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\"Mae

Rachel, Noward, Dee yn \u2018Marginalised and Menopausal\u2019<\/p><\/div>\n

Hydref yw mis ymwybyddiaeth o\u2019r menopos ac \u2013 fel un o feysydd ymgyrchu allweddol FTWW \u2013buom yn brysur yn mynychu ac yn cynnal digwyddiadau ac yn canolbwyntio ar fywyd gyda\u2019r menopos.<\/p>\n

Roeddem wrth ein boddau i gael treulio Diwrnod Menopos y Byd gyda\u2019n ffrindiau o Cysters yn eu digwyddiad \u2018Marginalised and Menopausal\u2019 rhagorol yng Nghaerdydd. Gwnaethom hefyd gynnal gweminar ar gyfer aelodau FTWW, \u2018Managing Menopause Symptoms with CBT\u2019, dan arweiniad Dr Dawn Owen DClinPsy, Eiriolwr Menopos a Phrif Seicolegydd Clinigol Gwirfoddol FTWW. Cafodd Lisa Nicholls, Cyd Eiriolwr Menopos Gwirfoddol FTWW, ei chyfweld hefyd gan Jason Mohammed o BBC Radio Wales...<\/p>\n

'Marginalised and Menopausal'<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Mae<\/p>\n

Diolch anferthol i\u2019n ffrindiau yn Cysters<\/strong><\/a> am ein gwahodd i gymryd rhan yn eu digwyddiad gwych, ac angenrheidiol iawn, \u2018Marginalised and Menopausal\u2019, a gynhaliwyd ddydd Sadwrn 18 Hydref, Diwrnod Menopos y Byd.<\/p>\n

Gwnaethom fwynhau diwrnod cynhwysol yn archwilio\u2019r menpos ac iechyd ym mhob cymuned, gan wrando ar brofiadau llefarwyr, dal i fyny gyda\u2019n ffrindiau o stondinau eraill, gan gynnwys Musilm Doctors Cymru ac Endometriosis UK, i drafod atebion, a mwynhau\u2019r samosas mwyaf blasus!<\/p>\n

Thema eleni yw \u2018Meddygaeth Ffordd o Fyw\u2019, ac roedd yn wych clywed gan fwy o\u2019r llefarwyr am y gwahanol ddulliau y gall cleifion eu defnyddio i deimlo mor dda \u00e2 phosibl yn ystod y menopos, o HRT i ymarfer corff, deiet, llesiant meddyliol, a phopeth yn y canol!<\/p>\n

Os hoffech ganfod mwy am Ddiwrnod Menopos y Byd, ewch i wefan yr International Menopause Society<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rheoli Symptomau\u2019r Menopos gyda therapi gwybyddol ymddygiadol<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Llun<\/p>\n

Rydym oll yn gwybod nad yw symptomau\u2019r menopos \u2018yn ein pennau yn unig\u2019 ac y gallant gael effaith wirioneddol ar ein llesiant corfforol a meddyliol.<\/p>\n

Er nad yw\u2019r menopos yn ei hunan yn salwch, rydym yn gwybod y gall effeithio ar holl systemau ein corff, felly mae angen i ni gael mynediad at yr holl offer sydd ar gael i sicrhau bod gennym y dulliau i lywio drwy\u2019r cyfnod pontio hwn mewn bywyd, a dim ond un o\u2019r dulliau hyn yw Therapi Gwybyddol Ymddygiadol.<\/p>\n

Diolch yn fawr iawn i Dr Dawn Owen DClinPsy, Eiriolwr Menopos a Phrif Seicolegydd Clinigol Gwirfoddol FTWW, am ddarparu gweminar gwych ar gyfer aelodau FTWW yn cwmpasu therapi gwybyddol ymddygiadol a sut y gall ein helpu i gymryd rheolaeth o sut rydym yn ymateb ac yn ymdrin \u00e2\u2019r ffyrdd gwahanol y byddwn yn profi effaith y gwahanol gamau o\u2019r menopos.<\/p>\n

Following her own adverse experience of peri-menopause\/surgical menopause, Dawn has worked with FTWW as a volunteer championing the need for better menopause care so that women and people assigned female at birth can avoid unnecessary distress. We are so grateful to her for everything she does \u2013 thank you, Dawn!<\/p>\n

Os nad ydych yn aelod o FTWW eto ond hoffech fod, ymunwch \u00e2\u2019n gr\u0175p Facebook yma<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 gwnewch yn si\u0175r eich bod yn ateb yr holl gwestiynau ymuno fel y gallwn roi mynediad i chi.<\/p>\n

BBC Radio Wales \u2018The Phone In\u2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cPe byddwn wedi gwybod mwy am y menopos, ac wedi paratoi\u2019n well i ddelio \u00e2\u2019r arwyddion a\u2019r symptomau, byddwn wedi gallu cael sgwrs fwy agored a gonest gyda fy nghyflogwr\u201d - Lisa, Eiriolwr Menopos Gwirfoddol FTWW, yn siarad \u00e2 BBC Radio Wales<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"LlunYn ogystal ag ymuno \u00e2 ni yn y sesiwn \u2018Marginalised and Menopausal\u2019, cymerodd Lisa Nicholls, Menopos<\/strong><\/a> Gwirfoddol FTWW, amser hefyd i siarad \u00e2 Jason Mohammed ar \u2018The Phone In\u2019 BBC Radio Wales<\/strong><\/a> ar 20 Hydref. Dilynodd y sgwrs lansiad y ddrama gomedi, \u2018Riot Women\u2019, sy\u2019n dilyn 5 o fenywod canol oed sy\u2019n ffurfio band pync ac yn chwalu mythau am y menopos!<\/p>\n

Siaradodd Lisa am ei phrofiad gyda diffyg cwsg, niwl ymennydd, a cholli hunanhyder wrth iddi frwydro i gynnal ei gyrfa yn ystod cyfnod pontio\u2019r menopos. Dywedodd wrth y gwrandawyr, \u201cPe byddwn wedi gwybod mwy am y menopos, ac wedi paratoi\u2019n well i ddelio \u00e2\u2019r arwyddion a\u2019r symptomau, byddwn wedi gallu cael sgwrs fwy agored a gonest gyda fy nghyflogwr\u2026Pan ganfyddais FTWW, dyna\u2019r tro cyntaf i mi siarad \u00e2 phobl a allai uniaethu \u00e2\u2019r profiadau roeddwn yn eu profi\u201d.<\/p>\n

Bu Lisa yn wirfoddolwr i FTWW am dros chwe blynedd, ac mae wedi cyfrannu at waith hanfodol ar y menopos. Diolch yn fawr iddi am bob dim y mae\u2019n ei wneud i godi ymwybyddiaeth o\u2019r menopos a FTWW, ac yn helpu i newid pethau er gwell!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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