WELLNESS CONCLAVE

27 Tue 11.00 AM

Mena Hall

101. Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai

Mylapore

Chennai 600 004Wellness Conclave

The Midlife Rollercoaster!

The changing physical and emotional needs associated with the big ‘M’ can be stressful and confusing. This morning’s program is aimed at empowering and providing coping strategies to face the challenges of menopause, midlife and more.We have a panel of three speakers who bring their expertise and wealth of knowledge in this field.

Dr Jaishree Gajaraj, is a Senior Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, practicing in Chennai. She did her undergraduate and post-graduate education from the University of Madras and higher training in the UK.She has the distinction of being a member of the Royal Colleges of both Obstetricians & Gynaecologists and Surgeons. Her areas of expertise include Pelvic Endoscopy, Gynaec Oncology and Preventive Oncology in women, high risk obstetrics and menopausal health.Among her notable achievements is that she is the Founder Secretary of the Indian Menopause Society, Chennai Chapter.

Our own member, Didem Atahan-Fabig is a Psychotherapist and research scholar in Psychology. Her focus is on cross cultural psychotherapy, women, domestic violence and trauma. After completing her B.S. in Psychology at Middle East Technical University in Turkey, she went on to a graduate program in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy at Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. She has completed a clinical fellowship in Gestalt therapy in New York and has a Masters degree in Gender and Public Health from Freie Universitaet, Berlin. She has worked for the Red Cross Luxembourg as a psychologist working with

migrant children; in Harlem, New York with underprivileged children and her current research focus is on domestic violence and burn survivors.