Dr. Mache Blog

23
May

Memorial Day Music Video to Honor Those Who Sacrificed for US All

I composed this music and created the video to honor Memorial Day and those who sacrificed for their country. It’s called Remember the Fallen. Ben Schwendener on piano, Ewe Steinmetz on alto sax, Bridget Kearney on bass, and Mike Calabrese on drums perform the music.

18
Oct

The Importance of Menopause Awareness

Today is Menopause Awareness Day. In honor of that occasion I was invited to speak at AARP National Headquarters in Washington DC as part of a panel. The topic was Navigating Work and Life During Menopause.   During the panel, one speaker shared the results of an anonymous survey that asked women “in one or …

25
Mar

New Webinar on Menopause in the Worplace

Thank you to all who joined us for “The Impact of Menopause on Women at Work: A Guide Conversation” to hear about the challenges that women experiencing menopause symptoms face in the workplace and learn some of the strategies that employers can implement to improve workplace environments for midlife women. Our panelists were Claire Gill …

13
Mar

Menopause in the Workplace Free Webinar

Improve your work environment for the one-fourth of the workforce who are dealing with menopause symptoms and improve worker retention, productivity, and presence at work. Join NMF’s Founder & President, Claire Gill, and NMF Medical Advisory Committee member, Mache Seibel, MD, Editor, The Hot Years Magazine, along with Alicia A. Grandey, PhD, Pennsylvania State University …

7
Mar

Menopause and Mental Health – More Support Needed

If you’ve been through menopause or know someone who has, you likely know menopause can make you a hot mess or cause other symptoms that can affect your mood. But does it cause women to become “hysterical” and transform them into a ‘mental mess?’ The answer is a resounding No! But mood and mental health …

15
Feb

How Menopause Affects Aging

Menopause versus Age Many people mistakenly think that menopause means a woman is getting old. That’s probably one of the main reasons menopause is considered a taboo topic. But menopause isn’t about age at all–it’s about transition. The transition from the menstruating and reproductive years to the not menstruating and post-reproductive years. In fact, menopause …

22
Jan

New Survey Reveals The Impact of Menopause on the Workplace

Menopause symptoms have a huge impact on women in the workplace and on the businesses that employ them. It was the subject of my latest book, Working Through Menopause: The Impact on Women, Businesses, and the Bottom Line. The Society of Women’s Health Research (SWHR) recently published a survey on this topic that Dr. Sharon …