Do you sometimes feel like you’re Holding up the Sky?

You’re exhausted from being all things to all people. Madly juggling parenting, elder care, job, health. Maybe you’re also supporting your young adults who aren’t quite ‘fully fledged’.

If you feel like you’re constantly teetering on the brink of burnout and playing ‘Whack-a-Mole’ with possible peri/menopause symptoms…

Then Holding Up The Sky is here to help you if you’re a midlife woman feeling like they are doing Everything, Everywhere, All At Once…

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Why Holding Up The Sky…?

Gallup’s latest research on women in the workplace shows that 51% of working women report high levels of daily stress, and 42% say their jobs have negatively affected their mental health.

The struggle to balance work and personal responsibilities—combined with inflexible workplace structures—is driving burnout and prompting many to consider leaving their roles.

  • Women juggling caregiving and work demands are 81% more likely to feel burned out.

  • 64% of working mothers say they are the default caregiver, significantly impacting their career progression.

The 2025 Burnout report from Mental Health UK states that women (94%) were more likely than men (89%) to experience high or extreme levels of pressure or stress in the past year.

A recent Mayo Clinic study of over 4,000 women (of whom 19.7% identified as caregivers), found that caregivers had a higher prevalence of moderate to very severe menopause symptoms (42.5%) compared to non-caregivers (36.4%) and that the proportion of women experiencing moderate or worse menopause symptoms increased with the number of caregiving hours.

Emma is a beacon of inspiration in a world of menopause fear and misinformation. Her grounded, clear, evidence-based approach to workplace solutions, symptom management, self-care, and medication are changing the experience of 1000s of people. Through her consultancy work, trainings, and of course the brilliant Middling Along podcast she shines out as a positive force for good for people in menopause transition and for the people around them.

Kate Codrington, author of Second Spring and The Perimenopause Journal