52: Dr Linda Dear on giving menopausal women in NZ and Australia a voice

How can we measure the true impact of perimenopause and menopause?By giving women a voice.  Dr Linda Dear crafted and launched the most extensive online survey for women to share the impact of menopause on their lives with data being collected across both NZ and Australia.And the results of these surveys will be shared with the respective governments and health and employment sectors to craft much-needed change.In her own words, Dr Dear is a doctor, menopause specialist, perimenopausal woman, mother of two young, exhausting but wonderful boys, ex-personal trainer and yoga teacher, ex-gymnast and psychology graduate.With these skills and qualifications, she provides women at her specialist menopausal clinic with a unique and holistic approach to medicine and menopause therapy.In this episode you will learn:What led Linda to found a specialist menopause clinic with minimum 1-hour consultationsWhy Linda crafted the survey and what change she hopes the results will driveHow Linda found her way from a UK Commonwealth Games Gymnast to a GP in New ZealandResources:Take the Australian Survey here.Linda's Clinic WebsiteFacebookThis Changes Everything by Niki BezzantYou will also enjoy listening to:Prof Rebecca MitchellDr Kelly TeagleThank you for listening to my show! Join the conversation on Instagram

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