03/17/2026
I want you to picture someone.
She's the woman at work who has it together. The one who knows the systems, handles the hard conversations, and delivers every time. She's been there for years, and she's earned every bit of respect she has.
But lately, something has shifted.
She's forgetting words mid-sentence. She's lying awake at 2 AM, exhausted but unable to sleep. She's having waves of anxiety she can't explain. She's excusing herself from meetings because a hot flash just hit, and she doesn't want anyone to see her face flush.
She hasn't told anyone. Not her boss. Not HR. Not even her closest colleague.
Because where would she even start?
There's no policy for this. No one has ever said the word "menopause" in a workplace meeting. No manager has been trained to recognize that the employee who seems "off" isn't checked out, she's going through a hormonal transition that affects literally every system in her body.
So she stays quiet. She compensates. She works twice as hard to maintain the standard she used to hit effortlessly.
And eventually? She either burns out or she walks away.
This is happening right now in companies everywhere. Nearly 20% of the workforce is going through some stage of perimenopause or menopause.
Most of them are carrying it alone because nobody has opened the door to the conversation.
It doesn't have to be this way.
No fads. Just facts.