HWAMPodcasts

I loved chatting 'on the 'phone' with Julie!  She is a remarkable woman, an inventor, a fitness instructor, a PE teacher, a dancer, and a good friend who loves the outdoors - walking on The South Downs, Instepp with nature!

Instepp is Julie's invention and it's amazing!  The theory behind this piece of kit is fascinating!  Julie and I chat about her online Instepp classes, supported by Liz Earle, the importance of movement, what drives her, the shame she felt when she was diagnosed with cancer, and her philosophy of life - living it to the full!  Visit https://instepp.co.uk to buy your kit, and access classes online.

This is my penultimate podcast as I bow out of HotWomenAtMenopause and HWAMPodcasts this summer and return to primary education leadership.  

Thank you for listening.

Jane x

As a Nutritional Therapist, Helen has a deep desire to help others.  In this podcast, she talks to me about her journey - how she overcame an eating disorder as a teenager and how that experience shaped her career.  We chat about women's health, the importance of nutrition, and what you can do to maximize your health around the time of menopause.  Helen specialises in women's health, including optimising fertility and hormone imbalance.  She has been Head of Nutrition at Glenville Nutrition since 2004.   

You can book an appointment with Helen to discuss your nutrition, health, and wellbeing at any time of life, including menopause, through the clinic website here: https://glenvillenutrition.com/book-now/  

Or contact Helen for nutrition tips, recipes, cookery classes, and much more here: https://www.helenfordnutrition.co.uk/ 

If you are affected by an eating disorder, or any other issues mentioned in this podcast, please contact your GP and ask for support.  You may also wish to visit the links below for more information about a range of topics related to women's health and menopause: 

Young Minds: https://youngminds.org.uk/ 

PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome): https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/polycystic-ovary-syndrome-pcos/ 

Endometriosis: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/endometriosis/#:~:text=Endometriosis%20is%20a%20condition%20where,are%20treatments%20that%20can%20help. 

Fibroids: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/fibroids/ 

Osteoporosis: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/osteoporosis/ 

Visit Women's Health Concern for more information on many of the above health issues: https://www.womens-health-concern.org/ 

And last but not least, for Helen's Chocolate Tofu Mousse, visit: https://www.helenfordnutrition.co.uk/chocolate-tofu-mousse 

For more menopause support and coaching, information about our menopause retreats, and to listen to all our podcasts visit https://hotwomenatmenopause.com

Lavinia and I have a relaxed but important discussion about women’s intimate health and the problems that can arise at menopause and indeed at other times of a woman's life. It's a topic that many women find difficult to talk about, and Lavinia explains why open conversations are vital for recognising symptoms and getting the right information along with any support or treatment that may be needed.  Using the correct terms when discussing our vaginas and vulvas, is important to enabling these conversations that contribute to our vaginal health.  YES YES, the Organic Intimacy Company not only provides a wide range of lubricants, washes, and moisturisers, but also a wealth of information about intimate health. Visit https://www.yesyesyes.org/ for products and information and The Eve Appeal https://eveappeal.org.uk/, which is the leading UK national charity funding research and raising awareness into the five gynaecological cancers – womb, ovarian, cervical, vulval and vaginal.

In my third and penultimate episode of this first series of HWAMPodcasts, I am delighted to be chatting with Deb Winchester.  Deb talks to us about her induced menopause - saying that having to cope with that and the extreme hot flushes she experienced, was more shocking in a way than the diagnosis of breast cancer. She felt so alone.  

She talks about having massive hot flushes during business meetings and how she felt less worthy, less professional, and unable to explain what she was going through.  She didn't want to be that person in the room, dripping or fanning themselves.

It has taken her some time to accept that this is part of who she is now and that maybe she has more to offer to others because of this.  She shares some uplifting strategies that work for her that we can all try.  Deb is passionate about women's health and is currently studying for a Master's degree in Positive Psychology and Mindfulness.  

This podcast is both informative and uplifting.  Listen to Deb here, and contact her at www.deborahwinchester.com to find out more about her online Vinyasa and Yin Yoga classes, and her mindfulness and coaching sessions.  

In this first series of the HWAMPodcasts, Jane chats with Paula Stevens.  Paula talks about what drew her to nursing.  She goes on to tell Jane how she supports menopausal women through her role as a nurse in pre-assessment, having had menopause training with the British Menopause Society. With a passion for yoga, Paula explains its benefits and how she applies her knowledge and training to her nursing career.  Finally, Paula talks specifically about how yoga can support women at menopause, supporting both physical and psychological symptoms.  We end with Paula talking Jane through a simple cooling pose, aimed at alleviating hot flushes.