Menopause: It's a Movement!

Name: Menopause: It's a Movement!
Start: 2025-04-16T17:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-04-16T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Lansing Central United Methodist Church

Schedule

Wed Apr 16 2025 at 05:30 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Lansing Central United Methodist Church | Lansing, MI

Meaghan & her mom, Cheryl are officially teaming up on a project that they're both passionate about: making the world a better place for women & female bodied beings!
Specifically, we are working together to support women during their peri-menopausal, menopausal & post-menopausal years.
We are so excited to invite our Lansing community to this FREE event where you will learn what to expect before, during & after menopause, how to manage your symptoms, how to advocate for yourself in the healthcare system & with your employer, and how to educate the next generation.
This event is also a great place for employers, medical professionals, holistic healthcare providers & others to learn how to be more inclusive & supportive to menopause age women.
Lastly, this space is open to WOMEN ONLY and is a safe space for you to SHARE YOUR STORY about your experience with menopause and be seen, heard & validated by your community members & women's health experts!
Meet our panelists:
Dr. Diana Bitner, OBGYN, Author, Certified Menopause Practitioner, True Women’s Health
Dr. Elena Alawa, DO, Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapist, True Health Solutions Clinic
Dr. Andrea Herrst, DC PLC, Chiropractor, Arvigo Practitioner, Women’s Health Expert
Dr. Virginia Caldwell, MM, MT-BC, NMT, Caldwell Community Community Services
Lysne Tait, Founder of Helping Women Period, Women’s Health Advocate, Helping Women Period
Hormone healthy refreshments provided by Abundance Cafe!
Live harp provided by Serenity 🎶
Learn more about how this event came to be & why it's important:
Gov. Whitmer is committed to making Michigan a leader in women’s mid-life health policy and asked the MWC to lead the charge! Gov. Whitmer and the MWC launched the first of several conversations on women’s mid-life health and menopause on March 12, 2025, with special guests Halle Berry and Dr. Pauline Maki. Check out this clip from the conversation:

Menopause is one of the most neglected areas of women's health, carrying profound economic, social, and healthcare consequences. Globally, over one billion women are in the menopausal transition or postmenopausal stage, with many now spending a third of their lives post menopause. Symptoms can persist for over a decade, significantly affecting long-term health outcomes, including bone, brain and cardiovascular health.
Despite its prevalence, menopause remains woefully underfunded, under-researched, and absent from global health priorities. The shortage of healthcare professionals trained in menopause care only widens the gap. With 25% of the U.S. workforce currently in some phase of menopause and $1.8 billion lost annually in productivity, addressing the issue is not just about health—it is an economic imperative.
These conversations are a call to make mid-life women’s healthcare more accessible, affordable, and empowering for women in Michigan.