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Happiness Blueprints & mentoring

 PeriMerryMum is the soulful guide born from The Create Approach, offering mums the tools, wisdom, and compassion needed to navigate perimenopause and support their teens through transformative growth. This signature journey helps you heal, reconnect, and rise, as you empower the next generation. 



What Is a Happiness Blueprint?


A Happiness Blueprint is a gentle, creative guide for mums (and anyone!) who want to reconnect with themselves, heal emotional wounds, and support their children in developing a healthy inner world—without feeling overwhelmed.


It’s based on the awareness that many of us didn’t get our emotional needs fully met growing up. Not because our parents didn’t care, but because they were often carrying their own pain or didn’t have the tools. As adults, we now have the power to meet those needs—with compassion, awareness, and intention.

By learning to connect with ourselves on a deeper level, we can guide our children to do the same—helping them grow up with the emotional tools, language, and self-trust they need to thrive.


This approach blends modern psychology (like attachment theory and inner child healing), human development, and holistic wellbeing (inspired by chakra-style energy principles), all wrapped in simple, creative tools that feel good to use.


You’ll explore seven key emotional “hubs”—like your sense of safety, voice, love, and purpose—and gently uncover where your needs may have been missed, and how to meet them now.


Each part of the workbook is:

  • Compassionate (no blame, just understanding)
  • Empowering (you’re in the driver’s seat)
  • Creative and fun (think: journaling, drawing, mini rituals)
  • Grounded in science, psychology, and heart
     

By nurturing your own emotional world, you model healthy emotional connection for your children—offering them the gift of a healthy inner world they can carry through life.


One grounded, empowered, light-filled step at a time. 💛

exploring connection through 7 emotional hubs

 

a little introduction to the hubs

The Grounding Hub – Safety & Belonging

The Flow Hub – Joy, Creativity & Permission to Feel

The Flow Hub – Joy, Creativity & Permission to Feel

  Welcome to your sanctuary, the Grounding Hub—a nurturing space designed to anchor you in safety, stability, and true belonging. Here, you’ll reconnect with your roots, rebuild emotional foundations, and rediscover the strength that comes from feeling genuinely secure and supported. Step in, settle down, and let the grounding begin. 

The Flow Hub – Joy, Creativity & Permission to Feel

The Flow Hub – Joy, Creativity & Permission to Feel

The Flow Hub – Joy, Creativity & Permission to Feel

 Step into the Flow Hub, your vibrant playground for reconnecting with joy, embracing your creativity, and giving yourself full permission to feel. It’s time to dance freely with your emotions, colour outside the lines, and reignite the playful spark of possibility within you. Let the joy flow! 

The Power Hub – Confidence, Boundaries & Self-Worth

The Flow Hub – Joy, Creativity & Permission to Feel

The Power Hub – Confidence, Boundaries & Self-Worth

  Welcome to the Power Hub—your bold, empowering corner dedicated to reclaiming your confidence, strengthening boundaries, and honouring your worthiness. It’s your time to unapologetically take up space, speak your truth, and shine brightly. Stand tall, you belong here. 

The Heart Hub – Love, Connection & Compassion

The Voice Hub – Truth, Expression & Being Heard

The Power Hub – Confidence, Boundaries & Self-Worth

  Step warmly into the Heart Hub, a nurturing space devoted to love, meaningful connections, and deep compassion—both for yourself and those around you. Here, you'll rediscover gentle ways to nurture your relationships, heal past wounds, and cultivate kindness from within. Open your heart; love awaits. 

The Voice Hub – Truth, Expression & Being Heard

The Voice Hub – Truth, Expression & Being Heard

The Voice Hub – Truth, Expression & Being Heard

  Welcome to the Voice Hub—your empowering stage to confidently speak your truth, express your authentic self, and finally feel genuinely heard. This space is your microphone, your spotlight, and your safe haven for reclaiming your voice. Your words matter, let them flow freely. 

