79: Reclaim Your Power: Menopause and Shining a Light on Your Strengths with Sinead Sharkey-Steenson

Embracing Only: Workplace Culture & Career Development for BIPOC Leaders

Episode Highlight: On this episode of the "Embracing Only" podcast, we delve into how you can reclaim your power with Sinead Sharkey-Steenson, a renowned leadership and menopause coach dedicated to preventing the menopause talent drain. Learn why we need to change the narrative around menopause and how shining a light on your strengths can set you up for success.

Sinead has over 20 years of experience as a motivational speaker and trainer and has focused the last 10 years on supporting women in business and sport. She has empowered over 10, 000 women to elevate their career impact and her menopause journey coupled with extensive professional expertise fuels her passion for helping women succeed and fostering supportive workplace cultures.

Key Discussion Points:

03:43 The Importance of Identifying What You Want: Only when you take the time to identify what you want and act on that rather than outside forces, can you create the life and career you want.

10:31 Step Into Your Power: When a woman's strengths, skills, and self-confidence align with her ability to execute, she becomes unstoppable.

20:05 Embrace Your Brilliance: If you don’t recognize and value the things that you are fantastic at, nobody else will. Shine a light on what you do rather than underestimating it.

34:50 Perimenopause, Menopause, and Postmenopause: There are so many myths and misconceptions around this stage in a woman’s life. Many of which link to ageism and sexism.

40:15 Changing the Narrative Around Menopause: Menopause has been stigmatized but it is a time when women become more purpose-driven and build supportive communities for themselves.

In Summary: Sinead Sharkey-Steenson challenges us to embrace and shine a light on our strengths rather than underestimating them. She urges us to do our research and change the narrative around menopause.

Resources from this episode:

Sinead’s TEDx Talk: Menopause: smashing the last glass ceiling

Sinead’s free end-of-year workshop

Impact Players Conference

Follow Sinead on LinkedIn or check out her website.

Ready to make a change?

→ If you are struggling to navigate your corporate career but are ambitious and have goals you want to accomplish quickly, Olivia is the coach for you. She can help you reach your goals.

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→ If you are ready to leave corporate or you want to start a profitable side brilliance but you’re unsure of the next steps, Archita can guide you through a successful transition to entrepreneurship.

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Ready to make a change?
→ Struggling with your corporate career but have big goals?
Reach out to Olivia on LinkedIn or visit oliviacream.com.
→ Ready to leave corporate or start a side venture? Archita can guide your next steps.
Reach out to her on LinkedIn or visit architafritz.com.