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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Kate Shepherd Cohen is a leading menstrual-health pioneer, researcher and performance artist, and the Founder & CEO of Menstrual Cycle Support — the UK’s first non-clinical menstrual-health service delivered through GP referral on social prescription.
Kate's work bridges policy, healthcare, academia, lived experience and the arts, ensuring that menstrual literacy and equity are advanced through both systemic change and cultural engagement.
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In 2026 she tours I Am a Menstrualist — a research-led performance blending scholarship, lived experience and participatory art to deepen public understanding of the right to menstrual health and support workplaces, universities and other institutions working toward more inclusive, cycle-informed culture.
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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
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
R E S E A R C H &
P O L I C Y
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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