What will I learn?
Throughout this 3-week course (6 hours total), you will explore practical, science-backed solutions for sleep during perimenopause and menopause:
- The biological link between shifting hormones (oestrogen & progesterone), body temperature regulation, and sleep disruption.
- Practical strategies to manage night sweats, hot flushes, and thermal comfort in the bedroom.
- Evidence-informed tools to calm night-time anxiety, racing thoughts, and early morning wakings.
- The role of nutrition, movement, stress resilience, and sleep hygiene tailored to midlife wellbeing.
- How to navigate conversations with healthcare providers and explore evidence-based sleep support options.

What will I need to take part?
An internet-connected device (laptop, tablet, or smartphone), access to Google Classroom and Gmail, a quiet space to join, and a notebook for personal reflection.

What to expect
A warm, supportive, and non-judgmental space with fellow women sharing similar experiences. Each 2-hour session combines specialist sleep education, actionable strategies, group discussions, and practical self-care tools you can use right away. Online handouts and resources are shared via Google Classroom. For IT support, visit https://learners.northantsadultlearning.ac.uk/it-tips.

Where can it lead to?
This course empowers you to take control of your sleep and daily vitality during midlife. It helps you:
- Reclaim energy, focus, and emotional balance in your personal and professional life.
- Build sustainable, self-compassionate routines that protect your long-term health.
- Feel confident, informed, and validated in managing your hormonal wellbeing.
- Explore further adult learning workshops, such as Sleep, Aging & Change: Ages 50+ or Sleep for Study and Work.

Course eligibility and fees
This adult learning course is available to residents of Northamptonshire who are:
- aged 19 or over on 31st August in the funding year
- living in England, outside a devolved adult skills funding area.
- ordinarily resident in England on the first day of learning.

If you don't meet the above requirements, including some international students or people not ordinarily resident in the UK, you will not be able attend this course.

Asylum seekers may be eligible to attend in some circumstances, including where they have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer while their claim is being considered, or where they receive certain types of local authority support.