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Our charity supports at key moments in their lives from parenting to menopause through therapeutic groups, wellbeing days and counselling.

1-2-1 counselling
This offers you a safe, supportive, confidential space to talk through whatever difficulties you are facing, and to explore
difficult thoughts and feelings. Through listening non-judgementally to you, our role is to enable you to better understand your feelings, and to support you to find a way to move forwards. Release offers a range of psycho-educational groups for women, which are topic based and underpinned with a therapeutic approach. The benefits of joining a group are that they provide opportunity to break isolation, share experiences and feelings, gain information to help overcome difficulties and offer mutual support. For more information, and dates for the next groups, please visit our website.

14/10/2026

Menopause is a transition. You don’t have to navigate it alone.

Menopause can affect so much more than your hormones. It can impact your confidence, mood, relationships, sleep, energy, work and sense of who you are.

And sometimes, you may simply feel like you don’t quite recognise yourself anymore.

💛 Our Menopause Coaching & Support provides a safe, confidential space to pause, talk things through and focus on you.

Coaching can help you:

✨ Understand and navigate the changes you’re experiencing ✨ Rebuild confidence and self-belief ✨ Manage overwhelm and emotional challenges ✨ Explore changes in identity, relationships and priorities ✨ Find practical ways to support your wellbeing ✨ Feel more empowered and in control of your next chapter

You don’t need to suffer in silence. You don’t need to have all the answers. And you don’t have to go through this alone.

Your next chapter deserves support too. 🌸

Find out more about Menopause Coaching & Support at Release for Women.

🔗 https://www.releaseforwomen.org.uk/coaching/menopause-coaching-support

12/10/2026

🌿 Motherhood can be beautiful — and still feel overwhelming.

Pregnancy, birth and early motherhood can bring huge emotional, physical and identity changes. Sometimes you need a space that is simply for you.

Our Perinatal Coaching offers compassionate, confidential online support for mums navigating pregnancy through early parenthood.

Whether you’re: ✨ Preparing for birth ✨ Feeling overwhelmed, anxious or unsure of yourself ✨ Finding your confidence after a difficult birth experience ✨ Struggling to balance motherhood with your own needs ✨ Trying to reconnect with who you are beyond being a mum

You don’t have to figure it all out alone.

This is not about being told how to mother. It’s about having a safe space to be heard, reconnect with your own wisdom and feel more grounded, supported and empowered. 💛

You matter too, Mum.

Find out more about Perinatal Coaching and book your appointment via: https://www.releaseforwomen.org.uk/coaching/perinatal-coaching/

09/10/2026

💭 Not sure which type of therapy is right for you?

Finding a therapist can feel overwhelming — especially when you’re already dealing with anxiety, low mood, stress, trauma or major life changes.

And then there are all the different approaches to choose from…

CBT? Person-centred? Psychodynamic? Integrative? Art therapy? 🤔

That’s why we’ve created our Therapeutic Matching Guide.

🌿 Our guide explains the different types of therapy offered by Release and gives you an overview of what each approach involves and who it may be helpful for.

For example:

✨ CBT – practical tools for changing unhelpful thought patterns
✨ Person-centred therapy – a supportive space to explore your own thoughts and feelings
✨ Psychodynamic therapy – exploring how past experiences may influence the present
✨ Integrative therapy – bringing together different approaches to suit your individual needs
✨ Art therapy – using creativity to explore experiences and emotions when words don't always feel enough

And remember — you don't have to work it all out on your own.

During your initial consultation with Release, the team can talk through what you're looking for and try to match you with a therapist who is a good fit. If the match doesn't feel right, you can discuss trying another therapist.

💛 Your therapy should work for you.

Read our Therapeutic Matching Guide and take the first step towards finding the support that feels right for you: https://www.releaseforwomen.org.uk/therapeutic-matching-guide

07/10/2026

💛 New mum? Don’t forget that you matter too.

When you have a new baby, it can feel like your whole world revolves around someone else’s needs.

Feeds. Nappies. Sleep. Appointments. Endless washing. And somewhere in the middle of it all… you.

But self-care doesn’t have to mean spa days, long baths or finding hours of time you simply don’t have.

Sometimes it starts with something much simpler: pausing to ask yourself, “What do I need?”

🌿 Our Self-Care Guide for New Mums has been created to help you do just that.

This free 10-page guide explores some of the challenges new mums can face around self-care and includes simple, structured exercises to help you:

✨ Identify your own needs
✨ Think about what genuinely helps you feel cared for
✨ Find realistic sources of support and inspiration
✨ Create your own personalised self-care plan

Because looking after yourself isn’t selfish. You deserve care, too.

💛 Download the free guide and take a little time to check in with you.

👉 Download the Self-Care Guide for New Mums: https://www.releaseforwomen.org.uk/for-mums/self-care-guide-for-new-mums/

05/10/2026

🌿 Motherhood changes everything — but you don’t have to lose yourself along the way.

Pregnancy, birth and early parenthood can bring incredible joy, but they can also bring overwhelm, anxiety, self-doubt and huge changes to your identity.

Perinatal Coaching with Release for Women offers a safe, confidential and compassionate space for mums to pause, reflect and reconnect with themselves.

Whether you’re:
✨ Preparing for birth
✨ Adjusting to life with a newborn
✨ Recovering from a difficult birth or maternity experience
✨ Feeling overwhelmed or lacking confidence
✨ Struggling to balance motherhood with your own needs and aspirations
✨ Simply wondering, “Where did I go?”

