Cha Chi Ming Seminars in Integrative Medicine: Women's Health Series
The UW Osher Center for Integrative Health invites you to the CCM 2025 online FREE educational series in Integrative Women’s Health. We will cover approaches to key life transitions such as perimenopause, menopause, breast health, and mental health, offering holistic insights into symptom management, lifestyle practices, and emotional well-being. Led by expert professionals, these seminars provide valuable knowledge to help you navigate life’s changes with confidence and self-care. Join us for a series of empowering discussions designed to enhance your quality of life and holistic wellness. You can register for any (or all!) of the seminars offered in this series.
All seminars will be recorded and posted on our website.
SESSION 1
Thriving Through Perimenopause & Menopause: An Integrative and Empowering Approach
May 9, 2025 | 12:15 - 1:30 PM (PT)
Zoom Recording Here
Perimenopause and menopause are natural transitions, yet every journey is unique. You deserve education and care tailored to your specific needs. Symptoms can be silent, subtle, or disruptive—understanding these changes can help you anticipate what’s ahead, identify symptoms early, and make informed decisions to enhance your well-being.
Join Dr. Starlyn Hawes as she delves into facilitating your MPowered Peri~MenopauseⓇ experience, equipping you with holistic education and strategies to navigate this part of your reproductive journey with clarity and confidence.
Dr. Debra Bell will provide an integrative medical perspective on menopause, sharing evidence-based approaches to treatment, symptom management, and lifestyle adjustments to support long-term health and vitality.
Whether you're in the midst of perimenopause or adjusting to menopause, this discussion will offer expert insights and practical tools to help you thrive through change.
See presenter profiles for Dr. Starlyn Hawes and Dr. Debra Bell below.
SESSION 2
A Holistic Look at Breast Cancer Risk and Survivorship
September 19, 2025 | 12:15 - 1:30 (PT)
Zoom Recording Here
In the United States, 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. While most cases are treatable when detected early, what more can we do to reduce risk? Join us for an enlightening and compassionate discussion on breast cancer—its risks, its aftermath, and the empowering steps we can take toward prevention and healing.
Understanding Risk and Prevention
with Dr. Emily Godfrey
Breast cancer affects millions—but knowledge is power. Dr. Godfrey will explore both well-known and lesser-known risk factors, emphasizing how lifestyle choices like nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, and strong relationships can reduce risk. Walk away with practical, evidence-based strategies to support long-term health and wellness.
Navigating Life After Treatment
with Dr. Stephanie Wang
The end of treatment is a milestone—but survivorship brings its own challenges. Using the powerful metaphor of the “Survivorship Iceberg,” Dr. Wang will discuss the hidden burdens survivors face, from fatigue and fear of recurrence to body image and mental health. She’ll introduce a holistic framework for survivorship care—offering guidance, hope, and healing.
SESSION 3
Women's Mental Health: Compassion Across Life Stages
December 5, 2025 | 12:15 - 1:30 (PT)
Zoom Recording COMING SOON
Self-compassion vs. Self-Criticism
with Dr. Rachel Turow (see bio below)
Self-criticism isn't just an unfortunate habit or personality trait; it's a significant risk factor for a range of mental health difficulties. Fortunately, several strategies can reduce self-criticism and promote self-compassion, thereby improving health, relationships, and well-being.
Perinatal Mental Health and Beyond
with Dr. Leslie Butterfield (see bio below)
The impact of women’s reproductive experiences is profound and widespread, influencing the health and happiness not only of the individual women experiencing these events but broadening to include their children, partners, and even extended families. Using an integrative lens, Dr. Butterfield will focus on the perinatal period – from conception to one year postpartum – and will address the multi-factorial etiology and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. The importance of interpersonal connection as a healing factor will be highlighted.
Thriving Through Perimenopause & Menopause: An Integrative and Empowering Approach
May 9, 2025 | 12:15 - 1:30 PM (PT)
Zoom Recording Here
Perimenopause and menopause are natural transitions, yet every journey is unique. You deserve education and care tailored to your specific needs. Symptoms can be silent, subtle, or disruptive—understanding these changes can help you anticipate what’s ahead, identify symptoms early, and make informed decisions to enhance your well-being.
