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What You're Feeling
IS Real
Turning Menopause from a Career Disrupter into a Leadership Accelerator
Menopause isn't just personal. It's a leadership conversation.
And it’s time we stop whispering.
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You’ve earned your place in leadership through vision, resilience, and hard work. Yet when your body begins to navigate a transition that most people don’t talk about—and few doctors are trained to support—it can feel isolating.
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Sleepless nights. Energy shifts. Mental fog—or a Hot Flash during a high-stakes meeting. For women in leadership, these moments appear right at the height of our careers, when we’re carrying immense responsibility, possibility, and influence.
It also happens to be a time in life when women leaders are still raising children and even caring for aging parents or family members.
But here’s the truth: menopause doesn’t have to hold you back. This stage of life can offer an opportunity to refine how–and why–you lead, aligning experience with wellbeing in a powerful way.
Why Leadership Can't Afford the Silence
Perimenopause through post-menopause is a natural biological transition and over 51% of the population will experience this change—yet most companies and leadership programs ignore it completely.
This silence costs us.
Did you know:
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1 in 5 women consider leaving their jobs due to menopause symptoms.
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1 in 10 have missed work in the past year because of their symptoms.
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​The U.S. economy loses an estimated $1.8 billion annually in work loss due to menopause-related challenges.
At the same time, these are the years when women are stepping into senior roles, boardrooms, and entrepreneurship. This isn’t just a personal wellness issue—it’s a leadership and business issue.
Forward-thinking leaders and organizations are ready to change.
We'll Work Together
Menopause is part of your leadership story—and together, we’ll make sure it becomes a catalyst for growth.
When we work together, you'll:
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Understand your unique stage of menopause and what’s happening in your body and mind.
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Build strategies to sustain your executive presence and decision-making even when energy shifts.
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Develop resilience and confidence for navigating change inside and out.
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Normalize the conversation in your workplace so you and others don’t feel isolated.
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Leave with a plan—a personalized leadership and health approach that supports your continued success.
This is a collaborative, evidence-based process grounded in leadership psychology, executive coaching, and cutting-edge women’s health science.
Ways to Partner with Me
1:1 Executive Coaching
Step Powerfully into Your Strongest Chapter
Tailored to your leadership goals, your energy, and your stage of life. We’ll design a plan that empowers you to lead with clarity and confidence while aligning with your personal wellbeing.
Group Coaching
Leadership & The "M" Word Cohorts
Join a powerful group of women leaders navigating the same journey. Learn, share, and grow together in a safe, professional space designed to transform challenges into leadership insights.
Speaking, Workshop & Keynotes
Bring the conversation to your organization or association
From the “M” Word in the C-suite, to how menopause awareness drives retention and performance, I deliver informational keynotes and hands-on workshops that engage, educate, and empower. Let’s make sure your organization leads this conversation, not avoids it.
Laurie Addison, PhD
& WIP (Work in Progress)
As an executive coach and leadership development expert, I’ve guided senior leaders through every kind of transition—acquisitions, mergers, promotions, exits, start-ups, crises, reinventions, and more.
Now, I bring that same expertise to one of the most under-discussed transitions in leadership for women: menopause.
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My own personal journey inspired me to dive deep into this area and find answers to what was happening to me, physiologically and psychologically, and at the very height of my corporate career as an executive-level leader. Armed with a doctorate in organizational leadership and change management, advanced certifications in women’s health and menopause management, combined with executive coaching methods and leadership psychology, I help women leaders either maintain or reclaim their edge and thrive at what should be the prime of their careers!
Together, we’ll ensure that you have a better understanding of this natural biological transition and how you can strengthen and grow in your leadership .
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