Financial Changemakers, Series 2 - Hormonal Health

Welcome to the Financial Changemakers podcast with Gretchen Betts – Managing Director at Magenta Financial Planning and Olivia Parnell – Coach, New Horizons, Voluntary Norfolk. This podcast series is for you if you are interested in learning about diversity and inclusion and are keen to embrace and make positive change in your life, business, management style or company ethos. In this eighth episode, hosts Gretchen and Olivia, discuss Hormonal Health with their guests Julie Flynn – Founder and Financial Coach Ebb and Flow and Cathy Brennan – Associate Financial Planning Director at Investec Wealth & Investment UK. Hormonal Health is an invisible condition which people can experience in their lifetime. In this episode we discuss a variety, including: Endometriosis PMDD (Pre-Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder) PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) Menopause Some statistics around these topics are: 1 in 20 people are diagnosed with PMDD. 30% of those will attempt suicide. 1 in 10 people of reproductive age are diagnosed with Endometriosis. A recent BBC study of 13,000 people reported that half of these considered suicide. 1 in 4 women with menopause symptoms are concerned about their ability to cope with life. 60% experiencing symptoms which lead to behavioural changes. We speak about how normalising conversations about hormal health is vital for Businesses and employees and for financial advisers a knowledge and level of understanding is vital for when advising women. We talk about as businesses how can we create adaptable, safe working environments to get the best of people, but also to support people and let them know they are still valued.  This is relevent to people we work with every day - at least 50% of the population will go through hormonal health issues in their lifetime.  Conversations need to happen openly, without any shame. This podcast series is about creating a safe place for discussion and ultimately enabling you, our listener, to be a Changemaker. Let’s listen. Let’s Discuss. Let’s Learn. Let’s Implement Positive Change.