Maternity to Menopause

Maternity to Menopause Specialist Physiotherapy for Women’s Health
Pregnancy | Postnatal | Menopause
Mummy MOT| Pilates| Menopause MOT
Susie Rasul, HCPC Registered Physio

Maternity to Menopause is a service for women for all stages of womanhood. Susie is a Pelvic health and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, Pilates Instructor, Mummy MOT pracitioner and Certified Womens Life coach

Susie runs Pilates classes for pregnancy, post natal as well as womens only classes.


1:1 Physiotherapy assessment and treatments at Susie’s
Home clinic in Heaton Mersey SK4


Pelvic he

alth assessment and treatment 1 hour £68
Pelvic health follow up 30 minutes £42
Mummy MOT 1 hour postnatal assessment £85
Pregnancy therapeutic massage 1 hour £55
Pregnancy therapeutic massage 30 mins £35
Therapeutic massage 1 hour £55
Physiotherapy musculoskeletal appointment 1 hour £55
Physiotherapy follow up appointment 30 minutes £35
Menopause MOT 1hour £85

Coaching programmes available -book a free 30 min vision call to discuss options
www.maternitytomenopause.com

Pilates Classes Programme

Antenatal Pilates
Mondays 19:00-19:55 St. John’s Primary School, Heaton Mersey SK4 3DG

These classes are suitable after your 12 week scan and following a health screen with Susie. These classes consist of a short chat at the start of the class with a different topic each week and a chance to chat to other mums, a matwork pilates class, pelvic floor exercises and relaxation. For face to face classes you will need a mat and pillow

Postnatal Pilates and beyond class
Mondays 20:05-21:00 St John’s primary School, Heaton Mersey
These classes are suitable after your 6 weeks Postnatal GP check. Booking is essential. You will need to complete a health screen prior to the class. and a 30 min Pilates assessment either face to face or virtual. You will need a mat, head cushion / towel. Daytime Postnatal Class- babies welcome until crawling. Suitable from 8 weeks postpartum

Wednesdays The Heatons Centre, Heaton Moor next to the library SK4
10:30-11:30 Postnatal Pilates
11:30-12:00 a brew and a chat after class

1:00- 2:00 Postnatal Pilates
2:00-2:30 a brew and chat after class

Thursdays St. John’s Primary School, Heaton Mersey SK4 3DGWomen only Sunrise Pilates Class
6:30- 7:25 am Womens Only Pilates


Pre booking is essential. Susie Rasul is a Chartered Physiotherapist with over 20 years experience in both the NHS and private sector. She has completed a post graduate Diploma in Manual Therapy and works as both a Musculoskeletal and Pelvic Health Physiotherapist. She is a physiotherapist and Pilates Instructor and has taught pilates since 2003. She is a certified Mummy MOT practitioner and is a certifed Womens Life Coach. Susie is a mum of 2 children and understands the physical demands of raising children not to mention the emotional demands!!!

06/08/2026

I’ve noticed something about myself this week.

At 47, I’m definitely noticing that the effects of perimenopause around my cycle are much stronger than they used to be.

I’ve felt tired, I’ve been a bit more reactive with the children, I’ve not eaten brilliantly and, if I’m honest, I’ve had much less energy for showing up on social media.

The interesting thing is, I know that next week I’ll probably feel completely different. I’ll have loads of ideas, want to be on camera and feel much more energised again.

As a certified women’s coach, one of the things I learnt through my training is that we aren’t designed to feel the same every day. Different parts of our cycle can bring different strengths, different energy and different capacity.

The problem is, we often expect ourselves to show up with the same energy and productivity every single day, and then we give ourselves a hard time when we can’t.

I’m learning to work with my body rather than constantly fighting against it.

I’d love to know… have you noticed your energy changing through perimenopause or around your cycle?

If this stage of life has left you feeling like you’ve lost a bit of yourself, you’re not alone. Alongside my physiotherapy work, I also coach women through the emotional and mindset side of these transitions, helping them better understand themselves and find confidence again. If you’d like to know more, just send me a message.

When people think about menopause, they often think about hot flushes and hormones.But in clinic, I see women with bladd...
03/08/2026

When people think about menopause, they often think about hot flushes and hormones.

But in clinic, I see women with bladder symptoms, pelvic floor problems, painful s*x, frozen shoulders, hip pain, buttock pain, aches and stiffness, pain with running and reduced confidence in exercise.

Not all of these symptoms are caused by menopause, but hormonal changes can affect our muscles, tendons, joints and pelvic tissues. Sometimes understanding those changes can make all the difference.

Physiotherapy is about helping you understand what’s happening in your body, supporting you to manage symptoms and helping you stay active and confident through this stage of life.

I absolutely love supporting women through this stage of life. Whether that’s through physiotherapy, Pilates or coaching. Helping women feel stronger, more confident and able to keep doing the things they love is one of the reasons I love what I do.

