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For 40 years, Davinia Taylor thought she was just disorganised. Then she filled in her son's ADHD checklist and saw herself on every line.

In this second conversation with Dr Shauna Watts, Davinia opens up about what happens when ADHD, perimenopause and midlife collide. She explains why so many women are only diagnosed as their hormones shift and their old coping strategies stop working, why hyperfocus is part of ADHD rather than proof against it, and how a late diagnosis replaced decades of shame with relief.

Davinia also shares her story with alcohol: how it started, how IVF and a hormonal crash after her first son's birth brought everything to a head, the care she never received, and what nearly 20 years of sobriety looks like today, even on a trip to Ibiza.

Content note: this episode discusses alcohol addiction and postnatal depression, and includes some strong language.

In this episode:

• What "neuro spicy" means, and why perimenopause can make masking impossible

• The Soho nail bomb, and why some ADHD brains go calm in a crisis

• Recognising herself in her son's ADHD checklist, and the relief of an adult diagnosis

• Why ADHD medication didn't suit Davinia, while it works for her son

• Hyperfocus: why concentrating for hours doesn't rule out ADHD

• When hyperfocus tips into overspending

• How drinking started, and why for Davinia it was about energy, not trauma

• IVF, the postpartum crash and the hormone testing that never happened

• Alcoholism as a disease, not a lack of willpower

• Why some women's drinking climbs in perimenopause

• Staying sober in Ibiza, the HALT check-in, and what withdrawal really feels like

• Swapping alcohol for carbohydrates, and what helps her now

• DNA testing and getting to know your own blueprint

• What a diagnosis label can give you

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If this episode brought something up for you, your GP is a great place to start.
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Lifeline: 13 11 14 (24/7) www.lifeline.org.au
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00:00 Intro
02:27 What "neuro spicy" means
04:50 ADHD and staying calm in chaos
09:24 Trying ADHD medication
10:02 When perimenopause meets ADHD
11:52 Not built to be a stay-at-home mum
14:11 Hyperfocus and why it doesn't rule out ADHD
19:26 Davinia's story with alcohol
26:39 Why midlife women's drinking is rising
33:34 What alcohol withdrawal really feels like
36:04 What moved the needle: knowing your blueprint
40:04 What a diagnosis label can give you
42:43 Dr Shauna's three takeaways

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Are we chasing younger looks while overlooking what it really takes to age well?

On this episode of All About You, Dr Shauna Watts sits down with facial cosmetic surgeon Dr. Daria Hamrah to question what the booming longevity industry is actually delivering.

After nearly two decades in cosmetic surgery, Dr. Daria Hamrah began looking beyond visible signs of ageing to understand the biological processes underneath. His research led him to a bigger question: are we becoming better at treating the appearance of ageing while overlooking the factors that influence our long-term health?

Together, they examine the science behind NAD+ infusions, longevity peptides, exosomes and other treatments gaining attention on social media.

IN THIS EPISODE

• The anti-ageing paradox: Why treating visible signs of ageing is not the same as addressing the underlying biology.

• NAD+ infusions: What we know about NAD+, cellular energy and DNA repair, and where the evidence for anti-ageing benefits remains limited.

• Longevity peptides: The difference between established medicines and experimental products with limited human evidence.

• Exosomes and emerging treatments: Why promising mechanisms are not the same as demonstrated clinical benefits.

• GLP-1 medications and weight loss: The importance of medical supervision, nutrition and protecting lean body mass.

• Facial ageing after weight loss: How changes in facial volume and skin laxity can affect appearance.

• Muscle and healthy ageing: Why resistance training and adequate protein intake matter for maintaining muscle.

• The four foundations of longevity: Sleep, movement, nutrition and stress management.

THREE QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE TRYING A LONGEVITY TREATMENT

1. What specific problem is this treatment intended to address?

2. Is there evidence of meaningful benefits in humans, rather than only laboratory or animal research?

3. How will we know whether it is actually working?

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Chapters

00:00 - NAD+ Drips, Peptides and the Truth About Anti-Ageing

05:30 - The Real Causes of Ageing: Beyond Wrinkles and Skin

10:00 - The Anti-Ageing Paradox Explained

11:42 - Why There Is No Magic Fix for Ageing

14:09 - NAD+ Infusions: Are They Worth the Money?

17:08 - What NAD+ Does for Cellular Energy and DNA Repair

19:49 - NAD+ and Longevity: What Does the Human Evidence Show?

32:11 - GLP-1 Weight Loss: What Happens Beyond the Scales?

