Thank you so much for joining us today! Thank you for sharing your passion and your knowledge with us Firdaus.

Peri just means around – so perimenopause means around menopause. According to the American Heritage Dictionary it is the period of a woman’s life characterized by physiological changes associated with the end of reproductive capacity, terminating with the completion of menopause.

Women deal with symptoms such as:

• hot flashes
• moodiness
• memory loss
• brain fog
• night sweats
• acne
• thinning hair
• irregular periods
• super heavy periods
• low libido
• migraines

All while working. All while being a part of relationships – with families, friends and work colleagues. All while raising children and or dealing with the realities of aging parents. All while possibly being confronted with a mounting anxiety that can develop during these years.

This is why I loved this video. I am certain that many women in their 30s and 40s will be able to relate with the animated characters.

This feeling that “there is something wrong with me” but not being able to put your finger on it. Worried that you have dementia because you are forgetting your words or people’s birthdays, women worry about being a failure.

But could you imagine what it would be like if employers were understanding and offered women in perimenopause flexibility at work – offering benefits such as

• expanding paramedical coverage to include menopause-informed practitioners such as naturopaths, registered nurses, and hormonal health specialists
• reviewing drug plan coverage to ensure hormone therapy options are accessible and affordable
• strengthening mental health supports related to anxiety, mood disruption, sleep challenges, and cognitive changes

What if employers created workplace flexibility through scheduling adjustments, temperature accommodations, and workload support and like this video – provides education that helps reduce stigma creates opportunity for conversations

That’s what this video does. It promotes awareness and starts the conversation. So, if you are in perimenopause, this video is for you. Watch it, relate to it and mostly share it.

Thanks again to Firdaus and Chocolate Moose Media for everything!

Links:

Firdaus Kharas | LinkedIn

Homepage | Chocolate Moose Media

Chocolate Moose / Firdaus Kharas – Director, Executive Producer & Video Producer

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