Welcome to Mothering and The Menopause

M&TM was founded by Emily Courtney, an experienced Health Visitor and Nurse. Emily had a difficult menopause experience herself after having her twin boys. Emily is on a mission to support other Mums during this time, using years of Health Visiting experience, to ensure that no one else has to feel as alone as she did.

M&TM Mission

We bring together Mums of young children, experiencing the perimenopause or the menopause, and have created a supportive community. We share knowledge, resources and empower each other to improve our overall wellbeing and enable us to be the best parents we can, during this uniquely challenging time.

Why Join?

Our community is very special, and there are no other services currently offered solely for Mums who are experiencing menopause. M&TM is a community determined to make a huge difference to your life by empowering and supporting you, sharing knowledge and experience. 

WHAT YOU CAN DO AS A MEMBER:

• Join a COMMUNITY of Mums who completely 'get it' and have access to a private supportive chat room, on a private app away from social media.
• YOGA- Monthly Sunday evening yin yoga for pure relaxation with Lizzie. Recorded and uploaded if you can't make them live. Over 10 hours of yoga available to watch at any time.
• WEIGHTS- Fortnightly weighted workouts with Emily Spillman, a PT and pelvic floor specialist, with the aim to improve our bone and heart health. Recorded and uploaded if you can't make them live. 
• EXPERT SPEAKERS- Interactive live webinars with a range of specialists in parenting or menopause. Uploaded for you to watch back whenever suits you. Our contributors include Dr Louise Newson and Dr Hannah Short, as well as a hypnotherapist, pelvic floor specialist, alcohol free coaches and understanding menopause for partners. 
• TWICE MONTHLY PAUSE AND PARENT CALLS- virtual support group with others in the same boat, hosted by Emily. At two different times to try to cover all needs and time zones of members. 
• SLEEP CLINIC- Quarterly sleep clinics held by Dr Caitlin, an experienced GP and Sleep Specialist, with a special interest in Women's Health and a personal experience of POI and parenting.
• RESOURCES, BLOGS, GUIDES- Clear evidence based resources with easy signposting to the most up to date guidelines. Guides and blogs written by Emily and other experts, to equip you with resources and strategies for maintaining your health and wellbeing as a menopausal Mother. 
• PRIVATE GROUPS- To increase the confidentiality and community even more, we have individual groups, including, Donor Conception, Trying to Conceive, Multiple Mums and SEN Parenting. We have Donor Conception and Adoption Mum private virtual meet ups.
• IN PERSON EVENTS- For an additional cost, you can attend member only events which all focus on community and wellbeing as a Menopausal Mum. All over the UK!
• DISCOUNTS- Unique discount list with relevant small businesses all supportive of parenting or menopause.

Join Today

When you request to join you have to be accepted by Emily onto the membership, to maintain the confidentiality and safety of members. There may be a delay in being accepted of up to 48 hours.

Once accepted, you will get access to this amazing community and be able to interact with others in the same boat, straight away. Everything is optional and if you do not want to attend the meet ups, that is completely fine. You are able to use the membership how best benefits you, with no judgement. 

You will receive a member's welcome download pack via email with relevant information. 

If you have any questions prior to joining, please email Emily [email protected] 

There is no minimum time to sign up for and you can cancel at any time but we have an exceptionally good retention rate. If you leave and come back you cannot re join on the price you were on previously.

Everyone is welcome, no matter what your journey. You don't have to face this alone. 

Emily x

What The Members Say...

'Sending love and so much thanks to you for this space. It made such a difference to me to be able to refer to this group when speaking to the GP.'

'Thanks again, the ideas, effort & time you are putting into all of this is HUGELY appreciated & much needed by so many.'

'Amazing ideas & network. Lovely to be in contact with people who understand. The effort & time you are putting into all of this is much appreciated and hugely benefits so many.'

'You’re doing a bloody brilliant job, we are EXTREMELY grateful. Keep up the amazing work.'

'I love the idea of the weekly things you do e.g. Wellbeing Wednesday, Sunday challenge.'

'I’m finding the support of yourself & the other ladies a great comfort.'

'I’m amazed how committed you are to help others even though you have a busy life & a hard time yourself. Thank you so much for everything you put into this lifesaving community.'

'It's so beneficial having somewhere specifically to go where you know you're understood, parenting through the menopause is really challenging.'

'You’ve done an amazing job with the app! I can see you’ve put your heart into it and I’m very grateful to have a place to go now.'

'I feel so grateful for your inspiration and determination to do this, it is truly right now the only good thing about having POI. Thank you so much for all you are doing.'

'Thanks so much for your message and support. This is such a great group and I’m so glad to have found it 😊'

1-1 Support

'Emily's support has been invaluable, in all honesty I feel like I would have been lost without her.'

'Our family, my mental health and the wellbeing of my baby have massively benefited from Emily's support.'

'Emily has treated me with compassion and empathy since her first visit which I so desperately needed. Emily's support has always been backed up with research, current thinking and an understanding of what mothers and babies need.'

Postnatal M&TM Group

'After the first call I turned to my husband and burst into tears. I didn’t realise how incredibly moving it would be to talk to people who were dealing with the same problems as me.' 

'The group was so incredibly helpful. Emily was so supportive and understanding. I felt like I could be totally open in the group without judgement, which is hard to come by as a Mum.'

'It felt good to connect with other mums with similar struggles, I felt heard and supported throughout the sessions and learnt loads.'

'I have lots of Mum friends, but I never realised how important it would be to know other Mum’s with POI too.'

'The handouts were not only beautiful but also so helpful, and I enjoyed doing the little weekly reflective activities.'

'Lovely resources - the time and effort put into the presentation made them easy to read and use. Good balance of information and discussion and nice to have a group of people in a similar position."'