You don’t need to be told how to mother. This is about you — your voice, your needs, your confidence and your sense of self.

With specialist experience in maternity investigations, health visiting and two decades of frontline healthcare, Joyful Chigiga offers supportive coaching grounded in compassion, deep listening and practical guidance.

💛 You deserve support too.

Find out more about Perinatal Coaching with Release for Women:
https://www.releaseforwomen.org.uk/coaching/perinatal-coaching/

01/10/2026

🌿 You don’t have to navigate menopause alone.

Perimenopause and menopause can bring changes that affect far more than your physical health — from brain fog, fatigue and disrupted sleep to anxiety, low mood, overwhelm and a knock to your confidence.

At Release Therapy for Women, expert 1:1 menopause coaching provides a confidential, compassionate space to help you understand what you’re experiencing, develop practical coping strategies and reconnect with your confidence and sense of self.

💚 Understand what’s happening during this stage of life
🌱 Adapt with personalised, practical strategies
✨ Thrive as you move forward with greater clarity and confidence

Sessions are tailored to you and start from £35, making support more accessible.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, unlike yourself, or simply want someone to talk things through with, reaching out for support can be an important first step.

👉 Find out more about menopause coaching and support from Release for Women:
https://www.releaseforwomen.org.uk/coaching/menopause-coaching-support/

29/09/2026

💜 You don’t have to have everything figured out before asking for support.

Sometimes life can feel overwhelming.

You might be struggling with anxiety, low mood, grief, relationships, motherhood, pregnancy, identity or changes in your life that you’re finding difficult to navigate.

Or perhaps you simply feel like you’re not quite yourself.

Counselling can provide a safe, confidential space to pause, talk openly and make sense of what you’re experiencing — without judgement.

At Release Therapy for Women, we offer counselling to support women through the challenges life can bring. 🌿

You don’t need to have the “right” words.
You don’t need to know exactly what you need help with.
And you don’t have to wait until things feel unbearable.

💜 Taking the first step towards support is something to be proud of.

Find out more about our counselling service and how we can support you:

👉 https://www.releaseforwomen.org.uk/counselling/

If you think counselling could help you, or someone you care about, share this post with them. 💜

26/09/2026

💛 You’ve done this before. But this time can still feel completely different.

Becoming a mum again can bring a mix of emotions — joy, love, overwhelm, guilt, uncertainty, excitement… sometimes all in the same day.

You might find yourself thinking:

“Why am I finding this harder than I expected?”
“Where does the old me fit in now?”
“How do I balance my needs with everyone else’s?”

There’s no right way to feel.

Second Nature is an 8-week therapeutic group for mums and birthing parents who are expecting or have welcomed their second or subsequent baby.

It’s a space to slow down, talk openly, meet other mums and explore everything that can come with becoming a parent again — without judgement and without having to pretend you have it all figured out. 🌿

👶 Babies up to 12 months are welcome
📅 Starting Monday 28 September
⏰ 10:30am–12pm
📍 The Dip, Hollingdean Terrace, Brighton
💛 Pay what you can | Bursary places available

If this sounds like something you — or another mum you know — might benefit from, there’s still time to join us.

👉 Find out more and register:
https://www.releaseforwomen.org.uk/for-mums/second-nature/

Because becoming a mum again doesn’t mean you have to put your own wellbeing second. 💛

25/09/2026

💜 Pregnancy loss deserves time, space and compassion.

From April 2027, women and their partners in the UK who experience pregnancy loss before 24 weeks will be entitled to up to two weeks of unpaid leave.

This includes pregnancy loss following miscarriage, termination of pregnancy and unsuccessful IVF embryo transfer.

For many people, pregnancy loss can bring grief, shock, sadness, anger, confusion — or feelings that are difficult to put into words.

And sometimes, there are no words at all.

Having time away from work won’t take away the pain, but it can give people much-needed space to process what has happened without the immediate pressure of carrying on as normal.

At Release Therapy for Women, we believe that pregnancy loss should be met with compassion, understanding and support — for women and for their partners.

💜 You don't have to justify your grief.
💜 You don't have to “move on” before you're ready.
💜 You don't have to go through it alone.

Let’s keep talking about pregnancy loss and create more supportive spaces for those experiencing it.

If you or someone you know is struggling after pregnancy loss, support is available. 🌿

24/09/2026

🌿 5 DAYS TO GO! 🌿

Are you a mum who has recently welcomed your second (or subsequent) baby?

Everyone tells you that you’ve “done this before” — but becoming a mum again can bring a whole new set of emotions, challenges and changes. 💛

You don’t have to navigate it alone.

Our next Second Nature therapeutic group starts Monday 28 September in Brighton.

Over 8 weeks, you’ll have a warm, supportive space to connect with other mums and explore the realities of becoming a mum again — from identity and relationships to bonding, expectations, mental health and building your support network.

👶 Babies up to 12 months are welcome
🗓️ Starts Monday 28 September
⏰ 10:30am–12pm
📍 The Dip, Hollingdean Terrace, Brighton
💛 Pay what you can — bursary places are available

There are only 5 days to go, so if you’ve been thinking about joining us, now is the time to register your interest.

👉 Find out more and sign up:
https://www.releaseforwomen.org.uk/for-mums/second-nature

You deserve a space to pause, talk, connect and be supported too. 🌿

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