The Menopause and Perimenopause Conversation Belongs in the Workplace
Someone on your team is quietly struggling. You already sense it.
Maybe you've noticed a high performer starting to pull back. A trusted colleague whose confidence seems to have shifted. Someone who used to be all in, and now just... isn't.
You haven't been sure what to name it. But you've felt it.
That instinct brought you here.
Perimenopause and menopause affect a significant portion of the workforce.
Most people going through it never say a word at work.
Not to HR.
Not to their manager.
Not to anyone.
Not because it isn't affecting their work. But because the workplace has never made it safe to say so.
So they push through. They second-guess themselves. They start wondering if the job they used to love still has a place for them. And eventually, some of them leave.
Organizations lose experienced, skilled people they didn't have to lose. And nobody connects the dots.
You're connecting them. That's why this matters.
The Menopause At Work Initiative exists to change that.
The Menopause At Work Initiative exists to change that.
I'm Louise Neil. I created this work because I kept hearing the same story from different people in different organizations. Someone capable and committed quietly starting to disappear. A team losing institutional knowledge they didn't realize they were losing. A culture that meant well but didn't know what to do.
There is a better way to handle this. I'm here to help you find it.
Not sure where to start? That's exactly why we made this.
Most organizations know this conversation needs to happen. Very few know how to begin it. And the people who want to move things forward often don't have the language, the framework, or the organizational backing to do it yet.
We put together a free guide to give you a clear, honest starting point.
Something Needs to Change: A Practical Guide to Making Your Workplace More Menopause-Inclusive
It covers menopause and perimenopause at work -- what it actually looks like, why the silence persists, and what you can do about it at any level of your organization.
If you've been noticing things you couldn't quite name, or you've known for a while that this conversation needs to happen and just didn't know where to take it, this is for you.
It's free. No catch. Just a starting point.
What working together could look like...
When you're ready to do more than read about it, there are a few ways we can help.
Start with a conversation. If you're not sure what your organization needs yet, a discovery conversation is the right first step. We'll help you figure out where you are and what would actually be useful.
Bring awareness into the room. Our Making Sense of the Menopause Transition is a 90-minute session designed to give teams the foundational knowledge and shared language that makes everything else easier. It's often where the real shift begins.
Go deeper. From leadership sessions and ERG roundtables to culture consultations and longer-term support, we work with organizations at whatever stage they are. Some start with a single conversation. Others build from there.
All of it meets you where you are.
Hi, I'm Louise
I'm the founder of The Menopause Doula and Pivoting Point Coaching and Consulting. I work at the intersection of menopause education, self-leadership, and workplace inclusion, and bring a grounded, human approach to conversations that workplaces have historically avoided or oversimplified. I'm an ICF-certified life and leadership coach, a TedX speaker, a contributing author to Confident You: The Raw Conversations, and a featured voice on CBC Manitoba.
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