Episodes
Carol King – Actively Seeking Joy In Menopause
In this engaging conversation, Carol King shares her ride through perimenopause, the need for open conversations about women’s health and her rise to TikTok fame as THE Menopause Auntie. She started experiencing extreme fainting episodes which understandably concerned her and her family. Moving to Barbados, from the UK, she found limited knowledge or understanding of […]
I felt like I had been run over by a car!
Season 7 Episode 9! “I felt like I had been run over by a car!” This weeks guest is founder and CEO Apinke Efiong who joined me to talk about her approach to wellbeing and her passion for skincare borne from her own symptoms during peri-menopause. Nigerian born now UK based Apinke, launched her brand […]
Know your normal! Get yourself checked!
Menopause Whilst Black Season SEVEN Episode FOUR! Our guest for Episode 4 of S7 is none other than *drum roll please* Dr Aziza Sesay ‘Know your normal! Get yourself checked!” Dr. Aziza Sesay is a GP, GP educator, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Host, Speaker and a well-regarded health content creator. Dr. Sesay is particularly noted […]
Season 7 Trailer
Welcome to Season 7 of Menopause Whilst Black the Podcast! The podcast committed to sharing the stories of Black women* in any stage of menopause, primarily based in the UK. Founder and host Karen Arthur introduces the eagerly awaited seventh season of MWB. Menopause is a transition, often natural (sometimes medically induced), but inevitable and […]
You Can Have a Better Peri-Menopause!
Menopause Whist Black Season SIX Episode 7 is here! Our guest this week is Le’Nise Brothers @Eatlovemove. Le’Nise Brothers is a yoga teacher and registered nutritionist with Bahamian and Canadian heritage based in London. She works with women through their menstruating years, perimenopause, menopause and beyond. She set up her private nutrition practice Eat Love […]
Get Outside in that Blue and Green!
Menopause Whist Black Season SIX Episode 4! Our guest for Episode 4 this week is Professor Joyce Harper. Professor Harper is an internationally renowned, award winning educator, author podcaster academic and scientist who has written over 240 scientific papers, published three books and is working on her fourth. Joyce is leading the development of a […]
I am a Strong Black Woman and I am Proud of That
Menopause Whist Black Season SIX Episode 2! This weeks guest is Mary Martin, founder of fashion house Mary Martin London. Mary is an award-winning self taught fashion designer based in South London. Originally from Wales, Mary’s story literally reads like a ‘rags to riches’ novel – this determined woman has never had any intention of […]
I come from a place of joy – say 'YES' with your chest!
Menopause Whist Black Season SIX Episode 1! We’re BAAAAACK! Our guest this week is @theKarenArthur – ex teacher and fashion designer, now broadcaster and founder of this podcast @menopausewhilstblack . Yes it’s me! Here’s my bio: “Karen Arthur is a Black woman with a powerful story to tell. From an unexpected and unplanned departure from […]
“I Thought I Was Going To Self-combust On The Dance Floor!”
Menopause Whist Black Season 5 Episode 10! The Finale! Our guest this week is Dr Zandile Ndlovu @zandi__ndvolu. Zimbabwean, Dr Zandile Ndlovu is the daughter of political activists who fled Rhodesia in the sixties. Zandie worked in D&I within the financial sector before bringing her considerable expertise and passion for equity and equality to her […]
Hold Fast And Trust Your Instincts.
In this final episode of Season four Karen Arthur chats with star of stage, screen and radio, actress and Assistant Director Suzette Llewellyn. Suzette, founder of the BiBi crew – the first British comedy troupe to consist entirely of Black actresses. Suzette starred in Eastenders from 2019 to 2021. Having trained at LAMDA she went […]