Megan Shane

Connected Nest

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As a mom of a teen, tween and toddler, Megan knows that the journey is always changing, and support is always needed. When we have supported and healthier parents, we raise healthier children and communities.  For the past two decades, Megan has worked in psychiatric, behavioral health, educational, and nonprofit environments applying creative interventions and supports. In all of these systems she has seen the need for normalizing early support and intervention, alleviating adverse experiences and providing community support with a trauma-informed perspective. After creating Empowering Moms in 2019 and then collaborating with a fellow mental health therapist focusing on infertility in 2021, she founded Connected Nest in 2023. Her passion is facilitating new mom groups and teaching parenting classes so that more people understand the goal isn't perfection, it's growth. She loves to foster community connections and build collaborations and is working to leverage these for greater health and less overwhelm for those on the journey to and through parenthood.

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Connected Nest provides weekly and monthly support groups for those on the journey to and through parenthood. We know that the path to and through parenthood doesn’t always go as expected or come with an active support system. We also know that solidarity can help challenges feel a little lighter, while celebrating successes with community brings greater joy. Our programs are designed and delivered with this in mind. 

Participants of our Facing Fertility, Empowering Moms and Equipping Parents programs find greater community ties, better their mental health and increase their opportunities to feel empowered. Everyone can engage through our social media, email list and community events. 
In addition to support groups, we hold regular community education and events to help reduce stigma around infertility, increase connection for moms and expand our reach to those with unique parenting challenges and needs.  

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In it's first year, Connected Nest served 466 people through support groups and reached over 1500 local families. While preventative care is difficult to measure, Connected Nest's participants share their experiences as very impactful in helping them reduce overwhelm and isolation, increase confidence, and find hope through life-changing connections.

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Connect with Connected Nest!:

www.connectednest.org

724-272-7012

theteam@connectednest.org