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WKC Spill The Tea on Anxiety and Menopause In our new series, we will be spilling the tea on topics that affect our health and well-being from the extra-ordinary women that are raising their voices for positive change. This week we spill the tea on what it’s like living with anxiety in menopause, from our personal experiences. We discus what anxiety disorder is and what it isn't, and a little bit of its history as a disorder.We talk about driving anxiety, why so many women leave the workplace due to the anxiety they feel in menopause along with other menopausal symptoms and why social anxiety can be crippling and stop you from going out. We discuss some coping methods to help when anxiety hits. (The name we could not remember in our chat about anxiety was author Bella Mackey, we still don't remember who she married.... a DJ called Gregg somebody?) In the Book Collective we discuss chapters 6-12 of our book for this series, All Fours by Miranda July. The characters are coming to life as we delve deeper into the psychology of their relationships and we discuss the unusual intimacy that the un-named protagonist has with Davey and his alternative relationship with his mother. The web of lies is being woven and definitely a page turner to see where it is all going. We will read chapters 13-19 for our next Book club week.You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book.The book we also talk about is Vagina Uncensored by Ally Hensley available now. It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a thought for the week.So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while we spill the tea!  If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound. You can watch the interview on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective. If you are struggling with anxiety you can get further information and help from the following: W: www.anxietyuk.org.ukW: www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/anxiety-and-panic-attacks/treatmentW: www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/feelings-and-symptoms/anxiety-fear-panic☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 In our new series, we will be spilling the tea on topics that affect our health and well-being from the extra-ordinary women that are raising their voices for positive change.This week we have a wonderful guest, Emily Courtney, or as she is better known in her online community, Mothering and the Menopause.Emily is a Mum of three young children, including twins, and had them following a diagnosis of Premature Ovarian Insufficiency (POI).She had a huge struggle in the year following the birth of her twins, due to the lack of hormones and not being able to get HRT. Emily has years of experience as a Health Visitor and Nurse and has used this to create ‘Mothering and The Menopause’, an online community support network, to ensure that no one else has to suffer like she did. Emily’s mission is to enable Mums of young children, to be the best parents possible despite dealing with the menopause. Emily chats about what it’s really like to deal with both motherhood and menopause and gives honest and frank advice for anyone going through both.  It’s a reading week for our Book Collective this week. We are reading chapters 7-12 of our new book for series 11, All Fours by Miranda July. You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book. It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a thought for the week.So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while we spill the tea!  If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound. You can watch the interview only on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective.  Emily CourtneyI: @motheringandthemenopauseW: www.motheringandthemenopause.comE: [email protected]: Emily Courtney☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our new series, we will be spilling the tea on topics that affect our health and well-being from the extra-ordinary women that are raising their voices for positive change. This week we have a very special guest, our very own Jinty Sheerin.Most autistic girls, women and people assigned female at birth, are either, never diagnosed or diagnosed later than boys and men. Some much later in life.The NHS revealed that the number of new suspected autism referrals for people over 18 has tripled since 2019 and the ADHD Foundation says that the number of adults seeking an ADHD diagnosis has increased by 400% since 2020For women in their 50s, discovering their neurodivergence while also navigating menopause can bring both clarity and complexity. Menopause itself introduces significant physical, emotional, and psychological changes, which, when coupled with an autism diagnosis, can intensify or alter how these experiences are processed. This stage of life offers an opportunity for greater self-understanding, yet it also raises challenges in managing both neurological differences and menopausal symptoms.  Jinty was diagnosed with autism in December 2023, after a devastating couple of years emotionally - she is also still in peri menopause. In the Book Collective we discuss the first 6 chapters of our book for this series, All Fours by Miranda July. We meet the main characters and find out that all is not quite what it seems in this mid 40 year olds life as she hits the road in search of herself.You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book. It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a thought for the week.So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while we spill the tea! Resources mentioned Bionic reader https://bionic-reading.com/WebsitesNational Autistic society https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/physical-health/menopauseAutistic girls network https://autisticgirlsnetwork.org/BooksUnmasking Autism Dr Devon Price -Strong female character by Fern BradyOdd girl out by Laura JamesUntypical by Pete WharmbyThe Autists by Clara TornvallAutists guide to the galaxy Clara TornvallGirl Unmasked by Emily KatyMenopause booksMake Menopause Matter - Diane DanzebrinkThe m Word Dr Ginni Mansberg If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 2 of our new series, we will be spilling the tea on topics that affect our health and well-being from the extra-ordinary women that are raising their voices for positive change. This week as it is the start of Menopause awareness month we get back together with a dear friend of the podcast Dr Ginni Mansberg, author of the M Word how to Thrive in Menopause, and why she felt that the menopause landscape had changed so much since it was first published that she has updated it.We talk all things menopause and get your questions answered, on HRT intolerance, testosterone, brain fog, localised oestrogen, why we shouldn't be putting oestrogen gel on our faces, bladder incontinence, why your skin can get dry and itchy and the best products to use.We also discuss the 'menopause industry' and products that are now available on the market and why all is not what they seem with them.  It’s a reading week for our Book Collective this week. We are reading the first 6 chapters of our new book for series 11, All Fours by Miranda July. You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book. It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a thought for the week.So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while we spill the tea!  If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound. You can watch the full unedited interview on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective. Dr Ginni Mansberg:Book: The M Word. How to Thrive in Menopause. By Dr Ginni Mansberg. Published by Murdoch BooksW: https://drginni.com.auI: @doctorginniF: @Dr Ginni MansbergL: Dr Ginni MansbergIf you've been affected by the recent Panorama bbc programme some good evidenced based Menopause free recourses are the Womens Health Concern https://www.womens-health-concern.org/ Menopause Support, Diane Danzebrink https://menopausesupport.co.uk/?page_id=12873 ☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our new series we will be spilling the tea on topics that affect our health and well-being from the extra-ordinary women that are raising their voices for positive change. And what better way to kick-off our new look Series than with campaigner Jo Bateman. Jo is campaigning for cleaner seas and is taking South West Water to court; the water company have repeatedly dumped sewage into the sea preventing Jo (and many others) from sea swimming. For Jo sea swimming has helped her both physically and mentally, but the red flag has been flying for most of the summer on Exmouth beach warning swimmers not to enter the water because you will quite literally be swimming in shit. An empty beach has also impacted massively on businesses that have suffered financially. Jo is not backing down; she is fighting for her right to swim in clean waters and to keep the environment safe for other water users and wildlife. She says, ‘it is simply unacceptable, in the 21st century you can land a spacecraft on Mars but we haven’t got a sewage system that disposes of our waste without polluting the rivers and oceans.’ We also launch our Book Collective with our new book for series 11, All Fours by Miranda July. You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book. We chat about our week, there’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a quote.It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while we sill the tea! If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound. Jo Bateman:Instagram @jobateman99Protect our right to swim petition https://goodlawproject.org/petition/right-to-swim/You can watch the interview on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We conclude series 10 with an incredible woman who’s story we were privileged to hear.Earlier this year we attended the launch of the West Country Women Awards in Plymouth where we met todays guest, who blew us away with her determination to help others through sharing her own story of overcoming shame and finding purpose after being released from prison.The inspirational Raina Dunne has been through unimaginable life experiences from a very early age, yet she bares no bitterness just an intense desire to speak up and raise awareness of a system that doesn’t work and how underprivileged and disenfranchised women are being completely let down. But thanks to the charity Gifted Women, women like Raina are finding their way back into society, their aim is to see women thriving in employment or be enrolled in further education and this is achieved in the woman’s own time and at a pace that feels realistic and sustainable.Raina tells us ‘I want to help those women, the women that have been hurt, or been damaged by society, they carry that pain, they just need a little extra help, someone to look at them and see them’.You can watch the unedited chat on our Womenkind Collective YouTube channel.*TRIGGER WARNING*Our conversation with Raina contains some difficult content, such as addiction, violence, exploitation and rape. We also chat about our week, there’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a quote from Jinty to round off the series.It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat.Find us on instagram @womenkindcollective If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] Gifted WomenW: www.giftedwomen.co.ukI: @giftedwomenukF: Gifted WomenReg. Charity No: 1195795 ☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An intentional overriding theme of this series has been Gender Bias in health care, so today in our penultimate episode of series 10, we talk with Jen Moore who has started the project ‘They Said What?’ The medical Me Too movement where she intends to document lived experiences with medical gaslighting, dismissal and misogyny when it comes to women’s health conditions. Jen, is an endometriosis and adenomyosis educator, speaker and campaigner who has endured a 22 year-long battle for a diagnosis. She now helps others suffering with these conditions, as well as working to create change on an institutional level. Working with the BBC, the NHS, the University of Cambridge, and global pharmaceutical companies; she is determined to include endometriosis and adenomyosis in these vital and high level discussions.  We conclude our Book Collective for this series: Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn, we sum up our reading series with this inspiring conclusion. You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM on Instagram or voice note with your thoughts on the book or a recommendation for a new one.  We chat about our week, there’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a quote.It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat.  If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] Jen MooreI: @jen.dometriosisW: www.jenmoore.co.uk They Said What?I: @theysaidwhatprojectW: www.jenmoore.co.uk/projects/You can watch the unedited interview on our Womenkind Collective YouTube channel. ☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As you all know we at Womenkind Collective are all about shedding light on taboo subjects and one of the biggest taboos is poo! So, we thought it was about time we started to break the stigma about something that we all do.This week our guest is Julie Cornish, not only is she a colorectal surgeon, a senior lecturer but she is also the founder of the superb Every Woman festival.Julie is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon in the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, with a specialist interest in colorectal cancer and pelvic floor surgery. She has an active research interest in cancer and pelvic floor health. As if this is not enough Julie is also a chief investigator for POLARiS, a study looking into treatment for bowel problems after cancer surgery, she is a trustee of Masic, a charity that supports women who have suffered injuries during childbirth. Julie says that some aspects of women's pelvic health conditions today are a ‘taboo within a taboo’. Bowel incontinence is not a sexy subject and it so often goes unreported and takes on average 7 years for someone to actually go and see their GP.You can watch the interview on our Womenkind Collective YouTube channel.  