Perimenopause
doesn’t stay at the door.
It comes to work too.
Workplace Perimenopause Programs.
THE BUSINESS CASE
Your organisation is losing senior women.
Perimenopause isn’t a wellness issue.
The women navigating perimenopause are often your senior leaders, subject matter experts, and tomorrow’s leadership team - the talent you can least afford to lose.
64%
Of NZ women say symptoms directly affect their work
11%
Of these women have ever discussed this with their manager
1/10
Have reduced their hours or quit because of symptoms
50%
Of employers had no idea this was happening
Source: NZIER / Global Women — The Silent Transition, 2023
Introducing Work + Well
A workplace perimenopause education programme designed for NZ organisations that want to support - and retain - their best people.
Built and delivered by Vanessa Ivory, Functional Nutritionist and perimenopause specialist.
Work + Well translates the science of hormone health into practical, evidence-based sessions full of tools your people will still be using months later.
Why It Matters Now
The average cost of replacing a senior employee is between 50% - 200% of their annual salary*.
A Work + Well programme costs a fraction of that. Women get the tools to manage their health. Leaders get the knowledge they need to support them.
What Work + Well Includes
Work + Well is modular. Choose one session or build your own series - everything is evidence-based, practical, and built to fit around your people’s working day.
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Understanding perimenopause — a practical guide for people leaders.
Most people leaders have no framework for perimenopause — and no idea how to start the conversation.
The Ally Session is designed to give them one. A clear, science-based introduction to what perimenopause is, how it shows up at work, and what people leaders can do to support their people — without making it awkward.
In this session:
What a ‘normal’ cycle looks like & the hormones involved.
What perimenopause is
How symptoms might show up in the workplace
How to have a supportive conversation with a team member
What reasonable adjustments look like in practice
Reputable sources of information
How to create a culture where women don’t have to hide it
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Women don’t get a roadmap for perimenopause. Symptoms arrive — disrupted sleep, mood shifts, brain fog — and most women have no framework to make sense of them.
The Shift Session addresses their questions. A clear, science-based explanation of what oestrogen and progesterone do, how their decline drives symptoms, and what might help.
In this session:
Definitions of perimenopause and menopause
The roles of oestrogen and progesterone
How to recognise your own symptom patterns
Practical strategies to start managing symptoms
How to talk to your doctor — HRT and other support options
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Nutrition and blood sugar — the science of steady energy
For women as their hormones fluctuate, fatigue and energy dips can be a real problem. Loss of oestrogen can lead to metabolic issues (which in turn often leads to a loss of confidence).
The Sustain Session explains what’s driving their shift in energy and gives them practical tools to stabilise it.
In this session:
How declining oestrogen affects your metabolism
The importance of blood sugar stability
What else affects your energy levels
How to build meals that support sustained energy
Evidence-based supplements that might help
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How the brain changes in perimenopause — sleep and cognition
Brain fog, poor sleep and lapses in concentration are among the most common — and most unsettling — symptoms of perimenopause.
The Focus Session explains the neuroscience behind what’s happening and gives women practical tools to protect their sleep and cognitive performance.
In this session:
How oestrogen influences brain function and cognition
The neuroscience of brain fog — what’s actually happening
Why sleep changes during perimenopause
Practical strategies to improve focus and sleep
Evidence-based tools to support cognitive performance
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Stress resilience during perimenopause changes.
Cortisol — your primary stress hormone — directly disrupts the hormonal balance already under pressure during this transition.
The Regulate Session explains the relationship between stress, cortisol and perimenopausal symptoms, and gives women practical, evidence-based tools to manage both.
In this session:
How chronic stress amplifies perimenopausal symptoms
The cortisol-hormone (HPA axis) connection
Practical tools for nervous system regulation
Evidence-based strategies to reduce stress load and build resilience
Sessions are delivered in person across NZ or virtually.
Just One
A Few
All Five
Plus The Pause
The Options
1 session of your choice + anonymous Q & A + post-session resources
3 sessions of your choice + anonymous Q & A + post-session resources
Full programme + anonymous Q & A + post-session resources + 30-day leaders follow-up
6 weeks of bite-sized, science-based (self-paced) lessons covering sleep, energy, weight, hormones, focus and mood - so she leaves with a personal toolkit she’ll use for years.
(*volume discounts apply)
online option
$2,500
$6,500
$10,500
$250 per person*
science-based
practical tools
Who is Work + Well For?
Work + Well is built for New Zealand organisations with 100+ staff where women make up a significant part of the workforce.
If your People or HR team is thinking about retention, psychological safety, or inclusive wellbeing — we should talk.
Organisations that support women by giving them the tools to manage their health see the return - in performance, in focus and in retention.
FAQ
How Does It Work?
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Allow 60 minutes for the seminar and time for questions.
Attendees can submit questions anonymously through a digital platform - answered in session and afterwards by email (no need to raise their hands).
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Absolutely. Each session is adapted to your audience, industry. We’ll cover what that looks like in our first conversation.
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Sessions can be delivered in person or virtually for distributed teams.
They provide a great incentive to bring your people into the office for the day - before work, or at lunchtime means you’ll have a reason for everyone to get together for the day.
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That depends on the session. The Ally Session is built for people leaders and managers.
The other four are designed for women experiencing perimenopause — though much of the science is useful to women of any age. Many organisations simply open them to everyone.
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Your people get access to The Pause — a six-week, self-paced online course covering sleep, energy, weight, hormones, focus and mood.
Group sessions spark connection and understanding. The Pause takes it further - working through each pillar in her own time.
Minimum 25 staff, with volume discounts from 51+.
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Book a call.
We’ll talk about your organisation, what you’re seeing and what will work best.
I’m Vanessa Ivory, and I’m not ‘just’ a Nutritionist…
I’m someone who works in ‘your world’
I still work in the world your team lives in.
Alongside my practice, I continue to contract in senior project roles in the corporate and public sectors.
I know exactly what it takes to perform under pressure, juggle competing demands, and keep going when the tank is running low - because I need to do it too.
I hold the AC-FHC - one of the highest certifications in health and wellness coaching globally. I am in my final year of qualifying as a clinical nutritionist. I’ve trained internationally with leaders in functional health, nutrition, hormone health, neuroscience and behaviour change.
Every session is evidence-based, practical and built for the realities of a busy workplace
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