In this podcast series of Spill The Tea with Womenkind Collective, we’ll dive into topics impacting our health and well-being, featuring extraordinary women who are raising their voices for positive change, and our guest today is certainly raising her voice for positive change, Spilling the Tea with us this week is, the wonderful, Dr. Liz O’Riordan.

As a breast cancer surgeon, author, and three-time cancer patient, Dr. Liz brings a unique perspective as both expert and patient. With a PhD in molecular oncology, she has dedicated her life to educating and empowering the breast cancer community. A humanitarian award-winner, powerful speaker, and campaigner, Dr. Liz uses her platform to break down myths, provide clarity, and spark important conversations about cancer.

Co-author of the ground-breaking The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer and author of her memoir Under The Knife, Dr. Liz is also the host of the popular podcast So Now I’ve Got Breast Cancer.

Her new book, The Cancer Roadmap is out this month, offering evidence-based guidance and practical advice for anyone navigating a cancer diagnosis. (details below).

She joins us today to tell us more and share her insights, her journey, and her unwavering commitment to making a difference.

Jinty and Lou also chat about child marriage in the US, a restful WI (weekly invitation) and a little bit of inspiration to send you off with for the week.

It’s an episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans!

So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while Dr Liz, Jinty and Lou Spill the tea!

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Dr Liz O’Riordan:

Book: The Cancer Road Map. Out 30.01.2025. Available for pre-order now. https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9780008659080 Published – Harper Collins

Podcast: So now I’ve got cancer.

W: www.liz.oriordan.co.uk

I: @oriordanliz

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Welcome to Series 12 of Spill The Tea with Womenkind Collective, where we will dive into topics impacting our health and well-being, featuring extraordinary women who are raising their voices for positive change, and what better way to kick off this series and consider positive change than with Marcelle Rose who is talking to us about her new book, Emotional and Binge Eating, and we’re excited to welcome her back. Marcelle is a Registered Nutritionist, Health Coach, and Disordered Eating Specialist who helps individuals overcome emotional eating, binge eating, and restrictive eating behaviours, fostering a healthier relationship with food and their bodies. Inspired by her own struggles with digestive issues, Marcelle has guided hundreds of clients, using eating psychology and behaviour change to create lasting transformations. She is the founder of The Food Freedom Collective and the author of the brilliant new book coming soon, The Binge Freedom Method: A Proven 4-Pillar Approach to Beating Emotional Eating.

So, grab your cuppa as we delve into her insights, practical tips, the reasons why we might binge or emotionally eat, society and attitudes, and Marcelle's mission to empower women to find balance and joy with food.

We’re switching it up a bit this series and our Book Collective will be moving over to Instagram where we will be announcing our book for the series next week.

We have a Seaside Retreat coming up in March that you can find out more about in the podcast (and here https://ayeyoga.co.uk/blog-2/,) there’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a little bit of inspiration to send you off with for the week.

It’s an episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while we sill the tea!

If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast

Here you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.

You can watch the full unedited interview on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective.

Marcelle Rose Nutritionist:

Book: The Binge Freedom Method. Your 4-Pillar Plan To Beat Emotional Eating For Good.

W: www.marcellerosenutrition.co.uk

I: @marcellerosenutrition

F: Marcelle Rose Nutrition

L: Marcelle Rose – BANT Registered Nutritionist

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We have snuck in an extra episode of our Spill The Tea podcast for Christmas and it’s full of sparkle, so settle in with a mince pie and a mug of tea.

This week we meet Big Lil and the Headscarf revolutionaries, four women who in 1968 changed the face of fishing in the UK proving that when women get together positive change can happen. 

There is also a pitch perfect musical recital as we play Christmas carols on the kazoo (earplugs optional for that section!) 

In the Book Collective we conclude our book for the series, Miranda July’s All Fours. Did it deliver? Listen in to find out.

Plus, we asked you, “What’s the best thing about life after menstruation?” Your insightful, positive answers didn’t disappoint!

You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book.

Finally, we tackle the idea of the “Menopause Militia” with a frank and lively chat about us ‘women of a certain age’, and leave you with a thoughtful nugget to ponder over the holidays.

It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a thought for the week.

So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while we spill the tea! 

You can also watch the episode on our Womenkind Collective YouTube channel. 

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This series, we are spilling the tea on topics that affect our health and well-being from the extra-ordinary women that are raising their voices for positive change.