Is there anything you’ve noticed has changed in your body during perimenopause or menopause that surprised you?

Last week, my Tuesday Talk was all about the mental load of the summer holidays.I know only a handful of people join me ...
02/08/2026

Last week, my Tuesday Talk was all about the mental load of the summer holidays.

I know only a handful of people join me live each Tuesday lunchtime, but I also know that’s not really the point.

Yesterday I received a lovely email from someone who had listened to the replay. She thanked me and said she felt seen and recognised in everything I talked about.

That message made my day. Because that’s exactly why I started these talks.

As mums, we’re rarely free at 1pm on a Tuesday but people listen to the replay. Some people listen while they’re walking the dog, driving the car, folding the washing or having five minutes with a cup of tea once the house has gone quiet.

The conversation is there whenever it fits into your life.

As a mum of two, now aged 14 and 11, I certainly don’t pretend to have all the answers. But after supporting women for over 10 years through physiotherapy, coaching, Pilates classes and workshops, I’ve had thousands of conversations about motherhood, identity, confidence and the invisible pressures we carry.

These talks are simply a chance to share some of those reflections and hopefully help someone feel a little less alone.

If you’d like to catch the replay of last week’s talk, or you’d like to join us for future Tuesday Talks and receive every replay by email, you can register using the link in my bio (or I’ll pop the link in the comments).

This week we will be talking about “The Invisible Rules we live by”

Susie

Over the last few weeks I’ve been quietly working away behind the scenes, and I’m so excited that it’s finally ready to ...
27/07/2026

Over the last few weeks I’ve been quietly working away behind the scenes, and I’m so excited that it’s finally ready to share.

My Maternity to Menopause website has had a bit of a makeover!

Many of you know me as a physiotherapist, supporting women through pregnancy, postnatal recovery, menopause, pelvic health and general aches and pains. But over the last few years I’ve also trained as a women’s coach, helping women navigate confidence, identity, relationships, returning to work and the many transitions that life brings.

Rather than keeping those two parts of my work separate, my website now reflects what I do every day – supporting women’s physical and emotional wellbeing.

I’m also passionate about making good quality information accessible, so alongside my one-to-one appointments and Pilates classes, I now run two regular free online sessions:

🧠 Every Tuesday lunchtime I host a 30-minute mindset talk. This week we’re talking about the mental load of the summer holidays.

💪 Once a month I host a free physiotherapy chat, and this Wednesday I’ll be talking all about diastasis recti – what it is, what it isn’t, what the latest research tells us.

I’ll pop the links in the comments if you’d like to join either session.

Thank you to everyone who continues to support my little business. It really does mean a lot

Susie

I’m really excited to be starting these free monthly physio chats.Over the years I’ve realised there are so many questio...
27/07/2026

I’m really excited to be starting these free monthly physio chats.

Over the years I’ve realised there are so many questions women ask me in clinic that I just can’t answer properly in an Instagram post or Facebook reel.

So I’m starting Womens Health Physio chats with Susie a 30 min free conversation about important topics for women.

The first one is this Wednesday, and I’m talking all about diastasis recti.

It’s something I see every week in clinic, yet there’s still so much conflicting information out there. I’d love the chance to bust a few myths, explain what diastasis actually is, chat about what current advice looks like and talk about how we can help our bodies recover.

These won’t be polished medical lectures or PowerPoint presentations. They’ll simply be a chance for me to explain things in the same way I would if you were sitting in my clinic with a cup of tea.

Sadly I won’t be able to answer individual questions, as the sessions are designed to provide general information rather than personal advice, but I’d absolutely love you to come along.

📅 Wednesday 29th July
🕢 7.30 pm
💻 Live on Zoom

If you can’t make it live, don’t worry. Register anyway and I’ll send you the replay afterwards.

I’d love to see you there.
Susie

The link is in the bio and on my story

This week’s Tuesday Talk got me thinking about the stories we tell ourselves.Years ago, when I first started running Pil...
23/07/2026

This week’s Tuesday Talk got me thinking about the stories we tell ourselves.

Years ago, when I first started running Pilates classes, if someone didn’t book onto the next course, I’d automatically assume they hadn’t enjoyed it. I’d convince myself the class wasn’t good enough or they’d found someone better.

So many times this happened… weeks or months later, I’d bump into them and they’d say, “I’m so sorry I never got back in touch. My husband changed shifts,” or “Life just got busy.” Or “my children needed me at bedtime and I couldn’t get away”

None of the stories I’d made up were true. I’d simply filled in the gaps.

It made me realise how often we all do this…..

We don’t join the new class because we tell ourselves everyone else already knows each other.

We don’t ask someone for a coffee because we assume they’ve already got their own friendship group.

Someone doesn’t reply to a message and we decide they’re ignoring us.

For years, I also believed I wasn’t creative because I couldn’t draw. Now I realise creativity shows up in so many different ways. I love creating Pilates classes, designing workshops and bringing ideas to life. There can be so many different ways to be artistic or creative- I’d simply been looking at creativity through the wrong lens.