33:38 - Muscle Loss During Weight Loss and How to Protect It

35:36 - Rapid Weight Loss, Facial Volume and Skin Ageing

38:08 - Exosomes and Stem Cells: What Does the Evidence Say?

40:11 - The Four Foundations of Healthy Ageing

44:34 - Strength Training for Women: How to Start Small

50:19 - Cardio vs Strength Training: Do You Need Both?

52:27 - How Sleep Affects Ageing and Recovery

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What if some of the foods marketed as “healthy” are actually leaving you hungry, flat and reaching for the next snack?

Davinia Taylor joins the conversation to share her personal journey with food, energy and health, and the changes that made her start questioning the way she approached what she was eating.

From constant cravings and feeling mentally flat to experimenting with intermittent fasting, metabolic flexibility and a different approach to carbohydrates, Davinia shares what she discovered along the way and what ultimately changed her perspective on food.

The conversation also explores the growing focus on ultra-processed foods and why knowing what you're actually buying isn't always as simple as it seems. Davinia talks about looking beyond the claims on the front of a packet, understanding what you're really eating, and paying attention to how different foods leave you feeling afterwards.

In this episode:

• Davina's journey from feeling constantly tired, flat and caught in a cycle of cravings

• How giving up alcohol became an unexpected starting point for her health journey

• Why intermittent fasting became part of Davina's routine

• Her approach to metabolic flexibility and using different fuel sources

• Why sleep has an important place in the way she approaches food and energy

• The connection between food, cravings and mental energy

• What makes ultra-processed foods difficult to identify

• Why the front of a food packet doesn't always tell the whole story

• How food marketing can shape the way we think about “healthy” products

• A simple way to start noticing which foods actually leave you satisfied

• Why understanding your own response to food can change the way you approach your health

This is a conversation about becoming more curious about the food you're eating, the choices you're making, and what your body might be telling you along the way.

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Chapters

00:00 - Are “Healthy” Foods Keeping You Hungry?

01:45 - Davinia Taylor’s Health and Nutrition Journey

04:30 - The Impact of Giving Up Alcohol

07:15 - Food Cravings, Energy and Feeling Flat

10:20 - Intermittent Fasting and Women’s Health

14:05 - Understanding Metabolic Flexibility

17:40 - How Sleep Affects Food and Energy

21:10 - Ultra-Processed Foods: What Are They?

25:05 - How to Read Food Labels Properly

29:15 - The Truth Behind “High Protein” and “Low Fat” Foods

33:00 - How Food Marketing Influences What We Eat

36:25 - Why Some Foods Leave You Wanting More

40:10 - Understanding Your Own Response to Food

43:30 - Making More Informed Food Choices

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What if the things you’ve spent years blaming yourself for have less to do with discipline or motivation than you thought?

ADHD in women can go unrecognized for years, sometimes until midlife when the strategies that once helped you cope suddenly stop working.

In this episode of All About You, Dr Shauna Watts and Lareena Brown explore why ADHD can be so difficult to recognize in women and why the signs may become more noticeable during midlife and perimenopause.

What You’ll Hear About:

👉 Why ADHD can look different in women

👉 Why some women aren’t diagnosed until midlife

👉 The connection between ADHD and executive function

👉 How masking and coping strategies can hide ADHD symptoms

👉 ADHD, food, binge eating and “food noise”

👉 Why self-compassion can be an important part of understanding ADHD

👉 Practical ways women can begin working with their brains rather than against them

This is a conversation about recognizing patterns, questioning the stories we’ve told ourselves, and understanding why some things may have always felt harder than they seemed to for everyone else

Listen to the full episode of All About You to hear the conversation.

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Chapters

00:00 Why ADHD Is Being Diagnosed Later in Women

02:32 Why ADHD Looks Different in Women

05:45 The “Buzzing Brain” and Internal Hyperactivity

07:33 ADHD, Estrogen and Perimenopause

10:06 What Is Executive Function?

13:16 ADHD, Time Blindness and Eating Patterns

18:17 Masking ADHD: When Competence Hides the Symptoms

20:03 The Connection Between ADHD and Binge Eating

23:27 ADHD and Food Noise

26:24 Why Traditional Diet Advice May Not Work for ADHD

29:44 Practical ADHD Strategies: Alarms and Body Doubling

33:12 ADHD, Shame and Self-Compassion

42:35 How to Get an ADHD Diagnosis as an Adult

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Heart disease remains one of the biggest health concerns for women, yet many women still don't know what cardiovascular risk can actually look like in the female body.