Today we are thrilled to be spilling the tea with the incredible Bianca Sprague. 

Bianca is a self-identified ‘super lesbian’ and a dedicated mother who is deeply committed to addressing issues such as, queer care, combating fat-phobia in medicine and exploring women’s rage.

She is also a passionate educator and advocate in the doula community who focuses her expertise on supporting women and queer individuals with fertility, birth and postpartum care. 

We thought with Christmas so close we could all do with a bit of chat around the topic of rage!

Bianca has given us a discount code to use on her website: www.bebomia.com/wkc use the code WCK15 for 15% discount.

In the Book Collective we will be finishing our book for the series, Miranda July’s All Fours, next week and going through your answers to the question 'Whats the best thing about life after menstruation?'

You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book.

It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a thought for the week.

So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while we spill the tea! 

If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast

Here you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.

You can watch the full unedited interview with Kate on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective.

We have a surprise Christmas Special next week !

Bianca Sprague:

W: www.bebomia.com/wkc and use the code WCK15 for 15% discount on the website

I: @biancasprague

I: @bebomianic

Pod: Hot Brave Podcast

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This series, we are spilling the tea on topics that affect our health and well-being from the extra-ordinary women that are raising their voices for positive change.

Today we are thrilled to be spilling the tea with our guest and Womenkind Collective co-founder Lou Hockings-Thompson. 

When a child moves out of home, parents often experience a mix of emotions, ranging from pride and fulfilment to feelings of grief, sadness, and anxiety. These emotions can feel even more intense if other life changes, are happening simultaneously such as menopause. Lou and her husband, Steve, are Empty Nesters and have been for a little while now and she offers us some wise words for those who may be navigating life as an empty nester.

In the Book Collective we discuss chapters 19-25 of our book for this series, All Fours by Miranda July. The narrators relationship is spiralling, her emotions are running high and we find out who the tele-photographer is! We will read to the end of the book for our Book club week.

You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book or ideas for a new book for Season 12.

It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a thought for the week.

So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while we spill the tea! 

If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast

Here you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.

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You can watch the full unedited interview with Kate on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective.

Further advice and reading on empty nesting:

W: www.familylives.org.uk/advice/teenagers/you-and-your-teen/empty-nest-syndrome

Books: The Empty Nest. Author: Celia Dodd. Publisher: Piatkus

Surviving and Thriving The Empty Nest. Author: Jill Merton. Publisher: Daydreamer Press.  

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WKC Spill The Tea on: Unlocking Your Power in Perimenopause

In this series, we are spilling the tea on topics that affect our health and well-being from the extra-ordinary women that are raising their voices for positive change

Today we are thrilled to be spilling the tea with our guest and dear friend of the podcast Kate Codrington. 

Kate is a writer, facilitator, yoga Nidra guide, podcaster and artist. Her first book, Second Spring was hailed a ‘menopause cannon’ by The New York Times, well she has written another gem of a book, this time it’s a journal, The Perimenopause Journal: Unlock your power, own your wellbeing and find your path. It’s a fun and lively podcast chat filled with Kate’s words of wisdom. 

It’s a reading week for our Book Collective this week. We are reading chapters 19-25 of our new book for series 11, All Fours by Miranda July. You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book.

It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a thought for the week.

So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while we spill the tea! 

If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast

Here you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.

You can also watch the interview with Kate on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective.

Kate Codrington:

Books:

• The Perimenopause Journal: Unlock your power, own your well-being, find your path. Published by: David & Charles (2024)

• Second Spring: The Ultimate self-care guide to help you through menopause. Published by: HQ. (2022)

W: www.katecodrington.co.uk

I: @kate_codrington

F: Kate Codrington

L: Kate Codrington

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This series, we will be spilling the tea on topics that affect our health and well-being from the extra-ordinary women that are raising their voices for positive change.

This week we spill the tea on romantic relationships in midlife with our very good friend Annie Chung @my_life_in_lipstick, Annie is a midlife fashion and colour expert who also became single in her 50’s. 

For the first time menopause is being cited in more divorce cases than ever before and nearly 70% of divorces involving women at his time of life were initiated by the wives so obviously we wanted to chat to find out what it’s really like getting back out there in a conversation where no topic is off limits!

Annie chats to us about online dating, what it's like to meet someone in midlife and finding your confidence again.

