“Motherhood changes everything”

SHMOMS provides supportive space to navigate the beautiful whirlwind of a life changing transition. 

Welcome to the Sugar Hill New Mom's Group! This group was organized to help new moms create an ecosystem of friendship and support during one of the most vulnerable (and scary) moments in a person's life. Over 100 mothers in Harlem and beyond have been served by this group since it began in 2018.

  • Petruskha Bazin

    FOUNDER

    Sugar Hill Creamery Co-Founder Petrushka Bazin Larsen founded SHMOMs in March 2018 a few weeks after the birth of her third child and six months after opening with her husband Sugar Hill Creamery, Harlem's first small-batch ice cream shop in 30+ years.

  • Kathleen Coy

    FACILITATOR

    Kathleen Coy, mom, wife, and chef entrepreneur. Originally from California and graduate of UC Berkeley Kathleen has lived in a 10 block radius in Harlem for over ten years. Kathleen has worked in many domestic homes and for some of your favorite celebrities. In 2018 she won Food Network's Chopped and is currently working on building a brick and mortar family social club in Harlem. Passionate about putting moms first she is currently receiving post partum Doula training.

The Details

Who

The group is ideal for Moms with babies ages 0-3 months. We welcome moms with babies who are slightly older as well.

What

Each week the group engages in a theme-based conversation focused on the many aspects of becoming a mother -- navigating your new identity, childcare, self care, building community, and establishing work/life balance.

Where

We meet via Zoom on a weekday morning per the availability of our facilitator(s). Registrants will receive a Zoom link once they've registered.

“I would honestly recommend [this group] to anybody. I think anyone really could benefit, or any new parent could benefit from being in the community with other new parents.”

Thank you so much for everything!! This group has been such an important and helpful part of my transition into parenthood : )

If you are in need of a sliding scale option to cover the cost of registration or if you have any additional questions, please email hi@askpetrushka.com