Navigating Menopause

Stratford Perth Museum Presents: Navigating Menopause, an Evening with Judy Gardiner

Featuring
Kelly McIntosh on a Brief History of Midlife Women’s Health

Hosted by the Huron County Museum

Details:
Tickets $40 plus tax and fees
$35 Huron County Museum Members

Vibe: fun, educational, interactive

Dates:
Thursday March 13 6:30- 9:30

By popular demand Judy Gardiner, Menopause Society Certified Provider and Medical Director for two Menopause Clinics, in collaboration with Kelly McIntosh, MGM of the Stratford Perth Museum, bring their educational seminar to Goderich. In 2024 Judy and Kelly sold out six ground-breaking educational seminars on midlife women’s health. Aimed at breaking the silence on this important phase of life, they present a brief glimpse into our history and up-to-date evidence based education on perimenopause and beyond in an engaging and safe environment. Their seminars have been featured on CBC’s morning drive, the Globe and Mail, and Yahoo News.

This three hour evening includes education on menopause with a historical perspective.
Seminar includes:
● A History of Menopause Exhibit where you can learn about how our health has been managed over history.
● A brief seminar featuring Kelly McIntosh to help understand how midlife women’s health has been viewed across cultures, why it has not historically received adequate attention or research, and Huron County’s role in our history
● A seminar by Menopause Society Certified Provider Judy Gardiner, also amidst the transition, education women/partners/providers to understand perimenopause and menopause, how to advocate for themselves, navigating misinformation and disinformation,  lifestyle, non-hormonal and menopause hormone therapy approaches to care, and how to thrive in the next half of our lives
● A safe, information Q&A session to answer your specific questions (no medical advice)
● Snacks, Music, a curated Book List on all things perimenopause and beyond

Judy Gardiner is a Nurse Practitioner and perimenopause provider, educator and advocate. Her personal struggle with the onset of perimenopause three years ago led her to change the world of Menopause in the Huron-Perth Community. Judy is a Menopause Society Certified Provider and Medical Director of the Stratford Family Health Team Menopause Clinic. She also runs her own practice to help those outside of Huron-Perth access evidence-based care. She is the NP Clinical Lead for the Huron-Perth Heart Failure Program that received an Excellence award in 2024. She is working on improving access to OHIP-covered Nurse Practitioner. She provides menopause education for organizations, employers, the public and health care providers. Judy believes people have great agency over their health, if only given the right information and a supportive community.

Kelly McIntosh has been a theatre professional for her entire career, much of her work on stage at the Blyth Festival Theatre in the heart of Huron County. She is perhaps best known locally for co-writing In the Wake of Wettlaufer with Blyth Festival Artistic Director Gil Garratt in 2019, and for starring in the hit show Cottagers & Indians at the Harvest Stage in 2022. She is the recipient of the K.M. Hunter award for having an impact in theatre.

The Canadian Museum Association views the Stratford Perth Museum as being "ahead of the curve" in addressing wellness in the museum space, the overriding theme of the American Museum Conference in 2024.