968: Lauren Tetenbaum: The Importance of Workplace Menopause Advocacy

When I learned of Lauren Tetenbaum’s work around workplace menopause advocacy, I knew I wanted her to come on the show.  Talking about menopause at work is long overdue.  When there is something that directly impacts 50% of our population, 100% of us are impacted in some way.  We need to be talking about menopause at work.  Period. 

Lauren Tetenbaum, LCSW, JD, PMH-C is a licensed clinical social worker, women's rights advocate, writer, and mom dedicated to supporting and empowering women through life transitions. With experience as both a lawyer and a psychotherapist, Lauren specializes in counseling women navigating identity shifts related to motherhood, career, and reproductive health. Lauren frequently contributes thought leadership to media and professional organizations; she is the author of the 2025 book Millennial Menopause: Preparing for Perimenopause, Menopause, and Life's Next Period. 

Listen in to hear Lauren share:

• Why reproductive healthcare is a workplace issue

• The perimenopause/menopause symptoms that impact women at work

• Accommodations workplaces can make that support women in perimenopause/menopause (that benefit others too!)

• Benefits that workplaces can easily add to improve healthcare access for midlife women

• When and how to prepare for perimenopause instead of waiting for it to “hit you” in a way that profoundly impacts your life

• The costs we are seeing for employers who are choosing to NOT address menopause in the workplace

• How men can advocate for menopause friendly policies, education, and accommodations in the workplace

Links Mentioned: 

• Connect with Lauren: millennialmenopause.com

• Get Lauren’s book: Millennial Menopause

• Lauren on IG: @thecounselaur: https://www.instagram.com/thecounselaur/

• Lauren on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenatetenbaum/

• Organization: Let’s Talk Menopause

• Organization: The Menopause Society

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