It made me wonder… how many of the things we believe about ourselves are facts, and how many are just stories we’ve repeated for years?

What story have you been telling yourself that might not actually be true?

Join me next week for my next Tuesday Talk on “The Mental Load of the summer holidays”

Susie

✨ Come and join my first Women Health physio chat with Susie session! ✨I’ve been thinking about doing this for a while,...
22/07/2026

✨ Come and join my first Women Health physio chat with Susie session! ✨

I’ve been thinking about doing this for a while, and I’ve finally decided to give it a go.

Every so often I’ll be hosting a relaxed online session where we chat about a different women’s health topic. No big presentation, no pressure- just me sharing what I see in clinic, explaining things in a way that hopefully makes sense, and helping to clear up some of the confusion that’s out there.

I’m starting with Diastasis Recti because it’s something I’m asked about all the time.

We’ll cover:
• What diastasis recti actually is.
• Common myths and misconceptions.
• What’s changed in our understanding over the years.
• Exercises and rehabilitation.
• When it’s worth seeking an individual assessment.

This isn’t an individual assessment or a Q&A about personal symptoms, so I won’t be able to answer specific clinical questions. Instead, it’s a chance to learn more about the topic in a relaxed, friendly setting.

📅 Wednesday 29th July
🕕 7:30- 8:00pm
💻 Online via Zoom
🎟️ Free to join

If you’d like to come along, I’d love to see you. Register using the link below, and if you can’t make it live, I’ll send everyone who signs up the replay.

https://mailchi.mp/90c8fed58fbb/diastasisrecti

See link in story and bio too

Susie



Susie 💕

This is one of the biggest myths I hear. It’s not usually about one exercise being ‘good’ or ‘bad’. It’s about whether y...
21/07/2026

This is one of the biggest myths I hear. It’s not usually about one exercise being ‘good’ or ‘bad’. It’s about whether your body is ready for that exercise and how you’re doing it. The latest evidence has moved on a lot.

I’ll be talking more about this in my free online session.

Details to follow

I’ve absolutely loved the World Cup. ⚽️. I’ve loved watching the football, the team spirit, seeing families getting toge...
21/07/2026

I’ve absolutely loved the World Cup. ⚽️. I’ve loved watching the football, the team spirit, seeing families getting together, having people round to watch the matches, even our family sweepstake. It’s been one of those events that just brings everyone together, and I love that.

But… I’m also quite glad it’s over.

A few years ago I probably wouldn’t have admitted that. I’d have just carried on pushing through.

But at 47 I’m much more aware that my energy isn’t endless. It doesn’t actually take much to tip my cup over.

A few late nights watching football, then we’ve had my daughter’s end of primary school events, a few lovely social plans, work… and suddenly I notice the signs.

My sleep isn’t as good. I wake up at the same time regardless of how late I’ve gone to bed. I feel sluggish. I don’t really want to exercise. My mind feels a bit restless.

Nothing major, Just my body quietly reminding me that I’ve been taking more out than I’ve been putting back in.

I think that’s something I’ve got much better at over the last few years. Instead of feeling guilty for slowing down, I recognise it for what it is. My body isn’t failing me- it’s communicating with me.

So this week, I’m looking forward to a few early nights, getting back into my normal routine, moving my body, and filling my cup back up.

Because I’ve realised that looking after ourselves isn’t just about what we do when life is quiet. It’s about noticing when life has been full and giving ourselves permission to recover afterwards.

One of the tools I use when I’m coaching asks people to think about what they need to feel like themselves.

Not what they should be doing. Not what everyone else needs from them. But what genuinely helps them feel calm, energised, connected and fulfilled.

It’s often a real eye-opener because so many of us have become experts at meeting everyone else’s needs that we’ve forgotten our own.

This week was a reminder for me too My body was simply reminding me that after a season of celebrating and saying yes to lots of lovely things… it’s time to refill my own cup?

What do you do to replenish and fill your cup?

It’s Diastasis Recti Awareness Month, so over the next week I’ll be sharing more information about a condition that I as...
20/07/2026

It’s Diastasis Recti Awareness Month, so over the next week I’ll be sharing more information about a condition that I assess and treat regularly in clinic.

Diastasis recti (or abdominal separation) is incredibly common during and after pregnancy, but there’s still so much confusion around what it is, whether it needs treatment, and what you should or shouldn’t be doing.

Next week I’ll be hosting a free online talk where I’ll be sharing the latest evidence, busting some common myths, and talking through what we now know about recovery.

I’ll share all the details this week , so keep an eye on my page if you’d like to join.

If you’re local and looking for a little more support, I also have spaces available in my pregnancy and women’s wellness Pilates classes, where we work on breathing, core strength and movement in a supportive, physiotherapy-led environment.

www.maternitytomenopause.com

Susie

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