1. SE5:EP2 Normalising Menopause in the Workplace Clarissa Kristjansson 39:17

Today there are over 350m+ of menopausal age in the global workforce. The conversation around Menopause at work quite rightly is growing.

My guest today is Karen Stein a certified Executive Coach with a depth of business experience from +30 years in the professional services industry.

As a long-standing Partner of Deloitte since 2000, Karen commenced her second career in 2016 designing and leading the Coaching Program for Women Partners for Deloitte. Karen is also a faculty member of Deloitte University Asia-Pacific and co-facilitates leadership programs

Her purpose and passion for Coaching women leaders towards sustainable long-term careers in business roles have brought her to strive to normalise the once-taboo topic of Menopause in the workplace. She hopes that the impact of her Coaching ripples widely to make our world a better place.

In our conversation we talk about:

Why is Menopause a workplace issue?

What types of things can be done to support menopausal employees in the workplace?

Is education of the workforce the key solution?

How does Coaching play a role with Menopause in the workplace?

Normalising the dialogue around Menopause will allow for more supportive conversations across a wider section of our communities.

To connect with Karen you reach out to her on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-stein-Coaching/ or go to her website http://www.karensteincoaching.com/

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Clarissa Kristjansson Independant Podcaster

At 62 Clarissa Kristjansson knows that menopause can be positive, transformational and an upgrade in our creativity. Clarissa is an internationally recognized menopause educator, third-age women's health coach, and certified mindfulness and medical qi gong practitioner.

A neuroscientist and former corporate high-flyer it was her own perimenopause experience that set her on a different path to empower women. And by cracking open the conversation about our beliefs and behaviour we can shift the collective mindset to seeing menopause not as the end but as an opportunity for reinvention and revitalization.

She is the host of the popular Thriving Thru Menopause podcast.