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FREE Menopause Workshop – it’s almost like a party!

The 3C Framework – Calm, Clear & Connected

A Practical Roadmap for a Mindful Menopause

Wednesday 12th March at 6.30pm – 7.30pm – online – save a seat here

Menopause doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Calm, Clear & Connected is a straightforward, easy-to-follow framework designed to help you take control of your experience with clarity and confidence.

In this lively workshop, you’ll gain essential menstrual health knowledge, helping you understand what’s happening in your body and why. With this foundation, making supportive choices becomes simpler and more effective—because they’re relevant and meaningful to your unique journey.

Through a practical, science-backed approach, you’ll create a personalised plan to:

✔ Calm your body—reduce symptoms, manage stress, and restore balance
✔ Clear your mind—cut through confusion, improve focus, and feel confident
✔ Connect the dots—understand your body’s needs and make informed choices

No fluff, no guesswork—just clear guidance and actionable steps to help you move through menopause with ease. By the end of the course, you’ll have a real-world strategy that works for you, so you can feel energised, in control, and fully supported in this next phase of life.

Your menopause, your way—let’s make it work for you.

Save your seat by booking on the calendar right now —> WORKSHOP CALENDAR

How I Became A Menopause Doula

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I can talk forever about how I became a Menopause Doula and created The Menopause School to teach others.

In my quest for the truth about menopause, because it seemed illogical that I knew nothing about the process, I have been on an incredible journey.

My background as a Biologist, Holistic Therapist, Lecturer, and Social Media Marketer provides an eclectic mix of skills, that were the backdrop to creating The Menopause School. In 2017 I took perimenopause by the horns and made peace with it. I don’t think you can say you beat or won against perimenopause. I think it’s far more successful if you find a relationship in which you become one. It turns out my previous life experiences had done little to prepare me for the curious journey from periods to postmenopause. I later discovered this was the case for almost everyone I met who sat still long to have a conversation with me about menopause. Retrospectively, I now know that the beginning had started at least 6 years before. The classic sadness, insomnia, palpitations, crushing fatigue, and brain fog symptoms had been present on and off for many years. Mix in some ‘why can’t I drive in the dark anymore’ scary moments, tinnitus that went on for days, plantar fasciitis so taking one step was agony, and spontaneous vertigo – you had a mysterious disease no one had heard of. As a Holistic therapist for many years with my own business, I had never learned anything about menopause and how it could have affected my clients. As a Biology teacher, I knew only 2 pages in a GCSE textbook about hormones existed.

For me, the worst part about menopausing was the unknown. The anxiety that came with each new weird and wonderful health challenge was exhausting. By the time I got to 2017, the year I was going to be 50, I had used my skills and science-driven mind to devise a Food & Mood Diary, worked out a good movement routine, and identified lots of other triggers. I remember thinking how much easier it would have been if there had been someone to talk to. I simply wanted to reach out, have a conversation, and get some advice. Maybe someone like a Menopause Doula. I couldn’t find one so I decided to become one. I started to explore how I could help others and it soon became apparent that there was no particular place or way of learning about menstrual health and menopause for Holistic Health & Wellness Therapists and other Complementary Alternative Practitioners.

From this point forward The Menopause School started to take shape and officially opened its doors in September 2021. Driven by a passion to change the face of menstrual and menopause health education, I believe that this is possible by creating as many information touch points with menstruators as possible. My aim is to create a global collective of Menopause Doulas. Saving lives, changing the world, one menopause at a time.

If you would like to know more about training to become a Menopause Doula please visit The Menopause School HERE

Menopause: The Truth

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What an amazing event! I am so glad I came.

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.

Through the session we hear people saying things like:

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.

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 endometriosis and both a chemical 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.