I knew from my very earliest imaginings of Middle Years Monday that I wanted to bring together a range of experiences and voices for the benefit of our Members. Lots of Membership groups are based around the teachings of primarily one person, someone who others are drawn to as a kind of guru, often a coach - someone who has a pull to share their wisdom. I have enjoyed being a member of several of these communities over the years and they can be absolutely brilliant. But Middle Years Monday is a little different to those offerings.

Although I have lots of experience and expertise to draw on (and am a qualified therapist), in relation to MYM I am the holder of this space, but am not the star of the show. Instead, I am a gatherer of women and their wisdom and am walking very much alongside - rather than ahead - of you.

It is my job to create a nourishing environment to invite you into; to cultivate a sense of community amongst the women gathered there; and to bring the perfect experts into our group to share their experience and their teachings with us.

TEACHERS

In addition to the various training and qualifications I gathered in the decades before creating Middle Years Monday, these are some of the women whose wisdom and teachings have more recently supported me personally and/or professionally as a space-holder, human being and business owner:

Gemma Brady: Sister Stories Facilitation training

Sophie Stephenson: Time to Think Thinking Partnership training

Donna Lancaster: Healthy Relationships course & past Middle Years Monday guest contributor

Sara Duigou: Tend course

Karen Johnston: Coaching and Supervision (intermittent)