Category: Menopause Matters
Menopause Education: The Power of Learning
The Transformative Power of Learning I never tire from witnessing firsthand the transformative power of learning about the menopause transition. Whether on a one-to-one in health coaching, in corporate wellness programs or in our small group programs, when menopause education is delivered with meaning...
Your Invitation to be a History Maker for Menopause
It’s a pivotal time for Menopause in Australia as we look forward to the forthcoming Menopause Senate Inquiry. Submissions are currently open, providing individuals, organisations and communities a once in a lifetime opportunity to advocate and share their views of the broad impact of menopause...
Bone Health & Menopause
If you’re a woman you need to understand bone health. If you are in your 30’s or 40’s, do yourself a favour and start to get your bones as dense and strong as possible now! Another Radio Menopause Chat Last week I was invited to...
Menopause Information: ‘We wish we’d known sooner!’
Women need and deserve to be informed about what to expect during the menopause transition before they are hit with the symptoms, the reality is they learn about it too late. I recently delivered the Menopause 101 Information Session to a group of midlife women....
Brain health during midlife
If we asked someone to name a symptom of menopause, chances are they would say ‘hot flushes‘. And of course, they would be correct. Women have oestrogen receptors on the cells in the brain and when oestrogen levels change, it alters the function of some...
The burden of chronic disease for post-menopausal women
87% of women over 65 years have a chronic disease. This statistic shocked me when I read it. Does this surprise you? It’s featured in the Australian Government Women’s Health Strategy. It’s a wakeup call to all of us (and especially health professionals) about the...