Peri Godmother at Your Workplace
Helping businesses build peri- and menopause-aware workplaces that thrive.
Raising awareness and
breaking the taboos
Peri and menopause can affect anyone in the workplace.
From hot flushes to brain fog. These changes can impact confidence, productivity and retention. We help organisations create understanding, reduce stigma and put practical support in place. So people can thrive at every stage.
An entertaining hour of education, a safe space to ask questions and a workplace conversation starter, ShellShocked Media’s Workshops and Webinars cover all aspects of peri and menopause.
Frequently asked questions
Women in peri and menopause are now the fastest-growing demographic in the workforce… and many are trying to lead meetings, manage teams and hold their lives together while running on two hours sleep and sheer willpower.
Symptoms like hot flushes, insomnia, anxiety, loss of confidence, brain fog, poor concentration, aches and pains, bladder issues and heavy bleeding can have a very real impact on work performance and wellbeing.
And the stats are impossible to ignore:
• 1 in 10 women leave the workforce altogether because of peri and menopause symptoms
• 14% reduce their hours or move to part-time work
• 8% avoid promotions or even ask for a demotion
• 80% say symptoms negatively impact their productivity and workplace relationships
This is why menopause isn’t just a health issue. It’s a workplace issue. And smart organisations are finally starting to treat it that way.
The physical symptoms of peri and menopause can include hot flushes, aching joints, migraines, bladder issues and heavy bleeding. Then there’s the psychological side of things… insomnia, anxiety, loss of confidence, poor concentration, exhaustion, low mood, memory issues and the dreaded brain fog where you forget why you walked into the meeting room in the first place.
Not every woman gets every symptom. But for those who do, the impact on work, confidence and daily life can be enormous.
The problem is many women still don’t realise peri and menopause are behind what’s happening to them. Decades of stigma and silence have taught women to just “push through” instead of getting support.
And if nobody ever says the word menopause at work? Women are far less likely to ask for help, managers don’t know what to look for, and colleagues can completely misunderstand what’s going on.
That silence helps nobody. Education does.
With more than 30 years working in television, live media and corporate communication, Shelly Horton knows how to engage an audience, hold attention and explain complex topics in a way people actually remember. As the author of I’m Your Peri Godmother, a workplace menopause educator and one of Australia’s most recognised media personalities speaking publicly about peri and menopause, Shelly combines evidence-based information with humour, warmth and straight-talking honesty. Her webinars aren’t awkward lectures full of medical jargon. They’re dynamic, interactive sessions that make people feel comfortable enough to ask the questions they’ve often been too embarrassed to ask anywhere else.
The ShellShocked Media training program cuts through the confusion and gives teams the real facts about peri and menopause, along with practical, realistic ways workplaces can better support staff without making it awkward, clinical or overcomplicated.
We focus on simple changes, better conversations and creating workplaces where people feel understood instead of dismissed.
By the end of the training, participants will feel confident to:
• Recognise common peri and menopause symptoms in the workplace
• Understand practical ways to help manage symptoms and offer support
• Have conversations with colleagues in an empathetic, inclusive and informed way
• Understand workplace rights, responsibilities and legal considerations
• Introduce realistic workplace adjustments that genuinely help staff
The result?
• Better staff retention and morale
• Improved performance and workplace culture
• Fewer misunderstandings and legal risks
• A more inclusive workplace where people don’t feel they have to suffer in silence
- Have a specific menopause workplace policy. Having a specific menopause in the workplace policy re-enforces the organisation’s commitment to acknowledging that menopause is a workplace issue. ShellShocked Media can help you develop your menopause policy.
- Raise awareness. It is critically important to raise awareness among the entire workforce of any organisation, including senior management and supervisors. This is critical to removing stigma and to encouraging women to seek help and support. Menopause specific workplace education programs should educate workers about how to have sensitive conversations about menopause with their colleagues at work.
- Have a menopause friendly physical environment. Access to fans, temperature control, cool water, sanitary products in the bathrooms and easy access to bathrooms will improve conditions for women with the symptoms of peri and menopause. Where possible allow symptomatic women to work from home.
- Have menopause mentors inside peer to peer workplace based networking groups. We know women want support in their workplaces. Having support people, mentors, Slack, Yammer or Teams group chats, opportunities to attend webinars and off site learning sessions can help women feel their workplace is part of the solution- not the problem. ShellShocked Media can provide webinars, Lunch and Learns and even off-site meetings for your organisation.
Is your workplace menopause-friendly?
A supportive workplace isn’t just the right thing to do-it’s good for your people and your business.
- Improves employee wellbeing and retention
- Reduces absenteeism and presenteeism
- Boosts engagement, morale and productivity
- Builds an inclusive culture people are proud of
- Protects your reputation as an employer of choice
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Is your workplace menopause-friendly?
A supportive workplace isn’t just the right thing to do-it’s good for your people and your business.
- Improves employee wellbeing and retention
- Reduces absenteeism and presenteeism
- Boosts engagement, morale and productivity
- Builds an inclusive culture people are proud of
- Protects your reputation as an employer of choice
Send us a message
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