Finally,
a room built for you.
The Warm Room brings Calgary women together through intimate events, trusted expert voices, and honest conversations — because every woman navigating perimenopause and menopause deserves to feel supported, understood, and completely at home.
WELCOME TO THE WARM ROOM
This chapter is yours. Thrive in it — with the right knowledge and the right women beside you.
Something is shifting and you feel it — in your body, your sleep, your mood, your sense of self.
You've looked for answers. You've found conflicting advice, rushed appointments, and more questions than you started with. What you haven't found yet is clarity. Or the right community.
Navigating this chapter with knowledge and the right women beside you — that is not just comfort. That is power.
The Warm Room is Calgary's first curated in-person community for women navigating perimenopause and menopause — bringing women together through intimate events, trusted clinical voices, and honest conversations.
You leave more informed than when you arrived — with expert insights, practical tools for this stage of life, and feeling genuinely validated, lighter, and less alone.
About Us
This chapter of life deserves more support, better conversations, and a room designed for both.
That space didn't exist in Calgary. So Katrina built it.
Rather than another clinical setting or generic wellness event, the Warm Room offers beautifully curated gatherings built around honest conversations, meaningful connections, and trusted expert perspectives — creating space for women to feel informed and grounded in this chapter of life.
Every gathering is intentional. A space to slow down, ask the questions you haven't known where to take, hear from voices you can trust, and leave feeling connected — to the right knowledge, to other women, and to yourself. That connection is not just meaningful. It is what moves you forward.
The Warm Room was born from two things: a personal experience and the conversations that followed.
When Calgary entrepreneur Katrina Helal began navigating perimenopause, she started talking to other women. What she heard was consistent and striking — confusion, isolation, a healthcare system stretched too thin, and an overwhelming amount of information that somehow left everyone with more questions than answers.
Women weren't just looking for information. They were looking for a space that truly understood them.
The setting is beautiful, the catering is on, and the women around you are navigating exactly what you are navigating.
What follows is two hours of honest conversation, trusted expert voices, and the kind of peer connection that only happens when the right women are gathered in the right room.
Rather than a lecture or a clinical setting, every gathering is built around three things: knowledge you can actually use, conversations that go somewhere real, and a community that makes this chapter of life feel less isolating and more supported.
This chapter is not a decline. It is a transition. And the women who move through it with the most confidence share one thing — they didn't do it alone, and they understood what was happening. That is exactly what The Warm Room is here for.
Walking into a Warm Room gathering feels different from the moment you arrive.
What to Expect
Thoughtful Expert Perspectives
We bring together carefully selected practitioners and professionals to guide conversations with clarity, warmth, and evidence-informed insight.
Intimate by Design
Every gathering is intentionally small because the conversations that matter most happen in rooms where everyone feels seen and welcome.
A Format Built for Real Conversation
Expert spotlights, facilitated panel discussion, and private table conversations — structured so you share as much or as little as feels right.
Practical Takeaways You Can Use
Every gathering closes with specific, actionable steps you can take this week. Because knowledge without direction is just information — and you deserve both.
A Room Where You Belong
You will feel it the moment you walk in-in the women around you, the warmth of the space, and the quiet recognition that you are exactly where you are supposed to be.
Upcoming Conversations
An Evening Worth Showing Up For
Two hours of expert knowledge, honest conversation, and genuine community — in a beautifully designed setting with catering included.
HERE IS WHAT TO EXPECT:
A clear picture of what is actually happening in your body and what it is trying to communicate during this transition.
Understanding of what is happening in your gut and how to support it
Real answers to the questions you have from trusted practitioners
Two or three specific things you can do this week — practical, accessible, and drawn directly from the evening's conversation
Structured time with the women at your table — private and more connecting
A seat in Calgary's first community built specifically for this chapter of your life
A woman who understands what is happening in her body — and has the right people beside her — moves through this chapter on her own terms.
The Details
WHEN
Mid-September
DETAILS COMING SOON
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Meet Our Trusted Speakers
Dr. Caitlin Batting
NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR
Dr. Melissa Reinke
CHIROPRACTOR &
MENOPAUSE PRACTITIONER
Dr. Tanya Kelloway
DOCTOR OF ACUPUNCTURE,
TCM
MEET THE FOUNDER
For a long time, I didn't have a word for what I was experiencing.
I noticed changes — in my energy, my sleep, my mood, the way I felt in my body — but like many women, I pushed through quietly. When I finally sought answers, I found myself navigating a healthcare system that didn't have much time for the conversation I needed. So I did what most of us do: I searched, I read, I listened to podcasts, and I carried the confusion mostly on my own.
It wasn't until I started talking openly with other women that something shifted. The more conversations I had, the more I realised how many of us were experiencing the same thing — and how few spaces existed where we could actually talk about it honestly, learn from people we trusted, and feel genuinely supported rather than dismissed.
That realisation became a call to purpose.