The Book Collective: Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn, this week we read Chapters, 17 & 18, women are beginning to raise their voices about gender inequality in healthcare, the medical gaslighting of black women and the AIDS pandemic. In chapter 18 Elinor tells her story, all the medical gaslighting that she endured until she finally received her diagnosis.You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book. We chat about our week, there’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a quote.It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat.  If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] Julie CornishW: www.everywomanfest.comI: @theeverywomanfestivalX: @jules_cornishFurther informationW: www.masic.org.ukW: www.thepelvicfloorsociety.co.uk☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Throughout this series we have been on a journey through the history of women’s health from wandering wombs, witch craft and our uterus’s being held responsible by the patriarchy for all of life’s miseries. In this weeks fun and educational Episode we meet the fabulous Dr Karen Tang. Her incredible book It's not Hysteria,The Truth About Pelvic Pain, Period Problems, and Your Gynaecological Health, is out now in the UK.Absolutely no subject regarding reproductive health is off limits, we learned so much from this interview, we talk ,Roe Vs Wade and how it’s affecting maternal mortality in the US, gender diversity, systemic racial biases and the differences in US and UK gynaecological services and so much more.Dr Karen Tang is a gynaecologist and minimally invasive gynaecological surgeon who is an internationally recognised leader in reproductive health.   The Book Collective: Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn, this week we read Chapters, 15 & 16, we learn about the diabolical treatment of women suffering from lupus, why lobotomies were a definite course of treatment for women who suffered pain and also why it was so much easier to use tranquillisers on a woman to quieten her.You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book. We chat about our week, and find out our Bridgerton names. There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a quote.It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat.  You can also watch the interview on our Womenkind Collective YouTube channel.If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] Dr Karen TangW: www.karentangmd.comI: @karentangmdTT: @karentangmdYT: Karen Tang, MDBuy Karens book here https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Dr-Karen-Tang/Its-Not-Hysteria--The-Truth-About-Pelvic-Pain-Period-Prob/29947519?gad_source=1&wgu=10671_187205_17188166327578_f942b50573&wgexpiry=1750352632&utm_source=webgains&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_campaign=187205☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we have a very special guest on the podcast, and a friend of ours, Diane Danzebrink. Diane is back talking to us this time as an author, her book, Making Menopause Matter, is an essential guide to menopause, it’s part memoir and part manifesto and it is brimming with practical help, it really is like having a Diane Danzebrink in your pocket!Diane is the founder of Menopause Support, a purpose over profit organisation, she is a menopause consultant, public speaker, educator and grass roots campaigner her #makemenopausematter campaign and petition now has over 200,000 signatures.We talk all things menopause, the menopause landscape, practical advice and the difficulties of running a not for profit organisation.Making Menopause Matter Book https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Diane-Danzebrink/Making-Menopause- Matter--The-Essential-Guide-to-What-You-/29158173Diane DanzebrinkI: @dianedanzebrinkW: https://menopausesupport.co.uk/Petition: https://www.change.org/p/make-menopause-matter-in-healthcare-the-workplace-and-education- makemenopausematter Menopause support Go Fund me page- https://gofund.me/7864cb7eIn the Book Collective: We continue reading, Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn, this week we read Chapters, 13 & 14, we look at the harrowing story of a 14 year old rape victim, and we find out why syphilis was considered a female problem (when it was the men that were spreading it) .You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book.We chat about our week, Jinty introduces us to Henriette d’Angeville, a climber who climbed Mont Blanc in a feather boa, Lou has some breaking news, there’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a quote.It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat.If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/ womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected]☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Very occasionally in life, if you are lucky, you meet people that are so wise that you have to stop in your tracks and listen to them speak, and after listening you come away with your eyes more open and the world looks a little brighter than it did before. Today’s guest is one of those people, Molly Fenton, she is only 22 yet she is changing lives, she is the award winning founder of the campaign Love your Period, a UN Women UK Delegate and a Young Ambassador for the Brain Tumour Charity. Molly founded Love your period whilst still at school, frustrated by the stigma and lack of education around menstruation, she wanted to act as the big sister that other young people might not have, stimulating conversations around periods and sexual health. Incredibly she has built a volunteer base to 75 people, alongside her own younger sister,Tilly. At 16 Molly was told she had an inoperable brain tumour. Although benign, she describes how her life became ‘watch and wait’. Failing GCSE’s, and having to attend her schools behavioural unit and then being told to leave post sixteen, yet she continued helping the community, fighting for girls rights within the health care system. Six years on and Molly lives with many debilitating chronic health conditions, yet she is a keynote speaker, giving talks around the country about her philosophy on life since her brain tumour diagnosis, speaking in Parliament about period stigma and poverty, she is passionate about helping others and is also an ambassador for them Every Woman Festival coming up soon. You can watch the full unedited interview on our Womenkind Collective YouTube channel. The Book Collective: We continue reading, Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn, this week we read Chapters, 11 & 12, and find out why menopausal women have guinea pigs to thank for early treatment, again we meet some ground breaking women.You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book. We chat about our week, there’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a quote.It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat.  If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] Fenton:I: @mollyfentonI: @loveyourperiodF: The Love Your Period CampaignTT: @loveyourperiod☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have two fierce and fun guests on the podcast today, Kate Duffy and Gayle Stevens-White, they are grassroot campaigners who have collaborated and founded, Bloody Negligence, a movement that is exposing neglect in women’s healthcare from menstruation to menopause and everything in-between, they want to empower women to have their say and ‘get shit done’!We have met these incredible women many times before on the campaign trail and it is always an absolute treat to chat to them, we leave no stone unturned, we talk menopause and get absolutely furious at the bias in women’s health care.Get the kettle on and get ready for this lively chat. In the Book Collective we continue reading, Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn, this week we read Chapters, 9 & 10, we meet the extraordinary suffragettes and learn about the hideous suffering they went through and the extraordinary women that fought for women’s freedom. We also find out about ‘silent births’ and why the patriarchy didn’t think this was such a good idea.You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book. We learn some new acronyms that might get you in a wordy spin and Jinty finds out how many swimming pools are closing in England and how it’s affecting women, she also talks avocados…. You may never look at one in the same way again!It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Bloody Negligence:I: @bloodynegligence Kate Duffy:I: @meno.mavekateduffy2I: @pmddrepresented Gayle Stevens-White:I: @rockandrebellion☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is the wonderful Author and Autism advocate Emily Katy. Emily’s book, Girl Unmasked: How Uncovering My Autism Saved My Life, is a powerful memoir where she shares her personal experiences with autism and mental health.In this chat Emily highlights the challenges she faced in childhood and adulthood, emphasising the importance of understanding and acceptance. We discuss the need for more resources and support for individuals with autism and mental health conditions. We also discuss the challenges of fitting in and masking autistic traits, and the misunderstanding of empathy in autistic individuals.  We learn the importance of recognising and understanding autistic traits in children, and how much better it would be if we could recognise Autism in people before they reach crisis point. We chat about how autistic people have unique needs and experiences that should be acknowledged and respected.  In her book Emily has a list of Autism Myths, and Emily debunks a few of these for us, such as Autism is a condition that mainly affects boys. We loved this conversation with the incredible Emily Katy (and loved the book too), an essential listen for everyone.Emily Katy:Book: Girl Unmasked. How Uncovering Autism Saved My Life. By Emily Katy. Published by Hachette UKW: www.authenticallyemily.ukI: @itsemilykaty In the Book Collective we continue reading, Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn, this week we read Chapters, 7 & 8, once again we learn about the appalling treatment of women and why male physicians thought it was a good idea to remove women’s ovaries.You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book. We catch up on your comments and you can find out what we’ve been up to this week. It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.ukYou can watch the full unedited interview on our Womenkind Collective YouTube channel.  ☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Now, most people have heard of the body’s Circadian Rhythm but do you know what it means and how it affects our wellbeing and sleep? Well, someone who does is our guest today Dr Kat Lederle, who is a sleep and body clock scientist, a sleep coach and also the author of Sleep Sense. Dr Kat is passionate about helping individuals sleep well and feel good. She sees sleep as an act of self-care, and her focus is on providing one-to-one therapeutic sleep coaching to women who experience insomnia and sleep problems. Her work combines sleep science with and learnings from Mindfulness, Acceptance Commitment Therapy and Compassion Focused Therapy. We chat about why women sleep differently to men.You can watch the full unedited interview on our Womenkind Collective YouTube channel.  The Book Collective this week seems to be getting all of us furious as we continue reading Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn, we realise it’s no wonder women’s health is as dire as it is today with male medics taking charge of birthing and a really heinous man called Dr Isaac Baker Brown who insisted clitoridectomy was a way to cure women of pleasuring themselves. You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book. We catch up on your comments Jinty asks a deep question from Gina Martin’s new book and Lou finds out about casting clouts! It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat.  If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Dr Kat LederleW: www.drkatsleep.comL: Dr Kat LederleI: @drkatsleep☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we welcome back a friend of ours who was one of our very first guests back in 2021, sexual health and pleasure expert Sam Evans, who is the co-founder of Jo Divine, an online sex toy company which she set up with husband Paul in 2007.We have been looking forward to chatting to Sam again and as usual Sam was full of practical and useful information about all things sex, intimacy, and pleasure.Sam has a background in nursing, and has written hundreds of practical articles about sexual health and pleasure for Jo Divine and for leading websites, she has also featured in Radio fours women's Hour and the Channel 4 Documentary 'Sex, myths and menopause'A fellow Menopause activist and campaigner, Sam works hard to ensure anyone going through the perimenopause, menopause and beyond can continue to enjoy good sexual intimacy and pleasure if they wish to. She says 'No one has to give up on enjoying pleasurable sex when there is practical advice, skin safe products and irritant free sexual lubricants and moisturisers that can transform your intimate health and sexual pleasure'Sam has given our listeners a 10% discount code at Jo Divine: www.jodivine.com valid from 5.5.2024 - 9.6.2024using the code: WKC2024The book Sam talks about is Mind the Gap by Dr Karen Gurney.In the Book Collective we continue reading Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn, we met two incredible women, in chapters 3 and 4, one who quite literally defied death twice.You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book.We catch up on your comments and Lou asks why clothes models look so glum, and also do you have a noisy eating partner? Jinty ponders the question of why we name inanimate objects. It's another episode brimming with chat and all the usual shenanigans! So, settle in for this hourish) podcast full of meaningful chat.☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Episode we chat with the multi award winning founder of The Adeno Gang Tanya Simon-Hall about Adenomyosis, we catch up on your comments, discuss our book club book, there's also some Shakespeare and empty nest chat.April is Adenomyosis awareness month so who better to talk to than the fantastic Tanya Simon-Hall, she is the multi-award winning founder of The Adeno Gang. We first met Tanya at the Cura-h Awards back in March. Tanya is a UN Women U.K Delegate, a menstrual health educator, a women's health campaigner, a menstrual health consultant, a key note speaker, an ambassador for The Lowdown & the Eve appeal and an Adenomyosis & Endometriosis advocate!Adenomyosis is thought to affect around 1 in 10 women in the UK. It happens when the cells from the lining of the womb are found in the muscle wall of the womb. It differs to the more well-known condition, Endometriosis, where cells similar to the ones in the lining of the womb are found elsewhere in the body.Tanya has lived experience of both these conditions, but when diagnosed she was given no information, treatment or support and that’s why she started The Adeno Gang. Today, she runs workshops to help girls and women get ahead of this. She says, ‘We need to educate ourselves so we can see the right specialists and ask the right questions’. The Book Collective gets us all worked up as we read chapters 1 and 2 of our book for series 10, Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn, there’s an awful lot to talk about and we’re only at the beginning! You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book.We catch up on your comments and Jinty discovers some west country Shakespeare that you never knew you needed to hear until now! And Lou talks empty nest syndrome. It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.ukTanya Simons-HallW: https://www.theadenogang.com/I: @theadenogangF: The Adeno GangL: Tanya Simon-Hall☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 We kick off series 10 with a fantastic guest, chartered psychologist and founder of The Psychology School, Serena Simmons. We’ve been looking forward to chatting withSerena since we met her at Therapy Expo where she blew us away with her talk.Serena has worked in the area of psychology and mental health for almost 30 years, she has over 22 years’ experience working in the field and is a senior lecturer at NottinghamTrent University.She is heavily involved in a variety of forensic based work too. Serena specialises in serial murder and she still advises on a consultation basis. Much of her work now however is in the capacity of profiling and media work, for example you may have seen her in the TV series ‘Cops Who Kill’.Serena says, ‘many people struggle to see the link between forensic psychology and positive psychology and behavioural change.’With her speciality in effecting change using positive psychology and with so many of us in midlife trying to negotiate so many changes we wanted to hear more. We find out why making healthy lifestyle changes can be so hard, we also discuss self-care, guilt, the importance of play and serial killers- not necessarily all at the same time! You can watch the full unedited interview on our Womenkind Collective YouTube channel.  We discuss guilt, self care (& why it's not easy), the importance of play, boundaries and much more. You will come away with some ideas of how you can to implementing some positive changes into your life. In the Book Collective we begin our book for series 10, Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn, it’s got us hooked from reading the introduction. You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book. We catch up on your comments and find out what we got up to on our Easter break, and Jinty tells us about the Bolivian Aymara women climbing Everest in traditional dress. It’sanother episode brimming with chat and all the usual shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat.  If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to support us at Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastSerena Simmons:W:  https://thepsychologyschool.co/I: @serenapsychologistF: The Psychology SchoolL: @Serena SimmonsSponsor the Bolivian Cholitas Escaladoras aim for Everest here https://gofund.me/45860404 ☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Series 9 FINALE. This month it is Ovarian Cancer awareness month and do you know the four main symptoms of Ovarian Cancer which are Bloating, Stomach pain, weeing more and struggling to eat? Knowing this information could be lifesaving as an early diagnosis can make all the difference. Our guest this week is someone who understands this only too well, Sarah Myatt suffered from and recognised all the classic ovarian cancer symptoms for over two years yet was repeatedly sent away from her GP surgery and told to lose weight or that her symptoms were simply because she was fat. Sarah is a warm and open human being, she comes from Manchester and describes herself as a queer fat woman, she told us that it took a Dr that was fat like her to actually listen, and six hours later she learned that she had a mass measuring 20 x 20 x 19cm filling her abdomen and eight weeks later after over eight hours of menopause inducing surgery, they discovered Sarah had 2 primary cancers, womb and Ovarian, and that it was too advanced to cure. They told Sarah that she should see four years, she was only 42 years old. Now five years on, Sarah shares her lived experience to, not only raise awareness of these cancers but also to shed light on the medical weight stigma and bias she has experienced, the medical gaslighting, the unhelpful assumptions made by Health care professionals about her sexuality and how surgery and a gynaecological cancer diagnosis can change how we feel and experience pleasure and intimacy. So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast Here you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound. Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinic Or to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] And finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Sarah-Jane Myatt I: gamingnorthener77 Ovarian & Womb Cancer Support UK: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/ovarian-cancer https://eveappeal.org.uk/gynaecological-cancers/womb-cancerYou can watch the full unedited interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest on the podcast this week is Louise Butcher, who is not only a breast cancer warrior, she is a topless marathon runner, body positivity icon, a musician, a mum and a bloody lovely person. We ran with Louise in our underwear through her home town in North Devon and got to see the love and support that she has from all the people who meet her.Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in the UK. The risk increases with age and most (but not all) women diagnosed with breast cancer are over the age of 50. About 1 in 7 women will have breast cancer during their lifetime and there is a good chance of recovery if it's detected early.Louise was training for the virtual London marathon when she was diagnosed with Lobular Breast Cancer in 2022. Lobular Breast Cancer is a distinct type of breast cancer that has different characteristics and growth from the more common Ductal Breast Cancer.After a double mastectomy, Louise runs topless, showing her mastectomy scars to help remove the stigma of flat closure surgery, promote body positivity and to raise awareness of Lobular Breast Cancer.In April she will make history and become the first woman ever in the world to run a marathon topless, and raising funds for Breast Cancer Now charity. Breast Cancer Now. Donation Page: https://2024tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/louise-bucher?utm_medium=whatsappIn the Book Collective we continue with Caitlin Moran’s, What About Men? We read chapter 14 The Oldness of Men and discuss how men miss out on many things in life as they age, and is there such a thing as a mid-life crisis?. You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book. Jinty de-bunks a Florence Nightingale myth and Lou looks at how throughout history men have stolen female inventions. Plus what do you do with sports bra padding, in or out? It’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Louise Butcher:Breast Cancer Now. Donation Page: https://2024tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/louise-bucher?utm_medium=whatsappI: @louisebutcher39F: Louise Bernadette ButcherTT: @louisebernadettebYou can watch the full unedited interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our topic today is sleep disturbances, and studies consistently show an increased likelihood of sleep problems during the menopausal transition. There are different types of sleep disturbances with many causes but have you ever thought about Sleep Disordered breathing? Did you know for instance that in Menopause we are 2-3 times more likely to have sleep disordered breathing and in post menopause this rises to 6 x more likely. Sleep disordered breathing, snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea negatively affects us, both mentally and physically and can also impact our long term health. The women’s health concern tell us that obstructive sleep apnoea is not just about loud snoring and gasping. Sleep apnoea in women can also manifest itself in other ways including headaches, insomnia, depression or anxiety and daytime fatigue. Not every woman with OSA will snore or snort loudly whilst asleep. Our guest this week is passionate about spreading awareness of the importance of breathing well at night, and says that a huge ‘ 90% of women with sleep apnoea go undiagnosed’. Jo Ingleby has worked in Community, University and Hospital Services and general dental practice since graduating over 30 years ago and has been in the same general dental practice for over 26 years. Over the past 15 years she has developed her interest in dental sleep medicine, making her first appliance for her very noisy snorer husband who she now no longer wants to throttle when he’s asleep. Jo receives referrals from local dentists, sleep clinics, and referring specialists such as ENT consultants and has made hundreds of mandibular advancement appliances. Jo now tries to explore a patients individual risk factors and together they examine how to improve their breathing whilst asleep with options such as lifestyle, nasal breathing and mouth/ throat exercises. Jo earned the Masterclass Certification from the Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine in 2023 ,and teaches other dentists in how to identify and treat patients with sleep disordered breathing. She is on the Board of the British Society of Dental Sleep medicine. In the Book Collective we continue with Caitlin Moran’s, What About Men? We read chapter 13 The Illnesses of Men – or, Why Men Won’t Go to the Doctor. We look at how the gender pay gap has negatively affected men’s health. You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book. We talk about the Cura-H awards and our time at the Women’s Health Professional Care 2024 Olympia. WI find out how our running challenge is jogging along whilst snapping photos.It’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Dr Jo InglebyW: www.sleepbettermanchester.co.ukI: @sleepbettermanchesterYou can watch the full unedited interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest on the podcast today is not only an author of the book, My Life On Pause, and she is also training to be a surgeon. Siobhan O’Sullivan was diagnosed at 31 years old with premature ovarian insufficiency, a condition where the ovaries stop functioning as they should under the age of 40. Siobhan ignored her diagnosis for a number of years feeling betrayed and ashamed by her body, and the impact it on her fertility and how Siobhan felt she was carrying around a big dirty secret. She felt isolated, it was only when she caught covid and had to isolate for 10 days that she was forced to confront her diagnosis and her book, My Life On Pause was born. She is now on a mission to break societal views of womanhood, youth and fertility, giving people a space to be unapologetically themselves. We talk about the impact of menopause in your 30’s, confronting your own fertility, dating and socialising, the stigma of being in your 30’s and single and how Siobhan is redefining her identity. We also ask Siobhan about being a female surgeon. In the Book Collective we continue reading Caitlin Moran’s, What About Men? We are full of disbelief at chapter 11 The Manosphere and through chapter 12 The Fatherhood of Men it gave us a deeper understanding of our dads. You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book. March is Endometriosis Action month with the theme ‘Could it be Endometriosis?’ So Jinty talks endometriosis symptoms and has some startling facts. In the WI find out how our running challenge is jogging along. Plus, we chuck another WI into the mix!It’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Siobhan O’SullivanBook: My Life On Pause. Olympia publishersI: @mlop_poiYou can watch the full unedited interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Now if you want to see the World a little differently or would like to be in the moment and notice nature in all its beauty then today’s guest can help you achieve this. Vanessa Miles is a photographer and from a young age she had an early passion for the environment which led her to work as a photographer on a Greenpeace ship and then to set up the UK’s first independent picture agency in 1989, specialising in environmental issues. Her photography career has been varied but her passion for the environment has remained throughout. In 2020, largely as a response to the pandemic Vanessa created Well Image- a not for profit organisation using creative photography projects to improve wellbeing. The aims are very closely aligned to the NHS’s 5 steps to wellbeing which are well researched. They are; engage with nature, connect socially with others, practise being present, increase activity and learn a new skill. Through running live online photography workshops, Vanessa has discovered that the courses are having the greatest impact on those who are most isolated which includes those experiencing high level of anxiety, whatever the cause, long term health conditions or disability.Vanessa imparts some practical tips to help us get the most from our camera phones and we learn how taking photos whilst out can help us be mindful and in the moment whilst also benefiting from being out in nature and connecting socially. In the Book Collective we continue reading Caitlin Moran’s, What About Men? We talk through chapters 9 & 10; did we find them enlightening? Find out or join in with our Book Club. Lou has some important fashion news straight off the Paris catwalk and it’s all about the merkin and Jinty quizzes us about a little known phenomenon, phantasia, the visualisation of imagery. Find out here where you are on the Minds eye scale https://aphantasia.com/study/vviq/In the WI find out how are running challenge is jogging along. Are you joining us? It’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. Stay in touch email us here [email protected] you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Vanessa Miles:W: https://wellimage.co.uk/I: @well_imageF: Well ImageYou can watch the full unedited interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have a very special guest on our podcast today. Dr Nighat Arif joins us and talks about being a woman, a mum, a GP, a health advocate, and about becoming an author with her brilliant new book, The Knowledge, a go-to guide from menstruation to menopause and beyond.No subject is off limit in this wonderful and open chat, from female anatomy, equity and diversity to HRT, cold water swimming and Mrs Doubtfire.Dr Nighat Arif is a GP specialising in women's health and family planning with over 16 years’ experience in the NHS and private practice. She is based in Buckinghamshire and is able to consult fluently with patients in Urdu and Punjabi. Dr Nighat works, to raise awareness on menopause and women's healthcare in Black and Asian women. She is the ambassador of many wonderful charities including Wellbeing of Women, where she has joined forces with grassroots organisations to form the Health Collective to ensure that care pathways meet the needs of marginalised communities.You will recognise Dr Nighat as the resident doctor on BBC Breakfast, ITV'S This Morning and BBC Look East. In the Book Collective we continue reading Caitlin Moran’s, What About Men? We talk through chapters 7 & 8, about the disturbing realities of pornography addiction, and the friendship difficulties faced by men. You’ll need to listen in for Jinty’s discussion on architecture and why the antiquated 21 metre rule was to protect the Edwardian women’s modesty.And Lou has disturbing news of TFL’s failings for disabled passengers.In the Weekly Invitation to try something new did you manage to date yourself?It’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. Dr Nighat Arif:Book: The Knowledge: Your Guide to Female health – From Menstruation to The Menopause. August 2023 here https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Dr-Nighat-Arif/The-Knowledge--Your-guide-to-female-health---from-menstru/26425481W: www.wellbeingofwomen.org.ukI: @drnighatarifL: Nighat ArifYou can watch the full unedited interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUAIf you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest on the podcast today is Melissa Neisler-Dickinson and we discuss how to navigate the impact that Menopause may have on our work lives, home lives and social lives. We discover how one woman’s story went from battling the mental and physical symptoms of peri menopause to becoming an entrepreneur in post menopause. Mel has become an advocate for women's health and wellness during perimenopause, menopause, and beyond and founded both the Menopause Vitamin Company and the Facebook group, Menopause Support Group UK, following her own difficult perimenopause. Mel said she ‘literally lost who she was’. She is now a trusted voice for women navigating this often challenging phase of life. We loved our open and honest chat about all things menopause. In the Book Collective we continue reading Caitlin Moran’s, What About Men? And it’s all about the cock and balls of men. Jinty has news for about the days taken off sick for periods and Lou looks at why you should never scrape the mould off bread!In the WI did you manage to date yourself?It’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. ➡️ You can vote for us for the people’s choice Cura h awards https://www.thecuraawards.com/about-1If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Menopause Vitamin CompanyW: https://menopausevitamincompany.co.uk/I: @menopausevitamincoF: Menopause vitamin company You can watch the full unedited interview on our Womenkind Collective YouTube channel: : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we learn about self-love with our guest, Elle Mace. Elle is a Leadership and Management coach and mentor, she’s also a Master Practitioner in eating disorders, obesity and body dysmorphia, a nutrition and weight management therapist as well as a life and positive psychology coach.Elle says that she has, ‘always been passionate about health and fitness,’ however, for years she struggled with an unhealthy relationship with food which began when she was 10 years old.Elle has learned to free herself from what she calls her ‘food demons’ and fall back in love with her body and today is passionate about spreading the word to women, men and children that there is another way.Elle joins us today to tell us about her own experience and give us some advice about self love or even self like, even if it feels an impossible task.She gives us some simple self care tips to aid us with our relationship with ourselves, and we learn why it is important. We talk about societal norms for dieting and ask when does the diet cross over into ‘disordered eating’? In the Book Collective we are reading Caitlin Moran’s What About Men? This week we discuss chapters 3 and 4, the negative body images that have become societal norms and why men should stop wearing scrotum squashing jeans. Jinty has some great news for menopausal women if the UK government need extra troops and Lou tells us how best to wash your knickers/pants/under crackers.In the WI we continue with the Action For Happiness WI calendar.It’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Action for Happiness Calendar: https://actionforhappiness.org/calendar#download-block-anchor Elle Mace:W: https://www.ellemace.com/I: @iamellemaceF: Elle MaceL: Elle MaceYou can watch the full unedited interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUABeat website for support with disordered eating https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/get-information-and-support/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Now if you are a regular listener of our podcast you will know that we both absolutely LOVE a cup of tea, so we could not pass up this chance to chat with, not just another tea lover but tea scientist Bethan Thomas.Bethan is a renowned tea expert, with over 18 years commercial experience blending and buying tea for the UK's most prestigious tea companies before establishing her own successful brand, Hottea Mama, which is how we met her- Bethan kindly catered for all our tea requirements on our More than a Menopause retreat.After graduating from Oxford University with a masters in Chinese Studies, Bethan was the first non-Chinese national to gain a degree in Tea Science from the University of Agriculture and Forestry in Fujian, giving her a unique knowledge of the bio-chemistry of tea, production methods, blending techniques and tea culture. Bethan tells us where her love of tea began and we find out the differences between different types of tea and most importantly their varying benefits for Women’s health from periods to menopause. Find out what ingredients to look for for specific symptoms such as fatigue, insomnia, painful periods, digestive issues and more. Bethan explains the inspiration for starting HotTea mama and and we also discuss the important questions like ‘what’s the best biscuit to dunk in your tea?’In the Book Collective we are reading Caitlin Moran’s What About Men? We discuss chapter 1 and 2 and we learn how to be a boy and all the banter that’s involved. It’s insightful with a twist of how boys are set up to fail from day 1 of school. Lou gets all hairy for Janu-hairy and Jinty discovers why some women now identify as a pot hole with the paltry amount of money spent on female health compared to pot holes in England.In the WI we continue with the Action For Happiness WI calendar.It’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Action for Happiness Calendar: https://actionforhappiness.org/calendar#download-block-anchor HOTTEA MAMA:W: https://www.hotteamama.com/I: @hotteamamawatch the un-edited interview on our womenkind collective YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We begin this new series with two wonderful guests, Julu Irvine and Heg Brignall who together make up the folk duo Suthering. We talk about their new album (If we Turn Away), women and folk culture, how they created Tavistock Pride, our joint love for Bridget Christie and more.The fabulous duo are known for their chemistry and humour on stage, they effortlessly intertwine their important messages about the state of our climate, social conscience, and the importance of community and connecting with nature. They champion female characters, creating new narratives for women and unearthing the female heroines of folk and they even sing a song from their forthcoming second album for us.We are very lucky, here in Devon because in 2019 Julu and Heg moved from Bristol to Devon in a bid to create a more connected life on the edge of Dartmoor National Park. They delight in bringing communities together; they run two community choirs (Wheelhouse Folk Choir and The Great Sea Choir) and also run their company Suthering Singing Retreats which offers singing workshops for adults. In the Book Collective we begin reading Caitlin Moran’s book, What About Men? We begin reading the prologue where she explores the reasoning and need for this book to be written. Jinty discusses flowers with names of genitalia and Lou has a new friend Mr Jones! There’s a quote from Lou and an Action For Happiness WI calendar that you can all get involved with.It’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Action for Happiness Calendar: https://actionforhappiness.org/calendar#download-block-anchor Suthering:W: https://www.suthering.com/I: @sutheringmusicIf We Turn Away - listen here https://music.apple.com/gb/album/if-we-turn-away/1603444884! You can watch the full unedited chat with Suthering on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did you know that a recent report from the National Autistic Society found that of the 700,000 adults with Autism only 15% are in employment?We spoke to Lorraine Owodali back in series 7 about access to work funding available for people in the UK who have a disability or a health condition that means they need additional support to do their job. And today we welcome her back to find out more about what she does and how might a virtual PA support you?Over the last few years Lorraine has been PA to many neurodivergent individuals and is passionate about spreading the word about the Access to work funding, which might give people access to support from someone such as herself to manage the organisational side of their work or business.Lorraine is the Founder of Lorraine Freelance PA Ltd & a UK Virtual Assistant in Bristol supporting Business Owners. She is a natural organiser, and loves a ‘to-do list and the opportunity to support people in business and identify the tasks and areas they might need support with.Lorraine has over 20 years of combined Personal and Executive Assistant experience, working at a senior level predominately within Aerospace Engineering & Technology.She says that the role of a Virtual Assistant is so much more than providing excellent PA and marketing support, it's being able to think ahead, so you don't have to sweat the small stuff. In the Book Collective we review our book choices for 2023 and tell you what books we are putting on our Christmas list. For the Foodie Collective we end our souper soup with a winter warmer and a soup that uses up your Christmas leftovers: Curried Brussel sprout soup and it’s surprisingly delicious! You can find the recipe here: https://cookveggielicious.com/curried-brussels-sprout-soup Jinty has a fun Christmas quiz (you won’t have heard these questions before and will add some good conversation around the Christmas table!) and Lou is not happy about ending the series on an odd number. There’s the most beautiful quote to end the series from Jinty. And we complete our WI planking challenge with a mug of tea and with the help of our friend Annie. It’s another episode