In this episode of All About You, Dr. Jayne Morgan joins Dr. Shauna Watts for an important conversation about women’s heart health, perimenopause, menopause and cardiovascular risk.

Dr. Morgan explores why women’s heart health has historically been misunderstood, how heart attack symptoms can present differently in women, and why some warning signs may be overlooked or dismissed.

The conversation also looks at what can change during perimenopause and menopause, and why this stage of life can be an important time to start paying closer attention to your cardiovascular health.

Most importantly, Dr. Morgan shares why understanding your own risk and being willing to advocate for yourself can make a difference when navigating the healthcare system.

In this episode:

• Why women’s heart health has historically been overlooked

• How heart attack symptoms can differ in women

• Why some symptoms may be easy to dismiss

• What changes during perimenopause and menopause

• The connection between estrogen and cardiovascular health

• What women should know about their individual heart health risk

• Why self-advocacy matters when speaking with your doctor

• How emerging technology could help improve women’s health research

This episode is a reminder that midlife health is about more than hormones. Understanding your heart health is an important part of taking care of yourself through perimenopause, menopause and beyond.

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Chapters

00:00 – Why Women’s Heart Health Is Different

04:15 – The Missing Data in Women’s Heart Research

07:39 – Why Heart Disease Is the #1 Killer of Women

11:42 – How Heart Disease Can Look Different in Women

17:05 – The Heart Health Changes of Perimenopause

22:18 – Estrogen, Cholesterol & Cardiovascular Risk

30:12 – LP(a): The Heart Risk Women Need to Know

34:49 – Why LP(a) Can Change During Menopause

40:05 – What Menopause Does to Your Heart

47:04 – The Cardiovascular Impact of Losing Estrogen

49:41 – Why Women May Miss the Signs of a Heart Attack

54:20 – HRT, Estrogen & the Timing of Heart Health

57:41 – How Women Can Advocate for Their Heart Health

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Menopause isn’t just about hot flushes, sleep disruption or the symptoms you can feel.

Some of the most important changes happening after menopause can be much harder to notice, yet they can shape your health years down the track.

In this episode, Dr. Shauna Watts and Dr. Sandra Rahme look beyond the obvious symptoms of menopause and explore the changes women may not realise are happening, from muscle and bone health to metabolism and sleep.

In this episode, we cover:

➡️ Why muscle loss after menopause can be about more than getting weaker

➡️ The reason bone health can change without giving you any warning

➡️ How menopause can influence metabolism, body composition and sleep

➡️ Why sleep problems after menopause may not always look the way you expect

➡️ The importance of looking beyond symptoms when thinking about long-term health

They discuss why some of these changes can go unnoticed for years, what women should be paying attention to, and why understanding your long-term health matters just as much as managing how you feel today.

Because sometimes, the things you can’t feel are the things worth looking at.

Follow All About You for evidence-based conversations helping women make more informed health decisions.

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Chapters

00:00 - The Menopause Changes You Can’t Feel

01:41 - The Long-Term Effects of Menopause

06:47 - Does Menopause Speed Up Muscle Loss?

11:25 - Why Women Need Strength Training After Menopause

14:52 - Menopause and Bone Density Loss

17:51 - When Is Bone Loss Most Rapid?

21:21 - How to Protect Bone Health After Menopause

24:22 - Can Osteopenia Be Reversed?

25:49 - Osteoporosis vs Osteoarthritis: What’s the Difference?27:03 - Why Sleep Changes After Menopause

30:17 - Sleep, Menopause and Long-Term Health

31:31 - The Signs of Sleep Apnea in Women

35:21 - When Poor Sleep Isn’t Just Menopause

35:35 - What Actually Helps Menopause Sleep Problems?39:31 - It’s Never Too Late to Get Help

40:58 - Three Things Every Woman Should Know After Menopause

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Almost every woman who sits down in Lareena Brown's room believes she has failed. She has done every diet there is, and somewhere along the way she decided the problem was her.

Lareena Brown is a clinical psychologist and ANZAED-credentialed eating disorder clinician who works with women on their relationship with food, weight, movement and their bodies. In this conversation she and Dr Shauna Watts unpick what a broken relationship with food actually looks like day to day, why willpower was never the mechanism that failed, and what a weight-neutral approach means in practice.

They also go where most conversations stop: GLP-1 medications, food noise, and the judgement women face for taking them.

If you have spent decades believing you lack discipline, this episode offers a different explanation and one small, specific place to start.

00:00  "People don't fail diets. Diets fail people."

