more
• Communication scripts and role-play practice for boundaries and repair conversations
• A renewed sense of self-trust and steadiness

Workshop format

This is an interactive workshop, blending:

• Guided reflection
• Practical tools and templates
• Group learning and discussion

You will not be put on the spot, and you will not be asked to share anything you want to keep private.

About the Facilitator

Koolwantee (Manisha) Damry is an IT Strategist and Digital Transformation Leader with over 25 years of experience in Information Technology and Systems Analysis. Alongside her corporate leadership journey, she is a Certified Parenting and Life Coach with a deep commitment to women’s empowerment and family well-being.

Manisha brings a rare blend of technical precision and human-centred development. Her style is structured, compassionate, and highly practical, helping mothers create clarity, resilience, and calmer family foundations.

Her signature programme, “Balancing Motherhood, Work and Family Life”, supports mothers to:

• Understand and manage the mental load that fuels burnout
• Regulate stress through nervous-system aware strategies
• Design realistic daily plans that reduce overwhelm
• Communicate boundaries and repair conflict without resentment

Why now?

If your life has been running on “push through”, consider this your invitation to pause and recalibrate. When a mother’s inner world steadies, the whole family system benefits. Not because she does more, but because she is supported enough to lead from a calmer place.

Next steps

Take just 2 minutes to register below — your answers help us tailor the workshop to your stage of motherhood, so you leave with practical, personalised tools you can use immediately.

Sharing this with one mother who never has time for herself could quietly change everything for her.

If you would like to join the upcoming workshop, keep an eye on the announced date and venue details, or register your interest now to receive the next update.