A space for mothers to restore, realign, and rise, for themselves and for their teens.
The Chrysalis Chapter CIC delivers preventative and restorative support that empowers mothers to rebuild their mental well-being and emotional resilience. We help mums guide their teens through challenges such as self-harm, cannabis use, or emotional crisis, strengthening families, reducing pressures on schools, and nurturing healthier communities.
“When mothers thrive, families thrive and communities grow stronger.”
Why We Exist
Too many mothers are quietly struggling to hold everything together while their teens are in distress. They carry guilt, fear, exhaustion, and confusion, often with little support that truly understands their experience, where schools and services are stretched. Mothers are left feeling powerless as their teens disengage, self-harm, or turn to substances.
The Chrysalis Chapter CIC was created to change that.
We provide early, holistic, and community-based support that helps mothers strengthen their emotional foundations before crisis deepens, so they can respond with clarity, compassion, and confidence.
Our mission is to prevent crisis, restore wellbeing, and rebuild hope — one mother at a time.
Our Approach
We blend coaching, mentoring, workshops, and restorative retreats to help mothers navigate emotional strain and parent teens through difficult transitions.
We also collaborate with schools, community organisations, and health partners to reach families early, reducing the pressures on overstretched systems and improving outcomes for young people.
Our work is grounded in three guiding principles:
Prevention and restoration – addressing distress early and helping families rebuild stability.
Empowerment and understanding – giving mothers the emotional insight and tools they need to respond with confidence.
Community and connection – working towards no mother facing this chapter alone.
About The Chrysalis Chapter CIC
“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”
Our Mission
To prevent crisis, restore wellbeing, and rebuild hope, one mother at a time.
We support mothers to strengthen their emotional well-being, rebuild confidence, and guide their teens through life’s hardest moments with calm and clarity.
Our Vision
We envision a world where every mother feels emotionally supported, confident, and connected, so that every teen has the chance to thrive.
By strengthening mothers’ wellbeing and working with schools and communities, we help prevent crisis, restore balance, and rebuild hope.
Our Values
Our work is grounded in compassion, integrity, and hope.
Everything we do, from coaching and community meet-ups to retreats and partnerships, is guided by values that honour each mother’s story and strengthen the connections that help families thrive.
Compassion
We listen without judgment and speak with honesty, creating safe spaces for mothers to be seen, heard, and supported
Integrity
We honour every woman’s lived experience across culture, faith, and identity, with respect, openness, and authenticity.
Hope
We turn empathy into action, offering real tools and ongoing support that help mothers move from surviving to thriving
About the Founder
Hi, I’m Asma, founder of The Chrysalis Chapter CIC.
After more than 20 years in post-16 education, from teaching to senior leadership, I saw firsthand how families struggle when a teenager disengages from school or faces an emotional crisis.
As a mother of four, I’ve lived that journey too. When one of my children faced severe challenges during adolescence, I experienced the isolation and helplessness that so many mothers describe. Despite my background in education and coaching, I felt lost.
That experience, combined with navigating perimenopause and burnout, shaped my understanding of what true support looks like. It inspired me to create a space that bridges education, emotional well-being, and lived experience — a space where mothers can heal, find strength, and help their teens reconnect to life.
“The Chrysalis Chapter was born from lived experience, created for mothers who need more than advice; they need understanding, tools, and community.”
Asma Ahmad x