Helen Clare, Menopause in Schools @HAClare

Helping schools and teachers handle peri/menopause so that they can focus on learners | ex-Biology teacher | 🐈 fosterer | textile 👩‍🎨 | gin aficionado. menopauseinschools.co.uk Manchester Joined October 2009

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Helen Clare, Menopause in Schools @HAClare

22 hours ago

Just a reminder to give yourself a break if you are struggling with perimenopause. It's tough. Your brain is struggling to adjust to hormonal swings - that's where things like mood swings, memory loss and brain fog are coming from. It's not all in your mind - it's in your brain!…

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Helen Clare, Menopause in Schools @HAClare

2 days ago

If you've reached midlife and you're still teaching, the chances are it's because you love it and it matters to you - and you're probably pretty good at it by now. So if perimenopause takes that away, that's a tragedy. For you, for the pupils, for the school, for the education…

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Helen Clare, Menopause in Schools @HAClare

3 days ago

Confidence really matters when you're in the classroom. We are on show all the time - and being on top of our game is easier when we feel good about ourselves. Perimenopause and menopause can take a bite out of our confidence. Here's why. And what we do about it.…

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Helen Clare, Menopause in Schools @HAClare

4 days ago

When I'm not working with schools to help their menopausal staff, I sometimes run creative menopause workshops with The Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester. On our last workshop we made lavender bags. The smell of lavender can help with sleep - so it also gave us lots of…

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Helen Clare, Menopause in Schools @HAClare

5 days ago

Teaching is a stressful job. Always has been. You're in performance mode all day, you're thinking on your feet, you're working with demanding children and young people who are still learning how to manage their emotions and their lives, you have a high workload and there's…

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Helen Clare, Menopause in Schools @HAClare

6 days ago

When perimenopause sneaks up in the middle of the night and makes off with not just your libido, but your passion for your job! What's that about? It's all set off by those hormonal shifts doing a number on your brain. But there's lot going on. Fatigue - especially when you're…

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Helen Clare, Menopause in Schools @HAClare

7 days ago

One size does not fit all with menopause. One size does not fit all with menopause treatments. One size does not fit all when it comes to supporting school staff. One size does not fit all when it comes to menopause policy. We are all different. We are all differently affected…

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Helen Clare, Menopause in Schools @HAClare

a week ago

Have you got your winter boots out yet! This is my first day in boots (after getting soaked to the skin on Saturday. I missed them. They're so comfy and cosy!

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Helen Clare, Menopause in Schools @HAClare

a week ago

Can ignorance about perimenopause and menopause be deadly? Ignorance is a harsh word but not recognising perimenopause when it happens is common - because it often shows up in unexpected ways. Sometimes those ways can involve devastating mental health crises. Sometimes those…

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Helen Clare, Menopause in Schools @HAClare

a week ago

Honestly, if you don't have a menopause policy you are missing a trick that could improve the wellbeing and performance of key members of staff, reduce attrition and protect you from a whole world of trouble. medium.com/@helenaclare/w… #Edutwitter #WomenEd

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Helen Clare, Menopause in Schools @HAClare

2 weeks ago

Yes, you need a menopause policy. 📝 You need it because you have a legal obligation to support employees through perimenopause and into menopause. 📝 You need it because it enables you to consider what that support might look like - and put reasonable boundaries on it. 📝 You…

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Helen Clare, Menopause in Schools @HAClare

2 weeks ago

Perimenopause was the loneliest time of my life. I didn't understand what was happening. Those around me didn't appreciate what I was going through. Throw in a misdiagnosis and a sprinkling of medical trauma and things really started to fall apart. That was 15 years ago, and…

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Helen Clare, Menopause in Schools @HAClare

2 weeks ago

What if we could make a cloak that captured what people felt about perimenopause and menopause? What if we could make a cloak that felt comforting and soothing to those struggling with perimenopause and menopause? What if we could combine those two ideas? That's what we set…

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Helen Clare, Menopause in Schools @HAClare

2 weeks ago

There's always plenty going on it a school to get any person going. But you're not any person. You know how to de-escalate, how to keep calm and how to use your own emotional regulation to suck up all the difficult emotions in the room. And then comes perimenopause. Your chaotic…

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Helen Clare, Menopause in Schools @HAClare

2 weeks ago

I help schools support their staff through perimenopause and menopause so that they can keep on doing the jobs they love the way we know they can. There are a number of ways I do that. Here's what they are and here's what they cost. And here's how you book a quick chat with me.…

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Helen Clare, Menopause in Schools @HAClare

2 weeks ago

Perimenopause and menopause can make mincemeat of our brains. Brain fog, fatigue, anxiety, rage, memory loss - even the hot flushes start in our brains! Hormone shifts have a impact on lots of key areas of the brain. There are lots of ways to help - HRT and other medical…

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Helen Clare, Menopause in Schools @HAClare

3 weeks ago

When the brain goes awry in perimenopause and menopause there are a few ways to handle it. HRT can be a big part of the fix. Diet's important - cutting down on carbs and upping the protein's really helpful. Exercise helps with fatigue and focus. Meditation and mindfulness is…

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Helen Clare, Menopause in Schools @HAClare

3 weeks ago

Few things make me smile more than an autumn rose. So here's to all us late bloomers. Those of us who are rocking it in mid-life and beyond, despite the challenges of perimenopause and menopause and the demands of life. And if the challenges of perimenopause and menopause mean…

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Helen Clare, Menopause in Schools @HAClare

3 weeks ago

Being honest is something that matters a lot to me. Being 'nice' not so much. Because the thing about being nice, is it isn't always about being kind. Being nice is holding back. Being nice is making sure that you come off looking like a nice person rather than making sure the…

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Helen Clare, Menopause in Schools @HAClare

3 weeks ago

Education matters. The work you do in our schools matters. It makes a long lasting difference to the lives of the children and young people you work with. It makes a valuable contribution to our society and the world in which we live. Education matters. Making sure all our…