"To support women through menopause, we must sit, listen, and believe." Interviewing Menopause Coach Simon Salt

Menopause has more than 34 symptoms recognized by the medical community and around 100 symptoms that women experience. And yet menopause, which impacts 75% of women, remains largely undiscussed and unplanned for.  In this episode of Competency No. 5, on staying present as we coach, lead, and live, we speak with Simon Salt, a British author based in Florida and newly certified Menopause Coach, whose book *The Quiet Transition* is underway. Salt trains men to stay present through their partners' menopause — not to fix it, but to notice it, without judgment. His method: book regular time to sit and ask, and listen. How are you feeling? What symptoms are showing up? What's shifting? What is and isn't working?  The exchange runs both ways — men share their own experience of the transition, and each partner asks the other for more, less, or none of something. Repeated often, this attention keeps couples oriented through a change most face alone. It's a case study in presence: show up, ask better questions, resist the urge to solve before you understand. Follow Simon Salt and The Quiet Transition on Substack, and his other books on Amazon. *Debbi McCullough is an Economist and Financial Times-trained journalist who became a Master Certified Coach with the Intl Coaching Federation and a communications coach for newly-promoted Fortune 500 leaders. Book her for* coaching, training or ICF mentoring here.   *Train with* her on Maven here.