Episode 264: From Brain Fog to Empowerment: Menopausal Advocacy in the Workforce with MPOWER’s Salima Valji and Lauren Glazer

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The Perimenopausal Mamas Podcast

50 episodes

4 months ago

Welcome to the Perimenopausal Mamas podcast! This is a podcast for hormonal mamas who want to reclaim their own natural state of health to thrive and raise healthy kids.

We are two Naturopathic Doctors and moms to toddlers. Dr. Lisa Weeks, ND, practices in Toronto and has a son named Stuart. Dr. Toni Reid, ND, birth doula and HypnoBirthing Childbirth Educator practices in Calgary and has a daughter named Frankie.

We are perimenopausal mamas!

Our Mission (should you choose to accept it):

Educate you on your hormones and empower you to take control of your own (and your kids’) health.
Share our own tips, tricks and useful tools as perimenopausal moms and Naturopathic Doctors.
Provide cutting-edge info from experts in the health and parenting worlds.

We want to keep things simple, inspire you, and add some fun into your day, without any judgement or overwhelm.

So, what is perimenopause all about?

Perimenopause is the transition period you can experience for years (and years!) before your period stops and you reach menopause. You can start to have symptoms as early as your late 30’s or early 40’s.
You may be perimenopausal if you are:
Noticing that your periods are changing
Getting night sweats, especially leading up to your period
Having difficulty sleeping
Noticing that your libido, energy and enjoyment in life are lacking
Snapping at your partner and kids
Becoming more forgetful and suffer from brain fog
Seeing your weight creep up for no good reason
Feeling overwhelmed, burnt out and alone

In this podcast, we will:
Help to uncover the truth about hormonal imbalances that cause troublesome perimenopausal symptoms.
Educate you on and how to make simple lifestyle and nutritional changes to restore balance (and help get you back to being the parent you want to be).
Share our weekly “mom mess-ups”, “super mom moments” and “mom must-haves” (since one of our key survival skills is to laugh at ourselves, even when times are tough).
Pass on our knowledge of nutrition and lifestyle counselling (as Naturopathic Doctors) to help raise healthy kids.
Discuss our experiences (and those of other moms who are experts in their own rights) so we can all work on figuring out the challenge of parenting together.

Not a mom yet...or not plan on becoming one?
No problem!
You can still listen and learn more about your hormones and health.
Even rockstar perimenopausal aunties might be interested in our conversations about relationships, tips about parenting, picky eaters, and more.

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Episode 264: From Brain Fog to Empowerment: Menopausal Advocacy in the Workforce with MPOWER’s Salima Valji and Lauren Glazer

The Perimenopausal Mamas Podcast

1 hour 1 minute 11 seconds

8 months ago

Episode 264: From Brain Fog to Empowerment: Menopausal Advocacy in the Workforce with MPOWER’s Salima Valji and Lauren Glazer

In this episode, Dr. Lisa welcomes Salima Valji and Lauren Glazer, co-founders of MPower. Their mission is to support women navigating perimenopause and menopause in the workplace, ensuring they can thrive in their careers rather than feeling held back by hormonal symptoms. With one in ten women leaving the workforce due to menopause-related struggles, it’s time to break the silence, advocate for better workplace policies, and embrace this transition as a time of renewal and empowerment.

Salima Valji is an internationally sought-after speaker, thought-leader and certified executive coach on leadership topics related to advancing women and people of color. Salima was recently awarded the 2023 recipient of The World of Difference award by The International Alliance for Women (TIAW) recognizing her impact on women's economic empowerment. Additional awards include Top 100 Speakers 2023 by Women in Tech, and Global Women Power Leaders 2024 by White Page International.

Salima experienced menopause unexpectedly and realized there was a serious gap in resources and community support for executives navigating this life phase. She co-founded MPower to fill that void, empowering leaders to thrive through menopause and beyond.

Lauren Glazer is a leadership coach who helps emerging and experienced leaders become even more thoughtful, intentional and resilient—prepared to take on new roles and business challenges, capable of deftly navigating uncharted waters and poised to guide and empower their own people to do the same. Leveraging over two decades of experience in team and brand building, she helps individuals, teams and organizations with a multidisciplinary perspective, deep sensitivity and voracious curiosity.

Having experienced surgical menopause in her mid-40s, Lauren has firsthand knowledge of this roller coaster journey. She co-created MPower to help women take back their power so they can continue to share their considerable skills and expertise while experiencing fulfillment and joy

In this episode, we cover:

* Why so many women struggle with perimenopause at work

* How MPower was created to support midlife women in leadership and business

* The 4 E’s Framework (Enlightenment, Embrace, Explore, Envision) to navigate menopause

* Strategies for discussing menopause with your employer and advocating for workplace accommodations

* The FLIP Method to confidently communicate your needs at work

* How menopause can be a time of renewal and strength

You can connect with Lauren and Salima and find out more about MPower at MPowerprogram.com and access the resource guide at https://www.unleashforward.com/mpowerresources

Today’s Mama Must-Have

Lauren is a big fan of the STOP method for mindfulness - Stop, Take a Breath, Observe, Proceed

Salima loves being able to stay connected with family with technology, using FaceTime and WhatsApp

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Disclaimer: The information provided is not meant to replace treatment with a licensed health care practitioner. It is for informational purposes only.

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