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Season 2 • Episode 8
Tanja Shaw, Weight-Loss & Life Coach
Why Can’t I Lose Weight? – The Happy Menopause Podcast
Tanja Shaw, Weight-Loss & Life Coach
New Year is a great opportunity to take stock, so why not make this the moment for you to take positive action to improve your health and wellbeing? Weight management is usually firmly on the agenda in January and it’s a topic I covered last year when I spoke to Read more
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Season 2 • Episode 7
Rachel Weiss, Accredited Counsellor & Coach
How to Manage Anxiety & Enhance Emotional Wellbeing – The Happy Menopause Podcast
Rachel Weiss, Accredited Counsellor & Coach
Well, 2020 has been quite a year! As we slide into December, it seems a good time to reflect and check in with ourselves. I think everyone has struggled with their own different challenges over the past few months and this second lockdown here in the UK has felt especially Read more
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Season 2 • Episode 7
Susan Saunders, Health Coach & Author
How to Live a Longer, Healthier, Happier Life – The Happy Menopause Podcast
Susan Saunders, Health Coach & Author
Ageing is something that inevitably starts to preoccupy us in midlife, because we all want to be as fit and well as possible as we grow older, and let’s be honest, we’d like to keep looking good too. As my latest guest Susan Saunders remarks, “We all know people who Read more
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Season 2 • Episode 6
Jackie Lynch, Registered Nutritional Therapist & Author
My Top 10 Menopause-Friendly Foods – The Happy Menopause Podcast
Jackie Lynch, Registered Nutritional Therapist & Author
Following on from last month’s popular episode How Nutrition Can Help You Manage Your Menopause, I’m shining the spotlight on nutrition again for this World Menopause Day special, as we look at the top 10 foods to support a healthy menopause. Get your notebooks ready so you can add them Read more
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Season 2 • Episode 5
Dr Rebecca Gibbs, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Living with Premature Menopause – The Happy Menopause Podcast
Dr Rebecca Gibbs, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
It’s World Menopause Day and this year’s theme is premature ovarian insufficiency (POI), otherwise known as premature menopause. It’s a condition which affects 1 in 100 women under 40, 1 in 1000 under 30, and 1 in 10,000 under 20. This is where the ovaries are unable to produce oestrogen Read more
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Season 2 • Episode 4
Jackie Lynch, Registered Nutritional Therapist & Author
How Nutrition Can Help You Manage Your Menopause – The Happy Menopause Podcast
Jackie Lynch, Registered Nutritional Therapist & Author
It’s October at last and my regular listeners will know that my new book The Happy Menopause: Smart Nutrition to Help You Flourish comes out this month. This book has been burning away inside me for a long time now, as there simply isn't enough information out there to Read more
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Season 2 • Episode 3
Laurie Wright, Master Neuro Coach & Business Mentor
Finding Passion, Purpose & Profit in Midlife – The Happy Menopause Podcast
Laurie Wright, Master Neuro Coach & Business Mentor
September is the perfect time to be thinking about new beginnings and of course midlife can often provide an opportunity for a whole new perspective too. As reproductive hormones subside, you’ll have the headspace to become more aware of yourself and to focus on your own choices, so it can Read more
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Season 2 • Episode 2
Baz Moffat, Women's Health & Fitness Coach
How to Exercise Effectively in Midlife – Part 2: Exercising in Public Spaces – The Happy Menopause Podcast
Baz Moffat, Women's Health & Fitness Coach
This interview is Part 2 of my exercise series and is full of brilliant advice from former Team GB rower, medallist and women’s health and fitness coach Baz Moffat on the best ways for women in midlife to exercise. It was actually recorded some months ago, just before lockdown, but Read more
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Season 2 • Episode 1
Dr Sharon Wong, Consultant Dermatologist & Hair Specialist
How to Have Great Hair – The Happy Menopause Podcast
Dr Sharon Wong, Consultant Dermatologist & Hair Specialist
Welcome to Season 2 of The Happy Menopause podcast. We're kicking off with a fascinating episode which focuses on hair, because dry and thinning hair can be one of the most frustrating symptoms of the menopause. Of course, hot flushes, anxiety and fatigue can have a hugely negative impact on Read more
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Season 1 • Episode 18
Jo Moseley, Joy Encourager & Midlife Adventurer
Joy & Adventure: How to Make the Most of Midlife – The Happy Menopause Podcast
Jo Moseley, Joy Encourager & Midlife Adventurer
Summer is here and lockdown is easing in most places so I thought this would be a good time to start thinking about new adventures. Midlife is a time which can be transformational and enormously liberating because the hormones that have driven your decisions, approach and emotions for years start Read more
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Season 1 • Episode 17
Jackie Lynch, Registered Nutritional Therapist & Author
Nutrition for Managing Stress & Boosting Resilience – The Happy Menopause Podcast
Jackie Lynch, Registered Nutritional Therapist & Author
In this episode, we hear from expert nutritional therapist and host of The Happy Menopause podcast, Jackie Lynch, as she explores a nutritional approach to managing stress. It’s been a bruising few months in lockdown and everyone has faced different challenges, which can’t have been easy. Whatever’s been going on Read more
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Season 1 • Episode 16
Professor Russell Foster, Director of the Sleep & Circadian Research Institute
How to Improve Your Sleep – The Happy Menopause Podcast
Professor Russell Foster, Director of the Sleep & Circadian Research Institute
Sleep can feel like the holy grail for women in midlife – something you’re desperately searching for which is incredibly hard to find. There are many reasons that sleep can be elusive during the menopause – hot flushes, night sweats, palpitations and anxiety can all play their part in disrupting Read more
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Season 1 • Episode 15
Baz Moffat, Women's Health & Fitness Coach
