Mind Over Menopause with Gail Gibson & Ruby McGuire

Episode Info: Gail and Ruby talk to Home School Parent, Joanne Marsden, who shares:

• Persevering by seeking and sticking to the right support, with somebody who gets you.
• Taking responsibility for your well-being.
• Community - stepping back from areas that don't serve you and asking for help.

Episode Info: Gail and Ruby talk to Founder of Eloma Design, Emma Bottomley, who shares:

• Showing yourself compassion - when you respond vs react you can set yourself up for success
• Equipping yourself with knowledge - take responsibility for how you want to manage your menopause
• Seeking help and support through positive communication is vital
• How menopause is a time to celebrate yourself, your body, and the wisdom you've gained.

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Episode Info: Gail and Ruby talk to Mrs Menopause, Tanith Lee who shares:

• How your body becomes a message giver through menopause
• The importance of nourishing yourself
• Why you must celebrate your uniqueness - Be you!

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Episode Info: Gail and Ruby talk to Menopause and Midlife Journalist, Ann Marie McQueen who shares:

• how to take back control and move from trauma into a place of research
• how to understand what your body is telling you about the food you're eating
• why it's important to review the type of activity you're doing to make sure it's still right for you

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Episode Info: Gail and Ruby talk to Menopause Specialist Nurse, Tracey Dennison who shares:

• how vital it is to get expert advice from a menopause clinic/menopause expert
• the value of understanding your body and choosing the right exercise for you
• how to find the nutritional path that works best for your health

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Episode info: Gail and Ruby talk to Menopause Coach, Louise Griffiths who shares:

• How she had to leave her Head of HR role because of her menopausal symptoms and anxiety
• How her anxiety was so debilitating that she couldn't leave the car to drop her kids to school
• How she lost her identity through the whole process, and how she had to be an advocate to get the support she needed

Episode info: Gail and Ruby talk to Mental Fitness Coach, Rosalind Dodd who shared:

• Her dependency on alcohol and how it became her crutch
• How she realized that she was gaining so much by quitting alcohol, which allowed her to let go and become a role model for others
• How you can reduce your alcohol to minimize the impact of your menopausal symptoms

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Episode info: Ruby talks to Claire Brett a Business Transformation Coach who shares these tips:

• How chronic brain fog impacted her and what she did to overcome it
• Be more intentional - Claire talks about how she's leveraging her time differently
• Using tapping to work through the emotions coming up

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Episode info: Gail and Ruby talk to Phillipa Butler from Precizion who shares tips on ways to tune into your awareness, experiment with different practices, and know that you are unique in your menopause experience.

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Episode info: Gail and Ruby talk to Louise Tracy Edwards from 4D Therapy who shares her 5-step Messy rule, to stress less, move more, eat fresh, sleep deep, and you first; to help you power your way through menopause with a positive mind and body.

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Episode info: Gail and Ruby talk to Sarah Booth of Sarah Booth Coaching who shares top tips on listening to the whispers of your body, embracing the power of community to help you, and having the courage to be radically honest about what's right for you on your menopause journey.

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Episode info: Gail talks to Dee Behling of Bee Health and Fitness who shares top tips on the importance of acknowledging what is happening to you, finding the right support, and discovering your favourite way to move.

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Episode info: Gail and Ruby talk to Jacqui of Shine Studio who shares top tips about putting yourself first, how less is more, and how to approach menopause in a lighter way.

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Gail and Ruby talk to Debs Carey of Debs Carey.com who shares her extreme experiences of menopause, how she took control of it, and how she's come out the other side to live a flourishing life.

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Gail talks to Katie Taylor of The Latte Lounge who shares top tips on feeling lost in peri-menopause, feeling like a fraud in the workplace, and how HRT transformed her mindset and life.

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Gail talks to Emma Roberts of Emma Roberts Life Coach who shares top tips on exploring options to rebuild your confidence and what helps you best manage yourself, and diarising time for a hobby to boost you and your wellbeing.

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Episode Info: Ruby talks to Jey Nair of Soul Nourish who shares top tips on changing and strengthening yourself to live the way you want, raising the volume on depression during menopause, and why it is vital to get the right support and help you need.  

Show Notes:

Episode Info: Gail talks to Liadh Fitzgerald of The Women's Health Network who shares top tips on ways to help you stop listening to the menopause narrative, stop apologising for the day-to-day impact of menopause on you, your body, and your life, and the value of repositioning yourself from last to first place.

Episode info: Gail talks to Cat Wilton, The Health Concierge, about how modifying her mindset, diet, and lifestyle, boosted her feel-good factor and calmed her menopause symptoms.

Episode info: Gail talks to Louise Beattie of Forge and Flourish who shares top tips on how brain fog knocked her confidence, what tools she uses to capture her thoughts for clarity, and why it is vital to find the right HRT and support for you.

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Episode info: Ruby talks to Kate Codrington, who shares why self-care is so important as you go through menopause, re-evaluating life, and a juicy tip to be kinder to yourself.

Show Notes:

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Episode info: Ruby talks to Tracey McAlpine of Fighting Fifty who shares top tips on finding what works for you and your body including the right supplements, attitude, and health routine, so you can embrace your menopause journey using a positive approach.

Find out more about Tracey here:

Website: https://www.fightingfifty.co.uk/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracey-mcalpine-82833b42/

Instagram: @fightingfifty

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FightingFifty/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFQa0RpjnZpIVuCVFq1yrOg

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/fightingfifty/

Episode info: Our show hosts Ruby and Gail share their personal experiences of menopause.

Episode info: Gail and Ruby talk to Kerry Taylor of Kerry Taylor Menopause Coach, who shares how brain fog led to her losing words which knocked her confidence, how she struggled with body image yet surrounded herself with body positivity, and how using practical strategies helped her find ways to be kinder to herself.

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Episode info: Gail and Ruby talk to Nectaria Pospori of Groovy Glutes, who shares top tips on why you need to rethink the way you exercise during perimenopause.

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Episode info: Gail and Ruby talk to Lisa McMurtry of Lisa McMurty.com who shares top tips on realigning and managing your energy in peri/menopause.

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Episode info: Gail and Ruby talk to Alison Bladh of Nutritional Therapy who will encourage you to embrace your hormones and get back your sparkle. She shares two secrets to her personal success to help you better manage your mind, body, and self through your menopause journey.

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Episode info: Gail and Ruby talk to Amanda Kerin of AmandaKerin.com, who shares the struggle of trying to be professional, enforcing and protecting boundaries and getting support locally.

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Gail and Ruby talk to Amanda Peet, of Mind Your Mind, who shares how menopause can affect you emotionally, and what to do about it. The conversation also covers suicidal thoughts as a result of menopause. This episode contains adult content.

Find out more about Amanda here:

Website: http://www.amandapeet.org.uk/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-peet-12a62942/

Episode info: Gail and Ruby talk to Rebecca Ronane, of Forward After Fifty, who shares how she nearly had surgery she didn't need, the way she took control of her menopausal journey without realising, and what she thinks about moving forward after fifty.

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Episode info: Gail and Ruby talk to Clarissa Kristjansson of Thriving Through Menopause, who shares how menopause resulted in her leaving her career and starting up a business.

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