Looking for funny but thoughtful menopause gifts? These UK-friendly ideas from Laughing Sisters are supportive, useful and genuinely funny, without taking the mick.

Most ‘menopause at work’ articles focus on HR policies and company regulations, but this article is for the human soul: to help you, as a caring and empathetic friend / colleague support the woman in the office who’s obviously struggling and not quite themselves.

Menopause can be rough. Mood swings you struggle to control, brain fog, losing all your confidence, hot flushes so intense you have to change the bedding in the middle of the night but that’s OK, you weren’t sleeping anyway and haven’t for months! Sometimes we’re all in need of a little pick-me-up so we’ve put together some pairings of a few kind words with a thoughtful gift that could help turn someone’s week around. Plus, they’re all from the UK.