Workplace Training
MISS are proud to partner with MIST Workshops, to address the often-overlooked topic of miscarriage in the workplace.
Miscarriage is a deeply personal and emotional experience that affects many employees, often spilling over into professional lives. However, workplaces frequently lack the knowledge, awareness, and confidence to provide meaningful support.
We provide specialist workshops which offer comprehensive training to HR professionals, managers, and teams. The sessions cover a range of topics, including compassionate communication, the psychological impact of miscarriage, and pregnancy after loss. Our focus is on building a supportive, inclusive environment for employees affected by miscarriage.
Together, MISS and MIST Workshops aim to empower organisations to create spaces where employees affected by miscarriage feel understood, respected and supported.
What To Expect
Our training equips delegates with the knowledge, awareness, and confidence to better support colleagues affected by pregnancy loss. Delegates have the opportunity to:
Deepen their understanding of pregnancy loss in its various forms, including its prevalence, emotional impact, and the challenges it poses in the workplace.
Gain practical skills to respond to disclosures appropriately, and avoid common insensitivities.
Identify workplace triggers and explore strategies to minimise them, fostering an inclusive environment.
Engage in interactive discussions with case studies, real-world examples, and expert guidance in a safe, respectful space.
Learn best practices for creating supportive policies, reasonable adjustments, and ongoing resources and ideas for support tailored to employee needs.
Workshops are carefully tailored to meet the specific needs of individual organisations. By attending, delegates can leave feeling more prepared to make meaningful, positive changes in their workplaces, ensuring employees feel understood, valued, and supported.
Meet Katy, Founder of MIST Workshops.
Katy Schnitzler is a highly regarded expert in reproductive health at work, specialising in helping organisations navigate sensitive topics like pregnancy loss, infertility and menstrual health. With a background in psychology, human resources, and business, she combines academic insight with practical expertise to deliver impactful consultancy services.
Katy has worked with numerous businesses across sectors, empowering HR teams, managers and colleagues to create empathetic and supportive workplace cultures. Her approachable style and evidence-based methods ensure delegates leave equipped with strategies to foster inclusivity and care. Katy’s work is driven by her dedication to raising awareness, breaking stigmas, and advocating for meaningful change on taboo topics in the workplace.
"Katy has a unique ability to highlight an area of health that remains taboo yet is far more common than people realise. Her facilitation skills created a space where even those affected by baby loss felt safe to contribute."
– Senior Project Manager, Munich Re
"Incredibly informative and thought-provoking. Comfortable space to discuss ideas. This is great - I am so pleased spaces are opening for conversations in this arena."
- Assistant Operations Manager for People, Culture and Inclusion, Sussex University
"A fantastic session! Katy is brilliant at being both informative and incredibly thoughtful about how she discusses these sensitive topics. Engaging and very insightful."
- Strategic Projects Officer, University of Dundee
"Very interesting and comprehensive. Very tactful. Something like this should be provided to all carers involved in post miscarriage support at the NHS."
- University Lecturer, City
"Really informative, well-paced and easy to follow. Anecdotes from studies were particularly moving."
- Course attendee
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