"One screening appointment can be lifesaving."
The Sattva Collective CIC is calling on British South Asian communities to confront the silence surrounding menopause this January, using two major awareness moments to spark overdue conversations.
Tied to Blue Monday on January 19, 2026 and Cervical Cancer Prevention Week from January 19 to 25, 2026, the campaign centres on the lived experiences many women endure privately.
Hormonal change, mental health shifts and intimate health concerns are frequently minimised, misunderstood or hidden, particularly within culturally traditional South Asian households.
The Sattva Collective CIC is the UK’s first community-led sanctuary dedicated specifically to South Asian women navigating midlife and menopause.
Founded by Midlife Lifestyle and Menopause Wellness Coach Kiran Singh, the CIC is led alongside her daughter, Khushi Kaur, as Co-Director.
The intentionally intergenerational leadership aims to support women now while reshaping what future generations inherit around language, awareness and culturally safe care.
“For many South Asian women, midlife happens in the middle of generations,” says Singh, Founder of The Sattva Collective CIC.
“You are often a daughter, a mother, a caregiver and the emotional anchor, then perimenopause arrives with anxiety, sleep disruption, low mood and brain fog.”
She explains that many women struggle with not recognising themselves, yet are still encouraged to push through quietly rather than seek understanding or support.
Singh says the initiative exists so South Asian women no longer have to suffer in silence or feel dismissed during a complex life stage.
While Blue Monday is often framed as a general January low, The Sattva Collective is highlighting midlife hormonal impacts on mental and emotional wellbeing.
For women in perimenopause, mood changes are not always seasonal, but hormonal, cumulative and shaped by cultural expectations of endurance and self-sacrifice.
“In our communities, many women have been taught that strength is staying quiet,” Singh explains.
“As a result, women internalise their struggles, blame themselves and lack the language to name what is happening to their bodies and minds.”
She stresses the issue is rarely weakness, but a serious lack of information, understanding and culturally attuned support systems.
Alongside mental health, the CIC is also addressing barriers to cervical screening during Cervical Cancer Prevention Week.
Intimate health remains taboo in many South Asian families, leading women to delay appointments through embarrassment, fear or prioritising others’ needs.
“Health conversations should not be wrapped in shame,” Singh says.
“When women understand their bodies and feel confident advocating for themselves, outcomes change, and one screening appointment can be lifesaving.”
Throughout January, The Sattva Collective will share culturally attuned resources focused on midlife mental health and identity shifts linked to menopause.
These resources also explore how families and friends can offer meaningful support during perimenopause and menopause transitions.
Further content addresses why cervical screening can feel difficult within South Asian communities and how barriers can be reduced.
The initiative also highlights the power of community spaces in reducing isolation, stigma and misinformation around women’s health.
The Sattva Collective CIC describes itself as a sanctuary for South Asian women navigating midlife and menopause.
Through community gatherings, reflective conversations and wellbeing-led education, it reframes midlife as a powerful evolution rather than a decline.
By aligning with January awareness moments, the CIC hopes to normalise conversations many women have been conditioned to keep hidden.
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