Hi, I’m Beth, and I’m passionate about period education!

I qualified as a secondary teacher in 2010, and spent many years teaching in schools serving disadvantaged communities in London. I absolutely love teaching; it’s my vocation and my passion. I’ve spent the last five years working for a charity training teachers, but recently went back into the classroom! I am a Director of 6th Form at a local secondary school and loving being back in the classroom again. I’m also part way through completing an MSc in Teacher Education at the University of Oxford which I’m really enjoying.

In 2017, following the birth of my eldest daughter, I went to an event in London where I heard a lady called Claire Baker speak about something called Menstrual Cycle Awareness. I had never heard of it, and it BLEW MY MIND. I actually felt quite angry that I’d never known about it - it would have been so helpful during the previous 15 years of having a menstrual cycle!

That was the start of a five year journey (that continues even now) into period education. I completed Claire’s incredible Cycle Coach training during lockdown, qualifying to become a Menstrual Cycle Coach. I always knew I wanted to use this work with young people, so I went on to complete Charlotte Pointeaux’s First Moon Circle Facilitator training, becoming an accredited facilitator in June 2022.

Running First Moon Circles is one of my biggest joys in life. I absolutely love getting groups of girls together and feel privileged and honoured to be able to witness the amazing transformation that happens as they relax into the circle and feel welcomed and seen - they get to ask all their period related questions and explore period products and always leave feeling so positive and empowered.

I’m DBS cleared, have detailed risk assessment and child safeguarding plans in place, am fully insured, and am experienced in holding space for groups of young people. I very much look forward to meeting you and your child at a First Moon Circle in the future!

Check out Bloom & Belong across multiple social media channels where I provide useful and information videos about all aspects of menstruation:

Instagram - @bloom_and_belong

Tiktok - @bethbloomandbelong