The Insight Hub – Clarity, Trust & Intuition

The Voice Hub – Truth, Expression & Being Heard

The Voice Hub – Truth, Expression & Being Heard

  Step into the Insight Hub, a soulful sanctuary guiding you toward inner clarity, deeper self-trust, and the wisdom of your intuition. Here, you’ll tune into your inner voice, learn to trust your instincts again, and see yourself clearly in a new, illuminating light. Your truth is waiting; trust your vision.  

The Purpose Hub – Meaning, Wholeness & Bigger Picture

The Purpose Hub – Meaning, Wholeness & Bigger Picture

The Purpose Hub – Meaning, Wholeness & Bigger Picture

   Welcome to the Purpose Hub—your inspired space to reconnect with your deeper meaning, embrace wholeness, and align yourself with the bigger picture of your life. Discover how your journey, passions, and gifts beautifully fit together to create a life of purpose, fulfilment, and joy. It’s your moment to matter. 

"Where in the baby books was this chapter? The one where we hit perimenopause while our teens hit puberty—nobody warned us we’d need a manual for this!"

 

Perimenopause, which started earlier than I realized (around 37 years of age), gave me both enlightenment  but it also gave me the gift of the darkest U-bend of my life . 


At first, it was overwhelming, especially as I navigated it alongside my children’s adolescence. I thought I knew how to help myself and them, but it was a messy journey. Over time, I recognized this period as an opportunity to heal, reconnect, and step into a new phase with clarity. By healing myself and my inner child I could also support them, hold the space to heal and be a guiding light.


I learned I didn’t have to do this alone—I could ask for help. My only regret is not seeking support sooner. 


Choosing growth, healing, and self-trust allows us to guide our children in doing the same. I tailor support to your unique needs using my CREATE framework, blending emotional and mindset healing with practical action and  support - I help you meet your emotional and mental needs and embody change because I believe what we embody they absorb, what we live they learn. 


I believe mentoring can transform us and the next generation. Our children absorb what we model, and with 50% of mental health issues starting by age 14  (mentalhealth.org.uk),  how we navigate this transition truly matters. By prioritizing our well-being and seeking support, we teach our children to do the same.


Together, we can create a ripple effect—helping ourselves, guiding others, and shaping a healthier future for our children and future generations. 


🌸 Let’s create something beautiful together 🌸




I CAN HELP IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE! FIND OUT HOW

Brief overview of tools supporting my mentoring

Emotional health & chakra energy

Emotional health & chakra energy

Emotional health & chakra energy

 

I can guide you through emotional coaching using chakra energy, which is a powerful way to support you during perimenopause. As your body goes through hormonal shifts, it can stir up emotional challenges, like mood swings, stress, and overwhelm. 


By combining emotional coaching with chakra work, we can tap into both your emotional awareness and your body's energy flow to help you navigate these changes with more ease and balance.


Through emotional coaching, we’ll explore and understand the emotions you're experiencing, helping you identify the root causes and develop healthier ways to respond. Then, by working with your chakras—the energy centres in your body—we can release any emotional blockages and balance your energy. This approach allows you to connect deeply with your body and emotions, supporting emotional healing, clarity, and vitality.


Together, this combination of emotional coaching and chakra energy movement helps you stay grounded, centred and in control during perimenopause, allowing you to embrace the changes with greater calm, self-awareness, and inner strength.

Inner child

Emotional health & chakra energy

Emotional health & chakra energy

 

I can guide you through inner child work, which is a way of connecting with the younger part of yourself to heal old emotional wounds and meet your unmet needs. During perimenopause, as you experience hormonal shifts, it can bring up past emotions, triggers, and needs that haven’t been fully addressed. Inner child work helps you understand and nurture these parts of yourself, allowing you to feel more supported and whole.


By meeting your inner child’s needs, we can create a sense of emotional safety and comfort, helping you feel more balanced during this transitional time. This process allows you to be kinder to yourself, acknowledge your feelings, and respond to yourself with love and compassion—just like a nurturing parent would to a child.


