Sarah Darwen

Founder, Halcyon Women’s Health – Supporting Women’s Health, Strengthening Workplaces

I support workplaces with women’s health training and support: from menopause to menstrual health, fertility and IVF to pregnancy and baby loss. As well as sexual Harassment and domestic violence / abuse. I bridge both my corporate career and nearly two decades of running my women’s health clinic to help organisations care for people in ways that are practical, compassionate and impactful

How I help

I help organisations create healthier, happier, and more productive (and profitable!) workplaces by supporting their teams through women’s health and related life challenges that impact wellbeing and performance:

• Menstrual health issues – such as endometriosis, adenomyosis, fibroids, PCOS, PMDD, PMS, and heavy, painful and irregular periods.
• Menopause – natural, early, and enforced through hormonal treatment or hysterectomy.
• Fertility and IVF journeys – which can be extended to include parenting and family-forming, covering topics like adoption, fostering and blended families.
• Baby loss.
• Domestic violence, and
• Sexual harassment – creating safe and respectful working environments.

These issues are not “personal problems” to be managed in silence, they are realities that directly affect your teams’ attendance, retention, morale, and performance. And it’s not just the women either. Partners, friends and colleagues are all impacted by these issues, and left unsupported, they cost organisations valuable talent, increase absenteeism, and damage workplace culture.

With the right awareness, training, and compassionate support in place, they can instead become opportunities to demonstrate leadership, equity, and care.

And that’s where I come in!

By commissioning my women’s health support programmes, organisations typically see:

• Reduced absenteeism and presenteeism across all staff.
• Improved retention of experienced, talented women at all stages of life.
• Greater engagement and productivity, as staff feel seen, valued, and supported.
• Enhanced reputation as an employer of choice, aligned with your wellbeing and EDI agendas.

I can support you with:

• CPD-accredited workshops for managers and staff, that raise awareness of the issues, help staff minimise the impact of what they are experiencing at work, and support wider conversations and engagement amongst your teams.
• Quick ‘lunch and learn’ dips into these topics, to act as staff awareness, management support, self-care prompts and conversation starters.
• Collective health clinics, where staff can bring their own questions and get my clinic-informed support to manage their symptoms.
• 1-1 clinic appointments
• HR/OH support hours, to give advice on individual cases.
• Self care programmes on licence.
• Champion training, to create compassionate and effective peer-led support.

This can be delivered online, on site, or a blend of both, and I offer stand-alone workshop commissions right through to 12-month partnerships.

About me

Clinic experience: I bring over 15 years’ experience in women’s health, having supported thousands of women (and sometimes their partners) through complex challenges such as PMDD, menopause transitions, IVF journeys, and trauma recovery. I still have a local clinic space for a day a week, and run online programmes for endometriosis, menopause, fertility and hormonal rebalance.

Lived experience: I was diagnosed with endometriosis in my mid 20s and, when the treatment (including enforced menopause) didn’t bring lasting results I looked to a more natural approach. This was over 20 years ago and I have successfully managed my own symptoms since then, as well as navigating my own anxiety, trauma, fertility journey and, currently a fabulously complex perimenopause.

Corporate background: I opened my first clinic space in 2008 alongside a 9-5 career in local government and the third sector, where I rose to senior management and strategic lead level. I managed £million budgets, managed operational staff, and made it to chief officer of a medium-sized local charity.

Halcyon Women’s Health is a beautiful blend of all of these experiences.

Don’t just take my word for it

“Already Sarah has helped us get one team member back to work from long-term sick and helped another one avoid it! We are a small charity so every absence impacts. We pride ourselves on looking after our people but we hadn’t even thought women’s health was a big issue.” MD, Charity Sector – Bronze support package

“Sarah’s sessions are engaging and informative and sensitive topics handled with care.” HR Manager, Finance & Investment – Bronze support package with add-ons

“Having the opportunity to talk with someone about Women’s health, particularly at a time when I was personally struggling was a great help.” Frontline worker, manufacturing – Gold support package

✅ 83% rated workshops as excellent (with only one attendee ever saying a session wasn’t helpful).

✅ 9.2/10 for overall helpfulness across all workshops.

✅ 100% of staff attending 1:1 clinics and online Self Care programmes feel better and more in control of their symptoms

Whether you need staff workshops, Manager/HR/OH training, or one-to-one support pathways, I’ll work with you to design packages that suit your team and deliver measurable impact.

Book a Workplace Consultation Call with me by using the contact form below.