Women's health and wellbeing CPD
This full-day workshop aims to help you understand the challenges women face throughout their reproductive lives and how SFH can benefit them.
During the workshop, we will cover a brief difference between the male and female brain, examine the menstrual cycle, and provide foundation knowledge to help practitioners understand how hormonal changes affect women and how to help women reduce stress and anxiety and regain control over their bodies.
With one in five women experiencing anxiety and depression and more than twice as many women than men in the UK having a common mental health issue, the reason is believed to be due to the hormonal changes women experience throughout their reproductive lives.
This CPD explains the various events, including PMS (premenstrual syndrome), PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder), low libido and sexual dysfunction, common Gynaecological issues such as endometriosis, anxiety, and depression relating to pregnancy, pregnancy loss, birth trauma, contraceptives, and their effect on the brain.
This CPD’s objective is to allow you to adapt the IC with knowledge of the background information about women’s reproductive health and adapt your marketing towards women’s health.
We will cover:
- a brief look at the differences between the male and female brain
- the menstrual cycle – an overview
- cyclic changes in hormones
- the hormones and the brain – effect of stress on reproductive hormones
- PMS/PMDD/PME – aetiology, history and treatment
- sexual dysfunction – libido, vaginismus, dyspareunia, orgasmic dysfunction
- contraceptives and their effects on the brain
- common gynae issues: Endometriosis, PCOS
- perinatal mental health, including antenatal depression and anxiety, postnatal depression, pregnancy loss, birth trauma
- solution-focused approach – how we help
This is a full-day workshop with a lunch break.
Reviews
“I enjoyed the session thank you. Very informative.” LB
“I really enjoyed the Women’s Health CPD a great insight into what is going on with the balance of stress and our hormones.” JB
“Thank you for the information shared today, it was both interesting and very informative.” LR
“Jen is very knowledgeable and a great lecturer, providing lots of information which I can start to use straight away in my practice. A very thorough and interesting CPD which I recommend for anyone” LM
About the presenter
Jennifer Higgins
BSc (Hons) DSFH HPD SF Sup (Hyp) DipHB MAfSFH MNCH (Reg) CNHC (Reg)
Aughton Hypnotherapy
Jen worked as a midwife and a sexual health and contraceptive nurse in the NHS for 12 years. Later, she became a qualified hypnobirthing practitioner. This experience has given her extensive knowledge and a specific interest in women’s mental health. She received training as a solution-focused hypnotherapist at CPHT Liverpool and now works there as a senior lecturer and a SF supervisor.
Jen operates a full-time clinic covering West Lancashire and Merseyside, where she helps many women with various issues related to their reproductive, sexual, and perinatal mental health.
Booking
To book your place on this CPD, and browse other CPD events, please visit our CPHT CPD Programme page.
NB: This CPD event is for qualified hypnotherapists only.