Menopause Support founder Diane Danzebrink’s first book, Making Menopause Matter, is published today, after much hard work and many late nights. The book is aimed at not just those going through menopause, but also those who support them. “I am excited, and still a little bit amazed, to share the cover for my book with you.” Diane said. “This has been a real labour of love and the product of many, many weekends and late nights. (Advice for other aspiring authors; writing a book while working full time is a bonkers thing to do!). “I have wanted to write a guide to menopause and navigating the m ..read more

What a week! On Monday our grassroots community celebrated hitting 200,000 signatures on the #makemenopausematter campaign petition. Tomorrow my book Making Menopause Matter will be published. I am very grateful to everyone who has signed and continues to share the campaign. I am equally grateful to all those who have contributed to and reviewed the book. I have written the book for everyone, it is both a guide to navigating the menopause landscape, an explanation of why menopause should matter to us all, and what needs to happen to make sure that everyone has the right help at the right time ..read more

BBC Radio5Live Presenter Colin Murray was more than kind about Menopause Support founder, Diane Danzebrink when she appeared on his show last week, calling her a “remarkable woman”. “Remarkable because she doesn’t just say she does something – she has forced through such changes that will and have benefitted millions of women in the UK – it’s aas simple as that” Colin added. Thank you, kind Sir! You can hear the question and answer session, which lasts for around an hour, here. Di’s segment starts around one hour and five minutes into the show.   ..read more

Menopause Support founder Diane Danzebrink writes: This week I was honoured to be invited to deliver the keynote speech at an International Symposium focused on the menopause experience, hosted by the Health and Global Policy Institute in Japan. Back in 2012, at crisis point with my mental health, as the result of surgical menopause without the right information and support, I could not have dreamt that this might be part of my future. It is vital that we work together as a global community to ensure that we #makemenopausematter for everybody, everywhere. Heres’ what the HGPI say about the eve ..read more

For International Women’s Day 2024, the influential Women’s Health magazine highlighted a small group of women campaigning to make the world a fairer place – and MS Founder Diane Danzebrink is among them. The magazine’s choice of spotlighted individuals, as well as Diane, includes Tinuke Awe and Clotilde Abe, founders of FIVEXMORE, campaigning GP Dr Sonia Adesara, Dr Barbara Guinn, Biomedical Scientist, and Prof Pragya Agarwal, author of Hysterical: Exploding the Myth of Gendered Emotions. Here’s what the magazine had to say about Diane: “Cast your mind back a few years and you’ll recall ..read more

This week Menopause Support was in Norwich at the Castle Quarter Shopping Centre for a free menopause drop in event. We had lots of people come and chat. It was upsetting to hear how so many were struggling to get the help and support that they deserve both in healthcare and in the workplace. Also distressing to hear from several postmenopausal women still experiencing symptoms who felt that they just had to get on with it. Really encouraging to have two men come and ask for information for their partners. All those who came to chat left with the Understanding Menopause booklet and advic ..read more

Menopause Support founder Diane Danzebrink’s first book, Making Menopause Matter, will be published in May, after much hard work and many late nights. The book is aimed at not just those going through menopause, but also those who support them. “I am excited, and still a little bit amazed, to share the cover for my forthcoming book with you.” Diane said this week. “This has been a real labour of love and the product of many, many weekends and late nights. (Advice for other aspiring authors; writing a book while working full time is a bonkers thing to do!). “I have wanted to write a guide to me ..read more

Menopause Support founder Diane Danzebrink spoke with Kayleigh Poacher at BBC Radio Norfolk about why menopause should matter to everyone, the barriers to getting the right help and support, and what needs to change. You can listen here. Diane’s interview starts around 1.35 into the broadcast. On February 15th Menopause Support will be at Castle Quarter shopping centre in Norwich for a free menopause drop in event from 10am-2pm.   ..read more

Today has been fabulous and frustrating in equal measure…. The fabulous. I spent the day at The Forum in Norwich, sharing menopause information and answering questions with the lovely people there. Gave out lots of booklets and posters. One lovely man came especially to get information about how he can better support his partner. The frustrating. Spoke with a woman in her twenties clearly in premature menopause but getting no help from her GP, she has been told several times that she is too young. Spoke to several post menopausal women who feel angry and upset they did not receive the righ ..read more

Menopause Support founder Diane Danzebrink will be bringing Menopause Support to Norwich over the next few months, with a series of in-person, drop in events, planned for January, February and March. Members of the public can talk to Diane at the Forum on 25 January, Castle Quarter on 15 February and in John Lewis Norwich on 28 March, with the rare opportunity to meet her in person and ask questions about how to access better information about managing the menopause. More information ..read more