Menstrual-health pioneer, researcher, advocate and performance artist.
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Bridging healthcare, research,
culture, lived experience and social activism.
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As Founder & CEO of Menstrual Cycle Support (MCS) — the UK’s first non-clinical menstrual-health service delivered via GP referral on social prescription — Kate has led national efforts to embed menstrual literacy into mainstream healthcare, education and public policy. MCS courses are now available in over 500 GP surgeries UK-wide, as well as in several schools.
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Her work has shaped institutional practice and raised public awareness, including through a TEDx talk and features in the Financial Times, BBC and HuffPost.
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In 2026 she brings to venues across the UK I Am a Menstrualist — a hybrid performance-lecture and interactive workshop inviting organisations, institutions, student unions and workplaces to explore menstrual wellbeing, equity and cycle-informed living in a way that is research-grounded, accessible and creatively engaging.
Kate operates system-wide: connecting healthcare, academia, the arts and advocacy, and amplifying diverse menstrual experiences across cultures and communities.
A C C R E D I T A T I O N S
A W A R D S ,
A F F I L I A T I O N S
L E A D E R S H I P
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Founder & CEO, Menstrual Cycle Support (MCS) – delivering menstrual health and literacy on social prescription
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Creator and 2026 touring performer of the performance-lecture I Am a Menstrualist
M E D I A &
P U B L I C
E N G A G E M E N T
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Regular media commentator featured in the Financial Times, BBC, and HuffPost
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TEDx speaker
A W A R D S
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Innovator of the Year, International Social Prescribing Awards
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Millennium Award recipient, UnLtd Foundation
E N V I R O N M E N T A L I S M
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International sustainability and conservation projects with Indigenous and local communities
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Editor, Green Europe (Sawday’s / Penguin, 2009)
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Former Protected Landscape Specialist and climate change campaigner
R E S E A R C H &
P O L I C Y
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Independent researcher in Contemporary Menstruation Studies, supervised by Dr Lara Owen
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Member, James Lind Alliance Steering Group for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
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Presenter at leading menstrual research conferences, including the 4M Consortium and the Menstruation Research Network
P R O F E S S I O N A L
M E M B E R S H I P S
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Society for Menstrual Cycle Research
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College of Medicine & Integrative Health
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Alliance for Innovation in Social Prescribing
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Personalised Care Leadership Network
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Red School Alumnus
B A C K G R O U N D
Kate’s background spans climate activism, sustainability communications, health innovation and independent academic research — giving her a systems-level, evidence-informed perspective that resonates across health, education and culture.
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She has collaborated with Indigenous communities internationally on environmental and cross-cultural sustainability initiatives, experience that continues to shape her commitment to community-rooted practice, cultural humility and a more relational understanding of menstrual equity.
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Across her conservation work in Africa, South America, Scandinavia and mainland Europe, Kate has had the privilege of sitting in circle with local and Indigenous women and girls, witnessing rites of passage and learning from female-led micro-enterprises. These experiences have offered insight into diverse cultural and religious menstrual practices and have deeply informed her whole-system approach to sustainability and menstrual equity.
R O O T S
Kate has roots across the Celtic Nations — she is from Wales with grandmothers from Scotland and Ireland — and is currently based in Cornwall, where she is an active member of the local surf club as a qualified surf lifeguard and surf lifesaving coach.
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She speaks fluent Italian and studied Philosophy, Ethics and Semiotics in the department of Umberto Eco at the University of Bologna, later working with the British Council in southern Italy. Italian feminist thought and activism continue to inform her worldview.
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Kate’s experience of PMDD (pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder) led her to nearly a decade of work in the field of menstrual health and equity.
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