This October, Nu Allumé is proud to be a named sponsor of Prevention Australia’s World Menopause Day 2026.
This year’s message is simple.
Own the Conversation.
And after some of the conversations we’ve had with women this year, it feels particularly important.
We thought the conversation had changed
Menopause is more visible than it has ever been.
It’s being discussed in the media. Women are talking about it more openly. Workplaces are beginning to recognise it. Doctors and health professionals are sharing better information and subjects that were once spoken about quietly, if at all, are finally becoming part of everyday conversation.
From the outside, it can feel as though we’ve turned a corner.
We certainly thought we had.
But this year, spending time speaking face to face with women outside the menopause community showed us something we weren’t expecting.
The stigma is still there.
We saw women visibly distance themselves from the word menopause. We saw discomfort around being associated with it and a reluctance to engage with something simply because menopause was part of the conversation.
It was confronting.
Not because every woman reacted this way, far from it. But because it showed us just how different the public menopause conversation can look from the lived reality.
Within the menopause community, we talk openly about symptoms, experiences, research and the need for better support. We celebrate the progress that has been made.
Step outside that community and the picture can look very different.
For some women, menopause is still something they would rather nobody associate with them.
And that matters.
Because stigma doesn't just influence whether we say the word out loud.
It can influence whether women ask questions, seek information, share what they are experiencing or even recognise themselves as being part of the conversation.
That experience changed the way we heard three simple words.
Own the Conversation.
What does it mean to own the conversation?
It doesn't mean menopause has to define a woman.
Quite the opposite.
It means being able to talk about this stage of life without embarrassment.
It means being able to say, “I’m in perimenopause” or “I’m going through menopause” without feeling that those words somehow make you older, less capable, less attractive or less relevant.
It means having access to credible information and feeling confident enough to ask questions about your own body.
And it means women being able to decide for themselves what menopause looks like, rather than allowing generations of stereotypes to decide for them.
That is why Prevention Australia’s theme resonates so strongly with us.
The conversation around menopause has come an enormous way.
But visibility alone doesn't remove stigma.
Conversation does.
A day built around women
On 17 October, Prevention Australia’s World Menopause Day 2026 will bring women together at Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour for a day dedicated to conversation, information and connection.
Leading voices across women’s health, nutrition, brain health and wellbeing will take to the stage including Dr Ginni Mansberg, Dr Georgia Rigas, Amelia Phillips, Dr Sarah McKay and Mary Coustas.
There will be conversations about the physical changes of menopause, emotional wellbeing, nutrition, health and the many different ways women experience this stage of life.
But what we love most about the idea behind the day is that women aren't being told how they should experience menopause.
They're being invited into the conversation.
To listen.
To question.
To share.
To laugh.
To learn.
And perhaps to talk about something they haven't felt comfortable talking about before.
Why Nu Allumé is supporting World Menopause Day
Nu Allumé exists within the menopause space, so of course World Menopause Day is important to us.
Our particular area of interest is menopausal skin and the emerging science of the microbiome-menopause connection, but that is only one small part of a much bigger experience.
What we witnessed this year reminded us that before we can have deeper conversations about things like changing skin biology, brain health, cardiovascular health, nutrition or any of the other areas affected during menopause, women need to feel comfortable being part of the menopause conversation in the first place.
That is bigger than skincare.
And it is bigger than Nu Allumé.
It is why we're proud to put our name behind Prevention Australia’s World Menopause Day 2026.
There is still work to do.
There are still misconceptions to challenge.
There are still women who don't feel comfortable saying the word.
And there are still conversations waiting to happen.
We don't want to own those conversations.
Women should.
