An informal online get-together
to celebrate our new (peri)menopause support community
Thursday 11 April 2024
12 pm – 1 pm, online
This event was originally scheduled for 26 February 2024
but was postponed to allow more people to get involved.
Supporting the (peri)menopause community
Our IP Inclusive menopause “village” is growing and providing a supportive forum for those impacted by menopause and perimenopause. In February 2024 we launched our newest IP Inclusive community, IPause, specifically for those people.
So our next “Menopause Matters” coffee date-style gathering was a chance to celebrate the arrival of IPause and reflect on the theme of “Supporting the (peri)menopause community”. What can IPause do to help both those experiencing perimenopause or menopause and those who support family, friends or colleagues who are experiencing it?
In small breakout rooms we provided a safe space to discuss experiences of and ideas for supporting everyone in the menopause community. Whether you had knowledge or experience to share, had questions, wanted to pick up tips, or simply wanted to listen to learn more out of interest, then you were welcome to join us.
IPause are now busy collating all the ideas that came out of the breakout discussions, which we’ll feed into our future plans. Watch this space…!
Who was it for?
Our “Menopause Matters” get-togethers are for everyone who works in the UK’s IP sector. All genders and all ages are welcome, as are people from all roles and career levels. You might be going through (peri)menopause yourself, or already have done so, or just want to know more for the future. You might be joining us to find out how you can support family, friends and colleagues who are going through (peri)menopause.
Feel free to invite a friend or colleague to come along with you – someone in a different role or at a different career level, perhaps, or a colleague who’s not yet involved with IP Inclusive. They’ll be most welcome!
Important disclaimer
Please note that we do not offer medical advice at these events; we just exchange experiences and ideas. Everyone’s menopause symptoms will be different, so please seek specialist medical advice before undergoing any form of medical or alternative therapy, rather than relying on things you hear in informal discussions.
More events and resources…
We hope to organise more of these coffee dates throughout the year. Keep an eye on the IPause webpage for details of these and other upcoming events.
We’ve also published a set of resources to help you find ideas and support on this important, but so long avoided, topic. You can download that here. And we’ve established a LinkedIn group (click here to join) for UK-based IP professionals who want to exchange news, views and ideas about the menopause: it’s a private group so just send us a request to join and we’ll do the rest.
Cost
This event was free. So are all our resources. We think it’s important to keep IP Inclusive on the right side of the paywall.
That said, we do need money to keep the show on the road, so if you enjoyed the event, please consider contributing to our 2023-24 fundraising campaign. For more information – including about corporate donations – visit our fundraising page.