World Menopause Day Public Webinar  

18th October is World Menopause Day, but, of course, for people experiencing menopause, it's an everyday experience, with some days proving extremely challenging.  

Behind the scenes, in the months leading up to the 18th, the Laughology team had been squirrelling away to plan a public webinar for their fan base, we mean database, to help them and the people they live and work with get better menopause support.  

Two brilliant experts agreed to join the webinar: Dr Zoe Hodson, founder of Manchester Menopause Hive, and former government Helen Tomlinson Adecco, Head of Talent and (former) UK Government's first-ever Menopause Champion.  

These women know the menopause like the backs of their toilet doors, and their input was invaluable as they answered questions from the online audience, generously sharing their wealth of knowledge and resources.  

Stephanie Davies, Kerry Leigh and Laura Drury were the Laughology #dreamteam hosting the event, providing their heady cocktail of the menopause science with interaction and humour, including a word cloud of names for the vagina collected from the Laughology survey (Bajingo was a clear favourite).   

Interestingly, the top area of interest from the Laughology pre-webinar survey was mental health in relation to menopause. Anxiety, for example, is a common symptom leading to some people experiencing menopause anxiety to doubt their abilities.  

One tool Laughology shared to help alleviate this was to focus on what is within your control, shifting the focus and anxious thoughts away from what isn’t and allowing you to move forward. If you missed the webinar, you can watch it here.   

And if you’re interested in any of our other webinars, you can find them on our Events page.