Jayne Woodman – The Menopause Team

Jayne Woodman – Founder of The Menopause Team.

Jayne Woodman is Swansea based and founder of The Menopause Team, established in 2019, to help employers and employees create significantly better menopause outcomes for women and organisations, through raising awareness of menopause and associated symptoms.

GCS invited Jayne to deliver a webinar to all employees on World Menopause Day in 2021 to talk about her experience of menopause and to share support options on how to better manage symptoms.  Click here to view the full webinar.

balance+ app

We’re delighted to offer all of our female staff between the ages of 45 – 55  balance+ as part of Gower College Swansea’s wellbeing offer over the next 12 months..

balance+ is the world’s first medically approved health and wellbeing companion, tailored to the needs of perimenopausal and menopausal women, brought to you by balance app the award-winning menopause support app founded by GP and menopause specialist Dr Louise Newson.

By offering balance+, we’re committed to supporting the wellbeing of our staff and providing you with evidence-based knowledge and tools, so you have all the up to date information in relation to the perimenopause and the menopause.

The balance app is offering you access to medically approved content, a community to share with likeminded women, symptoms tracker and the ability to download your Health Report© to support consultation with your GP. Furthermore balance+ provides content from experts at the intersection of menopause including recipes, Yoga & Pilates classes, live Q&A sessions, mindfulness, real-life consultations and so much more.

To access balance+, please contact lorraine.evans@gcs.ac.uk for the link and your unique code.

Menopause Cafe

In Gower College Swansea half of our workforce is made up of women over 40. In addition, 205 women fall into the age range that is most typically experiencing menopausal symptoms. We want to reduce the stigma around talking about menopause, raise awareness of the symptoms, provide information and signpost to available support networks.

We want to get everyone talking about menopause and we hold informal menopause cafes across all campuses to give employees the chance to get together over a coffee to talk and share their experiences. The sessions will be taking place on the following days and locations:

  • Ty Coch               Tuesday 20th September @ 12.00 pm, Main Hall
  • Gorseinon           Tuesday 27th September @ 12.00 pm, room to be announced
  • Jubilee Court      Tuesday 11th October @ 12.00pm, room to be announced

These sessions are subject to change, and will be open to all, regardless of gender or age and we look forward to meeting you all soon! For more information or to get involved, please contact Lorraine.evans@gcs.ac.uk