M+ platform launches to change the narrative around menopause in the salon
By Rebecca Hitchon | 24 March 2022 | Movers & Shakers, News
Specialist in oncology therapies, skincare and wellbeing for cancer patients, Jennifer Young, has launched the M+ (The Menopause Plus) platform.
Best known for her cancer training for beauty pros and Beauty Despite Cancer skincare line, Jennifer’s M+ forum is designed to make the narrative around menopause more positive. The website is packed with research and practical skincare and wellbeing solutions from leading experts, to create better understanding of the menopause and how to deal with it.
Topics covered range from products to address changing skin, hot flushes and brittle nails to advice on anxiety, depression and changing relationship dynamics.
As well as providing advice for menopausal women, The Menopause Plus educates beauty and spa therapists in areas such as hormonal wellness, helping them to offer dedicated support to clients.
“M+ is about celebrating women and providing tools to embrace a new stage of life with the strength and power that we have been harnessing our whole lives.”
With a history of working with women who are going through the menopause, both naturally and due to the effects of cancer treatments, Jennifer Young found menopause support sites to be largely uninspiring, negative and not centred around solutions or pharmaceutical research. She has also noticed that marketing almost always presents menopausal women as vulnerable and miserable.
With The Menopause Plus, she is aiming to challenge that representation by supporting, empowering and celebrating menopausal women and creating a positive community.
“Women going through menopause have survived all that earlier life has thrown our way, giving us the skills to deal with everything that’s coming,” comments Jennifer Young. “We have found ourselves, we lead corporations, we are comfortable in our own skin, we are wise, we are forthright, we build businesses, we employ people.
“It’s insulting to present us as helpless at a time of life that, while not without challenges, is the start of a new phase. We are equipped to deal with menopause, we sometimes just need a little help along the way.”