{"id":3,"date":"2025-11-10T10:31:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T15:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/conversations-about-menopause\/homepage\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T11:30:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T15:30:21","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/conversations-about-menopause\/","title":{"rendered":"We Need to Talk About Menopause"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/conversations-about-menopause\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/04\/Background_Teal4-1024x428.jpg); background-position: 85% 47%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        We Need to Talk\nAbout Menopause\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                    \n\n<p>A research-informed book exploring menopause through the stories of real women<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-light-grey is-style-light-grey--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#order-the-book\">Order the Book <\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-light-grey is-style-light-grey--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/conversations-about-menopause\/about\/\">About the Book<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-light-grey is-style-light-grey--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#resources\">View Resources<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2211\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/conversations-about-menopause\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/05\/Half-Page-Width-Image-Layout-Short-Book-Cover-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Image of book cover for We Need To Talk About Menopause\" class=\"wp-image-918\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8636933304272014;width:414px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/conversations-about-menopause\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/05\/Half-Page-Width-Image-Layout-Short-Book-Cover-1-scaled.jpg 2211w, 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sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2211px) 100vw, 2211px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"order-the-book\"><br><br>BOOK LAUNCH EVENT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">7PM \u2219 June 22, 2026<br>Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre<br>290 Lisgar St, Ottawa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"%cb%89%cb%89%cb%89%cb%89available-may-29-2026\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">\u02c9\u02c9\u02c9\u02c9<br>AVAILABLE MAY 29, 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Pre-order now at major retailers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-light-grey is-style-light-grey--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/We-Need-to-Talk-About-Menopause-Real-Stories-from-Womens-Lived-Experiences\/Bowker-Mantler-Ogbuagu-Bider\/p\/book\/9781041102717\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Routledge<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-light-grey is-style-light-grey--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Need-Talk-About-Menopause-Experiences\/dp\/1041102712\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"12\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/conversations-about-menopause\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/05\/subtle-grey-section-separator-1024x12.png\" alt=\"Grey separator\" class=\"wp-image-956\" style=\"aspect-ratio:85.51891891891891;width:1711px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/conversations-about-menopause\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/05\/subtle-grey-section-separator-1024x12.png 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/conversations-about-menopause\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/05\/subtle-grey-section-separator-512x6.png 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/conversations-about-menopause\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/05\/subtle-grey-section-separator-320x4.png 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/conversations-about-menopause\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/05\/subtle-grey-section-separator-768x9.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/conversations-about-menopause\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/05\/subtle-grey-section-separator-1536x17.png 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/conversations-about-menopause\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/05\/subtle-grey-section-separator.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"resources\"><br>EXPLORE RESOURCES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking for up to date, accurate information about menopause? We\u2019ve gathered resources across a range of formats to help you find what works best for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-c6dc3ebb wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-light-grey is-style-light-grey--6\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/conversations-about-menopause\/resources\/online-resources\/\">Online Resources<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-light-grey is-style-light-grey--7\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/conversations-about-menopause\/resources\/books\/\">Featured Books  <\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-light-grey is-style-light-grey--8\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/conversations-about-menopause\/resources\/reports-and-references\/\">Research and Reports<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-light-grey is-style-light-grey--9\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/conversations-about-menopause\/how-to-talk-to-your-doctor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Talk to Your Doctor<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1294\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/conversations-about-menopause\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2026\/05\/Woman-Exploring-Resources-Framed-1024x1294.jpg\" alt=\"Woman looking a a computer.\" class=\"wp-image-958\" 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