This workshop is designed to explain the fundamentals of menopause - what it is, why it happens and how symptoms can affect women at work.

In this session we also talk about legislative requirements, how employers can support women through peri menopause and menopause and suggested adjustments that can be made in the workplace.

This two hour session should be delivered in all workplaces and made available to everyone (it is especially important that all managers attend this to ensure they understand how they can effectively support women through this time).

This training is accredited by Menopause Experts Group training, recognised globally and delivered by licensed menopause expert, Claire Russell. All organisations receiving this training will be awarded a “Menopause Approved badge” which they can add to their website, internet, social media channels, email signatures etc to signal they are a menopause friendly organisation that is investing in training and awareness.

Learning objectives:

By the end of this event, attendees should be able to:

• Describe the possible negative impacts of menopause and how symptoms can affect women at work
• Explore how employers/managers can support women through peri menopause/menopause
• Communicate with confidence about peri menopause/menopause
• Apply helpful /supportive adjustments in the workplace

PRESENTER:

CLAIRE RUSSELL, Founder & CEO, Mental Health in Business; TEDx Speaker; Keynote Speaker; Coach

Claire’s vision is to lead a global shift in mental health in the workplace. With her personal lived experience of mental ill health, and losing her partner to suicide in 2018; she is passionate about helping to effect change, break down taboos and open up the conversation about mental health. She is a (youth and adult) mental health first aid instructor, a suicide awareness and intervention trainer and creator of multiple mental health training programs.

Until early 2021 (alongside her work in mental health) Claire owned and ran insurance broking businesses for more than 20 years, so she understands well the challenges faced by business owners and leaders.

She is also a prolific speaker - speaking candidly about her own experiences, and speaking on a range of issues relating to wellness and workplace mental wellbeing. She continues to be a committed volunteer, passionately supporting suicide prevention charities (now, PAPYRUS and formerly Samaritans)