Menopause Success Summit taking place in Enfield

Johnstown Estate, Enfield, will be the venue for the Menopause Success Summit (MSS) on 22nd October, organised by Catherine O'Keeffee of wellnesswarrior.ie. The one-day event happening just days after World Menopause Day, brings women together to empower them with the latest accurate information on menopause. MC for the event will be actor, activist and writer Noelle Brown.

"In Meath alone, as many as 24 per cent of the female population are in menopause. That’s over 23,000 women," says MSS founder Catherine O’Keeffe. "Yet despite the large number of women going through it, there isn’t clarity around menopause. There’s overwhelming confusion due to the vast amount of conflicting advice that abounds."

She outlined that an example of that is the confusion that exists around the role of hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) in the long-term health of women and said following Davina McCall’s menopause documentary released earlier this year, many questions arose around the impact of HRT on dementia

"I love to see menopause in the media. But we need to make sure we keep the conversation balanced, and we stick to what the experts and clinical studies say. The consequences of confusing women are too great," said O'Keeffe.

Cognition and Mood is this year’s theme for World Menopause Day, and O'Keeffe's own workplace survey revealed brain fog to be the most challenging symptom for women. "That’s why this October, cognitive health will be a headline topic at MSS during a day set up to be the ‘best concise guide to menopause."

Joining O’Keeffe onstage will be 10 experts in topics ranging from pelvic health to skincare. The day will be devoted to giving women research-backed information that will help them take control of their menopause.

She said the amount of positive feedback from the first in-person MSS in Cork last May highlighted just how in need women are of knowledge, inspiration and community during this inevitable phase of their lives.