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Next 6 week positively managing menopause course

Ladies would you like to take control of your menopause? Would you like researched based information to assist you in having a positive transition? Your symptoms, and priorities are unique to you. No two women have the same journey. You deserve to have the facts and cut through conflicting myths. Would you like to join […]

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#Choose to challenge

This is a post taken from social media this month. As International Women’s Day approaches on the 8th of March, #choosetochallege is the theme for 2021. I am interviewed  by the lovely Janine Kennedy from Irish Country magazine. We discuss the work I do in tackling the taboo around menopause. I choose to challenge the […]

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Women, the Silent Heroes of this Global Pandemic

  https://breedaberm.medium.com/women-the-silent-heroes-of-this-global-pandemic-1060f5c1272d I meet women every week working on the frontline of this pandemic. Women are disproportionately impacted by covid19 particularly in this 3rd wave where childcare and education have not been prioritized. Something has to change! here is an extract from a blog I  wrote in February 2021. Women, the Silent Heroes of this […]

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Menopause and hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

There are approximately 400,000 women in Ireland and 13 million women in the U.K. transitioning through menopause today and the truth is that no two women will experience the same symptoms or journey. You are unique, equip yourself with information and choose how you want to manage your menopause. Thankfully today no woman needs to […]

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Mothers Menopause and Leadership

“Empowerment starts when women get together” Melinda Gates 2019. I have been very fortunate to have spent the past few months working with, and being mentored within the Action lab pilot programme run by Social Entrepreneurs Ireland. The programme covered business modelling, communications, governance and fundraising. I was also very grateful to have a terrific […]

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Narratives adding to menopausal silence

Over the past few months, I have been interviewing women in Ireland on their experiences and understandings of menopause for a masters degree. What is emerging is that the  damaging and derogatory rhetoric that has surrounded menopause for decades needs to be challenged. Women’s agency in relation to menopause continues to be undermined. Remaining silent […]

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