Menopause@Work Blog

My persistent “not rightness” was written off by 6 traditional doctors. I turned to alternative therapies. I wanted to feel well. I went on a wellness mission. 

As an open minded,...

“The Cave You Fear to Enter Holds the Treasure You Seek”  

Attributed to Jospeh Campbell

Aging, facing mortality and menopause are caves we fear but fear is never all...

Midlife Mary was not the same Mary. Her boss encouraged her to go for a promotion. She felt sick with worry. About pretty much everything. She cared too much and not at all, at the same time....

It’s witching hour at home, so I am out walking with my girlfriend Lucy. She is unpacking her mother-in-law’s (MIL) latest views (read strong opinions) about her...

It’s 2015 and his partner is returning to work after having a baby. His company offers paid parental leave for men and women. A prized policy and a progressive company. He meets his...

How is your energy today?

Watch out when my personal energy tank is empty. It’s ugly. The kids see it before I do. They run in the other direction faster than they ran towards the modem the...

50% of the population go through the menopause and we are still reluctant to talk about it. Especially the nitty gritty bits. The real stuff. Menopause is unique to each woman, and you don’t...

Be honest - how does indulging in alcohol impact your energy? Did you know midlife women are drinking more than ever?
Midlife is tiring enough before you factor in disturbed sleep, brain fog and...

Picture this. You are walking down the street to get a coffee with a friend. Your friend is talking about her hybrid work regime again. You tune out hoping the raspberry white chocolate muffins...

She was preparing a presentation for her boss. Her first step was to find a key document in her OneDrive.

She opens OneDrive repeating the name of the document in her mind whilst hoping she had...

Look at your calendar. Unbelievably, 2022 is almost over. Tell me. What other season in the year is quite so exhilarating and exhausting all at the same time? 

Year-end highs and lows:

Highs...

I had one of those back-to-back-to-back meeting weeks. 

My iron levels were at an all-time low (hello anaemia). Energy is elusive. I see the naturopath that weekend to review testing results...

“I remember having one on Marine One. I'm dressed, I need to get out, walk into an event, and, literally, it was like somebody put a furnace in my core and turned it on high, and then...

It’s mid-summer in Minneapolis (no that’s not Fargo), in 2010 and I am flying to Cincinnati, Ohio for work. I had plenty of snacks. I learned the hungry-way that US airlines are no...

Nine overly caffeinated leaders were leaning into a discussion about their less-than-stellar results. Why? “Why are we so far off?” someone asked. 

Why is rarely a great question....