In the context of perimenopause, this work can help you heal old emotional patterns, release any deep-seated fears or anxieties, and provide you with the emotional tools to navigate the changes with greater ease. It’s about giving yourself the care and attention you may have needed in the past, so you can feel more empowered and at peace during this stage of life.

Somatic, shadow & breathwork

Emotional health & chakra energy

Somatic, shadow & breathwork

 

I can guide you through somatic work, shadow work, and breathwork, which are powerful tools to help you meet your emotional and physical needs, especially during perimenopause.


Somatic work focuses on connecting with your body to release stored tension, stress, and emotions. During perimenopause, your body may feel out of sync, with physical discomfort or emotional overwhelm. Somatic work helps you become more aware of what’s happening in your body and provides techniques to release physical and emotional blockages, bringing you back to a place of calm and balance.


Shadow work involves exploring the parts of yourself that you may have suppressed or ignored—parts that can resurface during times of change like perimenopause. By gently facing these hidden emotions or beliefs, you can heal past wounds and make peace with these parts of yourself, helping you move forward with more self-acceptance and understanding.


Breathwork is a practice of using your breath to calm your mind, reduce anxiety, and bring your body into a state of balance. During perimenopause, when stress and emotional swings can feel overwhelming, breathwork helps regulate your nervous system, reduce tension, and bring you back to a sense of calm and clarity.


Together, these practices help you meet your emotional and physical needs by connecting you to your body, your deeper emotions, and your breath. They can support you in navigating perimenopause with greater emotional balance, a deeper sense of self-awareness, and a feeling of inner peace.

Mindset Support

Teen/parent/family/partner relationships

Somatic, shadow & breathwork

 

I can guide you through mindset support, which is all about helping you shift your thoughts and beliefs to create a more positive and balanced mindset. During perimenopause, when hormonal changes can cause mood swings, stress, and self-doubt, having the right mindset is key to navigating these challenges with more ease and confidence.


Mindset support helps you recognise any limiting beliefs or negative thought patterns that may be holding you back and replace them with more empowering, supportive thoughts. By doing this, you can approach the changes of perimenopause with more self-compassion, patience, and resilience.


Meeting your needs is a key part of mindset support. This means taking the time to identify and prioritize what you need—whether that’s rest, self-care, emotional support, or time for yourself. 


Perimenopause can make it easy to overlook your own needs while juggling life’s demands, but learning how to recognize and meet your needs can help you feel more balanced and in control.


Together, mindset support and meeting your needs help you build a healthier, more resilient mindset, giving you the tools to navigate perimenopause with greater emotional stability, clarity, and self-care. It’s about feeling more empowered, present, and at peace as you go through this life transition.

Life design

Teen/parent/family/partner relationships

Teen/parent/family/partner relationships

 

I can guide you through life design support, which is all about helping you create a life that feels aligned with your values, goals, and needs. During perimenopause, this can be a transformative time when you may feel pulled in different directions, balancing changes in your body, emotions, and responsibilities. Life design support helps you take a step back and design a life that works for you, both personally and professionally, as you navigate these changes.


Through life design support, we’ll look at how you can prioritize what truly matters to you—whether that’s creating more balance, carving out time for self-care, setting boundaries, or making space for new goals. We’ll focus on creating a clear vision and practical steps that help you align your daily life with your deeper needs and desires.


Meeting your needs is a central part of this process. This means identifying what you need in terms of physical, emotional, and mental well-being and ensuring that your life design reflects those needs. During perimenopause, your needs may shift, so learning to honour them is essential for maintaining balance and well-being.


Together, life design support and meeting your needs help you craft a life that feels fulfilling and sustainable, especially during perimenopause when it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. This process helps you prioritize what’s important, reduce stress, and create a path forward that brings you peace, joy, and a sense of control.

Teen/parent/family/partner relationships

Teen/parent/family/partner relationships

Teen/parent/family/partner relationships

 

I can guide you through relationship support for your teen, parent, family, or partner, which focuses on strengthening communication and understanding in your important relationships. 


During perimenopause, when you might be experiencing mood swings, emotional shifts, or stress, these changes can affect how you relate to those closest to you. Relationship support helps you navigate these challenges with more patience, empathy, and clear communication.


