Impact
Name the task, time or environment—not your entire health story.
Build the outline.
This is a drafting aid, not a script you must follow. Pick the smallest useful request and keep only the words that sound like you.
Keep the conversation work-shaped.
A useful outline does not need to prove a cause or list every symptom. It can stay anchored to the job: what is difficult, what might help, what you prefer to keep private and when to review.
Request
Ask to explore one practical change instead of arriving with a long wish list.
Boundary
Decide in advance whether to name menopause or discuss only the work impact.
Review
A check-in gives both sides a concrete point to see what is and is not working.
You can say less.
The planner deliberately offers a work-impact-only opening. It does not tell you what must be disclosed. Your workplace policy, role and location may affect the process, so use official workplace guidance or qualified advice for decisions about rights and formal requests.
What this tool does not decide.
No diagnosis.
It does not decide whether an experience is caused by menopause or another condition.
It does not decide whether an experience is caused by menopause or another condition.
No legal conclusion.
It does not determine eligibility, rights, duties or a reasonable workplace adjustment.
It does not determine eligibility, rights, duties or a reasonable workplace adjustment.
No manager outcome.
It cannot promise approval; it only helps organize the words you choose.
It cannot promise approval; it only helps organize the words you choose.
Review a change after trying it at work
Prepare for the follow-up conversation with one observation, one obstacle, and a next step you would like to discuss. Keep personal details on your own copy.
Download the work arrangement review (PDF, 1 page)
Use the prompts without printing
- Name the work change, when the trial started, and the planned review date.
- Describe one task and what you observed during the trial.
- Write one practical obstacle that remains.
- Choose keep, change, end, or undecided. Name the next action, who owns it, and the next review date.
Example. The rota arrived early twice, but Friday coverage stayed uncertain. Ask the rota lead about Friday coverage at the next check-in.
Keep the moments you may want later.
My Midlife Story: Menopause is published by Honest Little Apps. The iPhone and iPad app lets you save symptoms, treatment changes and questions, then choose what to include in an editable visit brief. It requires no account and makes no diagnosis.
Free with optional auto-renewing Premium. The Canadian App Store listed CA$9.99 monthly and CA$69.99 annually on November 4, 2026. Free includes capture, history, search, saved outputs, manual plans, basic reminders, visit briefs, export, deletion and encrypted recovery. Current terms and prices appear in the App Store and app.
Keep the useful parts, not every detail.
If you want a different resource, these existing companions cover personal note-taking and app privacy without duplicating this workplace conversation planner.
Do I have to tell my manager I am in menopause?
This planner does not decide what you should disclose. It helps you draft either a work-impact-only opening or a version that names menopause, depending on your own privacy choice.
Is this legal or HR advice?
No. Workplace policies, duties and processes vary. The tool creates a conversation outline from your choices; it does not determine rights, eligibility or an appropriate workplace adjustment.
Does the planner save my answers?
No. The page builds the draft in the current browser tab and does not send or store the entered text. Closing or refreshing the page clears it.
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