Preventing Burnout From the Inside Out: Working With Your Menstrual Cycle for Sustained Performance
Burnout among women in healthcare is rising, and most interventions focus on external factors: workload, culture, boundaries. But what if one of the most effective tools for prevention is already built into the body?
This evidence-based session introduces the menstrual cycle as a physiological framework for understanding energy, focus and resilience. Drawing on research in biology, neuroendocrinology and business psychology, Carmen Amador Barreiro presents the cycle not as a barrier to performance, but as a source of data that high-performing women can use to work more sustainably.
This session will explore:
→ How hormonal fluctuations across the cycle affect energy, cognition and emotional regulation
→ How to align workload, creative output and decision-making with the four phases of the cycle
→ How to recognise early signs of depletion and adjust before burnout develops
→ Practical, evidence-informed tools for sustaining performance without sacrificing wellbeing
→ How organisations can better support women's physiology
Grounded in science and framed as one lens within a broader understanding of burnout, this session offers a fresh, practical perspective for navigate demanding careers in healthcare.
Meet the speaker:
Carmen Amador Barreiro is a Business Psychologist (BSc, MSc), Speaker and Founder of The Cycle Method, a leadership training company helping organisations build hormone-aware workplaces. She has trained leaders at Deloitte, LinkedIn, Culture Amp and Soho House - her work focuses on translating the science of the menstrual cycle into actionable strategies for energy management, decision-making and sustainable performance.
Additional Event Information
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Please note: This webinar will be recorded and sent out to all registrants within a few days of the live broadcast.
- Online registration deadline: 06 May 2026
- Event is open to: HBA Members and Non-members
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This event is not refundable.
Pricing
| Regular Registration - Virtual | €10.00 / $10.00 | €20.00 / $20.00 |
Members receive up to 50 percent discount
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