She's got some great tips on dating, dating apps, how menopause does play a role in romantic relationships and what it's like to be single in midlife.

In the Book Collective we discuss chapters 13-18 of our book for this series, All Fours by Miranda July. The narrator finds out she is in menopause and starts HRT, she also has a very erotic encounter with Davey’s old lover! We will read chapters 19-25 for our next Book club week.

You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book.

It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a thought for the week.

So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while we spill the tea! 

If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast

Here you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.

You can watch the unedited interview with Annie on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective.

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This series we are spilling the tea on topics that affect our health and well-being from the extra-ordinary women that are raising their voices for positive change

Today we are thrilled to be spilling the tea with our guest Clara Törnvall an inspiring advocate for neurodiversity. Clara has been a journalist and producer since the early 2000's.

Her first book, The Autists, women on the spectrum is a memoir that was written after her diagnosis of autism at the age of 42.

Clara chats to us about her latest book, The Autists Guide To The Galaxy, which is a playful guide to understanding the world of neurotypical people which flips the usual script about neurodivergence.

Join us as we explore the galaxy through Clara's eyes.

It’s a reading week for our Book Collective this week. We are reading chapters 13-19 of our new book for series 11, All Fours by Miranda July. You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book.

It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a thought for the week.

So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while we spill the tea! 

If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast

Your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.

You can watch the unedited interview on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective.

Clara Törnvall:

Books:

• The Autists: Women on The Spectrum. 

• The Autists Guide to the Galaxy: Navigating the world of ‘normal’ people. 

Published by Scribe UK

I: @claratornvall

W: www.claratornvall.com

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WKC Spill The Tea on Anxiety and Menopause

In our new series, we will be spilling the tea on topics that affect our health and well-being from the extra-ordinary women that are raising their voices for positive change. This week we spill the tea on what it’s like living with anxiety in menopause, from our personal experiences. 

We discus what anxiety disorder is and what it isn't, and a little bit of its history as a disorder.

We talk about driving anxiety, why so many women leave the workplace due to the anxiety they feel in menopause along with other menopausal symptoms and why social anxiety can be crippling and stop you from going out. We discuss some coping methods to help when anxiety hits. 

(The name we could not remember in our chat about anxiety was author Bella Mackey, we still don't remember who she married.... a DJ called Gregg somebody?)

In the Book Collective we discuss chapters 6-12 of our book for this series, All Fours by Miranda July. The characters are coming to life as we delve deeper into the psychology of their relationships and we discuss the unusual intimacy that the un-named protagonist has with Davey and his alternative relationship with his mother. The web of lies is being woven and definitely a page turner to see where it is all going. We will read chapters 13-19 for our next Book club week.

You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book.

The book we also talk about is Vagina Uncensored by Ally Hensley available now.

It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a thought for the week.

So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while we spill the tea! 

If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast

Here you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.

You can watch the interview on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective.

If you are struggling with anxiety you can get further information and help from the following:

W: www.anxietyuk.org.uk

W: www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/anxiety-and-panic-attacks/treatment

W: www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/feelings-and-symptoms/anxiety-fear-panic

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In our new series, we will be spilling the tea on topics that affect our health and well-being from the extra-ordinary women that are raising their voices for positive change.

This week we have a wonderful guest, Emily Courtney, or as she is better known in her online community, Mothering and the Menopause.

Emily is a Mum of three young children, including twins, and had them following a diagnosis of Premature Ovarian Insufficiency (POI).

She had a huge struggle in the year following the birth of her twins, due to the lack of hormones and not being able to get HRT. 

Emily has years of experience as a Health Visitor and Nurse and has used this to create ‘Mothering and The Menopause’, an online community support network, to ensure that no one else has to suffer like she did. Emily’s mission is to enable Mums of young children, to be the best parents possible despite dealing with the menopause. Emily chats about what it’s really like to deal with both motherhood and menopause and gives honest and frank advice for anyone going through both. 

It’s a reading week for our Book Collective this week. We are reading chapters 7-12 of our new book for series 11, All Fours by Miranda July. You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book.

It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a thought for the week.

So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while we spill the tea! 

If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast

Here you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.

You can watch the interview only on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective.

Emily Courtney

I: @motheringandthemenopause

W: www.motheringandthemenopause.com

E: [email protected]

L: Emily Courtney

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