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Empowering the Next Generation: How Body Positivity Transformed My Daughter’s Life and My Business – Karen Ellis

‘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 […]

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How Assist helped me have the confidence to walk through Buckingham Palace Gates on my own! – Lyndsay Hogg

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,

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We’re Celebrating Team Assist #VolunteerWeek2023

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.   

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Celebrating International Women’s Day – Lara Moon Teesside Archives

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

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Assist Turns Thirteen!

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

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Assist turns 12!✨💜

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

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Do we still need International Women’s Day in 2021? – Dianne Casey

Do we still need International Women’s Day in 2021? Dianne Casey Yes, we do! Every year at least 4 people will say what about men… International Men’s day is the 19 November each year so please don’t feel left out! International Women’s Day to me… Is an opportunity to listen, speak out, gain information and

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Assist Chit Chat – Week 3 – Emma Morris

Imposter syndrome – You’re not alone! For week 3 of AssistHER OptiMe CEO, Bethany Ainsley, delivered an insightful, yet refreshing, presentation discussing ‘Imposter Syndrome’. She educated us all on the meaning of this ‘syndrome’ and the complexity behind it. Bethany shared a range of perspectives which resonated with all of us, whether that be our

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Tees Valley Hidden Women

Maud Mary Chadburn CBE (9 March 1868 – 24 April 1957) Respond – Medical – Surgeon By Caroline Walling Margaret Wrightson (1877 – 1976) Respond – Military – Figurative Sculptor By Sarah Crutwell Naomi Jacob (1st July 1884 – 27 August 1964) Respond – Politics – Writer – Activist By Dianne Casey

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Do you have the courage to nominate yourself for an award? I DID! – Annalice Argyle

DO YOU HAVE THE COURAGE TO NOMINATE YOURSELF FOR AN AWARD?  I DID! Nominating yourself doesn’t come naturally and its often stigmatised. It takes guts to do it and even more guts to talk about it. What’s wrong with admitting your good at something and deserve recognition for it. Being open and vulnerable is hard.

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Is Middlesbrough really the worst place to grow up a girl? – Emily Myers

In Plan UK’s 2016 ‘The State of Girls’ Rights in the UK’ Middlesbrough was ranked the worst place to grow up a girl in England and Wales with Middlesbrough showing the highest levels of child poverty, teenage conceptions, low academic levels and low life expectancies, so when the 2019-2020 Report was published, it was only

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