EP34:
Why We All Need to Talk About Menopause - Cynthia Davis, Dr. Clarissa Kristjansson, and Jay Pryor
In today's episode, you will learn from various firsthand perspectives as Cynthia Davis, Dr. Clarissa Kristjansson, and Jay Pryor join us in honoring Menopause Awareness Month! Listen in as they discuss all the facets surrounding menopause, gender equality, and womxn's healthcare in the workplace. Be empowered and continue to break down barriers today!
Key takeaways to listen for
Menopause awareness in the U.S. compared to the U.K.
3 Common misconceptions about menopause
Expert advice on what we can do when experiencing menopause
Ideas on how organizations can support gender equity and menopause
Why are people not talking about menopause and gender equity?
Possible ways to break the stigma on womxn’s health issues
Life lessons learned from menopause or perimenopause
About Cynthia Davis, Dr. Clarissa Kristjansson, and Jay Pryor
Cynthia Davis is the CEO and Founder of Diversifying Group. With over eighteen years’ hands-on recruitment experience at senior level and a BAME background, Cynthia is ideally placed to identify diverse talent as well as understanding the barriers that make an authentic recruitment process impossible to achieve using traditional recruitment processes. She has worked within and recruited for some of the best-known corporate, public, private, and third-sector organizations for Senior Executive positions up to Board Level.
Cynthia strives to create a positive impact from diversity and inclusion initiatives and has personally written articles for the Voice Newspaper and LGBT History Month and Black History Month on the topic. She is a mentor to young adults and 11-18 year-olds via the Stephen Lawrence Trust Mentorship Programme.
Clarissa Kristjansson, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized menopause educator. She is widely regarded as the go-to source for the holistic health aspects of menopause. She speaks worldwide on the positive and transformative nature of this life transition. She is the host of the popular Thriving Thru Menopause podcast and author of the bestseller The Mindful Menopause. Her second book, "The Potent Power of Menopause: A Globally Diverse Perspective of Feminine Transformation, " will be published in March 2022. In addition, she has written more than 100 articles for media in the UK, Australia, India, and US.
Jay Pryor is a speaker, executive coach, and facilitator of corporate trainings and workshops around the world. They are a transgender and gender non-conforming advocate and educator for inclusivity and gender consciousness. They also serve as the co-host of Doing the Work with Jay and Becca, a weekly podcast devoted to awakening people to their own power to transform their lives. Jay is the author of the acclaimed book Lean Inside: 7 Steps to Personal Power: A Practical Guide to Transformation for Women. Jay lives with their wife, Jessica, and their two children in Lawrence, Kansas.
Connect with Cynthia, Clarissa, and Jay
Website: Diversifying Leadership
Podcast: Thriving Thru Menopause | The Gender Reveal Party
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