World Menopause Day 2025: “I didn’t know what was happening to me”

World Menopause Day 2025

Optical professionals discuss menopause support in the workplace ahead of World Menopause Day 2025.

Menopause Symptoms and Confidence

Specsavers senior events and communication manager, Lou Furby, notes that menopause can result in a diverse range of symptoms, affecting a woman's confidence.

Something you hear quite often from women going through menopause is the phrase, ‘I just don’t feel like me’

Furby adds that gaining perspective on her experience helped her realize the impact of menopause on her life.

I now know, being back to my normal self, just how much of myself was missing for 10 years

MenoTalk Support Network

Furby co-founded MenoTalk, a Specsavers colleague support network launched in 2021.

Author's summary: Menopause affects women's confidence in the workplace.

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