Our Emcee

Faith Agugu founder of Silver Sirens

Faith is a Sydney-based Psychotherapist who founded Silver Sirens in 2018 after a number of women in a 'midlife crisis' were referred to her. She realised that her cultural lens on ageing differed greatly from those of many of her Western sisters and she felt called to change the negative narrative some of these women had internalised about ageing.

Faith creates engaging and uplifting conversations that honour each women's individuality.

Our Speakers

Brenda Rogers

Brenda works with midlife women struggling with hormone imbalance to restore their well-being and find their flow again. Through her women’s circles, nutrition events, yoga retreats, clinical practice, and leadership training, Brenda raises conscious awareness of how lifestyle choices directly impact our health and well-being, particularly our emotional stability. In her thorough yet gentle approach, she provides deep, emotional insight as well as practical solutions on how to create our best lives through our lifestyle choices (nutrition, movement, rest, relaxation, purpose, connection), and our personal presence. Using the wisdom of the WAPF Wise Traditions diet and other ancient wisdom traditions Brenda helps guide midlife women to reach their true potential.

Chiza Westcarr

During menopause, there is a dramatic shift in gut health and therefore in the metabolism of a woman in her 40s, 50s, and beyond. The gut microbiome made up of trillions of microbes and their genetic material, located mainly in the large colon, communicates with our brain and other body systems. 

Our food choices impact the health of these microbes and the signals they send to the brain and around the body.

With the change in gut microbes, there are noticeable changes in what you can and can no longer eat. 

The Western diet, filled with highly processed foods such as cakes, biscuits, and ice cream, fast food such as pizza, burgers, chips, sugary drinks, pies, and packaged snacks, and alcohol consumption, have all been directly linked to poor gut function and chronic disease. 

The regular consumption of these types of foods may exacerbate menopausal symptoms. This is why some women fare worse in menopause than others.

Lynda Roach

I'm a clinical nutritionist who has a special interest in helping people age with vibrant health and a great attitude to life well into their older years.

I feel that if people understand how their bodies work they will make better choices to support it while still enjoying all the good things in life. 

My aim is to be part of a movement where we celebrate our imperfections and live our fullest lives in a body that works well without counting calories and trying to fit a social stereotype.