Your Menopause Journey: Understanding the Changes, Symptoms & Pain
Join us for the first of a series of Women’s Health lunch-time workshops on Wednesday 28th October 12-1pm GMT for Menopause awareness month.
A practical, evidence-based workshop exploring what happens to your body during perimenopause, menopause and beyond. This session is inspired by this year’s World Menopause Day focus on chronic pain.
Brought to you by OPAL in collaboration with Dr Helen Goldie, a One Medical Group pharmacist specialising in menopause.
Does this sound familiar?
You’re experiencing new, persistent aches and pains despite sticking to your normal routine.
You feel like your joints have suddenly become stiff, especially first thing in the morning.
Your muscles feel constantly sore or tense and you don't understand why.
You’re noticing random flare-ups of inflammation but aren't sure what's triggering them.
You have all these physical changes but aren't sure if they're actually linked to menopause.
You’re hearing conflicting advice about how to manage joint health and mobility.
You know finding relief matters, but you’re overwhelmed by all the different supplements and lifestyle advice out there.
If so, you’re not alone. And you don't need another generic painkiller recommendation or to be told it's “just part of getting older.” You need to understand how your changing hormones are affecting your body and the practical steps you can actually take to feel comfortable again.
Do you ache in places you never used to, wake up stiff, or feel like your body has changed and you’re not quite sure what to do about it?
This will be a practical, evidence-based workshop on what happens to your body during perimenopause, menopause and beyond. We’ll look at the symptoms and changes that come with menopause, and why up to 70% of women have joint and muscle pain around this time.
We’ll also cover how pain, sleep and mood affect each other, and what the evidence says about HRT and other treatments.
You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of your changing body, practical steps you can try straight away, and the confidence to ask for the support you need!
Understand the changes. Ease the aches. Get the right support.
What We'll Cover
Menopause Symptoms
What can happen and why your experience may change
What’s changing inside your body
How falling oestrogen affects your joints, muscles, bones, brain and more
Menopause and pain
Aching joints, stiffness, headaches and migraine, painful sex, and why they’re often overlooked
What really helps
HRT and vaginal oestrogen, non-hormonal options, movement, sleep, and using painkillers and supplements safely
When to get checked
The signs that mean you should see your GP
Live Q&A
Put your questions to a menopause specialist pharmacist
Dr Helen Goldie
Dr Helen Goldie is a Clinical Pharmacist, Women’s Health Specialist and Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy at Robert Gordon University. She is the pioneer of Scotland’s first pharmacist-led group menopause clinics and has a particular passion for improving women’s health, menopause care and patient education.
Helen holds a PhD in Genetics and has a background in physiology and diabetes research. With over 20 years’ experience across hospital, community and primary care, she is currently Lead Clinical Pharmacist at Great Western Medical Practice, Aberdeen – where she runs clinics in urgent care, long term conditions and Women’s health.
About OPAL
OPAL (One Precious Active Life) is a new Women’s Health and Nutrition collective, founded by women, for women. Rachel Beverley-Stevenson, Co-Founder and Chief Executive of One Medical Group, and Dr Helen Lawal, former NHS GP and Nutritionist have brought together a multidisciplinary team of experienced healthcare professionals.
We recognise that midlife can be a difficult time for women, with new health challenges, unwanted weight gain and menopausal symptoms that can leave you feeling like your body has changed. We believe women deserve expert-led, credible and wholesome healthcare that looks at the whole person, not just an individual symptom.
Our approach is personalised, science-based and proactive, with a focus on three key areas of health: Hormonal Health, Metabolic Health and Gut Health. We take the time to understand you and your life, give you the knowledge and agency to be in the driving seat of your health, and help you take action now to invest in the future you.
Our aim is simple: to help women feel well enough to make the most of their one precious life - restore balance in their body, feel strong and confident and enjoy this next stage of life.
Join us on Wednesday 28th October 12-1pm GMT
