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Supporting and empowering Mums with young children through their menopause journey.

Mothering and The Menopause was founded by Emily, an experienced Health Visitor. Emily had a difficult menopause journey herself, following the birth of her twins. Emily is on a mission to support other Mums who are experiencing the menopause to ensure that no one else has to suffer like she did.

21/04/2026

Craving connection and support during your motherhood and menopause experience?

We have monthly support calls for members of our non profit community.

If you have pre teen children and are experiencing menopause symptoms- this is the support you need 🤗

Link in bio to join us. ❤️

13/04/2026

Our Mothering & The Menopause community is filled with women with inspirational stories. This is Kerry's

"My name is Kerry. I am 38 and very fortunate to have two boys aged four and seven. I work for the NHS as a cardiac physiologist. I’m happiest in wellies outside: in my garden where I love to grow flowers and veg or out for a walk in the countryside where I live with my husband and kids."

Lots of women are experiencing hormonal issues without realising it, Kerry said

"The penny finally dropped when I experienced my first hot flush in August 2023. All the jigsaw pieces accumulated over the years combined for me in that moment. It wasn’t fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue or the stress of being a mum. I was going through the menopause!"

"Diagnosis has been a long and drawn out process with many red herrings along the way. The sudden severe dry eyes in my late 20’s wasn’t prolonged contact lense wearing. The hair loss, low mood and inability to concentrate wasn’t actually the stress of losing my mum to cancer. The fatigue and insomnia wasn’t because I was a mum. The complete overwhelm with work tasks I used to do in a jiffy wasn’t because I was juggling working with mothering two boys. The amount of times I was told “this is the reality of being a mum I’m afraid”."

"Managing my own crazy emotions and mood swings as well as those of my little people (who are looking to me to learn how to manage theirs) has been the most challenging part of parenting for me.

To the fellow mum going through it. Reach out and find your tribe to carry you through. I felt so incredibly lonely and confused. Thank goodness for support groups like Mothering and the Menopause. I dread to think where I’d be without those women to vent to and have solidarity with!

On my worst days I wish someone had said “don’t give everything up just yet. One day at a time. Start anew tomorrow”. I left my NHS job of 12 years because I was terrified of hurting someone as my brain fog was so bad. I am now in the process of building up my confidence again in a new job at a new trust. I still struggle sometimes but I’m armed with a much better tool kit these days."

You are flipping brilliant Kerry 🫶🏼

31/03/2026

Don't be your own worst enemy while your body is already against you. I made so many excuses for such a long time, and in reality the person it was hurting the most was me!

Ladies ✨️please✨️ commit real time to yourself! I couldn't have seen where I am now 2 years ago through the fog, but I had to make it work for me and my children.

We're here to support you 🫶🏼

12/03/2026

Last night we had our members only support call, and here's what went on!

A lot of it was NSFW and what you'd expect from a group of 30 something menopausal mum friends catching up, but some of it was deep & meaningful 🫶🏼

25/02/2026

Here are 4 things I recommend you to do if you think you have menopause symptoms.

I must prefix with I am not a health professional, but I have much lived experience of the process and these are all things that I've found along the way, and are widely discussed and recommended.

If you've been through the process, what would you add to someone at the beginning of their journey?

🫶🏼 Cara

24/02/2026

Are you menopausal with pre teen children? It comes with a niche set of challenges that our community is here to support you through

Real women, real children, real parenting

23/02/2026

3 things I refuse to feel guilty about as a menopausal mum to young children.

Spending money on looking after myself, I now guilt free pay for the gym, going to therapy and for my membership in our mothering and the menopause community.

Keeping the kids on an early bedtime even at weekends and school holidays. Tired kids make grumpy kids, and this mother needs some peace

Saying no and letting go of people pleasing. Love it!

What about you?

12/02/2026

The Mothering and The Menopause girls know how much I’ve been struggling recently. With life, new job, husband went away, normal kid demands and low hormone levels.

One thing I’ve learnt from managing menopause symptoms and young children for the last six years is I have to do things that will help and protect me at these times.

At the moment, it’s strictly no alcohol and doing exercise whenever I can. As we know with young children, sleep is hit and miss, so I wouldn’t say that’s something I can control!

I’m trying my best to keep myself feeling as well as I can, despite not loving life right now.

What are your strategies for coping with life’s stresses and menopause symptoms?

Emily x

06/02/2026

We've been a bit quiet on here recently, mainly because life has really been lifing!

I (Cara), have found myself in a little bit of a rut for a couple of months, but I'm making my way out of it now thankfully! It's so easy to put it all down to POI causing it, but alongside that it's probably been the chaos of December, Christmas, 4 birthdays, being off work over Xmas and getting back into routine (not for the weak hearted 🥴)

I also discovered that my testosterone levels had gone right down to

28/01/2026

Mothering and The Menopause: Expert Speaker 🔈

Host: Dr Christina

Dr Christina Papadopoulos is a GP, nutrition advisor and menopause practitioner who supports women through perimenopause, menopause and burnout.

Join us tomorrow for this webinar on burnout. This session will explore what’s really happening in perimenopause, how it relates to burnout, the signs to look out for, and simple strategies you can use to adapt, protect your energy and support your wellbeing.

📅 29th January
🕰️ 10am UK time
Recorded and uploaded under “Expert Speakers”
Members only

Not yet a member? Join us to get support, community and education during your motherhood and menopause experiencing❤️
Available worldwide! 🌍

13/01/2026

Not a miracle, just community 🫶🏼

We have our first virtual meet up of the year tomorrow evening, we'd love to welcome new faces to our support group 💞

07/01/2026

What nobody tells you about having an early menopause, and raising younger children alongside it 🫠

These things are brought up regularly in our community, and are always, always met with solidarity and understanding

This is a wild little journey, and you don't have to navigate it alone! We've just reduced the cost of membership to only £5 a month with access to a huge catalogue of resources, but most importantly other women walking the same path 🩷

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