Sexy Ageing: Embracing Life beyond 40

Ana Gonzalez Herrera has made it her mission to educate women on the changes that hormones make to their bodies. Ana is the Founder and CEO of the Hormone University based in New York. In this episode, Ana shares her harrowing story of endometriosis, surgical menopause and her decision to help more women access education and information. After all, 78% of the adult female population will experience hormonal challenges at some stage of their lives.

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Anna Friend is an Author, Theatre Director, Actor and Radio Presenter. She founded Quirky Bird in 2015 and is the Resident Director at The Alma Tavern & Theatre in Bristol. In just over 5 years she has developed Quirky Bird from a one-woman-teacher-director situation to a thriving small business that offers employment and opportunities to arts freelancers and young actors from across the UK.

Her series of Children's books the Big Little Hearts Series was published in March 2021 to support children during difficult times and she recently launched her first podcast Taking on the Change to support women going through Menopause which can found on Spotify, Google, Apple and most podcast apps.

In July 2021 Anna returned to the stage as the iconic Shirley Valentine in her first performance since the COVID pandemic stopped theatre in its tracks.

Anna is 47 and lives with her husband and two children in Wiltshire, England.

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Vaginal dryness impacts each of us in different ways. Research has shown that more than 50% of women will suffer with vaginal dryness though this figure is likely to be more than 70%. However only 7-10% of women actually seek medical advice.

Sandy Davies, the creator Of HappyPause menopause Balm for vaginal dryness is a joy to chat with. Sandy shines a light on one of the least spoken of symptoms - vaginal dryness and vaginal atrophication. Sandy created this balm after years of trying other solutions, none of which worked for her. Sandy’s goal was to help her get her groove back, feel comfortable again and of course, help other women with the same discomfort.

Sandy has been nominated for an Australian Mumpreneur Award and it a finalist in the ROAR Awards 2021.

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Once you hit your mid-40's and beyond, the exercise you used to do doesn't seem to yield the same results as before. Thats's where Debra Atkinson comes in!

Wellness Coach, Hormone Balancing Fitness Expert, and Flipping 50 founder Debra Atkinson has helped over 200,000 women “flip” their second half with the vitality and energy they want. She’s the bestselling author of You Still Got It, Girl: The After 50 Fitness Formula for Women; Navigating Fitness After 50: Your GPS For Choosing Programs and Professionals You Can Trust; and Hot, Not Bothered. Debra hosts Flipping 50 TV and the Flipping 50 podcast, an AARP top podcast for 50+. She is a frequent speaker and TEDx presenter of Everything Women in Menopause Learned About Exercise May Be a Lie.

She has 37-years fulltime fitness experience, is an International fitness presenter for associations including International Council on Active Aging, IDEA, NSCA, and Athletic Business, and CanFitPro. She’s an American Council on Exercise Subject Matter Expert, and prior Senior Lecturer in Kinesiology at Iowa State University. Debra is also founder of Flippingfifty.com and creator of the Flipping 50 Fitness Specialist program for fitness professionals. She’s a frequent contributor at HuffPost, ShareCare, and other featured outlets and on the Education Advisory Board for Medfit.org.

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Kim Vopni is a self professed pelvic health evangelist and is also known as The Vagina Coach. She has a BA in Psychology and a postgraduate certificate in Health and Fitness. She is a certified fitness professional who became passionate about spreading information on pelvic health when she was pregnant with her first child.

She is a published author, a passionate speaker and women’s health educator as well as a mom to two boys.

Kim is the founder of Pelvienne Wellness Inc - a company offering pelvic health programs products and coaching for women in pregnancy, motherhood and menopause. She also the creator of the Ab System – a revolutionary birth prep and recovery system for pregnant women. Kim certifies other fitness and movement professionals to work with women with core and pelvic floor challenges through her Core Confidence Specialist Certification and Pre/Postnatal Fitness Specialist Certification.

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Chrissie McDonald, a fellow fitness Kiwi, shares her story and tips on the changes you need to make to your exercise regime once your hormones change in midlife. Chrissie is on a mission to help women feel strong and sexy.

"Women who love their bodies feel self-confident and empowered to do whatever they want. 

We are the NEW generation of middle age woman breaking the traditional mould of women becoming old and frumpy.

We are women who are inspirational, sexy, confident and strong both in mind and body"

YES GIRL! 

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Aleksandra Walker, a photographer based in Sydney, Australia is breaking ground with her unique project of celebrating women over 45. Her gorgeous photo shoots followed up with podcast interviews are attracting unprecedented attention with over 350 applications to be considered for "My Body: My Story. 45 Over 45". In this conversation with Aleks, we discuss how the women felt before, during and after the photo shoot. It's so heart warming and I encourage you to go and check out Aleks' work here:

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Lisbeth Helms! Lisbeth is a Danish expatriate residing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I got to know Lisbeth through the classes I was teaching at Fire Station, a brand of boutique fitness clubs. And THEN, Lisbeth stepped back into the studio to teach barre classes after 20 years of not teaching classes. And this is just scratching the surface of what an inspirational woman Lisbeth is. I hope you enjoy this "fly on the wall" conversation between two girlfriends.

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Claire Snowdon-Darling nearly died giving birth leaving her physically and emotionally wrecked for years afterwards. Claire's acceleration towards an early diagnosis of peri-menopause was the catalyst for Claire to explore how she could best navigate the hormonal hell her body had been through and make her midlife years so much better. Claire went on to study and practice Functional Kinesiology and Functional Wellness, eventually developing an accredited training pathway which led to the launch of The College Of Functional Kinesiology in 2019. Claire is the Head of College, and the author of a book to accompany that course.

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I previously believed that HRT (Hormonal Replacement Therapy) was off the table for me - don't ask me why. I guess I always thought it was for women that were really struggling with menopause symptoms and that being a qualified fitness educator, I should be able to battle on through with the knowledge that I had. SO glad I spoke with Dr Rebecca, if only to be able to make more informed decisions about how I intended to embrace longevity and stay feeling SEX-AY!

Dr Rebecca Lewis (MBBS FRCA DRCOG MRCGP) qualified from Guy’s Medical School in London in 1991 and initially pursued a career in Anaesthetics, obtaining FRCA in 1997.

She then changed speciality and became a GP gaining MRCGP in 2000. She continues to practise as a GP and has developed an interest in the menopause, giving lectures and writing articles on the subject. She is determined to improve the understanding of the menopause in current and future generations through education and access to accurate evidence based medical information. She is passionate about making the menopause a much more positive experience and enabling women to get back to feeling themselves again.

She has two young children and enjoys running and keeping fit.

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