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What an amazing event! I am so glad I came.
Why don’t we learn this at school?
I’ve been to five other menopause talks to try and understand what was happening. After this one, I don’t need to go to anymore.
The MAC Centre in Edgbaston, Birmingham become the hub of Menopause education on Sunday 27th January 2024.
The event was hosted by the Menopause Group CIC, accompanied by Aamilah Begum from Menopause Talk CIC.
The room was full of people looking to learn and understand what it means to menopause, particularly as a person of faith.
We lead them on an educational journey through The Story of Menopause – from periods to perimenopause and beyond. Aamilah talked about her lived experience of both chemical menopause and surgical menopause.
As a woman of colour and faith the elements that impact her and many others, are rarely talked about and understood. The audience resonated with everything she said and were inspired to empower themselves with understanding the menstrual health timeline, as explained by Fiona.
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This was a first for Shaid Parvaz, presenter of UnityFM’s Business Hour, talking about Menopause with Fiona Catchpowle, Menstrual Health Evangelist and lead educator for #MenopauseEvolution.
It was an intense but sparkling conversation about how the world of business can make small changes to create an inclusive environment for all transitioning through menopause.
Our viewpoint on Menopause in the workplace is that whilst it is a huge leap forward to have the topic discussed, many organisations are feeling very intrepid about what steps are safe to take. To add clarity Fiona explained that what they really should be considering is how to make the work spaces an environment that encourages positive menstrual health experiences, not just menopause. This way every employee who mesnatrutaes will be able to feel that their point of view is valid and know that support will be offered if requested. Employers do not have to wait until a person is experiencing menopause symptoms before offering reasonable adjustments and other measure.
Fiona and Shaid also talked about the upcoming event at Cannon Hill Part called Menopause the Truth, in association with Aamilha Begum from Menopause Talk CIC. You can book a seat here
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“Why don’t we learn this at school?”
Natwest Hub, Birmingham. 29th September 2023
Working alongside Jake Mahal, talking about menopause for 90 minutes, is something we could do every day. The audience response in the chat and the questions we were asked confirmed that people do want to talk about menopause, particularly from teachers who explain in clear, relevant terms, the facts of menopause.
