What happens when menopause, heartbreak and a crisis of identity collide and the life you thought you were living suddenly disappears?
In this episode of The Resilience Movement Podcast, Donna Moulds sits down with physiotherapist, pelvic and sexual health educator and author Lisa Fitzpatrick for a candid conversation about menopause, desire, relationships, ageing and rebuilding your sense of self.
Lisa shares the deeply personal experience of her fiancé ending their nine-year relationship by text while she was already navigating the physical and emotional changes of menopause.
It left her questioning far more than the relationship.
Who was she now? Was she still desirable? What did ageing mean? And how do you rebuild when the version of your future you believed in suddenly no longer exists?
Lisa takes us into the messy middle of that experience from feeling invisible and undesirable to travelling alone through Laos for five weeks and beginning to rediscover her own worth, independence and appetite for life.
Drawing on more than three decades of professional experience in pelvic and sexual health, Lisa also challenges some of the narratives women have been taught about menopause, ageing and sexuality.
Together, Donna and Lisa explore why menopause can be more than a collection of symptoms to manage. It can also become a threshold into greater authenticity, confidence, pleasure and personal power.
In this conversation, you'll hear about:
Lisa is the author of Sexy Menopause: The New Science and Soul of Midlife Desire, launching 27 October 2026.
Her message is powerful:
Menopause doesn't have to mark the beginning of your decline. It can become an invitation to meet the most authentic version of yourself yet.
Whether you're navigating menopause yourself, supporting someone who is, rebuilding after a relationship ends, or simply standing at the edge of a new chapter in your life, this conversation is about what becomes possible when you stop treating change as the end of your story.
Lisa Fitzpatrick
Lisa Fitzpatrick is a physiotherapist with more than three decades of clinical experience, a pelvic and sexual health educator, keynote speaker and author of Sexy Menopause: The New Science and Soul of Midlife Desire.
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Lisa's new book, Sexy Menopause: The New Science and Soul of Midlife Desire, launches 27 October 2026.
If this conversation resonated with you, continue the conversation with Lisa and explore a different perspective on menopause, desire, confidence and midlife.
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The Resilience Movement explores resilience not as motivation or mindset, but as capacity the psychological, emotional, and identity foundations that allow people to perform, adapt, and sustain effectiveness through pressure, change, and adversity.
Hosted by Donna Moulds, the podcast features in-depth conversations with leaders, psychologists, educators, and professionals whose work sits at the intersection of resilience, leadership, identity, and human performance.
Drawing on Donna’s background in leadership, workforce development, and lived experience of navigating major life transitions, the show examines:
This is a considered, evidence-informed podcast for people who want to think clearly, lead responsibly, and navigate challenge without losing themselves in the process.
The conversations also explore how people can develop the psychological skills required to adapt, recalibrate, and grow through change, rather than being defined or diminished by it.
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