This DCN chat is an opportunity to talk about mothering following the menopause.
The chat will be facilitated and run by Emily, who is a Mum of three young children, including twins, and had them following a diagnosis of Premature Ovarian Insufficiency (POI). Emily struggled immensely in the year following her twin’s birth due to lack of hormones and an inability to get HRT.

Emily has used her years of experience as a Health Visitor and Nurse, to create Mothering and The Menopause, to ensure that no one else has to suffer like she did. Emily is confident at supporting women through difficult journeys and can help them identify their struggles, parenting effectively despite these, and help them to improve their overall wellbeing. Emily’s mission is to enable Mums of young children, to be the best parents possible despite dealing with the menopause.

DCN Chat is a peer support online get-together. Join us for a supportive space to talk to others in similar situations. If you find that you need further more professional support, please don’t hesitate to contact the DC Network office on dcngroups@dcnetwork.org

This is an online Zoom meetup, therefore, you will be sent a link to join the Zoom chat to the email you supply upon registration.

All participants are asked to turn their video on upon joining. We also ask that if you do have noisy distractions in the background (pets/other people in the room) please mute yourself when not talking.

A reminder that information shared on this sign up form will be shared with the DCN Chat facilitator to manage the event.

After the session we will be sending a survey link for you to complete, please share your feedback with us so we can continue to improve the sessions.

Here is a reminder of DCN Chat code of conduct, please read these before joining the call:

DCN Chat offers a space to chat and support to each other, to share experiences and ask questions.

If you wish to take part in the sessions, here are rules we ask you to abide by:

 Our Golden Rule: Be respectful to others. Our members come from all backgrounds and while we have shared experiences, our values, opinions and lifestyles may differ. We expect everyone to be given an equally supportive and respectful approach.
 Focus: We are specifically offering this space to connect on donor conception issues – whilst some groups may focus more or less on this topic, we ask you to use DCN Chat for this purpose as much as possible. If you need more time, you can exchange details with other members and carry on the conversations, at your own discretion.
 DC Network does not bear any responsibility for any negative behaviours or outcomes arising from DCN Chat. We ask you to act sensibly and only share personal information if you feel confident in doing so. You can always contact us if you want to pass on your details offline.
 Confidentiality: We do not permit sharing anyone else’s personal information outside DCN Chat without express permission from the person whose details are being shared.
 No promotions or research: All attendees are here as individual members, not for the purpose of business or canvassing of opinions.
 No medical, diagnosis or other professional advice:This forum is for peer support and we expect members to take part as individuals, even if you are a in a helping profession.
 No identifiable donor information: Because of the nature of the group, we ask that you do not share identifiable details of donors, so that there is no accidental discovery of a shared donor.
 Bullying or personal attacks will not be tolerated. We will be collecting follow up feedback after each DCN Chat and if there are any complaints, we will investigate these and deny access to offending participants.
 Patience: Although we are limiting the chats to small numbers, talking on Zoom is challenging when there are multiple people. Please listen to others, follow facilitator instructions and be courteous allowing everyone to have a chance to talk.

We hope you find this platform a helpful place for supportive conversation. Please don’t hesitate to contact us for any questions or to give feedback on dcngroups@dcnetwork.org.

This event is for DCN members only. Please login or join now.

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