About Us

Global Women Connected was originally founded by Professor Joyce Harper to shine a light on global women’s health issues—from fertility education to cultural taboos. Her work sparked vital conversations and brought important topics like IVF, reproductive rights, and gender-based health inequalities into public view.

That legacy still matters.

Today, Global Women Connected is entering a new chapter—one focused on the midlife experience.

Led by hormone health coach Joelle Hayes, the site now centers on the modern menopause journey. From perimenopause mood swings to postmenopause weight struggles, we’re here to help women feel more in control of their hormones, health, and daily lives.

What We Talk About Now:

• Navigating menopause symptoms (without shame)
• Exploring tools like HRT, GLP-1 medications, supplements, and strength training
• Sharing stories and insights from women across the globe
• Reclaiming the second half of life with confidence, clarity, and community

This site is still rooted in learning, awareness, and real talk—just focused on the hormonal rollercoaster that comes in your 40s, 50s, and beyond.

Global Women Connected. Still global. Still for women. Just focused on the stage no one prepared us for.

Meet Joelle Hayes

Certified Hormone Health Coach | Founder of Global Women Connected

Hi, I’m Joelle.

I’m a certified hormone health coach with a passion for helping women navigate the often-overlooked messiness of midlife. I started this site after my own perimenopause symptoms blindsided me—and I realized just how little support and clear information women actually get.

I hold a certification in Hormone Health Coaching through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN), where I focused my training on menopause, metabolism, and mood. I also studied functional nutrition, lifestyle medicine, and women’s wellness coaching with continuing education through platforms like Precision Nutrition and MindBodyGreen.

Before launching Global Women Connected, I spent over 15 years working in community wellness and nonprofit advocacy, helping women access better care and education across different life stages—from teen reproductive health to postpartum mental health support.

Now in my early 50s, I spend my days researching menopause topics, writing guides, testing wellness tools, and connecting with other women who are ready to take back control of their health.

When I’m not coaching or writing, you can find me:

• Strength training in my garage gym
• Hiking in the Blue Ridge Mountains with my rescue dog, Olive
• Reading hormone research like it’s a thriller novel
• Tinkering with high-protein, macro-friendly recipes
• Or binge-watching British crime dramas with a magnesium mocktail in hand

Education

• B.A. in Health & Human Services – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Certified Hormone Health Coach – Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN)
• Additional coursework in:
  • Functional Nutrition (MindBodyGreen)
  • Women’s Midlife Health (Precision Nutrition Continuing Ed)
  • Behavioral Health Coaching (Wellcoaches Institute)

My Core Beliefs:

• You are not broken—you are evolving.
• You don’t have to suffer to be strong.
• Hormones matter, and midlife women deserve more support, not less.
• Education and community are powerful medicine.

Whether you’re curious about GLP-1 meds, confused about HRT, or just want to feel like yourself again, you’re in the right place.

Let’s make this next chapter your best one yet.

– Joelle