The Workshops
Exclusive to the Scottish ‘Pause Summit; specifically designed with YOU in mind!
“Jean is a tremendous coach taking you through each step of the journey to help you change behaviours and work out what works for you, because it’s you that matters.” Sarah M, Livingston
Beyond the Pause: Reimagining Life After Meno
Jean Fenwick
Jean Fenwick is a certified Midlife Mindset Coach, Hypnotherapist, and award-winning NLP Master Practitioner who helps women navigate the often-overwhelming transitions of midlife with calm, confidence, and clarity.
Now 15 years postmenopausal herself, Jean brings not only professional expertise but lived experience to the table. She knows first-hand the challenges—and the incredible opportunities—that can arise during this pivotal life phase.
As a certified Hypnomenopause® Practitioner, Jean uses a powerful, evidence-based approach that blends modern hypnosis, neuroscience, and mind-body strategies to help women reduce stress, rebalance emotionally, and reclaim their identity and vitality during perimenopause, menopause, and beyond. Her approach is grounded in the belief that menopause is not an ending—but an invitation to rise.
Jean is the founder of Inner Wealth Coaching and runs the thriving Future Fabulous Facebook Group, where she supports high-achieving, heart-led women in rewriting the midlife narrative, releasing high-functioning anxiety, and stepping into their next chapter with purpose and power.
‘I am still buzzing and so is the building.’
The Joyworks Experience- Signature Workshop
Abbi Peel, GDS, The Cabinet Office, Whitehall, London
The Courage to be Kind to Yourself
Sharon Miller
Sharon is the founder of multi-award winning Joyworks and has over 30 years of experience in education, theatre, rehabilitation and mental health.
She is known for her joyful energy, trauma-informed programmes and transformational events. A keynote speaker and pioneer, Sharon spearheaded the laughter therapy movement in 2008 by developing the ‘Joyworks Method’ and brought the laughter yoga movement to Scotland by training over 200 laughter yoga leaders.
She provides workplace programmes with organisations including the NHS, Coca-Cola, Nestlé, the Scottish Parliament, SSE and Virgin Money.
As creator of the international Joy Academy Membership, Sharon built on sixteen years of providing a free community space. The ‘Joyworks Method’ blends spirituality, laughter therapy, breathwork, meditation and creativity with neuroscience-backed tools and techniques. It is designed to help leaders recovering from illness, depression and anxiety to reconnect, transform and thrive.
She is also passionate about holistic wellbeing having recovered depression and then serious illness in 2020. Sharon herself embraced an Ayurveda approach to her menopause. She is super excited and honoured to bringing her unique mix of wisdom, joy, fun, laughter and practical tools to the sensational women at the inaugural Scottish Pause Conference!
Louise gave me back my confidence and I’m continuing to following the exercises that she used while working with me.’ Heather
Breathwork Meets Vocal Games
Louise Macdonald
Louise began her singing career at Scottish Opera, then after winning the Young Singers’ Messiah Competition, she performed alto solos in Handel’s Messiah at Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall. During her freelance career, awards include The Honeyman Scholarship to New York and Philadelphia, Scottish Arts Council Travel and Training Bursaries to study in Finland and in Germany, The HopeScott Trust Award for a recital in London and Creative Scotland awards to study with pianist Malcolm Martineau OBE and for Kodaly training at NYCOS summer schools.
She brings her love of life, enthusiasm and creativity to her teaching. She has a private teaching practice and has worked within many community and school settings with groups including neurodiverse children, young people and adults.
Her current passion is to help women of all ages and experience, whose voices are changing, to know that they are important and can gain confidence through vocal change, singing in any style, into their mature years, taking up space by breathing well and getting to know what their voices are capable of, in a creative, nurturing and playful way.
‘LOVED Jen’s half day retreat … She is so knowledgeable too, and I feel like I’ve come away with a far greater understanding of how important self care is, and how to bring a little more of it into my day.’ Suzanne
Self-Care Workshop
Jen Wilson
Jen Wilson – The Healing Rebel – is passionate about listening to the wisdom of the body — and helping others do the same. Because she knows what happens when we don’t.
In her 20s and 30s, she lived life at full speed: working, travelling, training hard in the gym, always chasing the next thing. Jen thought rest was for the lazy, so ignored her body’s signals — until her health collapsed and she was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease and endometriosis. That was her turning point. Jen felt broken, ashamed, and lost. But slowly, in small steps, she learned a new way of being — one where listening to her body, honouring her limits, and creating space for rest became the foundation of healing.
Now in her late 40s, Jen lives and works at a different pace — one that honours both energy and ease. And this is the space she holds for you.
Through deep 1:1 healing sessions and intimate movement circles, she guides women to reconnect with their bodies, release what they’re holding, and restore balance at every level. Because your body is always speaking — sometimes we just need the right space to hear it.
This is your time. A pause. A reset. A way back to yourself.