This Episode I talk with my Friend Sue on her Menopause Journey to understand how each person experiences it in different ways.

In this episode, we talk with Ashley Costello. Ashley is a psychologist by background, Founder of the Resilient Kid consultancy practice. She is an author and TEDEX speaker. 

We discuss her experience of endometriosis and how she managed her menopause with cold water swimming. 

 She explains what resilience is and the potential for suicide during menopause.

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This is the second of two episodes with Dr Sue Smith.

In this episode, we talk about all things integrated medicine, including what is is and what it can offer us.

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This is a two part episode as we speak with Dr Sue Smith. Sue is a GP and practitioner of integrated medicine.

In this episode, we discuss the medical modal care and our expectations of our GP's during menopause.

We discussed red flags and when we need to see a doctor.

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Jane is a retired women's health nurse. We discuss the roles of specialist nurses and physiotherapists in women's health.

We also discuss the impact of pelvic floor exercise on pelvic and urinary health and much more.

In this episode, we speak to Karen Kelly. Karen is a well-known podcaster with 2 successful podcasts: Bedtime Stories and Appetite for Life. She is also an Author, having written Lillian Whites Journeys

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Karen shares her journey through menopause and describes why she will be taking HRT for the rest of her life. 

For me, the menopause couldn't come quickly enough. While it was a challenge, it signaled a new phase of my life, free from the monthly hormonal highs and lows that I had experienced every month for thirty years. All our journeys are different, I didn't want to take HRT as I just simply wanted my periods to stop, they have now and it's wonderful. I am still a work in progress but as I start the next chapter in life I feel wiser, stronger, and more focused.