Thrive through menopause

The line-up

Who you'll hear from

Practitioners, therapists and coaches who work with menopause every day - with more still to be announced.

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  Three cooking sessions

  Claire Cohen

  Naturopathic nutritional therapist

  Her own perimenopause prompted a dramatic change of career. Claire cuts through the noise about food and hormones, and her hands-on sessions send you home with nutrient-dense snacks you will actually make.

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  Talk

  Caroline Gaskin

  Homeopath and women's health coach

  A textile designer who followed a different path and qualified as a homeopath in 2000. Caroline specialises in hormonal balance and managing menopause naturally, building health plans women can actually sustain.

  carolinegaskin.co.uk
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  Opening session

  Pippa Ford

  Creative arts psychotherapist, eco-therapist and final year eco-depth practitioner

  Pippa works with image, somatic approaches and deeper nature connection practices. Her opening workshop, Awakenings, draws on eco-depth psychology to read menopause as a rite of passage - a clearing that reveals what is essential.

  pippaford.co.uk
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  Mindfulness workshop

  Emma Rice

  Holistic health and wellness coach

  Fifteen years in healthcare showed Emma how easily our own wellbeing slips to the bottom of the list. She brings mindfulness, breathwork and immersive relaxation to midlife - no perfection required, just room to pause.

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  Womb meditation

  Elena Mary

  Multidimensional healer, formerly a nurse

  A nurse who followed a different calling. Elena offers energy healing for body, mind and soul, holistic support through perimenopause, and shares the Rites of the Munay Ki.

  bodysoulalignment.podia.com
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  Talk

  Julie Britton

  Speaker

  Julie speaks about boundaries and coming home to yourself: the moment you stop living to keep everyone else comfortable, and start honouring what is true for you.

  instagram.com/britton7148
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  Two cooking sessions

  Lisa Hunnego

  Wellness and nutrition advocate

  Lisa supports women through perimenopause and menopause, starting with food. Her approach connects nutrition, gut health and healthspan - expect fermented foods, microbiome support and practical changes that fit a busy life.

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  Opening talk and panel

  Dr Elizabeth Thompson

  Integrative medicine doctor and CEO of NCIM

  Trained in medicine at Oxford and in palliative medicine to consultant level, Dr Thompson founded the National Centre for Integrative Medicine in 2014. She brings conventional, holistic, functional and lifestyle approaches together, and hosts the podcast Integrative Medicine Matters.

  ncim.org.uk
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  Yoga

  Ruth Bradbrook

  Yoga teacher and soul midwife

  For Ruth, yoga is a way of life rather than an hour on the mat. Rooted in ritual and presence, she holds space for deep rest and reconnection - somewhere to pause, breathe and remember your wholeness.

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  Talk

  Ellen Szide

  Medical herbalist

  Ellen runs Holos Herbal Practice in east Bristol, and this talk introduces the herbs that can help with common menopausal symptoms - hot flushes, poor sleep, brain fog, anxiety and low energy.

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  Kundalini yoga

  Izabella Collins

  Kundalini yoga teacher and kinesiologist

  A holistic wellness practitioner focused on women's hormones and restoring balance naturally. Izabella weaves together bodywork, kinesiology, somatic practice and nervous system regulation to help women release stored stress and reconnect with the wisdom of their bodies.

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  Circuit training

  Jo O'Callaghan

  Founder of Pill Community Circuits

  Fitness has been Jo's best friend for more than 25 years, including through ten years of her own perimenopause. She has run Pill Community Circuits for over four years, and brings tips for staying strong at home, at the gym or in a class.

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  Qigong

  Caroline Pringle

  Qigong and yoga teacher, nutritionist

  Perimenopause knocked Caroline for six at 47, while she was running a company as a single parent. Root and Rise, the practice she built from that, pairs dynamic Chinese exercise with Qigong - gentle strength first, then calm.

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  EFT tapping

  Anastasia Griffith

  Trauma-informed EFT practitioner and coach

  After burning out of a successful acting career in Hollywood, Anastasia set out to understand the perfectionism and people-pleasing behind her own stress-induced early perimenopause. She founded The Cortisol Clinic, and sees menopause as an opportunity, not a curse.

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  Mindfulness

  Fabienne Vailes

  Mindfulness teacher, hypnotherapist and author

  A self-described recovering language teacher and reformed mother. Fabienne wrote The Flourishing Student, co-wrote How to Grow a Grown Up, and founded Flourishing Education. She is also an NLP master practitioner and coach.

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  Mindset and mantras

  Kessie May

  Mindset coach and community builder

  Kessie pairs science-backed approaches to behaviour with intuition and a little magic. Her session, Mindset & Mantras, is a playful, practical look at the voice in your head - and how changing that conversation changes what feels possible.

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  Talk

  Bean Bindloss

  Nutritional therapist and integrative hypnotist

  Based in Bruton, Somerset, Bean helps women through perimenopause and hormonal health challenges. Her talk explains what shifting oestrogen does to memory, energy, sleep and weight, with practical ways to support your metabolic health.

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  Session

  Susie Morris

  Transformation coach and nutritional advisor

  Susie helps women who feel overwhelmed or stuck make change through small shifts in state, habits and everyday choices. Expect a fun, practical session, plus a stand with naturally derived skincare and the wholefood supplements she relied on herself.

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  Talk

  Rachel Fleming

  Contemporary witch and intuitive consultant

  Rachel guides women through the thresholds of midlife, treating intuition as a compass rather than a luxury. Her session, Menopause: A Spiritual Journey Home, is gentle, mischievous and rooted in cyclical living and a devotion to nature.

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  Talk

  Sheetal Jethwa

  Menopause champion, founder of South Asian Voices Bristol

  A campaigner and broadcaster currently in perimenopause herself, Sheetal speaks openly about what it does to confidence, relationships and work. She makes the case for representation, and for conversations that put South Asian women at their heart.

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  Talk

  Sarah-Joy Lendon

  Oral health coach with a background in dentistry

  Sarah-Joy supports midlife women dealing with changes in the mouth, which is closely tied to general and mental health. She combines dental knowledge, nutrition and compassionate coaching.

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  IFS meditations

  Sylvie Wicks

  Internal Family Systems therapist

  Sylvie works from a studio in Stoke Bishop, Bristol, and introduces Internal Family Systems - the idea that the mind is a mosaic of parts, none of them bad - with short meditations to start mapping your own.

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  Talk

  Fran O'Connor

  Life coach

  Fran works with people at a crossroads - a career that no longer fits, or a search for something new to care about. The question underneath it all: are you valuing yourself properly?