Pause: Support for Women in Midlife

Midlife has a way of sneaking up on you. One minute you’re powering through meetings, juggling responsibilities, and answering messages with one hand while cooking dinner with the other — and the next, you’re staring down a strange mix of exhaustion, restlessness, brain fog, and the overwhelming sense that something’s shifted.

And yet, no one really talks about it.

That’s why we created Pause — a project built for women who are navigating this life stage and want support that’s honest, practical, and rooted in real experience.

Pause is a collaboration between me (Susie Bennett from Think Wellbeing) and Holly Skinner, a women’s health coach with over 20 years of experience in health and fitness, specializing in supporting women through midlife transitions. Holly offers personalized coaching, webinars, and courses focused on nutrition, movement, and lifestyle adjustments to help women manage symptoms and enhance overall well-being. hollyskinnercoach.com

It’s for women who are trying to make sense of hormonal changes, shifting identities, new pressures at work and at home — and who don’t want to just “cope,” but grow.

Here’s what we’re offering:

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Pause Together

Once a month, we meet in Hove for a relaxed, two-hour group session. These are built around a theme — from nutrition and energy to emotional wellbeing, stress, purpose, or whatever’s coming up for the group.

The first half of the session is more focused — a mini workshop or discussion. The second is unstructured. You can chat, sit quietly, ask questions, or just be. It’s informal, warm, and incredibly grounding.

Find upcoming dates and more details here →

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Pause to Listen

Coming soon: our new podcast.
“Pause to Listen” will explore the reality of midlife — the good, the tough, and everything in between. We’ll share practical ideas, personal stories, and expert insights to help make sense of this stage of life, with warmth and humour.

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Pause for Support

If you’re in a place where group support doesn’t quite cut it, Susie offers 1:1 coaching for emotional wellbeing. These sessions are about honesty, clarity, and gently finding a way forward.

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Pause to Thrive

Holly offers 1:1 support focused on physical wellbeing — movement, nutrition, energy. It’s not about cutting things out or overhauling your life. It’s about tuning in to what your body actually needs.

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Pause for Thought

This one’s just for you.
Our monthly newsletter, Midlife, Milk and Two Sugars, is a short burst of insight and encouragement — reflections, resources, and honest takes on midlife. No fluff, no pressure, just something real in your inbox.

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Pause in the Workplace

We also work with organisations to create better environments for women going through this stage of life. Because midlife doesn’t stop at the office door — and support shouldn’t either.

From awareness training to leadership workshops, we help build workplaces where women feel seen and valued — not just accommodated.

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If you’re feeling the weight of this stage of life — or just ready to approach it differently — head to the Pause page to explore the different ways we can support you.

We’d love to meet you where you are.