brimming with chat, information, your comments, and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Lorraine Owolabi:W: https://www.lorrainefreelancepa.com/I: @lorraine_freelance_paYou can watch the full unedited interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Earlier this year we met up with Smita Sinha for a coffee, and in the middle of a busy cafe talked about Intimate Health, Vulvas, Vaginas and menopause, we didn’t even whisper and it was so refreshing.Smita is the founder of Serenity Women’s Clinic and is a Consultant Gynaecologist with over 15 years’ experience in Women’s Health and specialises in Menopause and Vulval Health. She is a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, British Menopause Society and British Society for the study of Vulval disease.Smita has a special interest in Medical education and wellbeing and has held several leadership roles in Doctors postgraduate education and pastoral care. She enjoys raising awareness on Women’s Health topics and her passion is to support Women to Pro-age with evidence based management. She has created Serenity Women’s Clinic to provide a one stop approach for Women, with consultations and treatments for Menopause, Vulval Health as well Facial Aesthetics and Intimate rejuvenation.We ask Smita about Pro-ageing and discuss this privilege (beats the alternative!). We go back to basics as Smita tells us why we might suffer from Genitourinary Syndrome of menopause and other vulva and vagina conditions. We look at common symptoms and treatments, stigma and what exactly do Doctors think when we go for an intimate examination. We also discuss intimate rejuvenation, what is it and who might need it. Book Collective: We conclude the wonderful Twelve Moons. A Year Under A Shared Sky by Caro Giles. This week we read chapter 12, Cold Moon, quite fittingly it’s the December moon. It’s a time of reflection for Caro and the girls as well as hope for the future. We announce the new book for the collective for January, we think you’ll love it! We talk feminism as Jinty tells us about bike face, did you know it was a thing? There’s also a Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah quiz and Lou finds out the best and cheapest times to food shop leading up to Christmas.There’s an inspirational quote from Lou, it’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Smita Sinha:W: www.serenitywomensclinic.co.ukI: @serenitywomensclinic You can watch the full unedited interview on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have not one but two guests this week, Friedel Fink, founder of Big Sis CIC and Victoria Dufour-Cox of Nature & Me. Big Sis is a not-for-profit social enterprise offering impactful puberty support programmes for girls, non-binary children and mixed gender groups in schools (RSHE) and the community that foster mental health, a positive body image, emotional resilience and a growing self-esteem. Friedel and her team are passionate in finding creative and accessible ways to support young people in pre and puberty. Big Sis run a relational 12 week Girl Mentoring Programme for the ages of 9-13 that has so far supported 180 children, a regular Confidence Club and mum-daughter community groups and they collaborate with schools and community organisations and youth clubs.Victoria is the facilitator, educator & Mentor of Menstrual Cycle Awareness & Youth Empowerment behind Nature & Me. Her wish is for this lived experience to come out of the shadows & remove the shame and stigma attached to it. She says it is the role of the community to initiate and mentor our young people with rites of passage such as Menarche to support their development & wellbeing on their journey to adulthood. Book Collective, we continue with Twelve Moons. A Year Under A Shared Sky by Caro Giles, this week we catch up on chapters 10 and 11, Blood Moon and Mourning Moon. The family are thrown into the depths of covid with Caro testing positive, we learn about her struggles being unwell and trying to remain present for her girls. In the Foodie, Jinty has cooked a wholesome vegetable soup;Recipe1 chopped onion1 large chopped carrot1 400g tin butter beans, drained1 400g red kidney beans, drained (or any bean of choice).1/2 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp smoked paprika, 1/2 tsp oregano, 1/2 tsp turmeric 2 handfuls of washed spinachSmall tin sweetcorn300ml veg stock700g bottle of Passata 2 tomatoes (chopped)Extra virgin olive oilJuice of 1 lemonMethod Cook onions and carrot until softened on a medium heat (around 10-15 mins)Add all the spices and let cook for 1 minute Add chopped tomatoes, Passata, stock & beansSimmer for 10-15 minutesAdd lemon juice, spinach & sweetcornStir and cook for a further 5 minutesServe and enjoy We tell you all about our More Than A Menopause Retreat and we have a fun WI for you to try out. There’s an inspirational quote from Jinty, it’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Big Sis CIC.I: @bigsis.cicW: https://big-sis.co/W: https://www.natureandme.co.uk/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest today is author and poet, Victoria Bennett. Her writing spans poetry, memoir and non-fiction, she has written and talked extensively on grief, care, and writing through times of change. In 1999, she founded the internationally celebrated Wild Women Press, an inclusive space focusing on nature, connection and creativity.Her debut memoir, All My Wild Mothers, is an intimate story of motherhood, a handbook on survival and a testimony to radical hope. Weaving of memoir and herbal folklore, it is a tale of grief and the transformation that can happen when we reconnect with the wild beneath our feet and it has something to teach us about resilience, love, and the power of joyful resistance.Victoria and her family move to a new social housing estate in rural Cumbria. Here, in the rubble of a former industrial site, she and her young son begin to grow a wild apothecary garden. Gradually they discover that sometimes life grows, not in spite of what is broken, but because of it. You can watch the full unedited interview on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUAEver wondered what happens when you gather a lot of Wild Women together and tell your own stories? Do we get more creative in Menopause? Can you plant an Apothecary garden with no experience or money? (Yes you can- find out how Victoria does it). Did life turn out as you expected? Does it matter if it didn’t? All these questions are discussed and so much more. In the Book Collective book of the series, Twelve Moons. A Year Under A Shared Sky by Caro Giles. This week we read chapter 9 Song Moon, Caro’s divorce if final and there’s a birthday to celebrate. Jinty discovers a beautiful part of her grandmother’s past and Lou talks about a possible link between testosterone and stress incontinence. There’s a stress relieving WI from Jinty. And you can get involved with fashioning a hat from your Christmas shopping packaging!There’s an inspirational quote from Lou, it’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Victoria Bennett:W: http://victoriabennett.meW: http://www.wildwomenpress.com/I: @beewyld--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are so excited to talk to our dear friend and fellow menopause campaigner, Claire Hattrick, The Executive Menopause Coach on today’s podcast. Claire suffered with undiagnosed menopause joint pain for 10 years which left her unable to stand, sit or walk despite being under several consultants who could find nothing wrong. At the same time, she was raising twin daughters on her own. In 2020 Claire decided to make it her mission to teach and educate both women and men about menopause and the possible symptoms that come with it, making sure that no other woman loses years of their life to menopause like she did.The Executive Menopause Coach was launched, helping women in mid-life to navigate the menopause and allowing them space to rediscover their purpose and value. We discuss Menopause and Joint pain, treatment, supplements and HRT. It’s a fun and informative episode. Fun fact- Claire can still do the splits and has appeared on numerous national and local TV programmes, newspapers and women’s magazines with her menopause work (not doing the splits) and now - she can add the Global podcast -Womenkind Collective Podcast to that list! In the Book Collective book of the series, Twelve Moons. A Year Under A Shared Sky by Caro Giles. This week we read chapter 8 Dispute Moon, we meet the matriarchs of Caro and her girls life. There’s a fabulous Foodie from Jinty, a spicy butternut squash soup suggested by one of our Collective. You can find the full recipe here: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/user/482159/recipe/spicy-squash-and-parsnip-soup. We Veganised ours, easy peesy. Jinty talks vitamin D with a quiz that’s not a quiz and Lou discusses the marketing ban on new born formula milk.There’s an inspirational quote from Jinty, it’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Coffee at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk The Executive Menopause Coach: Claire HattrickW: [email protected]: @menopausecoach_Facebook: The Executive Menopause CoachInstagram: @theexecutivemenopausecoachFind out more about hEhlors Danlos Syndrome here https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwil18G237mCAxVcQ0EAHYs4CdsQFnoECBYQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehlers-danlos.com%2Fwhat-is-eds%2F&usg=AOvVaw162yW1HgnRH0VKo_5RhvyH&opi=89978449You can watch the full unedited interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We met Emily Wood at BBC Radio Devon in the Summer at their live on air Menopause Cafe. Emily has been presenting the weather on local BBC TV and radio for over 15 years, and also works as a journalist for BBC Radio Devon where she gets to share stories about the amazing people and places in Devon.Emily asked if she could turn the tables and interview us and get all the questions answered that her and her friends wanted to know about menopause. We obviously said yes!We ask Emily about what it is like being a working mum in the media and she also tells us some fascinating facts about clouds (you’ll want to know these!). And Emily asks us about Menopause- what exactly is it? How do we know when we are in peri menopause? HRT? And what we would say to our younger pre menopausal selves……. Oh and Chin hairs! In the Book Collective book of the series, Twelve Moons. A Year Under A Shared Sky by Caro Giles. This week we read chapter 7 Claiming Moon, Caro is beginning to unravel, she’s allowing herself to be vulnerable in this chapter, there’s a camping holiday and also Caro’s birthday to celebrate. Lou finds some fun news you might have missed this week (dinosaurs on the Isle of Wight) and Jinty has found some new research that has found genetic links between endometriosis and IBS and other gastro-intestinal disorders.We have been challenged by one of our Collective to a new WI, it’s definitely a giddy one! There’s an inspirational quote from Lou, it’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Further Info:https://thebms.org.uk/https://www.balance-menopause.com/https://menopausesupport.co.ukhttps://www.womens-health-concern.orgYou can watch the interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Menopause is a critical time in a woman’s life and can affect those around us our partners and families. Many people tell us that the relationship with their partner has changed in menopause and in a 2022 research conducted by The Family Law Menopause Project and Newson Health Research and Education, show that 7 in 10 women (who took part in the survey) blame the menopause for the breakdown of their marriage with a further 67% (of the 1000 women taking part) worryingly claiming it increased domestic abuse and arguments. So, we thought who better to talk to about relationships breaking down and how we can hopefully get our personal happy ever after than divorce coach Sally Jackson.Sally brings a wealth of experience to the podcast her expertise shines as she shares her insights on topics ranging from her own journey through divorce, to the empowering possibilities that midlife presents, as well as the unique challenges tied to menopause and divorce.For the Book Collective book of the series, Twelve Moons. A Year Under A Shared Sky by Caro Giles. This week we read chapter 6 Mother Moon, this chapter has a completely different feel to the last chapter, there are some beautiful poignant moments from Caro and we celebrate the Caulbearer’s birthday. It’s Sober October and Jinty discusses alcohol and menopause and the physiological reasons why we can’t drink like we used to.We have been challenged by one of our Collective to a new WI, there’s an inspirational quote from Jinty, it’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Sally Jackson:W: http://www.sallyjacksoncoaching.com/L: linkedin.com/in/sallyjacksoncoachingC: calendly.com/sallyjacksoncoaching/45minEventbrite Tickets for Sally’s 2024 Retreat: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/your-divorce-your-way-creating-clarity-confidence-and-connections-tickets-726163192657You can watch the unedited interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we have not one but two amazing guests, Victoria Hardy, author of My Menopause My Journal My Rules, aka @ginge_unhinged and Cat Jewitt Menopause, nutrition, training and mindset coach, aka menopause_pt. They talk to us about oestrogen implants which they have both had to battle to get, they tried other methods of HRT but it has failed. They are both in early menopause, Victoria went into surgical menopause at 33 years old and Cat went into early menopause at the age of 36, but was told by her GO she was too young to be menopausal.We discuss the procedure, the pros and cons of implants and how oestrogen implants have quite literally saved their lives.You can watch the unedited interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA In the Book Collective we continue with our book, Twelve Moons. A Year Under A Shared Sky by Caro Giles. We read chapter 5, Mothers Moon, it’s a thought provoking chapter with the realisation that life is altering for this family and it will never be the same again. We have a Foodie Collective for you this week, Lou has actually cooked? It’s a spinach, sweet potato and lentil dhal to warm your cockles as autumn approaches. You can find the full recipe here: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/spinach-sweet-potato-lentil-dhal Find out what we learned from the WI challenge. There’s an inspirational quote from Lou, it’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Victoria HardyI: @ginge_unhingedW: www.gingeunhinged.comB: My Menopause. My Journal. My Rules. