In this episode, released for the World Menopause Day, we are talking to Alison, a colleague working in the NHS in South West London, who shares her experience of menopause at work and living with menopause while struggling with mental health.

(00:00) Introduction

(00:39) Job role and menopause experience

(01:47) First signs of menopause

(03:18) Diagnosis and medical advice

(05:23) Menopause and mental illness 

(06:36) Unique influences on menopause experience

(07:55) Looking for support and information             

(09:15) Menopause at work

(11:42) Coping with symptoms

(13:39) Support from the line manager

(16:30) Support from colleagues

(18:02) What helped at work

(18:31) Menopause and personal life

(20:14) The main lesson from menopause experience

(21:47) Advice for managers

(25:18) Advice for women

(26:55) Final thoughts