MENOPAUSE
Supporting female leaders thrive at work during the menopause
Increase retention, resilience and performance
This is an opportunity for your organisation, as women make up 47% of the UK workforce (Kopenhager and Guidozzi 2015). Our specialist menopause coaching service helps women at all levels cope head-on with the challenges of midlife.
Ground breaking research from our lead expert shows that our coaching approach improves performance, increases wellbeing, and can ignite women’s resilience, confidence and ability to achieve their potential.
We work with an evidence-based coaching programme transforming lives and careers of women working through the menopause helping them to stay at the top of their game. Many have also reported that coaching reduced the burden of menopausal symptoms.
Why does my organisation need a specialist menopause coaching service?
Improved Productivity & Reduced Absenteeism
73% of women experience menopause symptoms such as anxiety, depression, memory loss, panic attacks, reduced concentration, hot flushes, and joint pain (CIPD 2023). These symptoms often go unnoticed, yet they significantly impact performance and wellbeing.
Research shows women tend to work harder to compensate, increasing their risk of burnout. Our specialist coaching reduces symptom impact, leading to fewer sick days, improved productivity, and a more engaged workforce.
Stronger Employee Wellbeing
Menopause can lead to burnout and exhaustion (Converso et al 2019), often because women work harder to maintain performance (Hardy et al 2018). These symptoms can severely affect quality of life (Baral and Kaphle 2023).
By recognising and addressing these challenges, companies can foster a healthier work culture. Our holistic coaching supports wellbeing, boosts satisfaction, and helps employees feel seen, supported, and loyal.
Increased Retention of Experienced Talent
In the UK, around 4.3 million women aged 50+ are in work (Office for National Statistics 2015). Over half consider leaving due to menopause-related challenges (Hardy et al 2018), risking a loss of valuable talent.
Providing support during this transition helps retain skilled, experienced staff. With turnover costing billions annually (O’Connell and Kung 2007), it’s far more cost-effective to support and retain existing employees.
Positive Impact on Company Culture
Workplaces that acknowledge and support menopause create a culture of openness, empathy, and understanding—for everyone, not just those experiencing symptoms.
This leads to stronger communication, better relationships, and a more supportive environment—all of which boost morale, collaboration, and overall success.
Your reputation enhanced
Companies that prioritise employee health are seen as progressive and people-focused.
Offering menopause coaching can make your organisation more attractive to top talent—especially women who value inclusive workplaces that recognise life-stage challenges.
It signals that the company truly values wellbeing, helping to build trust and strengthen your reputation.
Equality and Inclusion
Supporting women during menopause promotes inclusion and improves psychological wellbeing, leading to better performance and engagement (Avey et al 2011).
Specialist coaching helps you stay ahead of changing regulations, minimise risk, and demonstrate a strong commitment to employee care and equity in the workplace.
How can coaching help?
Coaching is a proven, evidence-based workplace intervention that helps people to:
Unlock their potential, enable them to achieve goals and improve their work performance
Build their self-belief, self-esteem and confidence, which in turn boosts performance
Increase their self-awareness, in body and mind, to enable better understanding, more choiceful responses to challenges and greater emotional intelligence
Grow their autonomy and personal responsibility for their work and their goals
Enhance their mental health, wellbeing, quality of life and life satisfaction
Reduce stress, anxiety, sickness absence, burnout and psychological distress.
Specifically, research undertaken by our leading menopause coaching expert has found that specialist menopause coaching can have a statistically significant effect on:
Increasing wellbeing
Increasing goal attainment – it has a huge effect on this
Reducing the perceived impact of menopause symptoms.
Growing women’s ‘psychological capital’ – a mix of resilience, optimism, confidence and the motivation and ability to seize on life goals and find ways of achieving them. High levels of psychological capital are associated with higher performance and more positive attitudes to engagement with work (Avey et al 2011).
Effect of coaching on participants’ psychological capital, compared with controls
Supporting menopausal women well at work can:
Improve employee retention
Decrease sickness absence
Increase productivity, performance and commitment and buy-in of staff
Promote equality, diversity and inclusion at work
Enhance your organisation’s reputation and attract the best talent
Improve the environment for everyone – what’s good for menopausal women is good for everyone e.g. flexible working, supportive team working, promoting autonomy and self-management.
Our Unique Approach
4-6 sessions of bespoke and personalised coaching, based on what matters to you and your organisation. Each session lasts 60-90 minutes and takes place online at a time convenient to each individual coachee
A tailored diagnostic or personal profile (E.g. strengths-based inventory, an analysis of communication styles or a positive psychology assessment.)
A goal setting process, which we suggest includes a 3-way meeting at the beginning and end of the programme with the person’s line manager, though this might not always be appropriate. We know we get the best results when the approach is personalised to the individual, and when we trust people to be the best judge of which conversations will be helpful to them.
Catherine Wilton
Practice Lead
Who Are Our Coaches
Most of our coaches have been trained to Master’s level at Henley Business School and have at least 10 years’ coaching experience. They use cutting edge and evidence-based techniques drawn from behavioural science and cognitive behavioural psychology, positive psychology, neuroscience and mindfulness, and many have an understanding of neurodivergence, disability and the intersection with menopause.
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