Today on the Menopause Uprising Podcast we have Dr. Harriët Schellekens talking about all things gut health in menopause and it's not as complicated as you think!

Dr. Harriët Schellekens is a Lecturer in the Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience and a Principal Investigator with Food for Health Ireland (FHI) and within the APC Microbiome Institute. She received a PhD in Pharmacy from the University College Cork, Ireland and a MSc in Biology and Medical Biology (Hons) from the Radboud University in Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Anxiety, depression, loss of confidence, brain fog, weight gain, pelvic health are just some of the many symptoms of perimenopause. On your own journey, the starting point is essential - that starts with your GP.

Today you are in for a treat on the Menopause Uprising Podcast! I have my good friend, Aoife Dunican known as "The Style Bob" on Instagram. Aoife set up her styling business in August 2020 having spent nearly 15 years working in marketing including a great stint in the people department for a global professional services firm which gave her an excellent insight into how men and women tell their story. Aoife has always been intrigued at what makes people confident and the role our image and clothes plays in this.

Menopause in the workplace. It is, pardon the pun, a really hot topic in Ireland at the moment. It actually is the world over. Ireland is certainly leading the conversation, which is brilliant. And I have been really privileged to work with one of the forerunners in Ireland, which has been the ESB. Today, I'm joined by Laura Duff and Brian Samson from the ESB.

Brian talks about how his own understanding of menopause has grown immensely over the last 18 months due to the Menopause Program. The symptoms are wide-ranging and can profoundly affect women's daily lives, especially when combined with workplace pressures.

Sleep is crucial for us but sometimes due to menopause, it can suffer. This week on the podcast we have Tom Coleman talking about all things sleep and menopause. Tom is a passionate advocate for health and helps people transform their lives and their sleep through proven evidence-based science. Tom offers actionable and practical tips, sharing clear and straightforward solutions.