Hi, I’m Ashleigh
My best friend Claire and I started Mother Missionary together after I came out of a very dark time postpartum.
At the very bottom of my grief, this Charity was the light that shone through.
Despite being as prepared as one could possibly be, my family and I suffered relentless hardship.
I was ravaged by extreme sleep deprivation, suffered unending isolation, and later a miscarriage.
We experienced some harrowing times digging so deep with no reprieve or support available, and other times where the selfless acts of strangers, friends and family got us through.
It had me tapping into a deep unmet need many mothers have today for a village - a network of selfless giving & receiving. The very foundation that provides the nourishment, connection & support necessary to do our roles well, and with joy. Something that the Western World has largely lost.
It has been wrongly ingrained in us that we should be able to do it all on our own without any help, which just isn’t possible. We live in a survival-based world where the village has disintegrated, and individualism normalized. It has come at a great cost to mothers and the family unit as a whole.
We started Mother Missionary to plant seeds of village amongst our local community which I know will one day sprout because it is true - one selfless act truly does spark another. We are seeing it unfold before our very eyes.
As we started up this charity, I asked myself;
“What are we spending that isn’t really serving our family, and could be better serving someone else right now?”
And with that, I cancelled a $20 p/m subscription I had barely used in years, had a garage sale, and started shopping at ALDI to save money on our weekly groceries - all of which now go to this cause!
We are mostly self-funded, but as we expand are in need of donations to support running costs, expanding impact, and bigger acts of service!