The Emotional Handbook for Partners
written by Michelle A. Hardwick

Press & Media

Michelle A. Hardwick is the author of Menopause Wingman: The Emotional Handbook for Partners - the handbook written for the husbands and partners of women going through menopause.

Drawing on her own ten years' lived experience of menopause and twenty-five years in private practice supporting people through major life transitions, she offers a rare combination of personal understanding and professional insight. Based in Cobh, Co. Cork, Ireland she works with clients online worldwide.

Broadcast

IrelandAM, Virgin Media Television - 2 July 2026
Michelle A. Hardwick on supporting your partner through menopause

→ Watch the interview here

Cork's 96FM - The Opinion Line with PJ Coogan - 30 April 2026
Be the wingman for her menopause: your partner is your prize
→ Listen to the interview here

Masters of Wellness Podcast (pending)
Michelle A. Hardwick on menopause, men and the conversations nobody's having
→ Listen to the episode here - coming soon!

Rachel Crowder - 4 August 2026
The emotional impact of menopause on relationships, the connection between gut health and hormonal change, and why partners don't need all the answers - just a willingness to learn. 
→ Watch the interview here  Accompanying article: "I Feel Like I'm Walking on Eggshells" - LinkedIn, 4 August 2026.
Emma White - Episode 1 - 26 Sept 2025

Menopause Wingman - Michelle shares her journey from healer to author and discusses menopause, relationships and the conversations couples avoid.
→ Watch or read the interview here  Read the accompanying article: on Linkedin here

Emma White - Episode 2 (pending)
Good Honest Talk with Claire O'Brien -  25 April 2025
Michelle speaks with Claire O'Brien (Honest and Goodness Nutrition) about trapped emotions, generational trauma, EFT and the path to emotional freedom.
→ Listen here

The Writing King - April 2025.
Menopause Is a Journey Couples Take Together - Michelle in conversation with the man whose remark inspired the book, recorded while it was still being written.
→ Watch or read the interview here

Irish Press

Irish Examiner - 14 May 2026
In sickness and in health, and through the menopause years
Cork-based therapist Michelle A. Hardwick on why men step back when they need to step forward.
→ Read the article here

The Echo (EchoLive) - 1 June 2026
Supporting your partner through menopause: Cork author's guide
On the single conversation at a networking event that led to the book.
→ Read the article here

International Press

US Insider - 10 June 2026

Michelle A. Hardwick built a practice across three countries. The hardest thing she ever had to reckon with was what she'd missed in her own marriage.
→ Read the article here

Women's Journal - 11 June 2026

She spent 25 years helping others, then realised she had missed her own husband.
→ Read the article here

CEO Weekly - 10 June 2026

The question nobody was asking about menopause and how Michelle A. Hardwick answered it.
→ Read the article here

Kivo Daily - 10 June 2026

Michelle A. Hardwick wants partners left out of the menopause conversation to feel hope when they close her book.
→ Read the article here

UK Press

Rhyl Journal - 26 June 2026
Rhyl author pens straight-talking menopause guide for men. → Read the article here.
Also carried by the North Wales Pioneer, Denbighshire Free Press and the Chester & District Standard.

Reviews

The Book Review - 27 May 2026

Menopause Wingman: The Emotional Handbook for Partners.
→ Read the review here

Available for Interview

Michelle A. Hardwick is available for interviews, podcasts, panels and comment on menopause, relationships and men's role in supporting partners through midlife.
Topics she covers:
- Why menopause is a relationship experience, not a solo one
- What men consistently get wrong and why "fixing it" backfires
- Menopause in the workplace and what employers miss

Press kit: High-resolution author photo, book cover and full biography available on request.

Contact:

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