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CC2XRLLL?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_JWN42NGQWJ9BRZ24F3GK&language=en-GB Cat JewittI: @menopause_ptW: www.catjewitt.com--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are very excited to be joined today by the wonderful Dr Charlotte Patton who is a Women’s Health GP with a special interest in contraception, sexual health and menopause care.Charlotte has worked in a sexual health clinic and currently shares her time between an NHS GP practice and a private practice and Derriford Hospital Plymouth, as well as being involved with teaching at both Peninsula Medical school and the University of Exeter.This year, Charlotte has started teaching a ‘Student Selected Unit’ in medical humanities at the University of Exeter to fourth year medical students. It is entitled ‘Celebrating the female body through art’ and we find out how this came about and the significant implications it could have in helping to reduce stigma and break down barriers in the context of the female body. We also ask Charlotte about where her passion for womens health came from, her favourite female artists and she talks with us about Menopause, sex and taboo and more! In the Book Collective we continue with our book, Twelve Moons. A Year Under A Shared Sky by the phenomenal Caro Giles. We read chapter 4, Hare Moon, and it is the Mermaid’s birthday as the world is opening up again after lockdown. Jinty discusses OCD and the myths surrounding this disorder and asks you to visit: https://www.ocduk.org/ to gain a better understanding and of the obsessions and compulsions of this disorder that affects as many as 12 in every 1,000 people. Find out how the WI challenge went and there’s a new WI that you can get involved in. There’s an inspirational quote from Jinty. It’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Dr Charlotte Patton:I: @cornwall_womens_doctorW: https://stermemedical.uk/about-us/Katy Hessel Book The story of Art without Men we discussed https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Katy-Hessel/The-Story-of-Art-without-Men--The-instant-Sunday-Times-bestseller/26872928And the Japanese Artist Charlotte talked about is Rokudenashiko - https://artistsatriskconnection.org/story/rokudenashiko Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk you can watch the full unedited interview on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is a dear friend of the ours and the podcast, Clare Baumhauer. Clare talks to us about Vulval Lichen Sclerosus (LS) which is a chronic inflammatory condition, with incidence peaking in childhood and post-menopause.Clare was diagnosed with Vulval lichen sclerosus and stage 3 Vulval cancer at 43 but had first noticed symptoms at the age of 5 years old.She now spends most of her spare time raising awareness around Vulval Cancer and lichen sclerosus.You can watch the full unedited interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA In the Book Collective we read chapter 3 of Twelve Moons. A Year Under A Shared Sky by Caro Giles. The Lenten Moon, Caro writes about the Sarah Everard murder and how it effects women, she writes so eloquently about that time in history. We hear from 2 of our listeners that are reading along with the book club. The Foodie is a souper soup, pea and spinach a recipe from one of our Collective, Rachael.Ingredients:1 fist sized potato. 1 medium onion. 100g frozen peas. 100g frozen spinach. Stock cube. Water. Seasoning.Method: In a soup maker:Peel and chop the potato and onion, add all the other ingredients with enough water to just cover, set to smooth.In a pan:Peel and chop the potato and onion, add the water and boil until tender; add the other ingredients; bring back to the boil; blend until smooth. It’s Sober October and Jinty delves into the world of fantastic drinking phrases, do you know where the phrase Dutch Courage comes? And Lou finds out about the Canary girls from WW2. Lou recites her WI from Jinty, a taboo poem, all about bum hair! There’s a new WI that you can get involved in, it’s an up and downer one! There’s an inspirational quote from Lou, lots of your words and comments, it’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual shenanigans. So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound. Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Clare Baumhauer:F: Lichen Sclerosus & Vulval Cancer UK AwarenessT: @vulvalcancerUKI: @vulvalcancerukawareness--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You won't want to miss this chat with the wonderful Emma Ellice- Flint of @emmasnutrition a qualified nutritionist, nutritional therapist and experienced chef. Emma was one of our first guests way back in series 1.Emma is passionate about gut health and has been looking into some research on bone health in relation to gut micro biome and function, and how bone health might be affected by gut health. In this episode Emma explains the four ways that our gut micro biome affects our Bone health. We talk about leaky gut, inflammation, and our immune system. Emma explains the effects by and on Oestrogen. How we might improve both out bone and gut health and much more, it's honestly a mind blowing conversation and Emma’s passion shines through.Emma seeks to combine science, research and the deliciousness of food together to help women embrace change. Emma is passionate about women’s health and how nutrition can bring about positive changes and healing, especially in perimenopause and menopause.You can watch the full (un-edited) interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA In the Book Collective we continue with Caro Giles memoir, Twelve Moons. A Year Under A Shared Sky. We enter chapter 2 and Caro gently introduces us to parts of her life, her girls and her parents. It’s a reflective and thought provoking chapter. In the Foodie one of our Collective has a tasty and nutritious soup for us to try.Find out how Lou got on with her WI. There’s an inspirational quote from Jinty, it’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual shenanigans. So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound. Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Emma Elice Flint:W: https://emmasnutrition.com/I: @emmas_nutritionF: @Emma’s Nutrition--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest today Holly McComish, an author, poet, producer and women’s health ambassador from East London.At the age of 25 Holly suffered a Stroke due to the combined contraceptive pill and became determined to publish a poetry book that could raise awareness around women’s health issues.And in January this year her debut book, ‘If Tits Could Talk’ was published.Hollys book is a fun and relatable poetry collection that also holds important health messages. The book uses wit, rhyme and vibrant illustrations to discuss smear tests, contraception, STI’s, Menopause and the need to be breast aware and more. It’s the perfect read for any woman.Holly’s work was discovered and platformed by world renowned poet Rupi Kaur and has been praised by the likes of Davina McCall and Dame Kelly Holmes, as well as numerous women’s health charities such as CoppaFeel and The Pink Ribbon Foundation. If Tits Could Talk is now currently stocked in over 50 independent bookshops across the UK and here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tits-Could-Talk-Holly-McComish/dp/1399943693In the Book Collective we read chapter 1 of Twelve Moons. A Year Under A Shared Sky by Caro Giles. The first chapter is Wolf Moon, a time of deep self-reflection which Caro does beautifully in this chapter, her life now in January 2021 as a single mum with four girls in Northumberland and an insight into her life as an 18 year old partying in Guildford. The Foodie launches with a tasty gazpacho from Jinty, this chilled tomato and vegetable cold soup is brimming with goodness. You can find the recipe on the link: https://cookieandkate.com/ultimate-gazpacho-recipe/ Our WI, playing the card game Patience, can you shuffle and play? There’s a new WI that you can get involved in, there’s an inspirational quote from Lou, it’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual shenanigans. So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound. Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Holly McComish: Book. If Tits Could Talk. A collection of poetry.I: @holly_mccomishYou can watch the full interview on our Womenkind Collective YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to series 8 and the 100th episode of the Womenkind Collective Podcast.We are kickstarting this series off with a topic that is rarely known or discussed, Astrology and Menopause, can your Menopause be mapped out in the stars? Can your horoscope give you clues to how your menopause is or will be? Jenny tells us that we can indeed link menopause and astrology.Jenny has trained in ancient astrology, and is able to unlock the secrets hidden within your birth chart to give you any answers you may seek about who you are and what you're likely to experience in this lifetime. We look at the relationship between the stars and menopause.We learn that Saturn brings the challenges that teach us more about ourselves, and why you shouldn’t make big decisions when Mercury is in retrograde.We also learn how the moon’s cycle’s affect us and how we can use this as a tool for a life of contentment and acceptance of dark and light.Jenny has a discounted birth chart reading, at the moment running until the 9th of October usually the cost is £115 for an hours reading but it’s currently £69, you can message Jenny directly for this offer, details are at the bottom of the show notes. You can watch Jenny’s full interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA In this episode we also discuss breakthrough bleeding in post menopause, talking of blood we find out the most and least absorbent period products on the market. We announce a new Foodie and ask for your recipes, in the Book Collective we launch our book for this series, Twelve Moons. A Year Under A Shared Sky by Caro Giles and published by Harper Collins. We will read the first chapter for next week. Join us please. How did you get on with our WI, Pocket Lists over the summer? There’s a new WI that you can get involved in, there’s an inspirational quote from Jinty, it’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual shenanigans. So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound. Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Jenny Harkman:W: https://www.conversationswiththegods.com/I: @conversations_with_the_gods--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s our Podcast series 7 finalé and our guest this week is a friend of ours Dr Rebecca Walker, she is an experienced GP with expertise in Menopause care, Migraine and Headache medicine, we talk all things migraine and Dr Becky de-bunks myths surrounding migraines.Find out how a migraine is diagnosed, and could your dizzy spells be vestibular migraine? Dr Becky tells us about the newest migraine medication and how migraines can develop or worsen in peri menopause. We ask if different HRT preparations affect different types of migraine. And do you think a migraine is always a headache? The answer may surprise you.Dr Walker works as an NHS GP in Devon and is part of a team of specialist GPs at the Exeter Headache Clinic, a National Health service for people with complex headache conditions. Becky is also a senior clinician with the National Migraine Centre, a specialist charity supporting people with migraine. As if that’s not enough she is part of the team at Myla Health who provide individualised private menopause support.Dr Walker enjoys sharing her learning and teaches on Headache Medicine and Menopause to GPs, and to students at Exeter Medical School. She has also written articles on menopause and migraine.We’ve been fortunate enough to meet with Becky several times in the past few months since she moved to Devon, and what a pleasure it has been so we asked her to join us on the podcast to talk about migraines and hormones, particularly in menopause. You can watch the full interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA Have you heard of the Malaya Lola’s? These were a group of teens and children snatched from their homes and imprisoned and raped during WW2. These girls were called ‘comfort women’ and were abused by Japanese soldiers in the Japanese Imperial Army. Jinty uncovers the Filipino women’s story. Foodie - as we conclude our theme for this month we have a traditional shortbread recipe from Sainsbury’s. Click the link for the full recipe: https://www.sainsburysmagazine.co.uk/recipes/baking/classic-shortbreadFind out how Lou got it so very wrong! Book Collective we announce our book for series 8 and it’s from the wonderful Caro Giles: Twelve Moons. A Year Under A Shared Sky published by Harper Collins. There’s a new WI that you can get involved in, there’s an inspirational quote from Jinty and have you ever