Emma Morris

‘Mummy, I hate my body’ How my 6-year-old daughter’s words made me reassessing body perception.   I am Karen Ellis, formerly a midwife turned Postnatal Rehabilitation Coach. I help new mums’ in my membership have a body that allows them to pick up their growing children, jump on a trampoline with their toddler and have […]

From my early days of starting out in business, I was introduced to Ann and the Assist Women’s Network. Starting a business is often a lonely place in the early days, but especially as soon after start-up we ran into the Covid pandemic. I was asked to speak as a guest at the Assist’s GEW,

We’re celebrating Team Assist #VolunteerWeek2023   The growth of Assist has been phenomenal over the past few years. This wouldn’t have been made possible without the dedication, time and efforts of our amazing volunteers. Our team of 50 volunteers have been able to bring our visions to reality, each with their unique skills, experiences and knowledge.   

Image Reference: Acc 7143 Box 4 Envelope 35 Written by Lara Moon, Archivist As part of plans for International Women’s Day this year we have been working with Assist Women’s Network to research into some inspiring women from Teesside’s past as well as celebrating the inspiring Women of Teesside today. Set up in 2009, the

As we all know Assist is ran 100% by volunteers, we are here primarily for the business and professional women of the Tees Valley. Assist provides a platform to connect, collaborate, spotlight, encourage and empower – and we do this well!  The growth of Assist has been phenomenal over the past few years. We have evolved

May 2022 has seen our 13th Birthday and in celebration of us entering our teenage years we wanted to give back to our younger generation. We celebrate our birthday yearly – an annual giveback to the community. This year we celebrated with the MFC Foundation during the final week of their Changemakers course. We had

A workforce for the future – helping young people enter the world of work. Whilst much is being said about how we should come out of lockdown and what should have been done or not done there seems to be a consensus that in terms of employment and impact on their lives young people have

Sales and Marketing have historically run independently with varying degrees of cross over. But the debate over which ‘comes first’ in business is as timeless as the Chicken and the Egg argument. Undoubtedly one of the most controversial subjects in these two sectors and one we have embraced since our inception. So, let’s break this

Pop quiz! Where can you find a group who go from discussing business to food choices to miscarriages and relationships? The answer is the Assist Network Podcast Club. The range of topics we discuss is endless and to be perfectly honest, the podcasts we listen to loosely hold our discussions together. Within our groups we

COME AND BE INSPIRED WITH THE ASSIST BOOK CLUB Would you like to be part of a book club with a spark of excitement and inspiration? Really? A book club that is inspiring? Yes, really! When we say book club, what do you think of? Well, let me tell you what it means to us

10th May 2021, Assist Women’s Network turns 12! To celebrate being 12 years young, the amazing Treats of Yarm has baked us a cake which will be delivered to Little Sprouts UK 💜 To further celebrate our 12th birthday, here are just a few reasons why our Core Team love Assist…   📹 Editing: Amy

Week 8… PARTY  “One hour a week just to reflect,  One hour a week to know your own worth,  One hour a week to be honest and real,  To be vulnerable and admit that the struggle is real, To know that you’ve got this and you’ll handle it and you have the strength, To be