Menopause support group Lincs

10/06/2026

Just a heads up ladies For our next 2 meetings
June 25th Grainthorpe

July 23rd Louth we will have the lovely Clare a menopause specialist attending for a Q&A

28/05/2026

Thank you ladies for another fab evening, great to see some new ladies
We look forward to seeing at our next meet June 25th Grainthorpe village hall 7pm

26/05/2026

Hi ladies, just a reminder it’s our coffee evening on Thursday at our Louth venue 😊we look forward to seeing you there x

14/05/2026

Ladies we have a venue for Louth. At present it’s not disabled friendly, it’s on a first floor with no lift but hopefully before the end of the year it will be. We still have the venue at Grainthorpe village hall which is disabled friendly. We will alternate monthly between the 2 sites to make it accessible to everyone 🥰
Our next meet is Thursday May 28th 7pm at First Media 😊hot refreshments available £1 each.
We look forward to seeing you there ###

04/05/2026

Hi ladies
Just to let you know I’m looking at a venue this week to see if we can do some coffee meets in Louth. Watch this space

29/04/2026

Come and join us on Thursday for a cuppa & chat. 😊

12/03/2026

Good morning ladies
I’ve got the use of Grainthorpe village hall so we can have a coffee evening. Not including a tues/wed what night would be good for you to be able to come & catch up & support each other

02/09/2024

She sat there in her nightdress
at the cafe down the street.
A blanket around her shoulders,
the same day on repeat.

They knew just where to find her,
everytime that she was lost.
The assistant served her tea
regardless of the cost.

Her children stood and watched
but they let her eat her bun,
as she reminisced about her life
and her days of fun.

In her mind she was still twenty,
at least she was today.
But dementia has the power,
to take our moments away.

Mary never forgot the cafe
where she had met her true sweetheart.
The father of the children
that she forgot at each days start.

Her sweetheart long gone now,
but not in Mary's mind,
she went back to the places
in the hope for him she'd find.

Her children were so caring,
and approached their mum with care,
they asked if she minded,
if they sat upon the chair.

Mary shook her head.
Her thoughts had now moved on.
The couple looked familiar,
but where had her sweetheart gone?

She then looked at her Son
and when he asked to take her home.
She looked at him and smiled,
and knew she was not alone.

Author Joanne Boyle Heartfelt
The artist is Steffi Krenzek

24/03/2024

💙💙💙

Loss is an inevitable part of life. And with it of course, comes grief.

Grief can feel like a deep, dark hole that we will never climb out of, but when it all feels hopeless,
I like to remember that it works just like love.

Because, when we first fall in love, it is intense.
It is overwhelming and consuming and loud. We cannot think of anything else, and we constantly crave the one we love.

After a while it becomes less intense, but it grows.
It grows deeper, more comfortable. It settles down and settles in for the long haul, knowing that it is not fleeting or superficial. It is less consuming. Quieter. An undercurrent of our every day without overwhelming our every thought.

Sometimes something will happen to bring that overwhelming love back to the surface; moments of pride or surprise or nostalgia that remind us just how much we love someone. Moments where our love is once again intense and loud.

And then it settles back into our heart where it knows it will stay.

Grief is the same.

At first it is loud and consuming, intense and overwhelming.
We constantly crave the one we grieve.

Then it becomes less intense, less consuming. An undercurrent of our every day without overwhelming our every thought.

And sometimes something will happen to bring our grief bubbling right back to the surface. Moments where our grief is once again intense and loud.

And then it settles back into our heart where it knows it will stay.
Because great grief is born of great love.

So where grief remains, where grief rests,
it often helps to remember that love is there too.

Sitting with her arm around grief
and holding it tight.

*****

Becky Hemsley 2023
Artwork by Annie Hamman Art

'Holding on' is from Letters from Life https://a.co/d/9ULJjlF

14/03/2024

When you look up to the moon tonight, you may only see a small crescent of it. The shape a child draws when they add the moon to their pictures and paintings.

You will look up and see only a tiny part of the moon,
but you will not think less of it.

You will not think it isn’t trying hard enough.
You will not assume it is being lazy.
You will not find it any less beautiful.

You will know that it is simply going through a phase and that one day soon
it will be full again.

Well, sometimes we are like the moon.

Sometimes we go through phases where we are full.
And sometimes we go through phases where we can only give others
a tiny part of us.

And if that's you right now, remember...

You are not being lazy.
You are still beautiful.
You are enough.

This is just a phase you're going through,
that's all.

Just a phase.

*******

Becky Hemsley 2023
Beautiful artwork by kenzistudioco

'Just a Phase' is from 'Letters from Life': https://a.co/d/dHnUoIl