creating stigma-free spaces for boundary-pushing conversations.
who we are
Not Safe For Mom Group (nsfmg) is an online — and IRL— community that welcomes challenging topics around motherhood in a judgment-free setting. Collectively, we work towards eradicating shame and stigma around the topics too-often silenced, or unexplored in traditional motherhood spaces. We facilitate courageous conversations in an environment that encourages radical vulnerability, by offering users complete anonymity when sharing their stories and feelings.
(why we’re here)
Tremendous healing can occur when we share our experiences and stories with others. We created this space as a safe haven for messy, uncomfortable dialogue that enables us to to learn and grow from each other.
(who we serve)
Our community is centered on mothers, those on the journey towards motherhood, those who identify as mothers, the mom-curious, and the folks who support and love moms
meet our team
meet Alexis
Alexis Barad-Cutler founded (nsfmg) out of a life-long passion for digging into uncomfortable topics (as a journalist, writer, and speaker) and bringing them to the surface. When she felt like parts of her own motherhood experience were being censored by popular motherhood platforms, the calling to create a space where the topics were exclusively the ones mothers aren't supposed to talk about felt like the right direction. From its conception, the (nsmfg) community has grown organically to over 26k, reaching from NYC to London, to South Africa in just a few years.
Whether through the diversely programmed events Alexis produces, or the highly engaged conversations she facilitates online and in her talking circles — Alexis is creating a new kind of “Mom Group” that takes into account all stages and struggles of the motherhood journey.
A prominent voice in the motherhood space, Alexis's perspective has been sought out by media outlets such as NBC, CNN, and Bloomberg. Alexis is a frequently invited guest speaker at conferences, summits, and panels such as Women With Voices, The Continuum Conference by Mama Glow, Reframing Motherhood by Berlin Cameron, and Becoming Mama by Motherly, to name a few. She has been featured as a special guest speaker on The Tamron Hall Show, Daemon College, Powerbitches Gather, and I Will Not Be Quiet — and has appeared on podcasts such as Thrive, MILK, Beyond Mom by Randi Zinn, and Not Your Mother’s Podcast.
Her work has been featured on sites such as Parents, Fatherly, Romper, New York Family, Hey Mama, Motherly, and more.
Her hidden talent is being able to perform circus tricks on aerial silks, which impresses everyone but her own family. She lives in Brooklyn with a spritely non-binary seven-year-old, a sometimes brooding but always loving ten-year-old, and her husband who supplies her with many martinis -- for which she occasionally gets skewered on National TV. But that's another story for another time.
meet Julian
Julian Jamie, our Community Manager, is a Toronto born-and-raised communications specialist with a background in fashion buying and sales and experience across multiple, diverse digital channels. A Canadian mama of three under five, she is the one behind the screen empathetically replying and anonymously reposting all of your messages. When Julian is not managing the (nsfmg) community she is often baking while baby-wearing with two toddlers in tow.
meet Manisha
Manisha Priyadarshan, (nsfmg)'s Head of Marketing, is a Philadelphia-based self-professed "marketing maven" with 10+ years in multi-channel campaign execution, brand management, and business growth across a variety of industries. She is a mama of one very vivacious toddler and found (nsfmg) during her quest to find an open and supportive motherhood community. When not answering your emails, Manisha can be found with her nose in a good book, relaxing outside with an adult beverage in hand, or participating in her favorite activity of all — sleeping!
meet Natalie
A lawyer turned professional writer, Natalie Ehrlich is (nsfmg)’s Editorial Director. With a history of editorial experience at major lifestyle and fashion brands, she is most fulfilled curating content that resonates with mothers and connecting with community. Natalie found (nsfmg) during those dark early postpartum days with her first child and hasn’t looked back. Now a mom of two under three, she enjoys reading one page of a book uninterrupted, cooking, a good glass of red wine, and planning her next mom-cation.
meet Edil
Edil Cuepo is (nsfmg)’s Head of Brand Strategy and Growth. A New York real estate broker turned stay at home mom, she has spent the last five years of being home with her daughter binge-listening to thousands of business marketing podcast episodes while helping friends and family’s small businesses and start up companies identify growth opportunities and explore ways to execute them. Now a mom of two, you can find her working during nap time, usually with a sleeping baby on her boob, taking calls in the school yard at pickup, or celebrating peace and quiet after bedtime — under the light of her iPhone 11.
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