Menopause & Midlife Health at Work

Workplace workshops.
Real-life tools.

Practical, evidence-based workshops on menopause, sleep, energy and focus. Help employees understand midlife changes and leave with useful steps they can take. Delivered by a pharmacist and University of Toronto clinical instructor, virtually or in person.

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30 / 60 min
Signature Session
The Focus Reset
Sleep, brain fog and cognitive change at midlife. Choose a focused lunch-and-learn or a longer workshop with practical strategies, interaction and Q&A.
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Evgenia Zassepskai, PharmD
Evgenia Zassepskai PharmD, RPh · Clinical Instructor
About the Educator

A pharmacist who's spent ten years answering the questions women weren't asking out loud.

"My patients kept telling me their doctors didn't have time. So I made it my job to have the time."

I'm Evgenia Zassepskai, PharmD, RPh, a community pharmacist and menopause educator. I also teach as a Clinical Instructor at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto. My work focuses on menopause, hormone therapy, women's health and healthy aging. After more than a decade behind the community pharmacy counter, I've watched too many capable, accomplished women blindsided by perimenopause symptoms nobody warned them about.

This is the conversation I wish every woman could have before the brain fog, the 3 AM wake-ups, and the doctor's appointments that go nowhere — and the conversation every manager should have before an experienced employee quietly starts thinking about leaving.

10+Years in community pharmacy
3Workshop programs for organizations
U of TClinical instructor
What The Focus Reset Covers

Understand the changes.
Leave with practical tools.

30-minute express session: A focused lunch-and-learn for busy teams.
60-minute workshop: Deeper education, practical strategies, interaction and Q&A. Content and pacing can be adapted to your team.

— 01

Cognitive Change, Explained

Understand common changes in focus and memory at midlife, practical ways to support daily functioning, and when to seek a healthcare assessment.

— 02

Sleep in Perimenopause

How midlife changes can affect sleep, practical strategies that may help, and when persistent sleep problems need assessment.

— 03

The Sleep Disorder Missed in Women

How sleep apnea can be overlooked in women, symptoms to discuss with a healthcare professional, and when assessment may be helpful.

— 04

Practical Nutrition

Protein targets, a straight answer on creatine, and where caffeine and alcohol really sit.

— 05

The Medication Review

The medication review most people have never been offered — the quiet contributors to fatigue, sleep and cognitive fog.

— 06

Practical Take-Home Tools

Practical take-home tools help attendees choose manageable next steps for sleep, nutrition and movement, and prepare for a healthcare conversation when needed.

Optional Manager Briefings · 15 or 30 min

The Manager Briefing.

Choose a 15-minute mini-briefing or a 30-minute manager briefing. Practical guidance for HR, people managers and leadership on supportive conversations, workplace adjustments and appropriate boundaries. Available on its own or alongside The Focus Reset.

— 01

Recognizing the Signs

What to notice, what to say, and the four conclusions to avoid.

— 02

Handling a Request

How to handle a request when one lands — including why asking for medical evidence backfires.

— 03

Practical Adjustments

The adjustments that cost nothing, and four things to check with your benefits plan.

— 04

Where the Line Is

Where a manager's role stops — and how to hold the same standard while changing the conditions.

Also Available

Two further sessions.

— Workshop

The Midlife Reset

Hormones, HRT & healthy aging

What perimenopause and menopause do to hormones, sleep, weight and energy. Hormone therapy: what the evidence supports, and its limits. Practical strategies for energy, metabolism and long-term health.

FOR: all-staff sessions, women's ERGs, leadership teams

— Companion Workshop

Intimacy Reset

Sex, hormones & midlife

How hormonal shifts affect intimacy, desire and connection at midlife. Evidence-based options, medical and lifestyle, presented without stigma. Practical communication tools for partners and relationships.

FOR: wellness programs, women's networks, smaller-group settings

Don't see the right fit? Every session can be tailored to your organization: bone and brain health, weight and metabolism, manager training on supporting employees through menopause, or a topic specific to your team.

"Same evidence base. Different lens. Whatever your team actually needs to hear."

Discuss a Custom Session →
Who It's For

Designed for the women your organization can't afford to lose.

— for HR & People Teams

A retention investment

Give employees practical education and help managers understand how midlife symptoms can affect the workday. A useful starting point for more informed, supportive conversations.

— for Women 40+

The conversation you've been waiting for

Direct, science-based answers from a clinician — no fearmongering, no wellness woo. Just what's happening, what works, and what to do next.

— for Leadership

Build a culture that retains

Open to all genders. Understanding what midlife women are navigating helps managers lead better, communicate with more nuance, and keep their best people.

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Let's bring this to your team.

Not sure which session fits your team? Let's talk. Tell me a little about your organization and what you're hoping to offer. You don't need to know the audience size or format yet. I respond personally within two business days.

Format In-person or virtual
Duration 30 or 60 min; adaptable
Audience 10 – 500 attendees
Region Canada-wide & remote