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Transform your menopause with yoga
So why should menopausal women practice yoga? Georgina Gardner, founder of www.spaceforlifeyoga.co.uk (based in Kingston Upon Thames) tells us why yoga is so beneficial for […]
Managing Midlife Menopause & Beyond – The advice from our menopause experts
You can watch the video of the event here Kathy Abernethy – Menopause Specialist Menopause Enthusiast Kathy has spent over 30 years working […]
Peppy Health- Supporting Women at Work
Supporting women in the workplace A menopause leave trial, called for by MP’s such as Carolyn Harris in Wales, would have seen employers give women […]
What Cancer Taught Me: Life after cancer with Dani Binnington
After a breast cancer diagnosis at 33, the subsequent treatments including oophorectomy, put Dani Binnington into a premature surgical menopause, aged just 40. Here she […]
Find Your Tribe: Loneliness and exercise in midlife
We all know and understand the importance of exercise to our physical and mental health, especially in menopause. But recent studies have highlighted another factor […]
Menopause and the Workplace- Government Response
Such a lot going on today in the world of menopause. Big news from parliament today, who have rejected moves for both menopause leave, and […]
Nicky’s Book Review: Menopausing, by Davina McCall and Dr Naomi Potter
Menopausing Davina McCall with Dr Naomi Potter Sylk Director Nicky reviews Menopausing, the best-seller by Davina McCall and Dr Naomi Potter. Just finished reading this!!! […]
Breaking taboos | Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause
Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM), often referred to as urogenital atrophy, affects the tissues in and around the vulva, vagina and lower urinary tract. Caused […]
Menopause, Mood Swings, and Mental Resilience
This year’s World Menopause Day theme ‘Mood and Cognition’ aims to highlight the psychological and cognitive symptoms of perimenopause and menopause, for example low mood, […]
5 Minutes With… Katie Taylor
After her own harrowing experience with perimenopause, Katie Taylor started a Facebook Group, The Latte Lounge, to support women struggling with their menopause experience. 20,000 […]
Vaginal Atrophy with Christien Bird
Guest blogger Christien Bird is a women’s health physiotherapist and co-founder of the health and fitness professional training platform Menopause Movement. She recently talked solutions […]