About Cycle of Change

How and why we made a film

For many years, Emma Lazenby, director of ForMed Films CIC, has been wanting to know more about menopause and wanting to prepare and to help others to for this major life transition.  In 2018 she met Diane Danzebrink, a long-time campaigner for education around menopause.  They started planning a film to educate people about the early stages of menopause (perimenopause). Nurse specialist, Hazel Hayden, joined the discussion in 2020.

In 2022, with support from The Burdett Trust for Nursing, The National Lottery, in collaboration with Menopause Support and Bristol Menopause Clinic, ForMed raised the funds to make Cycle of Change – Understanding Menopause.

To make Cycle of Change:

450+ women surveyed about their experiences and advice

23 women took part in workshops to meet others at a similar stage

18 people interviewed one-to-one

20 hours of interviews were taken

32 women’s voices are included in the film

With thanks

ForMed films would especially like to thank the women for sharing their experiences and telling their stories to help others. With twenty hours of interview content, the team condensed these experiences and stories down to a five-minute film.

Thank you to The Burdett Trust for Nursing, Menopause Support and Bristol Menopause for funding this production, and to The National Lottery community fund for funding workshops, survey and interviews.