BTCC Groups & Community Events
BTCC’s Birth Trauma Support Group
Free to Attend 7pm to 8:30pm
If you have lived experience of birth trauma or a complicated perinatal story, you are warmly invited to our free monthly online peer support group. This is a non-judgemental, compassionate space to connect with others who may share similar experiences. Whether the birth occurred recently or many years ago, you are welcome to attend to share as much or as little as you wish.
Upcoming 2026 dates:
January 21, February 18, March 11, April 15, May 6, June 17, September 16, October 28, November 25, December 16.
Please complete the intake form before attending your first meeting. After your first meeting, you are welcome to join our Facebook and Whatsapp group.
Wave of Light Memorial Gathering by HHA
Date: 6:30pm-8pm October 15th, 2026
Location: Sisters Mart - 793 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario
Requires Ticket Purchase
On October 15, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, Home Hospice Association and Sisters Mart are creating a space in Ottawa where loss parents, families, friends and those who care about pregnancy and infant loss can gather and be tended to with care, love and acknowledgement.
There is nothing you need to share, explain or participate in. You can come alone or bring someone with you. You can remember quietly or connect with others.
We’ll gather beginning at 6:30 p.m. for music and remembrance. At 7 p.m., we’ll light candles together as part of the international Wave of Light, followed by a gentle lantern walk through the Glebe. Sisters Mart will also be offering their renowned cacao drink as part of the evening.
Global Wave of Light is an annual observance that honors and remembers babies who have died during pregnancy, childbirth, or infancy. This day serves as a global moment of remembrance for families and individuals who have experienced the loss of a child. Participants around the world light candles and create a wave of light that symbolizes love, support, and remembrance for these precious lives.
Flora’s Walk Ottawa 2026 by Community Organizers (including BTCC)
Date: May 1st 2027
Location: Ottawa, Ontario (TBD)
Free to Attend
Join us in-person in Ottawa for a morning of connection, listening, learning, walking and advocating for perinatal mental health. Flora’s Walk is Canada’s largest perinatal mental health fundraiser taking place in over 50 cities across Canada. The event culminates in May, World Maternal Mental Health Month, where, after months of fundraising and planning, walks and events are held in cities across Canada throughout the month of May to call attention to the need for improved perinatal mental health care.
Embodying Resilience with In the Moment with Jen
$10/class 7:30pm to 8:30pm
Join us for a gentle, monthly drop-in Zoom class for anyone whose pregnancy, birth, or postpartum experience was shaped by trauma. This consent-based space is designed to be supportive and “safe-enough,” honouring that healing is non-linear and deeply personal.
This class may be especially supportive if you’re navigating anxiety, post-traumatic stress or heightened nervous system responses, or a desire to move, breathe, and reconnect without judgement or pressure.
