Scotmid has become a prime sponsor of the world’s only Menopause Festival, #FlushFest2022, which will return in June.
The core aim of #FlushFest is to increase awareness of menopause around the world by changing attitudes, opening-up conversation and increasing knowledge, understanding, and support of a stage of life that can have significant impacts for women.
In its fourth year, the festival has set out a packed programme of speakers and entertainment to continue driving open conversation about menopause among family and friends.
TV presenter and journalist, Kirsty Wark, who featured in the ground-breaking BBC documentary ‘Menopause and Me’ will headline the festival as a keynote speaker and share her own experiences with attendees.
The Menopause Festival will also host a comedy evening and will feature a leading line-up of speakers and workshop leaders alongside Kirsty Wark, including Haitham Hamoda, Consultant Gynaecologist and Chairman of the British Menopause Society.
Shirley MacGillivray, Head of Membership and Community at Scotmid, said: “We’re proud to sponsor #FlushFest22. We recognise the impact menopause has on the health and wellbeing of our employees and the communities that we serve. The event has a fantastic line-up, which we hope will increase knowledge and inspire those who attend to continue to the open conversation.”
Rachel Weiss, founder of Menopause Café charity that is organising the festival, added: “We’re excited to launch the fourth annual #Flushfest in an online, interactive format so that everyone around the world can access it. The taboo of menopause started to fall away in 2021, and now in 2022 it’s time to take action, through learning about menopause and celebrating this time of life. We hope that the festival provides a supportive community for participants to learn, laugh and share about their menopause experiences or come and support those going through it.
The festival will run online from 17-18 June.
