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Neurodivergence and the menopause: a personal journey
Health, Sports & Psychology

Neurodivergence and the menopause: a personal journey

Menopause can intensify cognitive struggles, sensory overwhelm and self-doubt, especially for those with neurodivergent traits. This personal account explores the challenges of balancing career, health and self-advocacy while seeking the right medical and lifestyle support...This is a personal story of how I experienced neurodivergence and menopause coming together....
Candles and campfires: creativity and the menopause transition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Candles and campfires: creativity and the menopause transition

...marks the end of menstruation but is often better thought of as a process rather than a one-off event. As someone who has experienced menopause, Catherine Pestano shares her insight about tuning into creativity to mark World Menopause Day. ...Find out about The Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. I have been working in the realms of...
Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise

...menopause. No matter what gender you identify with, this transitional phase can affect people in all sorts of ways, so this course is open to all. The objectives are to empower everyone, by increasing knowledge of what the menopause is and the effects it can have, enabling awareness of the range of treatment options that are available, and considering in a practical and...
Supporting women musicians in the workplace
History & The Arts

Supporting women musicians in the workplace

...menopause and perimenopause. The power of mentoring and shadowing It is likely that you already have a programme of staff development and continuing professional development in place within your organisation. You might want to consider augmenting this by setting up a workplace mentorship or shadowing scheme. Mentoring and shadowing schemes can be beneficial for all, not...
Explore critical issues in health and wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Explore critical issues in health and wellbeing

...menopause, mental health and (in)fertility. The second looks at lifestyles in relation to health. For instance, in high-income countries many lifestyles are physically inactive, and this can have a negative impact on a person's health. The two free courses are adapted from the Open University course K219 Critical issues in health and wellbeing. This course is part of the...
Exploring issues in women's health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring issues in women's health

...menopause, mental health and fertility...This free course, Exploring issues in women's health, will introduce social model approaches to health and wellbeing, which take as their starting point not the scientific context of the body, but the social context in which women live. The focus is on women and the impact of social and cultural factors on women's health. The...
International Women's Day
Society, Politics & Law

International Women's Day

...menopause to abortion – dig deeper into some of the social factors that have influenced women’s health. Celebrate Women in STEM Explore some of the female trailblazers in science, technology, engineering and maths and honour them by taking on a career in these fields (or inspire a young woman or girl to do that instead!). Applaud Equality for Women in Sport Empower...
What is Alzheimer's disease?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is Alzheimer's disease?

...menopause when oestrogen levels fall, women are more at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Research continues into an effective treatment to alleviate or reduce the damaging effects of this disease. Various treatments and preventive measures are being investigated, including the use of hormone replacement therapy, vaccines, and substances that aim to break down the...