Clue teams up with Headspace to help women manage their mental health

The reproductive health app Clue has announced a partnership with Headspace to help women “take control” of their mental health.

The Clue and Headspace partnership aims to offer targeted support for users at various cycle stages and shed light on the important but under-researched connection between menstrual and mental health.

Anxiety and depression are the top two most-common health conditions reported by Clue members, accounting for over 36 per cent of all confirmed health conditions recorded by members in the app.

Recent data from a survey of over 12,000 Clue members found that 62 per cent of those with cycle-related concerns reported that managing daily life while experiencing menstrual symptoms was one of their biggest challenges.

According to the findings, 75 per cent of those with concerns were worried about emotional symptoms such as sadness, anxiety, or mood swings.

“We consistently hear from our Clue community how symptom-tracking throughout their cycles helps them identify and validate cycle-related patterns – both physical and mental,” said Rhiannon White, chief product officer at Clue.

“After recently launching our new Feelings Analysis feature that helps members identify recurrent changes, our partnership with Headspace is a further step in providing evidence-based tools and guidance to help better manage their mental health.

“By combining Clue’s leading cycle tracking insights and predictions, with Headspace’s expert mental health resources, we can help members navigate changes throughout their cycle, and manage stress and feelings of everyday anxiety associated with big life changes like trying to conceive, pregnancy, and perimenopause.”

Clue Plus members will have access to 50 per cent off a Headspace subscription. According to Clue, members will be able to utilise these resources to help manage their daily life and better understand points of their cycle where their mental health is under the most stress.

“The connection between menstrual health and mental health isn’t talked about nearly enough,” said Emma Nemtin, head of consumer partnerships and distribution at Headspace. “Headspace is on a journey to provide our members with mental health support for all of life’s moments, both big and small.

“We’re thrilled to team up with Clue to empower women and others with cycles to take ownership over their mental wellbeing in addition to their physical health.”