The Working Women's Guide to Menopause

Gail and Ruby are two friends with a burning (haha) desire to help women power through their menopause, learn tips and tricks, and see the funny side of what can feel like a monumental time in your life.


Both Accredited Master Coaches with the IAPC&M (The International Authority of Professional Mentoring and Coaching), Gail and Ruby have both been working with their respective coaching clients, in small business, and corporate, through their own menopause phase, and have experienced different degrees of menopausal symptoms in this time.


The co-authors recognize that life does not stop just because women go through menopause. From sleepless nights to sweats and forgets, and cardigans on and off, repeatedly.


Our bodies change, our emotions too, but life and business carry on regardless.


Gail and Ruby's book aims to share their personal experience of menopause and other women in business or in the corporate world, who also share their experiences.


The co-authors recognise and respect gender diversity. As advocates for gender equality, this book is for anyone who identifies as a woman, transgender, non-binary, and/or another gender-diverse person, who has a menstrual cycle and is likely to experience menopause.


Whatever your position as a professional woman, it is Gail and Ruby's hope that The Working Women's Guide to Menopause: When the Heat it On, Don't Sweat It! will help you deal with life, and manage your mindset and workload, to thrive through the change and beyond.


«I love it…I've just read all of it with a (swimming pool-sized) glass of wine. I love the humour, the stories, the practical tips, the fact that I can adapt it for me, the quizzes/thought-provoking questions, health tips, strategies,…honestly, it's brilliant. I'm going to be buying lots of these as presents…»
Delia Zanatta, Founder & Co-CEO @Optunli Ltd, UK


Table of Contents


Introduction
1. MEET THE AUTHORS
2. PERIMENOPAUSE VS MENOPAUSE
3. GAIL & RUBY'S JOURNEY
Gail's Menopausal Journey
Ruby's Menopausal Journey
4. FACTS ABOUT MENOPAUSE
5. MORNING ROUTINES
Gail's Morning Routine
Ruby's Morning Routine
6. MANAGING YOU
Protect Your Time
Setting Boundaries
Practice Saying 'No'
Practice Self-Care
Journalling
7. MANAGE YOUR MINDSET
Imperfectly Perfect
Mind Your Language
8. OWN YOUR TIME
Time Boxing
Manage your Time
Be Accountable
9. MANAGE YOUR TIME
How to Think Yourself into Being More
Productive
Shift the Fog and Get Your Best
Work Done
20 Ways to Beat Procrastination
Radical Focus
Success Habits
10. REAL LIFE STORIES
Debbie's Story
Delia's Story
Jenny's Story
Karen's Story
Lin's Story
Amanda's Story
Mary's Story
Dawn's Story
Angie's Story
Fiona's Story
11. FINAL WORDS
12. BONUS RESOURCES
Reference
What's Next?