How to Exercise Effectively in Midlife – In Lockdown & Beyond – The Happy Menopause Podcast
Baz Moffat, Women's Health & Fitness Coach
Exercise is a non-negotiable for women in midlife. It can make a material difference to bone density and muscle tone which both decline significantly during and post-menopause, and of course it’s also crucial for heart health, mental health and stress management. And with self-isolation now part of our daily lives, Read more
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Season 1 • Episode 14
Rachel Weiss, Counsellor & Menopause Champion
International Women’s Day Special: The Menopause Café – From Light Bulb Moment to Global Movement
Rachel Weiss, Counsellor & Menopause Champion
International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. It’s all about getting the message out there and enabling and empowering women to make a difference to their lives. So I thought it was the perfect opportunity to interview Rachel Weiss, the founder of the Read more
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Season 1 • Episode 13
Camilla Sacre-Dallerup, Life Coach & Author
Transformation & New Beginnings – How to Reinvent Yourself in Midlife: The Happy Menopause Podcast
Camilla Sacre-Dallerup, Life Coach & Author
The menopause might be the end of a chapter, but it’s also an opportunity for a whole new one. This stage of life can actually be transformative and enormously liberating on a number of levels, because the hormones that have driven your decisions, your approach and your emotions since puberty Read more
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Season 1 • Episode 12
Tracey Cox, Sex & Relationship Expert
How to Boost Your Libido & Have Great Sex in Midlife – The Happy Menopause Podcast
Tracey Cox, Sex & Relationship Expert
Low libido is one of those extra little gifts from the menopause which you may not have expected. As sex hormones start to decline, it can have a very real impact on your va va voom and there are lots of ways this might affect you – vaginal dryness might Read more
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Season 1 • Episode 11
Dr Zoe Harcombe, Researcher & Author
Managing a Healthy Weight in Mid Life
Dr Zoe Harcombe, Researcher & Author
It’s that time of year when you might be looking to lose a few pounds which isn’t an easy task for women in midlife. As if the menopause wasn’t tough enough with all the different symptoms you experience, the gradual increase in weight that comes with the menopause can often Read more
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Season 1 • Episode 10
Eileen Willett & Nancy Zeffman of Cucumber Clothing
Food & Fashion to Fight Hot Flushes
Eileen Willett & Nancy Zeffman of Cucumber Clothing
Hot flushes can be a real nightmare for some women during the menopause. They're disruptive, embarrassing and uncomfortable, especially at work, in a social situation or at night. So what can we do about it? There are lots of ways that diet and lifestyle can pro-actively address hot flushes, and Read more
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Season 1 • Episode 9
Dr Louise Wiseman, GP & Author
Your Best Life: The Importance of Self Care for a Healthy, Happy Menopause
Dr Louise Wiseman, GP & Author
Do you spend most of your time thinking about and looking after other people? It’s something women seem hardwired to do, but how good are you at looking after yourself and putting your health and happiness first? Our nurturing gene seems to have a blind spot when it comes to Read more
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Season 1 • Episode 8
Sheila Chapman, Author
World Menopause Day Special: Mid Life, the Play
Sheila Chapman, Author
It’s World Menopause Day, so we are celebrating women in midlife and shouting about the menopause in all its glory. Over the past year, the taboo around discussing the menopause has been gradually chipped away, which is encouraging, but there’s very little portrayal of the menopause in the arts, so Read more
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Season 1 • Episode 7
Elizabeth Carr-Ellis, Karen Kenning & Clare Shepherd of Pausitivity
World Menopause Day Special: Know Your Menopause – How to Spot the Symptoms
Elizabeth Carr-Ellis, Karen Kenning & Clare Shepherd of Pausitivity
It’s World Menopause Day today and we’re celebrating women in midlife with this special episode. There’s no better day to be busting the taboo about discussing the menopause and raising awareness of the different symptoms women experience and the range of solutions available to them, which is why I’m speaking Read more
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Season 1 • Episode 6
Myra Robson, Pelvic Health Physio & Founder of the Squeezy App
Managing Stress Incontinence (Or How to Stop Leaking!)
Myra Robson, Pelvic Health Physio & Founder of the Squeezy App
Have you ever had a little wee when you sneeze, cough or exercise? Honestly? Because it wouldn’t be surprising. It’s called stress incontinence and it happens to 1 in 3 women, yet it’s the one thing we never speak about. 40% of women are too embarrassed to consult their doctor Read more
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Season 1 • Episode 5
Julie Dennis, Menopause Trainer
Managing the Menopause at Work
Julie Dennis, Menopause Trainer
The menopause can be stressful enough for women without the challenges of dealing with it in front of your colleagues. 75% of women of menopausal age are in work and will be affected by a range of symptoms, from hot flushes which are uncomfortable and can embarrassing; flooding which can Read more
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Season 1 • Episode 4
Ed Joy, Herbalist
A Herbal Approach to Menopause Symptoms
Ed Joy, Herbalist
For centuries, people have used herbs in a medicinal capacity, from ancient civilisations through to today, where many modern pharmaceutical drugs are originally derived from plant extracts. Drop into any health food store and you’ll find a whole range of herbal supplements; chat to your friends and they may swear Read more
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Season 1 • Episode 3
Becks Armstrong, Founder of the Clarity App
Dealing with Anxiety, Overwhelm & Brain Fog
Becks Armstrong, Founder of the Clarity App
Forget hot flushes! Anxiety and loss of confidence are some of the most underestimated and upsetting symptoms of the menopause. Many women are taken by surprise in their mid to late forties to suddenly discover that they’re doubting themselves and their abilities; feeling overwhelmed by tasks or projects they previously Read more
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