I'm a Calgary entrepreneur, not a clinician. But I know how to build something meaningful, and I knew this community needed to exist. The Warm Room is what I wish I had found when I first started looking.
My hope is that every woman who walks through our doors leaves feeling lighter, clearer, and far less alone than when she arrived; and believing that this chapter is hers to thrive in.
With warmth,
Katrina
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Partnerships
Built on values. Grown through the right relationships.
The Warm Room collaborates with businesses, practitioners, and community partners who share our belief that women in this chapter of life deserve better — better information, better support, and better conversations.
Every partnership is chosen for alignment first — with our values, our audience, and the experience we are committed to creating.
If that resonates with you, we would love to explore what a collaboration might look like.
WAYS TO PARTNER
Event Sponsorship
In-Kind Contributions
Speaker Opportunities
Community Collaborations
Not sure which fits? Have a different sponsorship idea? Reach out directly and we'll find the right path together.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Calgary's first curated in-person community for women navigating perimenopause and menopause. Intimate gatherings, trusted expert voices, honest conversations, and a community that makes this chapter of life feel less overwhelming and more supported.
Any woman who feels like something is shifting — in her body, her energy, her mood, or her sense of self — and is done figuring it out alone. You do not need a diagnosis or prior knowledge. You just need to show up.
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Everything. Our gatherings are intentionally small — 30 to 40 women — so the conversation is real.
The format blends expert spotlights, facilitated discussion, and private peer conversation at your table. You leave with practical takeaways and the company of women who completely understand.
This is not a lecture. It is not a networking event. It is something better.
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Neither. The Warm Room sits somewhere better than both — trusted clinical voices bringing you real knowledge, surrounded by women with lived experience.
Think of it as the best conversation you have ever had about your health, in a room that actually has time for you.
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If you are looking for a warm, welcoming space where your questions are taken seriously, your experience is validated, and you leave with practical knowledge you can actually use — this is for you.
If something is shifting — in your body, your sleep, your mood, your sense of self — and you have been looking for answers without finding the right support, you are in the right place.
Because understanding what is happening in your body, and having the right women beside you, changes everything about how you move through this chapter.
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The evening is designed so that connection happens naturally — whether you arrive with a friend or walk in on your own. You will be seated at a table with other women navigating the same chapter of life, with structured conversation built into the flow of the evening. You do not need to know anyone walking in. By the time you leave, you will.
Come as you are. The room will meet you there.
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Perimenopause is the transition leading up to menopause — and it can begin as early as your late 30s.
It often shows up as changes in sleep, mood, energy, digestion, or cycle regularity, long before a hot flash ever appears.
Most women don't recognise it because nobody told them what to look for. That is exactly what The Warm Room is here to change.
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Yes — more than you might think. Perimenopause can begin up to a decade before your last period.
If you are noticing changes in your sleep, mood, energy, or cycle — even subtle ones — this conversation is for you.
The earlier you understand what is happening, the better equipped you are to navigate it.
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You arrive to a beautifully designed space with catering and the company of women who are navigating the same chapter.
The evening flows from expert spotlights to facilitated panel discussion — with structured, private conversation at your table woven in.
You leave with two to three practical takeaways and a community you will want to come back to.
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Each gathering explores a different dimension of perimenopause and menopause — from hormones and gut health to sleep, energy, mental health, intimacy, identity, and movement. Every topic is approached from multiple expert perspectives and grounded in what women actually need to know.
Every speaker is carefully chosen for both their clinical expertise and their ability to speak honestly and accessibly.
We look for practitioners who are evidence-informed, genuinely passionate about women's health, and able to meet women exactly where they are — without jargon, without judgment, and without a sales agenda.
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We thought about this. When you purchase your ticket, you will have the opportunity to submit your question in advance — anonymously if you prefer. This means the questions that matter most get answered, without anyone having to raise their hand in a room full of people.
Nothing is too personal, too embarrassing, or too sensitive for this room.
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Tickets are transferable — if you can no longer attend, you are welcome to pass your ticket to another woman. In rare circumstances, we will consider transferring your ticket to our next event.
We ask that you reach out directly to our email hello@thewarmroom.ca and let us know in advance so we can update our guest list.
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There are several meaningful ways to partner with us — and we welcome conversations with businesses, practitioners, and organisations who share our belief that women in this chapter of life deserve better support.
Event sponsorship and in-kind partnerships — from naming rights and brand visibility to catering, gifting, and wellness resources.
📄 Download our Sponsorship Overview
Speaking opportunities — we bring together evidence-informed practitioners across medicine, naturopathy, therapy, and coaching for every gathering.
📄 Download our Speaker Invitation
Community collaborations — cross-promotion, referral partnerships, and co-hosted events for aligned organisations and women's networks.
To explore any of these reach out directly at hello@thewarmroom.ca
Get in Touch
We’d love to hear from you. Whether you’re interested in attending, partnering, speaking, submitting a question for our expert panel or simply learning more about The Warm Room, feel free to reach out below.