In this episode of Pause for Thought, I’m joined by the fabulous Sarah Connor, one of New Zealand’s leading speakers on menopause and Founder of the grassroots Menopause Over Martinis* movement.
As a guest speaker and advocate Sarah facilitates conversations about menopause/ruahinetanga all over Aotearoa. She’s shared her lived experience and knowledge with 30+ organisations, associations and networks including Air New Zealand; Xero, Sharesies; the New Zealand Defence Force; the University of Canterbury; Inland Revenue; and various city councils. As a writer, she creates content and copy to enlighten, empower, or inspire positive change.On World Menopause Day 2020, she launched Menopause Over Martinis* – an invitation to talk about menopause over dinner (*the martinis were/are obviously optional). This grassroots project has since grown into a movement to make menopause less taboo in homes, workplaces, and communities across New Zealand.
In our conversation Sarah and I talk about:
- Sarah’s personal peri/menopause journey
- The ‘origin story’ behind her grassroots movement
- Moving from dinner table conversations to corporate speaking and citywide billboards
- Her insights from two and a half years of facilitating workplace menopause conversations; and
- Her recommendations for getting the conversation going in the YOUR workplace
- PLUS we have a live Q&A with those on the call.
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Be safe and well.
