“Mattrum Palar” when translated from Tamizh means “Many Others”. And many others there are.
Women dealing with Perinatal Loss, sitting tight lipped, eyes shut, ears turned, hoping time will heal our grief.
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Mattrum Palar is an an online space that provides insight on Grief due to Perinatal Loss, resources and a community for women, their partners, family and friends, along with aiming to dismantle the stigma and misconceptions that surround it.
But the ultimate goal for MP is for it to take a tangible form by facilitating an offline support group in Chennai for loss moms of all kinds – those who want to be heard and those who want to listen.
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What Mattrum Palar will not be is – the ultimate solution to anyone’s grief.
But I have no doubt we’re going to figure out how to get through it.
– Sruthilaya
About the Founder
Hello, I am Sruthilaya and I am based out of Chennai. I share my home with my kind husband and our adorable quartet of cats. Armed with a master’s degree in Psychology and a certificate in Perinatal Loss in Practice, I embarked on a personal journey that ultimately led me to establish Mattrum Palar. This initiative was born out of a deeply transformative experience in 2022 – an induced miscarriage – which ignited a profound drive within me to support others going through similar challenges.