Speaking Up to Challenge Taboos in the Workplace with Lou Johnson

Lou Johnson believes in the power of sharing stories to build empathy, understanding and connection.

For three decades leading teams across multinational, SME and startup book publishers, Lou has worked with authors and brands to shape their stories, and led companies to connect people with them. As a publisher, leader, writer and speaker she is particularly interested in breaking down taboos, inclusion and empowerment and advocating for positive change in the workplace.

Lou recently wrote a Women’s Agenda article which was met with a cacophony of cheers from women impacted by non-inclusivity. I read "If we don’t talk about menstruation, motherhood, mental health, menopause (and the messy in-between of life and work) nothing will ever change" and my first thought was "I have to speak to her!", and she said yes!

In this ep:

- Fear of being seen as "weak" which led Lou pushing through significant stressors and not feeling able to take time off

- The modelling required of workplace leaders to lean towards more inclusive workplaces where speaking about periods, pregnancy, perimenopause is normalised and even welcomed

- How enabling all humans in a workplace to honour their own flow - whether that be menstrual, hormonal fluctuations in perimenopausal, circadian rhythm or any other - would enhance role satisfaction and productivity

- The importance of our Gen X generation speaking out and leading the change, including our hope for more inclusive workplaces for our daughters

- Lou's work in financial empowerment and gender paradigms around wage gap and super which make a massive difference to the financial wellbeing of women

- The honour of being able to publish two books which literally changed Lou's perimenopausal experience, The M Word: How to thrive in menopause and Great sex starts at 50: How to age-proof your libido


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