Speaker & Media Pack
Caroline Staples · The Nourish Nurse®
A compelling, warm, straight-talking keynote speaker and media contributor who combines over fifteen years of NHS mental health nursing with powerful lived insight. Caroline makes female health and hormonal transitions less confusing, less frightening, and impossible to ignore.
“The Invisible Transition”
Keynote Presentation · Live on Stage
Booking now for conferences, summits & corporate wellness events
Why Event Organisers & Producers Book Caroline
A rare combination of rigorous NHS clinical credibility, frontline crisis experience, and authentic, unscripted warmth.
15+ Years NHS Nursing Expertise
NMC-registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with background in high-secure forensics, offender health, A&E psychiatry and military veteran trauma.
NHS Trust Award Winner
Recognised as part of an NHS team awarded for supporting Armed Forces veterans living with military-attributable trauma.
Lived Surgical Menopause
Diagnosed with a 17.5cm ovarian mass after 25 years of feeling dismissed; rebuilt health and lost 6 stone after life-changing surgery.
Health Coach & Sleep Specialist
Further qualifications in health coaching (diploma in nutrition, gut health, female health) and advanced adult sleep.
Professional endorsement
“I came to know Caroline as a compassionate and highly capable nurse. She brings sound clinical judgement, clear professional boundaries and a reflective approach when working with people experiencing significant vulnerability and complexity.”
“She is just the kind of skilled and compassionate clinician you would want caring for someone important to you.”
Dr Dan Barnard
Consultant Clinical Psychologist · Former clinical supervisor & mentor, specialist Armed Forces community mental health service
Talks That Shift Mindsets & Save Careers
Each keynote or workshop is tailored to your audience, delivered with humour, clinical precision, and actionable takeaways.
The Invisible Transition
Nurse-led education in the biology no one explains to us
A compassionate, myth-busting keynote lifting the lid on perimenopause, surgical menopause, brain fog, and mental health. Unpacks what is actually happening physiologically, why women feel blindsided, and how understanding replaces fear.
Best Suited For:
Conferences · Corporate Summits · Women's Health Events · NHS / Healthcare Forums
Retaining Experienced Women in the Workplace
Moving beyond policy into compassionate, practical culture
With 1 in 10 women leaving their careers due to menopausal symptoms, this keynote gives leaders, HR directors and line managers the language, facts and frameworks to support experienced female talent through hormonal transitions.
Best Suited For:
Leadership Teams · HR Conferences · EDI Events · Corporate Lunch & Learns
The Mind, The Nervous System & The Hormones
Connecting psychiatric insight with female endocrinology
Drawing on 15+ years as a Registered Mental Health Nurse in forensic, A&E psychiatry and military trauma settings, Caroline explains the deep intersection between hormonal fluctuation, anxiety, sleep architecture and emotional wellbeing.
Best Suited For:
Wellbeing Summits · Healthcare Professionals · Workplace Wellbeing Days
Walking Beside Her: The Partner's Guide
Bringing men and families into the hormone conversation
A warm, practical and honest talk designed for partners, colleagues and loved ones. How to spot what is happening, what to say, what not to say, and how to navigate the transition as a team without conflict or confusion.
Best Suited For:
Workplace Networks · Community Groups · Couple Workshops · Festivals
Official Speaker Biographies
Copy-and-paste bios for conference brochures, event programmes, and media kits.
“Caroline Staples is a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with over 15 years of NHS experience and the founder of The Nourish Nurse®. Combining psychiatric, forensic and trauma nursing with lived surgical menopause, Caroline is a keynote speaker and women’s health educator dedicated to replacing fear and confusion with evidence-based clarity.”
“Caroline Staples is the founder of The Nourish Nurse®, a nurse-led female health service helping women and workplaces navigate hormonal transitions without fear or gaslighting. A Registered Mental Health Nurse with fifteen years across high-secure forensics, offender health, A&E psychiatry and military trauma (where her team earned an NHS Trust Award), Caroline combines clinical authority with personal lived experience of surgical menopause following a 17.5cm ovarian mass. After retraining in health coaching, gut health and adult sleep, she lost six stone and rebuilt her life. Caroline now delivers keynote talks, corporate workshops and clinical education across the UK and internationally, championing the reality that female health does not end when menopause ends.”
Approved Photography & Brand Assets
High-resolution imagery approved for press, conference brochures, and media use.
Speaking on Stage
Live keynote delivery · Conference / event photo
Official Headshot
Portrait in pink blazer · Press / programme headshot
The Nourish Nurse® Logo
Registered trademark lockup · High-res PNG