experienced an eargasms? It’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual shenanigans. So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast Dr Rebecca Walker:I: dr_rebeccawalkerW: https://www.nationalmigrainecentre.org.uk/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is the one and only Karen Arthur. Karen hosts the podcast Menopause Whilst Black, a platform committed to diversifying Menopause and sharing the stories of Black menopausal women in the UK. She now graces the cover of magazines, and speaks knowledgeably and passionately on a range of topics including, fashion, creativity, menopause and mental wellbeing. She is changing the Menopause narrative.Karen says she is “a Black woman who refuses to become invisible in post menopause” she is passionate about taking up space via vibrant fashion and public art. This unapologetic visibility helps other women, particularly those who look like Karen, to find their own voice.Karen taught dance then textiles for 28 years but had to leave it behind when her Menopause came- and along with it - anxiety and depression. From a teacher to a designer Karen was able to move into Fashion, working exclusively with women to create beautiful bespoke clothing that made them feel good and stand tall. She is also a Mother and a Grandmother.And, as if all that is not enough, In May this year Karen hosted -The Joy Retreat in Barbados, the world’s FIRST retreat created for Black people in any stage of menopause (website link below). We absolutely loved our chat with Karen, we talk about all the above plus we ask Karen how the Menopause landscape has changed since she began her podcast, and much more, you can catch the full unedited interview on our YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA?app=desktop In the Book Collective we conclude Femina by Janina Ramirez. We read the final chapter Exceptional and Outcast and it’s all about diversity and trans gender in the fourteenth century. It’s an exceptional end to a magnificent book There’s a Foodie as it’s national Picnic month, Jinty has cooked up a delicious fruity apple flapjack. https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/apple-flapjacksIngredients:Click the link to take you to the recipe. There’s a poetic WI that you can get involved in, there’s an inspirational quote from Lou and Jinty delves into belly buttons, and belly button fluff, do you know the mythological Gods and Goddesses for the days of the week? It’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual shenanigans. So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastOur campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Karen Arthur:W. https://www.thekarenarthur.comI: @thekarenarthurI: @menopausewhilstblack--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week has so much wisdom to impart and we absolutely loved our chat Devon based Postpartum Physio, Victoria Caulfield. In February this year the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RCOG) published a policy statement identifying key opportunities to tackle pelvic floor dysfunction through improved education and access to information. They say pelvic health support should be tailored to the individual, and be provided from a young age and throughout women’s lives.The RCOG are calling for action to reduce the number of women living with poor pelvic floor health, revealing new data that over 60% of UK women have at least one symptom of poor pelvic floor health, worryingly, one in four women have never done pelvic floor exercises that can prevent and improve symptoms.Victoria’s passion is educating women about good pelvic health through current research and working with people who may be experiencing symptoms. This can be anything from painful sex to urinary incontinence, prolapse, perimenopause symptoms and postnatal rehabilitation.Her current caseload of women she's supporting ranges from 19 years old to 75, and tells us that ‘good pelvic health is for life and for everybody!’This episode includes everything you need to know about prolapse and pelvic floor health, we discuss Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Victoria explains the different types, the symptoms and sensations along side the non invasive treatments and exercises. Plus she tells us why she doesn’t like the word ‘prolapse’. Pessaries, local oestrogen and the squatty potty are all in here! Victoria tells us about hypertonic pelvic floors, and how a blueberry can help support our pelvic health, and much much more!If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast please consider buying us a Ko-Fi. This helps us ensure we bring you quality of content and sound.https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastYou can watch the full interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA In our Book Collective we continue reading Femina by Janina Ramirez. This week we catch up on chapters, 7 Kings and Diplomats and 8 Entrepreneurs and Influencers. We meet a female King; Jadwiga of Poland and we meet Margery Kempe an extraordinary medieval woman from Kings Lynn. There’s a fantastic quote from Jinty and we find out what a penis push-up is and why it can play a role in getting a better sex life. We look at why village halls are closing thanks to the jobsworths in government.It’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual shenanigans. So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Victoria Postpartum Physio:Instagram: @victoria_postpartum_physioWebsite: www.thepostpartumphysio.co.uk--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guests this week are Jan Scott and Diana Phillips who host the Windrose World retreats, They are on a mission to debunk the myths and stigmas that surround menopause.We had such a fun chat with these two fabulous women! They share a lifetime of friendship and are now creating space for menopausal women around the world.After 30+ years of film production in Hollywood with 20 of those teaching yoga, Jan Scott has learnt how to let the pendulum swing between chaos and Zen.At 30, Jan was producing films in Hollywood and living on the beach in Malibu.She spent a month in Kenya with the Maasai tribes which triggered an obsession with saying ‘yes’ to the “unknown adventure”.Diana Phillips grew up wanting to join the circus. When she graduated with a degree in Journalism from the University of Kentucky she did just that and devoted her career to the 3-ring big top of advertising. As a creative director she made campaigns at basecamp in the Himalayas, visited Milan and Hamburg and the deserts of Morocco.Practicing Yoga converted a life of chaos and excess to one of balance.Yoga became even more of a support when Diana’s menopause hit. Diana had every symptom, every day for about 8 years.Their combined love of yoga and a commitment to empower women through menopause has driven these two meno warriors to run beautiful retreats around the world.Jan & Diana tell us about the Menopause conversation Stateside and how they plan a US ‘tour’ of retreats for 2024 with Naomi Watts I am Stripes. They tell us about their own Menopause Journeys and we learn about the difficulties of hot flushes and menopause symptoms in the corporate world.They have some great tips for us for running our own ‘More than a Menopause Seaside Retreat too’Lots of laughs and conversation that will resonate with most menopausers.You can watch the full unedited interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA Book Collective we continue with Femina by Janina Ramirez this week we read chapter 6, Spies and Outlaws where we meet the Cathar women, with their holistic approach to life and their interpretation of the bible, the Catholic church at the time hunted them down as heretics. In the Foodie Collective Jinty has once again been baking biscuits in the kitchen and this week she has made Mary Berry’s Fork biscuits with 3 ingredients. https://thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipes/fork-biscuits/ There’s a fantastic quote from Lou and we find out why the shingles vaccine really is a game changer for women when it comes to Alzheimer’s (https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.05.23.23290253v1 ). We discuss clothes poverty and the unbelievable amount of clothes that go to landfill. We have a special musical treat when Jinty gets out her recorder! It’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual shenanigans. So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast please consider buying us a Ko-Fi. This helps us ensure we bring you quality of content and sound.https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastOur campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Jan Scott & Diana Phillips Windrose Retreats:W: https://windroseworld.com/E: [email protected]: @the_windrose_world--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is Dr Carys Sonnenberg, a highly qualified and experienced GP and menopause doctor, with a passion for women’s health.Carys qualified as a doctor in 1996 and has been a GP for over 20 years specialising in women’s health and menopause. She runs a women’s health clinic in her NHS practice where she helps patients manage their contraception, PMS, PCOS, endometriosis, and menopause. Carys founded Rowena Health so that she could also provide top-quality care to more women and set up a clinic where she can practice at the highest standard.Last year we met Dr Carys Sonnenberg in Parliament Square at the Menopause Rally and instantly knew we wanted to have a longer Menopause chat for the podcast. Dr Carys wants women to live life to the fullest in menopause and tells us that our metabolic health is not something we can see and it’s not a sexy topic but it is very important for our future health. We find out that there are around 3.5 million women living with a heart or circulatory disease (including heart disease and stroke) in the UK. Heart attacks kill an average of more than 70 women every day and people from some ethnic backgrounds are more prone to insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome.So what is Metabolic syndrome?Have you ever been told that your body has become resistant to the hormone insulin, leading to high blood sugar levels?Are you concerned about High blood pressure?Has your waistline got bigger in menopause, is it greater than 80cm?Do you have unhealthy levels of blood fats ?These are a collection of ‘health risk factors’, and having three of these might suggest you have metabolic syndrome. Dr Carys explains what Metabolic Syndrome has to do with Menopause, what exactly insulin does and what insulin resistance is and how it affects us, now and longer term health. Plus what we can do about it, Metabolic syndrome is not to be feared but learned from. We also ask Carys about Statins and high cholesterol an more. This is a conversation you don’t want to miss. We continue with our Book Collective, Femina by Janina Ramirez and this week we chat about chapter 5- Polymaths and Scientists. We meet Hildegard a medieval nun who writes about orgasms, advocates for abortion and describes her Visions/menopause migraines? There’s a book heist too - it’s a humdinger of a chapter! One of our lovely collective has sent in a biscuit recipe for our Foodie Collective, Grantham Ginger Bread.Ingredients:100 grs butter or margarine. 350 grs caster sugar. 1 egg, beaten. 250 grs self-raising flour. 5 ml ground ginger.Method:Grease and line 2 baking sheets. Heat oven to 150°. Cream butter and sugar together in a bowl until pale and fluffy. Gradually beat in the egg. Sift the ginger and flour into the mix work in with a fork to form a dough. Roll the dough into walnut size balls. Place on the baking sheets apart. Bake for 40-45 minutes. There’s a fantastic quote from Jinty and we meet the vigilante group of women from Enfield North London that are keeping their children safe on the streets. We look at the harmful chemicals in some sunscreens and the Gender Health gap of the week! It’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual shenanigans. So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. .To watch the full un-edited interview, go to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUAOur campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Dr Carys Sonnenberg:W: https://rowenahealth.co.uk/author/carysadmin01I: @drcaryssonnenbergI: @rowenahealth_menopausecareF: Rowena Health Menopause--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we look into drink spiking with the founder of Stamp Out Spiking, Dawn Dines. A 2022 a YouGov poll found that one in nine women and one in 17 men in the UK have been the victim of drink spiking.Stamp Out Spiking are a charity dedicated to reducing drink spiking incidents in the UK and beyond through campaigning and educational work, along with their anti-drink spiking protective lids, StopTopps. Their vision is to educate people about the dangers of spiking and the fact it's never acceptable. They offer resources and solutions that will help people to stay safe until drink spiking is no more.In our chat with Dawn she tells us how her journey to Stamp out Spiking began in 1989 when she managed to escape a spiking incident by climbing through a bathroom window and how she knows first hand what it feels like to have your drink spiked. Dawn and her team, based in Exeter, Devon are committed to exposing the true extent of this appalling crime and make it clear that it’s utterly unacceptable. Dawn explains to us the dangers of spiking because if we are aware then we are better equipped to prevent spiking incidents from happening.Stamp out spiking is challenging the Police to make victims feel more welcome and remove any perceived barriers to the reporting of spiking incidents and Dawn has been campaigning to make Spiking a crime in itself since 2004(please sign the petition below)Dawn is passionate about empowering young