Workshop for Managers summary

This workshop will discuss why the menopause is an organisational issue and the significance of the problem. It will summarise the details below as well as cover how you can create an environment in which individuals feel able to ask for help. We will discuss what adaptions can be made to the workplace and working patterns.

In order to help navigate menopause, Dr. Bella Smith and Baz Moffat have joined forces to present what every individual needs to know about this inevitable life stage. They are experts in their fields and, together, they provide the knowledge, experience and practical skills to educate and empower everyone about the menopause.

This workshop covers:

• What is the menopause and what are the initial symptoms? It’s not all about hot flushes and mood swings.
• What can you do yourself in your 40’s to help?
• What can the experts offer, who should you talk to and when?
• What are the most important lifestyle changes you can make right now?
• How to manage mood swings, stress and anxiety.
• How do you reduce tummy weight and improve energy and sleep?
• The facts about HRT and complementary and alternative medicine
• What exercise to do in your 40’s?
• What you need to know about your pelvic floor?

We will let you in on the most current research on this topic so that you leave educated, knowing what the options are and empowered to take action straight away.

Workshop instructors

Baz Moffat, a women’s health and fitness coach, specialising in the areas of pelvic floor, core, nutrition and women’s wellness.

Dr Bella Smith, a GP

Feedback from previous workshops

“A really big thank you to both speakers. The information that you share is invaluable and has a massively positive impact.”

“It made me more compassionate … [there are] so many small things we can do to stop a woman from having to retire early or feel so isolated at this time of her life.”

“Really fantastic workshop and speakers.”

“Thank you for running this event – I thought the combination of a GP and personal trainer/athlete/coach was really good, a nice holistic view, with practical and achievable things you can do to help yourself”

“Really appreciate a workplace that would put on such a session, says a lot about Imperial and how it treats it staff, I’ve worked at a lot of places and have never heard of a company openly talking about menopause or offering such info/support to workers. Thank you.”