JUNE 2026
The Inaugural Gathering
What Your Body Is Telling You
Our very first gathering — the night this community became real.
The evening explored what your body is really signaling during this transition, from the long-term impact on heart and bone health to the deep hormone-gut connection and the role of your microbiome. Not a night of doom and gloom — a night about the opportunity to thrive in this chapter, with the right knowledge and the right women beside you.
DATE: June 22, 2026
LOCATION: CavernUs, Calgary
SPEAKERS: Dr. Melissa and Dr. Caitlin
Not a lecture. Not a support group.
Something better — a room where expert knowledge met honest conversation, and neither ever felt out of place.
Women described it as a safe space to talk about something that so rarely gets said out loud. The information was real and evidence-based, but it never felt clinical — just clear, human, and exactly what the room needed to hear.
THROUGHOUT THE EVENING, OUR CONVERSATIONS EXPLORED TOPICS INCLUDING:
The long-term impact of menopause on cardiovascular and bone health
The hormone-gut connection, and how your microbiome shapes this transition
How to start reading your body's signals — sleep, stress, movement, and food
Nutrition strategies that genuinely support hormone health
A gentle introduction to advocating for yourself at your next doctor's appointment
Meet Our Trusted Speakers
Dr. Caitlin Batting
NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR
Dr. Melissa Reinke
CHIROPRACTOR &
MENOPAUSE PRACTITIONER
RESOURCES & TAKEAWAYS
Whether you were in the room on June 22 or you're discovering this evening for the first time, here's what came out of it — a few things worth carrying forward, and a few ways to keep exploring what was shared that night.
Key Takeaways
1. Become a curious detective
Start tracking. Sleep, stress, movement, food — just notice what's happening and connect the dots. Your body has been sending signals. It's time to start reading them. Find one small habit you can stack onto something you already do, and start there.
2. Eat like your hormones depend on it
Your microbiome is made of what you eat. Think Mediterranean — more vegetables, whole grains, fibre, lean protein, nuts and seeds. And specifically: eat your cruciferous vegetables. Broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale, cabbage — your liver is doing more hormonal heavy lifting than you know, and these are its best friends.
3. Advocate for yourself
Track your symptoms. Research what resonates. And when you walk into your next doctor's appointment, walk in prepared, with specific questions and your own observations in hand. You are the expert on your body — this evening gave you more language to prove it.
A helpful place to start: the MQ6 symptom checklist, designed specifically to bring to your doctor.
A Taste of the Evening
Want to hear it in their own words? A couple of moments from the evening are worth watching for yourself:
Gallery
Your seat is waiting.
If June 22 sounds like a room you wish you'd been in, you don't have to miss the next one. Every gathering is different, but it always feels like The Warm Room.
Find a Practitioner
If you're looking for practitioners who will actually listen, and who understand this transition from the inside out — the women who stood at the front of that room are a beautiful place to start.
Dr. Melissa Reinke — naturallybalancedtherapy.ca
Dr. Caitlin Batting — drcaitlinbatting.com
Dr. Tanya Kelloway — drtanyakelloway.com
Trusted Resources
These are a few organizations and tools we trust, worth knowing about beyond what we cover in the room.
North American Menopause Society — a directory of certified menopause practitioners, if you're looking for expert care near you
Menopause Foundation of Canada — including Menopause Works Here, a resource helping workplaces better support employees through menopause
To every woman who walked into that room on June 22 — thank you. You showed up curious, honest, and ready to talk about something that so often goes unsaid. This community exists because you did.
A special thank you to CavernUs, Calgary, our very first home, and La Belle Graze, whose food helped make the evening feel as good as it looked.