people to keep themselves safe, and explains in this episode what her team does and how they run educational workshops on alcohol & drug awareness, knife crime & anti-social behaviour, cyberbullying and internet safety. She also works with local authorities, supporting children in care and in secure units.We ask Dawn about her drink spiking campaigning locally and around the world, she has a passion for travelling and this has led her see first-hand the effects of Drink Spiking globally.This is a great conversation with an amazing activist and campaigner who won’t stop until she has Stamped Out Spiking for good. In the Book Collective we continue with our book of the series, Femina by Janina Ramirez. This week we discuss chapter 4 Artists and Patrons, we learn the Bayeux Tapestry isn’t perhaps what you think it is……We discuss the nuns that embroidered large penises on the men and horses and learn that Queen Emma was the richest most powerful woman in England. There’s a fantastic quote from Lou and we discuss blood cancers and do you know the symptoms? Plus how a survey has revealed having a thyroid problem can cause low libido.Are you fed up with doing all the cooking in the house? We discuss this and so much more!It’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual shenanigans. So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk Stamp Out Spiking: Website: www.sosglobal.orgPetition to change the law: https://www.change.org/StopSpikingbeinganinvisibleoffenceNational Spiking Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/7S27CQH A Victim's JourneyInstagram: @stampoutspikingFacebook: @sosglobal--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Caro Giles is a writer based in Northumberland. Her words are inspired by her local landscape, the wide empty beaches and the Cheviot Hills. She writes honestly about what it means to be a woman, a mother, a parent-carer and the value in taking the road less travelled.Her first book is a powerful and beautifully written memoir, Twelve Moons. A Year Under A Shared Sky, which follows the lunar calendar, each chapter sharing a month and a moon, and shows the simmering power that lies in our often hidden daily lives. It’s a dazzlingly honest memoir that while never turning away from the awkward truths of life, also shows how love will flourish if we can only find a space for ourselves. Its a book about finding yourself, your voice and a sense that even in the dark of the night, we are never truly alone. Caro has had to navigate a new life for herself and her four daughters: The Mermaid, The Whirlwind, The Caulbearer and The Littlest One, bound by circumstance, financial constraints, illness and the challenges of single motherhood. We ask her about her love of and the grounding force of the Moon and nature, and we discuss losing and rediscovering our sense of self either as a parent/carer or as a woman in menopause. Caro’s family have complex needs and she tells us the difficulties of navigating the health and educational system in a world that is not made for a family that may look a little different. Caro is wonderfully honest about her own anxiety and OCD and how she manages this, her self care is all about creativity, singing, writing and of course spending time with the moon. We talk about coming to terms with being scared of the dark yet how the dark is also nurturing.Even with the daily challenges of her circumstances, she manages to carve out a small amount of time in a day for something creative, and she encourages us all to ‘write ourselves back in to our own book’. Caro has a sharp mind that is always thinking of the next thing, and there’s always a next thing, find out what’s next for Caro. ‘Kittiwakes shriek at us across the rocks as we huddle nound the barbecue, crouching in towels that are wet at the edges where they have been dipped in rock pools. These are the moments that I hope will be stored inside my daughters' heads until they are old ladies. These are the moments I wrap up and gift to the girls as a token of a love that is wider than than the sea we are staring at. These are the moments’You can also watch the interview on our Womenkind Collective YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA In the Book Collective we delve into chapter 2 of Femina by Janina Ramirez and we meet Æthelflæd Queen of Mercia and how centuries after her death she was still thought of as one of the most influential women in England, who has since been written out of history, or has she??? There’s a fantastic quote from Lou. The scone/skohn/skorn debate rages on. We find out about the incredible women of the Ukrainian resistance movement.As the Eve appeal launch their Gynaecological #Get Lippy campaign we look at some shocking statistics from Flo Health.There’s the WI, find out how we got on with our Hat-Trick.It’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual shenanigans. So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast please consider buying us a Ko-Fi. This helps us ensure we bring you quality of content and sound.https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast Caro Giles: Twelve Moons. A year under a shared sky: Harper CollinsInstagram: @carogileswritesTwitter: @CaroGilesWrites--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Episode we meet Ella Tallyn who contacted us after listening to an Episode in series 6, with Dr Aziza Sesay, where we touched on Chronic Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs). Ella told us how this illness had changed her life and wondered if it might help others if she described her own experience and what she has learned so far.Ella explains how in January 2021, after a long period of intense stress during the pandemic, she began to feel the burning sensations of an acute UTI. She also had visible blood in her urine. After a 7-day course of anti-biotics within 24 hrs after the infection returned which then developed into a Chronic, embedded UTI.Ella believes what happened in the early period of the UTI was critical and explains what she wishes she had known then.We learn what happens in the body when you have a chronic UTI and how it differs from an acute or recurring UTI.Ella is keen to share her experience with getting the correct diagnosis, finding a specialist, how a chronic UTI can affect your mental health and what she has found that support her. Ella generously shares her advice for anyone who find themselves dealing with this diagnosis.Two years on and the infection remains remarkably untouched by treatments, Ella rarely has a moment that she is not in debilitating pain, it has impacted all aspects of her life and she is on long term sick leave from her job in academia yet far from this being a lugubrious story it is one of hope, strength and acceptance.You can watch the full interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA In the Book Collective we begin reading Femina by Janina Ramirez, and chapter 1 - Movers and Shakers, sets the scene for the women of the 5th and 6th Century and how without some fearless women early Christianity would not have grown and spread in England. We meet the women that made change happen, Bertha and Hilde it’s a magnificent start to our book this series. The Foodie Collective: we continue with biscuits and Jinty has delved into Nigella Lawson’s The Domestic Goddess to bake her Maple Pecan Biscuits.Ingredients:250grs of unsalted butter (or vegan option). 125 grs light muscovado sugar. 1 tsp of maple extract (or maple syrup). 350grs self-raising flour. 75grs Pecan halves. 2 x baking sheets lined.Method:Pre heat the oven to 170°. Cream the butter and sugar. Add maple extract and flour. Roll into walnut size balls. Press down the balls with a lightly oiled base of a glass. Place on the baking sheets 5cm apart. Place a pecan half on every biscuit. Cook for 15 mins. Leave on the baking sheet for 1 to 2 mins then transfer to a wire rack to cool. Find out how we got on with our tea WI and there’s a new Hat-Trick one to try out this week! We discuss the new MREF charity founded by Fiona Clark, Diane Danzebrink & Vikram Talaulikar, the charity has been set up to fund research into menopause, fund education for health care professionals and ensure women have access to accurate and evidence based information about menopause and health.There’s a fantastic quote from Jinty. We talk scones and why you should always carry a bottle of wine in the car on long journeys. It’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual shenanigans. So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast please consider buying us a Ko-Fi. This helps us ensure we bring you quality of content and sound.https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastFor further information on chronic UTI’s:Chronic UTI support websites:Cutic.co.ukChronicutiinfo.comChronicutiglobalsupport.com Good books to read:Cystitis Unmasked by Professor James Malone-LeeTeach Us to Sit Still by Tim Parks--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re back for series 7 of the Womenkind Collective Podcast and this week’s guests are dieticians Elizabeth Ward and Hilary wright from the Menopause Diet Plan. When discussing Menopause with various people (as we do quite a lot) the phrase ‘getting through menopause’ or ‘I look forward to getting to the other side’ are common but what is this ‘other side’? And does I it actually exist?Well, our guests today are going to explain all about what we need to do to keep ourselves healthy through our menopause journey. They know all about supporting people in menopause through positive lifestyle choices, Good friends Elizabeth Ward and Hillary Wright are both registered dieticians, each with over thirty years’ experience. The two both hold bachelor degrees in nutrition and dietetics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and Masters from Boston University and we had such a great time chatting to them.You can watch the full, unedited, interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA In our Foodie Collective we talk all things biscuits, who doesn’t like a good biscuit to dunk? Find out what our favourite biscuits are and Jinty has a little quiz….if she can remember the answers! Our Book Club starts reading our new book for series 7, Femina by Jannina Ramirez. We start by looking at the introduction and we’re hooked already; this book gives voice to the influential women of the Middle Ages who have been silenced by the male gatekeepers for far too long. Find out how we got on with our WI and there’s a new tasty one to try out this week! There’s a fantastic quote to start the series with. It’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual shenanigans. So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast please consider buying us a Ko-Fi. This helps us ensure we bring you quality of content and sound.https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In todays’ episode we finish our Book Collective for the series, Rebel Bodies, A Guide to the Gender Health Revolution by Sarah Graham we are joined by one of our lovely Collective, Aline Boblin. Aline founded the Transformation in Action CIC whose vision is, ‘A World where menopause is an empowerment, a time to thrive, an opportunity for ne3w beginnings and adventures. We discuss the chapters of Sarah Grahams book that have made the most impact on us. Aline tells us how this book has changed her, and we discover how Sarah has woken us up to some hidden biases of our own.We talk about the hope we have for the future and how the younger generation are speaking up instead of putting up with the status quo.You can watch the full interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA Jinty discovers that you can now swim topless in swimming pools in Berlin Germany thanks to Lotte Mies. Do you have misophonia, we discuss why in menopause you can become sensitive to noise.Do you know who Celia Payne is? Lou discovers that her ground breaking scientific work was not only discredited but stolen by a man. In the Foodie Collective we continue with our NICE BUNS and this week we make Marzipan Hot Cross Buns.Ingredients:Buns: 300ml milk. 50 grs butter 500 grs strong white bread flour. 1 sachet instant yeast.75 grs brown sugar. 1 tsp mixed spice. 1 tsp cinnamon. 1 tsp salt. 3 eggs. 150grs sultanas. 80 grs mixed peel. Zest of 1 orange. Zest of 1 lemon, juice of ½. 140grs icing sugar. 75grs caster sugar. 200 grs ground almonds. 2 tbs apricot jam.Method:Line a baking tray with parchment. Gently heat the milk and butter in a saucepan until melted, allow to cool. Mix the flour, yeast, brown sugar, mixed spice, salt and cinnamon in a bowl. Make a well and crack in 1 egg, add the cooled milk/butter mixture. Combine to make a sticky dough. Add the sultanas, mix peel, lemon and orange zest. Pop the dough back in the bowl, cover and leave to prove I a warm place for about an hour so it doubles in size.Make the marzipan, mix the icing sugar, caster sugar, 1 egg, ground almonds and lemon juice. Bring together in a ball. Allow to chill in the fridge for 30 mins.Knock the air out the dough and form into 12 round balls, place on the baking tray. Cover and allow to rise for 1 hour.Preheat the oven to 190 degrees, cut off 1/3 of the marzipan and roll into a rectangle a few mms thick. When the buns have risen, beat 1 egg with a splash of milk and egg wash the top of the buns. Cut 2 stripes of marzipan and lay them across each bun. Bake for 20 mins. When the buns come out the oven heat the apricot jam and brush over the buns whilst they are still warm. Enjoy! There’s two fantastic quotes for you this week too and find out about the new WI. It’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual shenanigans. So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. We hope you will join us for Series 7, beginning on the 7th May 2023.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.