How to Make Meaningful Mom Friends Online

To say that the past year of COVID-related lockdowns, quarantine, and social distancing measures have left Americans—especially mothers—feeling an innate and almost debilitating sense of loneliness is a gross understatement. Motherhood was isolating before the onset of a literal plague—now, moms are more sequestered from their support systems than arguably ever before. One 2020 joint AEI COVID-19 and American Life survey found that 42% of parents report feeling isolated or lonely a few times or more per week, and 51% of mothers say they feel depressed at least a few times in a week.

If it truly does take a village to raise a family, then our villages have become *that* much harder to tap into during the era of social distancing and quarantining. Thankfully, there are still ways to make meaningful mom friends in a digital world. As the CEO and co-founder of HeyMama, a private online community for working and entrepreneurial moms, I have seen firsthand how heartfelt, reciprocated, and sustainable connections can be cultivated during a time of profound isolation and separation.