Tech meets empathy as Dr. Nicole Avard shares how Metluma’s wearable devices and holistic care are revolutionising menopause support. Data-driven insights and compassionate care - empowering women to thrive through menopause.

Dr Eveline Mu, neuroscientist and research fellow at HER Centre Australia, unpacks the latest science on menopausal depression and PMDD. Highlighting hormone-driven mood changes, emerging therapies, and the push for personalised care, Dr Mu’s research advances understanding and hope for women facing mental health challenges during menopause.

Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM) causes vaginal and urinary symptoms like dryness, irritation, and discomfort, impacting many menopausal women. Despite being common, it is often under-diagnosed. Effective treatments are emerging, and Dr Kelly Casperson’s new book The Menopause Moment offers practical guidance for managing GSM and menopause care.

Dr. Ceri Cashell, GP and co-founder of Healthy Hormones, brings her vibrant “Menopower” and infectious enthusiasm to revolutionising menopause care. With boundless energy, she champions GP education, digital health, and patient advocacy—showing how dynamic leadership and passion can empower women, transform care, and shape a more equitable and inspiring menopausal future.

Senator Larissa Waters, Leader of the Greens in the Senate, discusses her journey to tabling this report to the Senate, her feelings on the recent official government response to the report, and THE FUTURE!

Dr. Louise Newson is a renowned British GP and menopause specialist who many would say, has revolutionized women's health care. She founded Newson Health Menopause and Wellbeing Centre in 2018, now the world's largest menopause clinic. She has recently been in the eye of controversial storms, and we are so privileged to hear about her experience of "The Menopause Wars"

This week, Kaz Cooke, author of "It's the Menopause" insists that it's time women rattle the political cages and get bolshie! It's time to make a big stink about lack of MHT supply, and the woeful lack of regulation of so-called "miracle" herbal menopause supplements.

Dr Sonia Davison is at the forefront of education for health practitioners pertaining to the peri/menopause space. She is an endocrinologist at the Jean Hailes Medical Centre in Melbourne with interests including gynaecological and general endocrinology. She is also a Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Women’s Health Research Program, Monash University where her research focus is on women's health, which includes health issues at mid-life and beyond. Jean Hailes made a significant submission to the Senate Inquiry on the education of health practitioners in 2024.

Sarah White is a powerhouse in the women's health space as CEO of Jean Hailes for Women's Health. Along with Louise Browne, her crucial submission points are reflected all through the Senate Inquiry's 25 recommendations.

Dr. Rebecca Lo is a woman with lived experience of perimenopausal depression, still managing the up and down nature of dealing with these symptoms and juggling a busy full time working schedule, primary school aged children, with care-giving responsibilities for an elderly parent - a classic example of what is known as the "sandwich" generation.

Jayashri and Caroline investigate Recommendations 1 and 2 of the Senate Inquiry into Issues Relating to Perimenopause and Menopause and touch on areas such as; - Why has there been neglect in this area? - and in women’s health overall? - We outline some misunderstandings in women’s health. - We examine the lack of robust evidence based data in this area. - Jayashri explains how peri/menopause is a “natural transition” yet there is v “low community awareness” - We discuss why there has been the need for the 2024 Senate Inquiry. - We touch on the controversies in this space.

Caroline Kelly here – host of Menopause: The Future! MENOPAUSE is HUGE in the zeitgeist right now, and we’re absolutely fascinated by the ramifications of perimenopausal and menopausal issues on mental health, access to hormone treatment if appropriate, issues related to a woman’s capacity to work and finance and improving education for all - including for the clinicians. So we’re taking a close look at as many of the 25 recommendations as we can, interviewing guests with varying opinions such as Becky Lo - a GP with debilitating lived-experience of perimenopausal depression, we speak to Dr. Sarah White - CEO of Jean Hailes for Women’s Health about workplace arrangements and flexibility, Kaz Cooke - on the dire situation of MHT shortages and some questionable unproven menopause supplements that are available, we speak to Dr. Louise Newson about the “Menopause Wars” between varying opinions in this space, but also - hopefully, how we can learn best practice from overseas clinicians (as per the Recommendations) and we round out the series with Senator Larissa Waters - Leader of the Greens in the Senate - who initially petitioned for the Inquiry to get her take on the recent official Government response to the Inquiry, and her views overall. This will prove, no doubt to be a vital source of information for all women aged 40 and over, considering the symptoms of perimenopause can often begin early in the decade. Prof. Jayashri Kulkarni and I invite you into the conversation very warmly - see you March 5!