01:47  What a broken relationship with food looks like day to day

03:10  Guilt, shame and a long history of yo-yo dieting

05:28  Willpower is mental energy, not character

06:41  The tyranny of "should", and perfectionism as a moving goalpost

11:07  The midlife collision: hormones, kids, ageing parents, career

13:17  When health advice becomes another full-time job

14:04  A note from Dr Shauna

14:41  What a non-diet, weight-neutral approach actually looks like

17:01  "I don't like exercise" and why that is like saying you don't like colours

20:01  Moving in a larger body: physical discomfort, self-consciousness, stigma

24:18  Strangers, family, and the judgements people feel entitled to make

26:43  Losing your hunger and fullness cues, and how to rebuild them

29:56  The four hungers: stomach, heart, mouth and head

32:26  Uncoupling health from weight: the markers that actually matter

34:43  Skipping meals, drinking your calories, and the night-time overeat

37:58  GLP-1 medications and a weight-neutral approach: can they coexist?

40:54  Why a prescription is not a treatment plan

43:35  Food noise, and the calm that descends when it stops

46:54  "We're not giving people a shot of willpower"

50:25  What the medication does not fix: emotions, eating patterns, trauma

54:11  Is it ever too late? Neuroplasticity and an 80-year-old client

55:33  Start with the easiest thing, not the hardest

56:13  How to work with Lareena, and how to find the right clinician

59:39  Dr Shauna's three takeaways 

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Resources mentioned:

Why Weight Psychology: https://www.whyweightpsychology.com.au

Finding a clinician who works at this intersection connect·ed, the ANZAED directory of credentialed eating disorder clinicians: https://connected.anzaed.org.au

InsideOut Institute Treatment Services Database (search by postcode for psychologists, dietitians, GPs, programs and support groups):  https://insideoutinstitute.org.au/treatment-services

Butterfly Foundation: https://butterfly.org.au

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Think you’ve missed your chance for HRT because you’re over 60 or more than 10 years past menopause? Dr. Shauna Watts and Dr. Sandra Rahme unpack what the “10-year window” actually means, and why there is no automatic age or five-year cut-off.

In this episode of All About You, Dr Shauna sits down with GP and women’s health clinician Dr. Sandra Rahme to challenge some of the most persistent misconceptions around menopause and hormone replacement therapy.

In this episode, we cover:

➡️ What the 10-year window for HRT actually means

➡️ Whether it is really too late to consider HRT after 60

➡️ Why there is no fixed five-year rule for stopping HRT

➡️ The difference between systemic HRT and vaginal hormones

➡️ Why urinary symptoms, recurrent UTIs, vaginal dryness and painful sex can worsen after menopause

➡️ How doctors assess individual risks before considering HRT

➡️ What options are available for women who cannot or do not want to take hormones

➡️ Why menopause symptoms should not simply be dismissed as “just ageing”

Most importantly, the conversation looks at why the decision around HRT should be individualised, reviewed over time, and based on a woman’s symptoms and changing health risks rather than an arbitrary age or deadline.

If you’ve ever been told you’re “too old” for HRT, this is a conversation worth hearing.

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Chapters

00:00 - The HRT 10-Year Window Explained

02:09 - Why Menopause Care Matters

03:16 - How Long Can Menopause Symptoms Last?

05:54 - Menopause Symptoms That Get Worse With Age

09:30 - Is It Too Late for HRT After 60?

11:47 - The HRT Window of Opportunity

14:25 - Can You Start HRT After 60?

16:12 - HRT Risks and Health Factors

20:10 - Vaginal Estrogen vs Systemic HRT

27:17 - HRT Delivery Methods and Blood Clot Risk

29:21 - Is There a Time Limit for HRT?

32:02 - HRT After 60: Myths vs Facts

33:18 - Key Takeaways on HRT and Menopause

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Most women get fifteen minutes for a conversation that spans years of their life, every system in their body, and a treatment decision that shapes the next twenty. It was never going to be enough.

In this solo episode, GP and women's health advocate Dr Shauna Watts walks you through exactly how to prepare for a perimenopause or menopause appointment so you leave with a plan instead of "let's see how you go."

She covers the one sentence to use when you book, how to work out where you sit on the menopause map, the four things to carry through the door, and which tests are genuinely high yield versus which ones are circulating online and will cost you money without changing your care.

Plus: what to say if you get dismissed, and why "we don't need to check your hormones" is often good medicine.

In this episode Shauna mentions that most countries have a menopause society keeping a directory of doctors with a special interest in this area. Here they are.

