Hi, I’m
Kayley Wilson!
I exchanged my director level legal management career for a passionate cause. To raise awareness of menopause in the workplace so women can thrive through the menopause transition, so managers can feel confident dealing with menopause issues when they arise and increasing businesses retention of talent. Having personally experienced a very low and scary episode during perimenopause, I was flabbergasted at the lack of understand and open conversations surrounding menopause.
I use my management and pubic speaking skills to deliver impactful, relevant and interactive workplace menopause training for all.
Why Change it up
Change it up is about making positive changes through increased menopause knowledge and awareness. Training demystifies the misinformation surrounding menopause.
Change it up specialises in workplace training, providing your teams and managers with the tools and knowledge they need to confidently address any menopause issues.
The pause
I stumbled into the menopause not giving it a second thought and why would I? Nobody had ever told me scary stories about it, like they do with childbirth, actually thinking about it, nobody ever said anything. To be honest, I didn’t even recognise the symptoms at first, how crazy is that! Having never suffered with mental health issues, my first symptom was anxiety. This worsened and brought on panic attacks, chest pains and dizziness. My days became unpredictable as I had no idea how I would feel and what symptoms I would have day to day. I didn’t understand what was going on inside my mind or my body.
I did think I was too young … clearly I wasn’t!
The change
After several months, I finally identified that I was perimenopausal and looked for information to help ease my symptoms. I found there was a lot of conflicting advice and no clear pathway to the answers I needed. It was really frustrating, which heightened my anxiety. Whilst my family were supportive, I felt an element of failure as I couldn’t overcome the menopausal symptoms I was experiencing, which left me feeling isolated. So I began my own research until I found the answers I needed. I took positive action steps to get my mind and body back on a healthy pathway. It got me thinking about the many women in the same position as me. Either stumbling into menopause without knowing very much about it, coping with menopause without support or having been through menopause, thinking that was the end to their symptoms. I desperately wanted to help, so I changed my career and created a workplace menopause awareness programme which enabled everyone to have access to the much needed information, regardless of age or gender.
So began the creation of Change it Up!
The positive
It’s time to forget about the social negativity surrounding menopause. It’s time to be informed and feel empowered.
Change it up can provide the training and support you and your business needs to raise awareness of menopause, acknowledge the impact it can have and help women thrive during and after menopause. Together we can eradicate the misconceptions of menopause, break down the social barriers and provide meaningful and accurate training that gives everyone the confidence to deal with any menopause issues proactively.