THRIVING 
PARENTHOOD
Preparing Couples for the Realities of Early Parenthood

A research-informed training, not therapy, for expecting couples who want to prepare for the emotional, relational and biological realities of pregnancy and postpartum — not just birth.


WHY THIS MATTERS

Most couples prepare extensively for birth. Very few prepare for what happens after.

Hormonal shifts.

Sleep deprivation.

Identity changes.

Mental load imbalance.

Physical recovery that takes far longer than society acknowledges. 

Many new parents feel exhausted, misunderstood, and overloaded — not because their relationship is weak, but because no one prepared them for what comes next.


These predictable stress points don’t have to turn into resentment, distance, or burnout. 

Preparation changes the trajectory.

 

Thriving Parenthood helps couples enter this chapter aligned instead of reactive.

 

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WHO IT’S FOR

 

• First-time parents who want to prepare properly

• Expecting parents who want to avoid common relationship strain

• Second-time parents who want to approach this differently

• Couples who value prevention over repair

If your partner feels distant or reactive in the first few months, it’s not incompatibility — it’s predictable stress.

 

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WHAT YOU WILL GAIN

 

Pregnancy Session - Preparing for the Reality Gap

 

• Understanding hormonal and behavioral shifts before and after birth

• Anticipating the most common relationship stress patterns

• Communication tools to prevent resentment

• Clear planning for the first 6–12 weeks

 

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Postpartum Session - Making Sense of What’s Happening

 

• Realistic expectations of maternal recovery (physical and emotional)

• Understanding “touched out” and intimacy shifts

• Recognizing signs of depletion and high-functioning postpartum depression

• Structuring support intentionally instead of surviving in crisis mode

 

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FORMAT

 

Two separate interactive sessions (half-day each)

Evidence-based, structured, and practical

Open discussion and guided exercises included

Interactive — no forced sharing, no personal disclosure required. Hands-on tools and guided exercises only

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Want to be among our first cohort and help shape this training?

UPCOMING TRAINING DATES – SPRING 2026 

GENEVA

Pregnancy Session — April 25, 2026

Postpartum Session — May 23, 2026

CHF 250 per session | CHF 450 bundle 

Limited to small group format. 

N.B. Both sessions are designed to be attended before delivery. Private sessions available upon request.

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CONTACT

maya@thriving-parenthood.ch

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ABOUT MAYA

Maya Kladko is the founder of Thriving Parenthood, a parent preparation training focused on maternal wellbeing, partner readiness and postpartum reality.

 
After navigating early motherhood and studying perinatal mental health and couple dynamics, Maya became deeply committed to preparing couples for what is rarely discussed openly — the biological recovery, identity changes, mental load, and relationship strain that follow childbirth.

 

Her work integrates lived experience with research-based insights on perinatal mental health, maternal depletion, and couple dynamics. She is committed to honest, practical, and emotionally intelligent preparation that protects both the mother and the partnership during the transition to parenthood.

 

Maya works with English-speaking families in Geneva and believes that informed preparation is one of the most powerful forms of prevention.

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As Thriving Parenthood grows, additional certifications in perinatal mental health and couple dynamics will complement the program.

Professionals interested in collaboration are warmly invited to get in touch.

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Important note:

This training is educational and preventative. It is not therapy and does not replace professional psychological
or medical support. Participants who feel they need individual support will be referred to appropriate
professionals.