Start here, wherever you live

International Menopause Society, Council of Affiliated Menopause Societies

https://www.imsociety.org/membership/cams/cams-steering-committee-and-cams-members/

National menopause societies across Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Americas. Find your country, follow the link, then look for their find-a-doctor page.

Australia and New Zealand

Australasian Menopause Society, Find a Member

https://www.menopause.org.au/find-a-member/

United Kingdom

British Menopause Society, Find a Menopause Specialist

https://thebms.org.uk/find-a-menopause-specialist/

United States and Canada

The Menopause Society, Find a Menopause Practitioner

https://portal.menopause.org/NAMS/NAMS/Directory/Menopause-Practitioner.aspx

A listing in a directory is not a recommendation from us and it is not a guarantee of a good fit. It is a starting point for finding someone who has chosen to work in this area.

00:00 – Intro

02:21 – The phone call that buys you time

04:14 – Where are you on the menopause map

05:21 – When your bleeding pattern lies to you

06:04 – Contraception: do you still need it?

07:27 – What to bring to your appointment

14:32 – The tests worth asking for

16:07 – Why your hormones may not need testing

17:55 – If you get dismissed, say this

19:17 – Summary

Follow Dr Shauna and the podcast on social:

Podcast Website: ⁠www.allaboutyoupod.com⁠

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Disclaimer: This podcast and any information, advice, opinions or statements within it do not constitute medical, health care or other professional advice. Information is provided for educational and entertainment purposes only.

Join Dr Shauna Watts’ "Now What?" List - https://journey.allaboutyoupod.com/what-next/
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Menopause doesn't come with an instruction manual, but it should.

After a year of conversations with some of the world's leading menopause experts, Dr. Shauna Watts has brought together the questions women keep asking and the practical advice that can actually help.

How much protein do you really need in midlife? Why does muscle become so important? What role does testosterone play in women's health? Does vaginal estrogen really matter? And why can sleep suddenly become so difficult during perimenopause and menopause?

In this special All About You menopause mashup, Dr. Shauna Watts brings together insights from Dr. Mary Claire Haver, Dr. Rachel Rubin and Dr. Kelly Casperson, alongside her own clinical experience, to create a practical menopause cheat sheet you can come back to again and again.

In this episode, we cover:

➡️ Why protein and resistance training become increasingly important during midlife

➡️ What happens to muscle mass, visceral fat and bone health during the menopause transition

➡️ How much protein women may need to support muscle and reduce frailty

➡️ Why creatine is becoming an important conversation in women's health

➡️ Why vaginal symptoms can involve much more than dryness, including urinary symptoms and painful sex

➡️ What genital urinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) actually means

➡️ Why testosterone may take longer to have an effect than estrogen

➡️ Practical strategies for improving sleep during perimenopause and menopause

➡️ How nutrition, movement, sleep and hormones can work together

➡️ Why women should approach menopause proactively rather than simply waiting for symptoms to appear.

This episode encourages women to go into midlife informed, build muscle, support their nutrition and health, understand their treatment options and surround themselves with the right professional and personal support.F

ollow the doctors in this episode:

Dr. Mary Claire Haver - https://www.instagram.com/drmaryclaire/

Dr. Rachel Rubin - https://www.instagram.com/drrachelrubin/

Dr. Kelly Casperson - https://www.instagram.com/kellycaspersonmd/

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Follow Dr Shauna and the podcast on social:

Podcast Website: ⁠www.allaboutyoupod.com⁠.

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https://www.instagram.com/allaboutyou_withdrshaunawatts

https://www.instagram.com/drshaunawattsgp

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shauna-watts-a903a5247

Disclaimer: This podcast and any information, advice, opinions or statements within it do not constitute medical, health care or other professional advice. Information is provided for educational and entertainment purposes only.

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Chapters

00:00 - Menopause Cheat Sheet: What Every Woman Needs to Know

00:34 - Menopause, Muscle Loss & Strength Training

01:09 - Menopause Weight Gain & Visceral Fat

03:09 - Does HRT Help With Weight Loss?04:11 - Why Protein Matters During Menopause

05:13 - How Much Protein Do Women Need?

07:47 - Menopause Supplements: What Actually Matters?

09:58 - Creatine for Women & Menopause

11:28 - Menopause, Osteoporosis & Strong Bones

12:40 - Vaginal Hormones: Estrogen vs DHEA

20:51 - Testosterone for Women: Why It Matters

28:41 - Vaginal Dryness & Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause

34:13 - Menopause, Sex, Pain & Low Libido

48:06 - How to Sleep Better During Menopause

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