Episodes
170 Menopause, Dubai & The Workplace with Kelli Davis
Join me in my conversation with Kelli Davis, founder of Tendrmint and a certified menopause and life coach who is passionate about empowering women through the menopause transition. In this episode, we talk about: 🌱 How the menopause narrative is evolving in Dubai. 🌱 Kelli’s personal story with symptoms.🌱 What employers need to do to […]
44: Lou Johnson: Sparking conversations to normalise being human in the workplace
"Break the stigma, take a stand – join the movement to normalise being human in the workforce!" "Share from the scar, not from the wound" – Lou Johnson (not the original source) Lou Johnson is an almost 55-year-old publishing professional with over 30 years of experience. She is a feminist and advocates for normalising conversations […]
Claire Lowson – Let's re-brand Age and Menopause and make it The Place To Be
BRANDS – LISTEN UP! – This is what women want: We’re powerful, strong, discerning. We need purposeful engagement with the older woman, we want to see the things we need becoming available to us, and that is everything from effective handcream to modern legislation. Claire Lowson’s passion is re-branding age as ‘The Coming of Age’. […]
"I sat down for five years" Chronic Fatigue Syndrome to radical self care.
Oh just two black UK based women in their fifties talking about menopause. No biggie! First episode! Fashion Creative and Embracer of Life, Karen Arthur chats with Women’s Health and Hormone Coach, Personal Trainer and co-author Pamela Windle about grief, Lockdown, Black Lives Matter and how her radical approach to self care helped her heal […]
Menopodcast Season 6 Episode 6
We’re calling it done. This is our last episode of the podcast (at least until Sarah finally starts going through Menopause herself and can add anything new…) We’ve had laughs, we’ve read a lot of great books, we’ve learned a lot, we’ve interviewed smart, interesting women – and we’re both moving on to other projects. […]
Menopodcast Season 6 Episode 5
Author Susan P. Mattern’s book is subtitled “The Science, History and Meaning of Menopause,” so you know we had to read it! It’s filled with fascinating concepts: about Menopause as an adaptation by Homo Sapiens to help keep our species thriving, and about the idea that Menopause is a Cultural Syndrome, only having been named […]
Menopodcast Season 6 Episode 4
Sometimes science decides to look at things we think are common sense and quantify them. OK, fine, science, have a good time. We could have already told you that having people in your life with whom you can talk about Menopause would be a good thing – both online and in person. And now you […]
Menopodcast Season 6 Episode 3
This episode was inspired by an article we found on NextAvenue.org, which asks whether the stigma regarding talking about Menopause is lessening. Has it gone mainstream, they wonder, because Gywneth Paltrow talked about her own perimenopause, and Grace & Frankie had a sex-toys-for-older-ladies storyline? We say: Not yet it hasn’t. BUT there are good signs […]
Menopodcast Season 6 Episode 2
In big news for the Menopause community, there’s a study published in the Lancet showing an increased risk of Breast Cancer from taking HRT. Could be double the risk previously thought. So, as always, it’s important to check with your medical professional to assess your personal risk. Plus it turns out the UK is experiencing […]
Menopodcast Season 6 Episode 1
We open up our first episode back after our hiatus by catching up with each other: Sarah’s still growing out her grays – and Julia reveals a big secret! (Listen to find out what!) Then we discuss an article we saw in the Guardian. Turns out in the UK, they’re trying to enact legislation to […]