Facilitators

Katherine Heritage

Katherine is an Art Psychotherapist and mum of a boy and girl. Katherine enjoys hearing people’s stories and learning about peoples lives. She loves the solidarity she has found being a parent.

Lucy Budge

Lucy is a solo mother by choice to her two daughters. She is a qualified counsellor with a professional background in the women’s sector. Lucy now works in the parenting space and is a trained matrescence and maternal trauma coach and facilitator, having developed a real interest in the ‘identity shock’ of motherhood, and the need for the ‘village’.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Lucy is a lapsed hobbyist stand-up comedian, who still enjoys attending gigs; is a member of her local ‘Singing Mamas’ group, and lives for being outside with her children on sunny days!

Alana Avery

Alana has a daughter and enjoys camping with her family. She’s a peer group facilitator and certified coach, with a background in communications, project management and supporting charities with operations. She’s experienced how groups can gain strength and support by coming together and connecting through creativity, chat and activism. She’s appreciated being with other mothers sharing a giggle and finding common ground.

Caz Wriglesworth

Caz has 2 girls. Her background is in youth and community work and she has been working in the field of children’s rights for the last 10 years. She really likes being outside and loves the beach. She loves to swim, preferably in the sea!

Carmen Brady

Carmen has one young daughter. She attended the Three Gen inter-generational support group shortly in 2023 and is now facilitating the Younger Mothers project.

Ruby Jenkins

Ruby has two young daughters. Her professional background is in public service design, delivery and communication. She has deep respect for motherhood and knows the power of mothers coming together to share their experiences.

India Turner Lees

India is mum to two young boys and has worked in the charity sector for over 18 years, specialising in fundraising and community engagement. She first joined Mothers Uncovered during her second experience of motherhood. India loves spending time outdoors with her family, exploring the South Downs and finding opportunities to step away from technology. She also has a keen interest in interiors and textiles and can often be found moving cushions around in the name of “interior design”.

Jenny Milarski-Stermsek

Jenny has one son and is an artist. She is passionate about mother’s mental wellbeing after struggling with her own, and enjoys the positive effects sharing your lived experiences can have.

Karen Raingold

Karen is a mother to a boy and girl. She is an Art Psychotherapist working with children and families. Through her own mothering journey she is aware of the challenges, highs and lows, identity struggles and intense juggling involved. She is passionate about supporting other mothers and creating spaces where mothers can come together, share and be creative. She is an artist, dog lover and enjoys walking in the countryside and swimming in the sea.

Kirsty Nolan

Kirsty has one son. She attended the 3-gen younger mothers project in 2023 and found it valuable to be in a space where others were going through similar experiences and could be open and honest. She loves being outdoors, trying new creative activities, and is passionate about mother’s mental health. Kirsty is now working on the Younger Mothers Project.

Sarah Sesto

Saz is a mum to three children. She is a pastry chef by trade and has a keen interest in mental health, particularly for children and parents. She has been a volunteer for the Samaritans and first discovered Mothers Uncovered when she was struggling with her eldest.

Ione Milner-Gulland

Ione has two daughters. She first attended Mothers Uncovered in 2015. She then attended the Three Gen project in 2023 and became a facilitator on the Younger Mothers project in 2025.

Caroline Hambly

Caroline first came to Mothers Uncovered after becoming a new mum, looking for space to talk about her birth experience and connect with other women. She experienced firsthand how valuable that support can be and is now passionate about offering the same to others. Caroline is training to be a counsellor, with a particular interest in supporting women through early motherhood. She loves good food, being by the sea, and spending time with family and friends.

 

Martha Thompson

Martha has one daughter. She loves walking, sewing, reading and sea swims, and is interested in how these activities can bring joy and support wellbeing. Martha works as a counsellor to adults and children and also works as part of the fostering team. She is currently working to specialise her counselling practice into supporting parents, particularly in the postpartum period.

Executives & Directors

Aradhana Kothari

Managing Executive

Aradhana brings over 15 years’ experience working with young people, communities, and organisations across the voluntary, public, and consultancy sectors. She first joined Livestock as a trustee before stepping into an executive role in 2018.

With an MBA, Chartered Manager (CMgr) status, and a background as a qualified youth worker, Aradhana specialises in leadership development, organisational growth, and supporting teams to create meaningful, people-centred change. Her work spans training, facilitation, strategy development, and consultancy, with a strong focus on equity, inclusion, and reflective practice.

Outside of work, she’s an avid traveller who loves discovering new cultures, meeting people, and getting lost in a really good book—always up for the next adventure.

Christina Lewis

Chair

Christina is a mother to two daughters whom she refers to as ‘her biggest lesson.’ She has over 15 years of experience working within the International People & Culture space within the not for profit sector with a focus on Global Leadership, designing and implementing inclusive global operating models, diversity and inclusion and building high performing teams.

Christina is also a volunteer stylist for Smartworks (helping women getting back into employment) , an Aspire mentor, a podcast writer and producer as well as an advocate for feminist and inclusive leadership. You can also find her glued to reality TV at any given moment or scrolling cats on Instagram.

Liz McDonnell

Compassionate and critical thinker Liz is currently a lecturer, researcher, and chair of the Ethics Committee at the University of Sussex. Liz can be found enjoying the hustle and bustle of noisy cities, soaking up all of the history or in tranquil places enjoying frozen lakes and peachy sunsets.

Liz enjoys having time to think, dancing, live music, yoga, seeing her kids joyful, eating with friends and her crazy dog appearing again after running off for a long time whilst walking among ancient woodland trees where her dog can sniff and explore. Liz’s ideal current dinner guest would be Bell Hooks.

Rachel Makore

Rachel is a clinical negligence solicitor specialising in birth injury and maternal injury claims and is passionate about supporting women and families during pregnancy, birth and early parenthood.

Originally from Cornwall, Rachel moved to Brighton five years ago with her one-year-old daughter and has since become a mum of two.

Through her legal work, Rachel supports women, babies and families following life-changing experiences during pregnancy and childbirth. She sees first-hand the difference that timely support, understanding and strong community networks can make during some of the most challenging periods of people’s lives.

Outside of work, Rachel enjoys spending time with her husband, children and friends, and places a huge value on the friendships and community she has built since moving to Brighton. She loves taking her children on new adventures, visiting her wonderful family in Cornwall, live music, a spicy margarita, good food and strength training in the gym.

Liv Carr

A People and Operations Director for a specialist charity recruitment company, Liv has over 15 years’ experience working in service development, HR and operations roles within the private, charity and not-for-profit sector, including 9 years working at Mind. Liv is passionate about supporting charities, with a particular interest in mental health, women’s empowerment and young people’s charities.

Liv spent several years both living and travelling overseas before moving back to the UK and is always happy to chat about her favourite places she has been lucky enough to visit and explore. Outside of work, she is a keen runner and can be found running in the South Downs or along the Brighton and Hove seafront, watching the latest Nordic Noirs, working her way through a jigsaw or building Lego creations with her young son.