The (M) Factor, a first-of-its-kind documentary on Menopause that addresses the marginalized or ignored health crisis faced by billions of women as they go through menopause.
Until now, we are Shredding the Silence.
Friday, December 6th @ 6:30 PM - Capilano University, BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts
2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC V7J 3H5, Canada
The BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts is located in the Birch Building on the Capilano University campus in North Vancouver, just a 20-minute drive from downtown Vancouver.
Screening Party Timeline:
6:30 – Welcome Reception!
7:00 – Introduction & Screening of the M Factor film (approx 56 minutes)
8:00 – Expert Panel Discussion with Q & A
Frequently Asked Questions:
Will there be parking at Capilano University?
Parking on Campus:
There are two parking meters located inside the Birch building (the building that houses the theatre). The only exception to this is if you are parking in the Short Term Lot (#7) where there is an outside meter specific to that location. Please note there is no flat rate in the short-term lot unless you are parking in the accessible parking spots with a designated SPARC permit.
Before proceeding to the theatre you will need to note your license plate number. The flat rate for the evening (after 5 p.m.) and weekends/stats is $4.75*
To save time and for your convenience, we highly recommend pre-paying your parking using the Pay by Phone option. The lot number for Parking Lot #1, the main theatre parking lot, is 5783.
Electric vehicle charging:
Charging stations for electric vehicles are located in Lot 1, Lot 3 and Lot 7.
There is no fee to charge your vehicle but payment for parking at the posted rate is required.
*Rates subject to change
Do I have to be in Menopause to attend the event?
Absolutely not.
You do NOT have to be in menopause to attend the screening—menopause isn't an exclusive club, and no one’s checking IDs at the door! Whether you're curious, getting a head start, or just here for some good info, you're totally welcome. Men too!
Come on in, we're all in this together.
Can I bring my children?
While we love little ones, these events are designed to be a relaxing and focused environment for adults.
We kindly ask that you make arrangements for childcare, so you can fully enjoy and participate in the screenings.
Thank you for your understanding!
Will there be food?
Unfortunately, no food at these ones—just some nourishing conversation and info.
But hey, feel free to treat yourself to something delicious before or afterward.
The (M) Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause film explores the hidden impact of menopause on women's lives. Menopause has ramifications beyond just an individual woman’s well-being. The far-ranging results of women enduring untreated menopause include billions of dollars in lost wages, upended careers, family disruptions, and emotional chaos.
With evidence-based information, the film empowers women to make informed health decisions and aims to remove the stigma surrounding menopause and aging.
This feature-length documentary film, centers on the lived experiences of women across the U.S. Cameras follow women into their doctors’ offices, at work, and in their homes to expose the challenges they face—including racial biases, gender-ignorant care, inequitable structures and systems, and barriers due to the lack of basic midlife healthcare research. The women featured here open up about their experiences and share their stories of enduring debilitating symptoms while being ignored, ridiculed and/or shamed—and left untreated.
Now there’s a movement to fix the broken system, change the culture and transform our future. “The (M) Factor” turns the spotlight on the progress being made. With input from emboldened physicians, healthcare advocates and leaders in the menopause movement, the film focuses on what is being done to address this public health crisis and offers solutions that can be replicated in medical communities and workplaces across the country.
Credit to the Producers: Women in the Room Productions and Take Flight Productions
Dr. Emily Habert ND
Naturopathic Doctor, Founder of Aspire Naturopathic Health Centre & Co-Facilitator of Aspire Menopause Programs.
Dr. Emily Habert ND is a Naturopathic Physician who is passionate about helping her patients find their voice in their health care so that they can truly thrive. A leader in her Naturopathic Medicine practice for 15 years, Dr. Habert is a mother of two and the director of Aspire Naturopathic Health Centre in North Vancouver.
Coach Leslie Grant
Functional Nutritionist, Strategic Health Coach & Co-Facilitator of Aspire Menopause Programs.
Leslie Grant is a functional nutritionist and strategic health coach, who utilizes evidence-based nutritional and behavioral science to deliver results. Leslie helps her clients to uncover the root causes of their health imbalances and provides individualized, step-by-step protocols for them to follow so that they can live a healthier more balanced life.
Chela Davison
Entrepreneur, Writer, Speaker and Performer
Chela is the creator of the publication and one-woman show -A Little Bit Much. As a humorist and storyteller, Chela is obsessed with the craft of Wisdotainment — joyful and playful awakening for seekers with a sense of humour. Chela has a long-standing career in transformational change and coaching. For over 20 years she's coached, facilitated and taught socially conscious entrepreneurs, practitioners and artists, helping them to develop bodies of work, grow their leadership capacities and align their soul's call with their work in the world.
Kaile Shilling
Creative Writing Teacher at Mission Institute
Kaile worked in Los Angeles at the intersection of arts and justice reform, and currently teaches creative writing at Mission Institute (Minimum and Medium security) in British Columbia because she believes arts are healing and stories can change the world.
She's a graduate of Harvard University and has a Masters of Theological Studies from Loyola Marymount University where she focused on scripture as story, writing her thesis in defense of Judas.