Whether it’s understanding your teen’s needs, improving communication with your partner, or finding balance with family dynamics, I’ll help you work through any struggles, build healthier boundaries, and foster stronger, more supportive connections. This support helps you recognize the impact your emotions and needs may have on those around you, and vice versa, allowing you to create more harmony and connection.


Meeting your needs is key here, too. During perimenopause, you might feel emotionally drained or overwhelmed, so it’s important to identify what you need from your relationships—whether it’s more space, more support, or simply understanding. When you meet your own needs, you’ll be better able to show up for others and create stronger, more fulfilling relationships.


Together, relationship support and meeting your needs help you navigate the emotional ups and downs of perimenopause while strengthening your connections with your loved ones. It’s about fostering deeper understanding, reducing stress, and creating healthier, more supportive relationships that allow everyone to thrive during this transition..

Creative design healing

Creative design healing

Creative design healing

 I can guide you through creative art design support, which helps you use art and creativity as a way to express yourself, process emotions, and bring more joy and balance into your life. During perimenopause, when you’re experiencing a lot of changes, engaging in creative activities can be a powerful way to release stress, explore your feelings, and reconnect with your inner self.


Creative art design support might involve activities like painting, drawing, journaling, or even exploring other creative outlets that feel inspiring to you. These activities help you express what’s going on inside, whether it’s emotions, frustrations, or new ideas. They can also help you feel more grounded and present as you work through life’s challenges during perimenopause.

Meeting your needs during this creative process is also important. As your body and emotions shift during perimenopause, finding creative ways to honour your needs—like rest, self-expression, or processing emotions—can be incredibly healing. 


Creative work can help you prioritize what feels good for you, bring peace to your mind, and let you explore your emotions in a non-judgmental way.


Together, creative art design support and meeting your needs can help you feel more connected to yourself, bring joy and release tension, and help you navigate perimenopause with a greater sense of calm, creativity, and personal expression. It’s all about finding a meaningful way to process your experience and create something that nurtures your well-being during this time.

Empty nesting

Creative design healing

Creative design healing

 I can guide you through empty nesting support, which helps you navigate the emotions and changes that come when your children leave home. During perimenopause, when you’re already experiencing physical and emotional changes, the shift to an empty nest can feel overwhelming or even confusing. This support helps you embrace this new phase of life with clarity, confidence, and purpose.


Empty nesting support focuses on helping you reconnect with yourself, rediscover your passions, and adjust to a new routine. It’s an opportunity to explore new interests, redefine your identity, and create space for yourself, which can bring fulfilment and joy. This phase of life doesn’t have to feel like a loss—it can be a time of growth and renewal.


Meeting your needs during this time is crucial. Perimenopause can make it easy to overlook your own emotional or physical needs, especially as you adjust to an empty nest. By identifying and honouring those needs—whether it’s self-care, new hobbies, or emotional support—you can create a balanced and healthy life during this transition.


Together, empty nesting support and meeting your needs help you embrace the changes of both perimenopause and the empty nest. This guidance allows you to feel more centred, empowered, and ready to make this new phase of life one of growth, peace, and personal fulfilment.

Divorce/Co-parenting

Creative design healing

Considering an ASD/ADHD assessment?

I can support you as you navigate the process of finding yourself after a divorce or while co-parenting, especially during the perimenopausal years. Whether you're rediscovering who you are after a significant life change or learning how to reconnect with yourself while managing shared parenting responsibilities, this is a powerful time for self-reflection and growth. Perimenopause can add another layer of emotional and physical changes, making it even more important to understand who you are and what you need during this period.


After a divorce or while co-parenting, you might feel like you've lost a sense of who you are or how you fit into your life. This can feel overwhelming, especially with the added challenges of perimenopause, where hormonal changes can affect your emotions, energy levels, and how you see the world. I can guide you through the process of exploring your values, passions, and goals, so you can rebuild or reclaim your sense of self.


