On May 5th 2026 The International Menopause Society (IMS) confirmed that they will now be changing how they describe estrogen levels during menopause transition. Based on research carried out the Study of Women Across Nations, symptoms are not caused by low or deficient estrogen in perimenopause.

The Story of Menopause LIVE - The IMS Version

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£27 - 90 minute Masterclass

What causes symptoms if it's not low estrogen? I explain the Real Menopause Biology

The Blueprint of Ovarian Aging from periods to perimenopause and beyond (according to the IMS)

How all this translates into better client outcomes

Choose from one of two dates:

Date: 22nd June Time: 5 - 6.30pm (UK)

Date: 29th June Time: 9am - 10.30am (UK)

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I will cover all this in just 90 mins!

1. The Real Menopause Biology

This workshop includes the SWAN study and STRAW+10 frameworks — the structural tools that help you map menstrual health changes across all life stages and why estrogen deficiency was never a real thing!

We teach you how the brain-ovarian rhythm is the driver of symptom profiles.

And how the individual sensitivity to the changing levels not absolutes is what makes the biggest impact

Taking a great menstrual health history then helps you build a better menstrual health tool kit and guidance strategy for your client.

2. The Symptom Checklist Trap

Without connecting these life stages, clients will remain confused about the changes they experience, and practitioners are left trying to manage isolated symptoms rather than understanding the whole-body journey.

In my journey as an educator I realised, when it comes to supporting others the core issue is that most of us simply aren't taught the foundation biology of menstrual health.

This also means you are equipped with the skills to support people with menstrual cycle awareness and their journey through perimenopause. Same biology. Same skill set. Different point on the timeline.

3. Dismantling Modern Hormone Legends

Stop repeating social media trends and establish absolute clinical credibility. Get the exact biological reframing that will instantly set your practice apart:

How to Avoid The Cortisol Blame Game:

Why stress and nervous system regulation are essential, but the "steal" theory is a biological impossibility.

The Blood-Brain Barrier Reality:

Why clear biology matters and how assumptions muddy the waters, and affect outcomes.

The "Estrogen Dominance" Reframe:

Why you must stop using this misleading blanket term and look at anovulation instead.

The Hormone Naming Guide:

How hormones are made and why using the right names protects your professional reputation, and supports client understanding.

The "Adrenal Fatigue" Myth

Why glands do not simply stop working and what the actual data on stress-induced DHEA output tells us instead

The High-BMI Brain Fog Proof

Why the theory that fat tissue simply stores active estrogen fails basic physiology.

Assembly vs. Production

The critical biological distinction between a tissue producing a hormone versus fat cells assembling it.

The Hormone Gender Trap

How to escape the reductive "male vs. female" binary and master a whole-body systemic perspective.

Why This Training Exists (And Why You Can Trust It)

For years, I faced a major problem in my menstrual health teaching - the diagrams, images, and narratives surrounding perimenopause didn’t match what I was seeing.

The standard models kept showing hormone levels dropping off cliffs, and a deficient state. I refused to keep teaching outdated, alarmist science. So, I went looking for the raw data.

I bypassed the trends and anchored this entire curriculum in the landmark SWAN study on estradiol trajectories, and now since May 2026 the gold-standard recommendations from the International Menopause Society (IMS).

When you align your practice with the absolute highest standard of ovarian biology, everything shifts.

If all this workshop does is give you the ability to have clear, calm, and confident conversations about menstrual cycle health - from periods to perimenopause and beyond -

without feeling like you need to be a medical myth-buster... would it be worth it?