About this Event
Join Us for a Fun and Enlightening Evening!
Hosted by Washington Center for Women’s & Children’s Wellness (WCWCW, LLC), this event is your opportunity to connect with local experts in perimenopause and menopause.
Led by Dr. Wendy Hookman, WCWCW’s Founder and Medical Director, this evening will be both engaging and informative. Dr. Hookman, a double board-certified psychiatrist, has dedicated her career to supporting and advocating for women through every stage of life, with a special focus on how hormonal changes impact mental and physical health.
Joining Dr. Hookman and her team are:
- Rachel Rubin, MD: A board-certified urologist and sexual medicine specialist, she is one of only a handful of physicians with fellowship training in sexual medicine for all genders.
- Jennifer Gularson, PA-C: A board-certified functional medicine provider and physician assistant with the Osteopathic Center for Healing.
- Laura Hardnett: A certified transformational mindset coach who helps individuals confidently navigate major life transitions.
Together, they bring their expertise and passion to this powerful community event. The evening will focus on breaking the silence around menopause, providing education, and offering actionable next steps for mid-life women and those who love and support them.
Don’t miss this opportunity to join the conversation and be part of a growing movement toward empowerment, education, and wellness.
About the Event:
The (M) Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause explores the hidden impact of menopause on women's lives. Menopause has ramifications beyond just an individual woman’s well-being. The far-ranging results of women enduring untreated menopause include billions of dollars in lost wages, upended careers, family disruptions, and emotional chaos.
With evidence-based information, the film empowers women to make informed health decisions and aims to remove the stigma surrounding menopause and aging. This feature-length documentary centers on the lived experiences of women across the U.S. Cameras follow women into their doctors’ offices, at work, and in their homes to expose the challenges they face—including racial biases, gender-ignorant care, inequitable systems, and barriers due to the lack of basic midlife healthcare research.
The women featured open up about their experiences, sharing stories of enduring debilitating symptoms while being ignored, ridiculed, shamed, and left untreated.
Now, there’s a movement to fix the broken system, change the culture, and transform our future. The (M) Factorturns the spotlight on the progress being made. With input from emboldened physicians, healthcare advocates, and leaders in the menopause movement, the film highlights what is being done to address this public health crisis and offers solutions that can be replicated in medical communities and workplaces across the country.
Event Timeline:
4:45 pm: Doors open for our VIP Meet & Greet and Meal
5:00-6:00 pm: Join our experts for a private meet and greet and delicious pre-screening meal (VIP add-on required)
5:45pm: Doors open for the Main Event
6:00-7:00 pm: Enjoy delicious hors d'oevres, a complimentary signature cocktail, wine, beer, mocktail or soft drink while catching up with friends, our experts, and fantastic sponsors.
7:00-8:15 pm: Introduction & Screening of The (M) Factor (approx. 1 hour)
8:15-9:00 PM: Live Q&A with Dr. Wendy Hookman and Top Specialists in Women's Midlife Health with the opportunity to win fantastic prizes.
Arrive early for a welcoming cocktail hour where you can connect with women on similar health journeys. Enjoy delicious hors d'oeuvres, sip on wine or a refreshing mocktail, and make yourself at home before the film begins.
After the screening, stay for an engaging Q&A with Dr. Wendy Hookman, her team and co-hosts to dive deeper into the discussion and get your questions answered.
Watch the trailer below:
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Round House Theatre, 4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda, United States
USD 30.00 to USD 36.00