Meeting your needs during this time is key. As you find yourself again, it’s important to prioritize your emotional, physical, and mental needs. Whether it's carving out time for yourself, setting boundaries, or pursuing new dreams, learning to meet your own needs can help you regain a sense of control, peace, and fulfilment. During perimenopause, honouring those needs can help balance the emotional ups and downs that come with both life changes and hormonal shifts.


Together, finding yourself again after a divorce or while co-parenting, especially during perimenopause, can help you feel more confident, empowered, and aligned with who you are. This journey is about rediscovering your true self, feeling more at peace with where you are in life, and embracing the changes in a way that supports your well-being and happiness.

Considering an ASD/ADHD assessment?

Considering an ASD/ADHD assessment?

Considering an ASD/ADHD assessment?

If you're feeling uncertain or overwhelmed by the changes happening during perimenopause—whether it's struggling with concentration, emotional ups and downs, or a sense of being “off” and unsure about what's going on—it might be leading you to wonder whether there's something more, like ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) or ADHD, at play. You may find yourself thinking about whether getting an assessment could help explain what's been happening, but you're also likely feeling conflicted or unsure about taking that next step.


It’s completely normal to feel a bit anxious or uncertain as you consider whether to go for an assessment. Perimenopause alone can bring a whirlwind of emotional, physical, and mental changes, and it’s hard to know if what you’re experiencing is just a result of hormonal shifts, or if there might be something else, like ASD or ADHD, influencing how you’re feeling. You may feel confused, frustrated, or even relieved at the thought of getting more clarity, but also nervous about what an assessment might reveal.


I’m here to support you through this decision, and to help you talk through how you’re feeling. We can explore what your symptoms are, how they’ve been showing up, and whether the idea of an assessment feels like the right step. It's important to acknowledge how this decision is impacting you—whether it’s bringing up fear, confusion, or perhaps even a sense of hope that understanding what’s going on might bring some peace of mind.

The idea of pursuing an assessment can feel like a big step, and it can bring up a lot of emotions. But by talking through these feelings and considerations, we can help you feel more confident in deciding whether or not it’s right for you. Ultimately, the goal is for you to feel empowered to take the next step with clarity, and to know that whatever decision you make, it will support you in understanding yourself better, so you can better meet your needs during perimenopause.

Do any of the following resonate with you? Want the opposite to this? Why not try mentoring support?

Do any of the following resonate with you? Want the opposite to this? Why not try mentoring support?

Do any of the following resonate with you? Want the opposite to this? Why not try mentoring support?

Do any of the following resonate with you? Want the opposite to this? Why not try mentoring support?

Do any of the following resonate with you? Want the opposite to this? Why not try mentoring support?

Do any of the following resonate with you? Want the opposite to this? Why not try mentoring support?

  

  • Your heart at times feels like it is empty.
  • You feel void at times.
  • You want better relationships with your children.
  • You feel you have ruptured your relationship with your children and don't know how to repair it.
  • You feel you swing between times of feeling numb and disconnected to your nervous system being on alert and you feel anxious.
  • At times you feel attached to life then not.
  • You feel tired and uninspired.
  • You carry a silent storm inside.
  • You feel like you are carrying a backpack of rocks.
  • You feel you are observing life and not present in it.
  • You want to break free of the chain and chatter inside your head, which at times is so deafening you can’t hear yourself think.
  • You don’t know where to start on something, or anything...
  • You feel you have lost your sparkle.
  • You are fed up with pretending and wearing a mask.
  • Your vibration and energy are low.
  • You are feeling little joy from life.
  • You have strained relationships.
  • You feel there is a block between your heart and head.
  • You feel you are being dragged back into the lurking shadows.
  • You feel unseen, unheard, not special.
  • You have an ache in your chest that yearns for more.
  • You feel lonely, isolated and on the edge of life looking in.
  • You have a shelf full of self help books, half written journals and piles of post it notes.
  • You are feed up of not taking action.
  • You feel like the black sheep of the family. 
  • You feel like you have lost your identity and ask yourself “who am I?”.
  • You feel like you need to reinvent yourself.

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