The M Factor Watch Party - "Shredding The Silence On Menopause"

Welcome to The M Factor Watch Party! Join us for an evening of fun and education as we tackle the topic of "Shredding the Silence on Menopause". Get ready to laugh, learn, and connect with others who are going through the same journey. The event will take place on Tue Dec 17 2024 at 6:00 PM in the Naval Square Multi-purpose Room. Don't miss out on this opportunity to break the silence and embrace this new chapter of life together! The (M) Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause film, PRODUCED BY WOMEN IN THE ROOM PRODUCTIONS AND TAKE FLIGHT PRODUCTIONS, explores the hidden impact of menopause on women's lives. Menopause has ramifications beyond just an individual woman’s well-being. The far-ranging results of women enduring untreated menopause include billions of dollars in lost wages, upended careers, family disruptions, and emotional chaos. With evidence-based information, the film empowers women to make informed health decisions and aims to remove the stigma surrounding menopause and aging. This feature-length documentary film, centers on the lived experiences of women across the U.S. Cameras follow women into their doctors’ offices, at work, and in their homes to expose the challenges they face—including racial biases, gender-ignorant care, inequitable structures and systems, and barriers due to the lack of basic midlife healthcare research. The women featured here open up about their experiences and share their stories of enduring debilitating symptoms while being ignored, ridiculed and/or shamed—and left untreated. Now there’s a movement to fix the broken system, change the culture and transform our future. “The (M) Factor” turns the spotlight on the progress being made. With input from emboldened physicians, healthcare advocates and leaders in the menopause movement, the film focuses on what is being done to address this public health crisis and offers solutions that can be replicated in medical communities and workplaces across the country. More on The (M) Factor website 2.1 million* American women will enter menopause this year. SCHEDULE: 6:00 Doors open - Drinks (chilled, of course!) and light snacks will be provided. 6:30 - Screening begins with an approx 56 min running time. 7: 30 - 8:30 Join us for discussion and Q & A with our amazing panel of local [hidden] Shaw Borish MSS, BCD, PMH-C from Whole Heart Reproductive Mental HealthKaren Tang GYN, Surgeon and author of "It's Not Hysteria: Everything You Need to Know About Your GYN Health"Lauren Dubner, MD Penn Center for Women's Behavioral WellnessReid J. Mergler, MD Penn Center for Women's Behavioral Wellness Contact Stephanie Slapin [hidden] / [hidden] with any questions More Info below.