Episode 165 - Bonus Friday Episode 2 - Doubt, not fitting in and no publishing deal

Welcome to a very special bonus edition of The Menopause and Cancer Podcast. I’m Dani Binnington — cancer survivor, menopause advocate, and founder of Menopause and Cancer — and today marks the start of something I’ve been quietly working on for years.

This is our second bonus episode, and I’m once again inviting you behind the scenes of my brand-new book, Navigating Menopause After Cancer.

I’ve shared bits of this story before — how the book almost didn’t happen — and how I’ve personally learned so much just from listening to podcasts like this one. Today, I want to take you deeper into that journey.

No one ever asked me to write this book. There was no agent or publisher knocking at my door with a deal. But over the years, as I kept meeting more of you — in person, online, through messages — I knew there was a real need for a go-to guide. Something that brought all the insights and expert advice from the podcast together in one place.

And… right at the end of today’s episode, I’ll tell you about a little turning point in my story - writing a paragraph for Davina McCall’s book Menopausing. It was a small moment that gave me a big push forward.

If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to turn lived experience into something that can help others — or you're just curious about what didn’t make it into the final version — this mini-series is for you.

I’m so glad you’re here.

Episode Highlights:

00:00 Intro

03:40 "Creating a Menopause Support Community"

07:52 Discovering Self-Publishing Opportunities

16:05 Writing “Navigating Menopause After Cancer”

19:59 Book Collaboration Breakthrough

22:30 Trust Your Intuition

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