Posts by Linda Engles

Caitlin McKenzie, a third-year Neuroscience and Psychology student, completed a summer internship project titled “Do Autistic Women Experience Menopause Differently?" Caitlin carried out this project under the supervision of Linda Engles, CPsychol (School of Psychology) and Dr Shannon Babbie (School of Education). Find out about their findings below.

Introduction

Menopause is…

Since Davina McColl put the subject of menopause firmly on the map, it has been great to see and hear how this has progressed to being a much less taboo subject. Have you, however, thought about the impact that menopause symptoms have on women (including transgender and non-binary*) in their…

Friday the 18th of October 2024 was World Menopause Day. The staff menopause network wanted to ensure the day was marked by hosting 2 events: one for staff and one for students.

Menopause 101
At the online staff event we were joined by Dr Emily Parfitt from the ROC clinic…

As we celebrate International Women’s Day 2024, as well as being a time to celebrate women and their achievements, it is also a time to reflect on progress and what comes next.

Here at the University of Aberdeen, our staff menopause network is going from strength to strength. I became…

Towards the end of last year, I thought I was losing my mind. I was experiencing high levels of anxiety, and I was forgetting words (mid-lecture is not a good look!). I just felt unable to perform at work to the best of my ability which in turn knocked my…