The M Factor 2: Before The Pause (Perimenopause) presented by IPH

Join us for the next installment of the Community Impact Film Series, focused on Women’s Health, and explore critical conversations around this important topic.
Event Schedule:

10 AM – Outdoor Yoga & Resource Fair
Start the morning with Yoga on IPH’s front lawn led by Dancing Lotus. Not much of a yogi? Connect with local organizations and access valuable resources supporting women’s health in IPH’s Champa & Vasant Patel Film Community Space.

11 AM – Poetic Response featuring Glenis Redmond.
Glenis Redmond is Greenville, South Carolina’s inaugural Poet Laureate and a 2025 recipient of the Order of the Palmetto, the state’s highest civilian honor.

11:15 AM – Film Screening & Post-Screening Panel Discussion
From the producers of the groundbreaking documentary The (M) Factor comes The (M) Factor 2: Before The Pause (Perimenopause), a powerful new film continuing the vital conversation about women’s hormones, health, and the changes that shape this stage of life.

Blending expert insights with women’s real experiences, the film looks at how perimenopause affects your heart, bone, brain, and sexual health, and the solutions helping women thrive through it.
Hear from local experts to dissect the the main takeaways from the documentary. Panelists include:
Dr. Pamela Gibson Senegal proudly joined the YWCA Central Carolinas as the new CEO in early March, 2025. Previously, she served as President of Piedmont Community College since 2017.
Dr. Tonya Freeman, PsyD, LP is a licensed clinical psychologist and the Clinical Director of Behavioral Health for the Charlotte Region at Novant Health’s Psychiatry Institute.
Jasmine Cutlip, FNP-C, MSCP is a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with specialty training in gynecology, urogynecology, and urology. She is a certified menopause practitioner through The Menopause Society.
Alyse Kelly-Jones, MD, FACOG, IF is one of the nation’s foremost authorities on gynecology and sexual health. She currently serves patients at Tryon Women’s Center, focused exclusively on women’s health, and provides exceptional care and surgical services for patients of all ages, from childhood to the reproductive years to menopause and beyond.

1:00 PM – Resource Fair Continues
Revisit the fair to gather additional information and connect with support networks.

1:30 PM – Event Concludes

Thank you to our presenting sponsor, for making this program possible. Additional support is provided by, , , and Kathryn & Luke Kissam. Thank you to our event partner, .

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