The Speakers
Highly qualified in their field of excellence; all carefully chosen to empower you with information!
Dr Becky Howie is a GP and GP appraiser based in Lanarkshire, with over 15 years extensive experience in the field. She has a notable interest in women’s health and menopause and is currently pursuing additional training in this area.
Dr Howie actively participates in the Scottish Government’s National Menopause Network meetings, helping her stay informed about the latest developments and best practice in women’s healthcare.
In her NHS practice, Becky has established group consultations focused on menopause. This holistic approach to menopause care has been well-received; providing women with the opportunity to understand what is happening to their bodies during perimenopause and beyond. She emphasises the importance of managing symptoms holistically, ensuring that HRT (hormone replacement therapy) is considered alongside lifestyle changes, self-compassion, and empowering women to advocate for their needs during this life transition.
Dr Howie is a certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician, having earned an international qualification in this field which examines how lifestyle choices impact health, longevity, energy, and overall well-being.
Adopting a holistic, person-centred approach to healthcare, Becky emphasises the significance of lifestyle modifications alongside medical treatments to enhance health and well-being. She is also trained as a transformational coach and utilises this skill to help patients make meaningful changes in their health.
Emma Warwick-McElhinney
Menopause disruptor. Nutrition & mindset coach. Former hot mess. Emma helps smart, busy women late 30s to early 50s stop feeling like crap, get strong, and feel amazing again—without extreme diets, endless cardio, or pretending they’ve “got it all together.” For nearly a decade she’s have helped 748 clients go from feeling stuck in a rut, fed up feeling fed up to buzzing with energy, feeling hot AF with the confidence of a toddler in a batman costume using an evidence-backed solution called the EatMoveWin Methodology™, with no-BS support for women navigating the hormonal hurricane that is midlife.
Not only that, she supports organisations to empower their workforce in their wellness and menopause conversations helping them go from meno-clueless to meno-champions. She also provides Accredited Menopause Coaching certification to health, fitness & wellness professionals who want to become menopause support coaches (and individuals who are the Menopause Coaches of the future). In her free time she hosts the EPIC Piss Off Perimenopause Podcast – 9.8K downloads and growing (PG: Explicit Content 🤣, bringing the energy, the spark and sass to turn the tables on what is historically a fairly dull topic. It’s not all hot flushes and mood swings (but there is a lot of losing car keys!)
Alison Craig
Menopause Educator, Author, and Women’s Therapeutic Coach, Alison is all about menopause and midlife. With an extensive background in health, wellness and fitness, and comprehensively trained as a Menopause Practitioner and Champion by Burrell Education and Menopause Experts, she helps women to engage positively with menopause and midlife. Her programmes use lifestyle strategies to support women at all stages of menopause, as well as protecting health and vitality going into the later years. Alison delivers corporate menopause training to guide employers towards being Menopause Friendly, group ‘Menopause Revive’ courses, one-to-one therapeutic coaching, and also a range of talks, either for general menopause awareness or themed more specifically, eg nutrition, mental health, sleep, movement etc. Alison has also authored a course on menopause for OpenLearn, and she is working on a series of short menopause-themed e-books. Let’s make your menopause magic!
Saorsa Menopause Consultancy
Shellie Brennan
Shellie is one of the co-owners – along with her daughter Teah – of Rule 42 Boutiques based in Glasgow, Kilmarnock and online. (Sizes range from 8-20)
They help women feel good about themselves. We specialise in women’s style and fashion. Their forte is dressing women for special occasions. They are experts in helping women find their style.
Mo Caldwell and Pauline Nicol founded Saorsa Menopause Consultancy Ltd. in 2022. They’re a social enterprise company aiming to educate, inform and empower people and businesses about menopause. Saorsa is Gaelic for freedom and is the ethos behind our company.
Partnering with Menopause Experts Group, Saorsa Menopause Consultancy offers a wide range of menopause training and education workshops. We bring to life the impacts that menopause symptoms can have by sharing our lived experiences and extensive knowledge. We help break down the barriers of this taboo subject delivering training and support in a light-hearted but impactful way.
Lynsey Foster
Lynsey takes a holistic approach to hormonal health, fitness, and well-being. She is passionate about empowering her clients to change how they live, look, and feel through the power of body literacy, menstrual health, nutrition, lifestyle, training, and hormonal balance.
With 20 years of experience in healthcare, Lynsey brings a wealth of knowledge to her practice. However, her journey took a pivotal turn in 2020 when, at 40 years old, she experienced a breakdown due to an early and severe onset of perimenopause – something she had no prior understanding of. During this challenging time, Lynsey felt lost, broken, and even suicidal, and she struggled to comprehend what was happening to her.
Lynsey was let down by the medical system, including her GP and other health professionals she encountered while seeking a diagnosis. The only treatment option presented to me was Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), which exacerbated her symptoms. This drove her to explore alternative approaches, leading her to functional nutrition and health.
Kate Stock
Kate is a dedicated women’s health pharmacist with a passion for empowering women through every stage of life. With over 20 years of experience in pharmacy practice, Kate specialises in menopause management.
