EP 62 Hot Flashes, Horse Urine, and the $26.6 Billion Menopause Problem HR Ignores with Mare and Raquel

Mare, Raquel, Steve, and Tony laugh their heads off discussing perimenopause, menopause, and post menopause.  Menopause costs U.S. employers an estimated 26.6 billion dollars a year in absenteeism, presenteeism, disengagement, and unnecessary medical visits. Yet, most HR leaders have never had a single conversation about it, and most doctors received perhaps two chapters on it in medical school. The guys sit down with Mare and Raquel, co-founders of MenoPalz, to talk about what actually happens to women in perimenopause, why so many end up in the ER convinced they are having a heart attack, and why an entire generation of providers still won't prescribe estrogen because of a study that was flawed from the day it was published.

This one gets into real workplace territory fast. What do you actually say to an employee who is clearly struggling but you have no idea if it is stress, burnout, or something else entirely? Is a lunch and learn on menopause a thoughtful gesture or a liability waiting to happen? And why does psychological safety matter more here than almost anywhere else in HR? Mare and Raquel don't hand out easy scripts, but they do explain why the conversation is happening, whether HR is ready for it or not, since every woman in your workforce is eventually heading toward this phase of life. Stick around for the tangent about George Washington, mistakes, and what it actually means to let people fail their way into becoming better.  (Caution: Authentic sounds of a dog drinking from a bowl included in this episode.)

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