Join Dr. Starlyn Hawes as she delves into facilitating your MPowered Peri~MenopauseⓇ experience, equipping you with holistic education and strategies to navigate this part of your reproductive journey with clarity and confidence.
Dr. Debra Bell will provide an integrative medical perspective on menopause, sharing evidence-based approaches to treatment, symptom management, and lifestyle adjustments to support long-term health and vitality.
Whether you're in the midst of perimenopause or adjusting to menopause, this discussion will offer expert insights and practical tools to help you thrive through change.
See presenter profiles for Dr. Starlyn Hawes and Dr. Debra Bell below.
SESSION 2
A Holistic Look at Breast Cancer Risk and Survivorship
September 19, 2025 | 12:15 - 1:30 (PT)
Zoom Recording Here
In the United States, 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. While most cases are treatable when detected early, what more can we do to reduce risk? Join us for an enlightening and compassionate discussion on breast cancer—its risks, its aftermath, and the empowering steps we can take toward prevention and healing.
Understanding Risk and Prevention
with Dr. Emily Godfrey
Breast cancer affects millions—but knowledge is power. Dr. Godfrey will explore both well-known and lesser-known risk factors, emphasizing how lifestyle choices like nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, and strong relationships can reduce risk. Walk away with practical, evidence-based strategies to support long-term health and wellness.
Navigating Life After Treatment
with Dr. Stephanie Wang
The end of treatment is a milestone—but survivorship brings its own challenges. Using the powerful metaphor of the “Survivorship Iceberg,” Dr. Wang will discuss the hidden burdens survivors face, from fatigue and fear of recurrence to body image and mental health. She’ll introduce a holistic framework for survivorship care—offering guidance, hope, and healing.
SESSION 3
Women's Mental Health: Compassion Across Life Stages
December 5, 2025 | 12:15 - 1:30 (PT)
Zoom Recording COMING SOON
Self-compassion vs. Self-Criticism
with Dr. Rachel Turow (see bio below)
Self-criticism isn't just an unfortunate habit or personality trait; it's a significant risk factor for a range of mental health difficulties. Fortunately, several strategies can reduce self-criticism and promote self-compassion, thereby improving health, relationships, and well-being.
Perinatal Mental Health and Beyond
with Dr. Leslie Butterfield (see bio below)
The impact of women’s reproductive experiences is profound and widespread, influencing the health and happiness not only of the individual women experiencing these events but broadening to include their children, partners, and even extended families. Using an integrative lens, Dr. Butterfield will focus on the perinatal period – from conception to one year postpartum – and will address the multi-factorial etiology and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. The importance of interpersonal connection as a healing factor will be highlighted.
December 5
Co-Presenters
Co-Presenters
Leslie Butterfield, PhD
Dr. Leslie Butterfield is a perinatal psychologist with 25 years of specialization in the transition to parenthood, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs), perinatal loss, recovery from traumatic birth, NICU parenting, and parenting medically fragile infants.
Dr. Butterfield has traveled extensively in her capacity as a trainer, offering services to a variety of perinatal and mental health organizations both in the U.S. and overseas. She is a trainer for Postpartum Support International and Perinatal Support Washington, and the author of several articles in the NAPSW Forum, the Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance, and has a chapter appearing in an upcoming book about Perinatal EMDR.
Dr. Butterfield has traveled extensively in her capacity as a trainer, offering services to a variety of perinatal and mental health organizations both in the U.S. and overseas. She is a trainer for Postpartum Support International and Perinatal Support Washington, and the author of several articles in the NAPSW Forum, the Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance, and has a chapter appearing in an upcoming book about Perinatal EMDR.
Rachel Turow, PhD
Dr. Rachel Goldsmith Turow is a clinical psychologist and an adjunct faculty member at Seattle University and at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She is the author of The Self-Talk Workout: Six Science-Backed Strategies to Dissolve Self-Criticism and Transform the Voice in Your Head (2022).