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The Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossLoss 62/101: Loss through menopause: Diane Danzebrink#127. Think menopause is just a physical change?What if we told you it can also bring grief, loss of identity, and a hit to your mental health?This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to open up conversations around grief, exploring asking if hope can be found in 101 different types of permanent loss.Loss #62 of 101: Loss through menopauseIn this episode, we welcome Diane Danzebrink, advocate, educator, and author of Making Menopause Matter. Diane experienced surgical menopause following surgery related to a potential ovarian cancer diagnosis in 2012. W...2025-04-291h 16
The Hotflash inc podcast154: REPLAY Dr Vikram Talaulikar: Straight facts about hormone therapySend us a textThis podcast originally ran on October 21, 2023.This week we get down to basics, and basics are exactly what we need in this confusing world right now. This is THE podcast to listen to if you are confused about all things to do with taking hormone therapy.Dr Vikram Sinai Talaulikar is a specialist in reproductive medicine at University College London Hospital’s NHS Foundation Trust and an associate professor in Women’s Health at the University College London. He graduated in medicine in India in 2003 and completed a postgraduate degr...2025-04-1041 min
WomenKind CollectiveAutism & MenopauseIn 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 very special guest, our very own Jinty Sheerin.Most autistic girls, women and people assigned female at birth, are either, never diagnosed or diagnosed later than boys and men. Some much later in life.The NHS revealed that the number of new suspected autism referrals for people over 18 has tripled since 2019 and the ADHD Foundation says that the number of a...2024-10-1241 minWomenKind CollectiveThe M word, Menopause with Dr Ginni MansbergIn episode 2 of 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 as it is the start of Menopause awareness month we get back together with a dear friend of the podcast Dr Ginni Mansberg, author of the M Word how to Thrive in Menopause, and why she felt that the menopause landscape had changed so much since it was first published that she has updated it.We talk all things menopause and get you...2024-10-0535 minThe Hotflash inc podcast124: REPLAY: Ob-gyn Dr Vikram Talaulikar's straight talk on hormone therapySend us a textThis podcast originally ran on October 21, 2023.This week we get down to basics, and basics are exactly what we need in this confusing world right now. This is THE podcast to listen to if you are confused about all things to do with taking hormone therapy.Dr Vikram Sinai Talaulikar is a specialist in reproductive medicine at University College London Hospital’s NHS Foundation Trust and an associate professor in Women’s Health at the University College London. He graduated in medicine in India in 2003 and completed a postgraduate degr...2024-10-0341 min
Real Women's Stories with Lisa QuaitThe Menopause: Coaching with LisaSend us a textIn this insightful midweek episode of Real Women’s Stories, host Lisa Quait opens up about her personal journey through menopause and the challenges that accompany it. Reflecting on her recent interview with menopause specialist Lindsay Leicester, Lisa shares her own experiences with symptoms like mood swings, hair loss, and dietary changes, emphasizing the importance of community and storytelling in navigating these life transitions. With practical tips for wellbeing, from mindfulness practices to dietary adjustments, this episode empowers listeners to embrace their unique journeys and recognize that they ar...2024-10-0209 minReal Women's Stories with Lisa QuaitThe Menopause: Does It Change Who We Are?Send us a textEpisode 1: Menopause: Does It Change Who We Are?In the premiere of Real Women's Stories with Lisa Quait, join Lisa and esteemed menopause specialist Lindsey Lester as they explore the often-misunderstood journey of menopause. They discuss its impact on identity, emotions, and health, sharing personal anecdotes and evidence-based insights to debunk myths and highlight the importance of individualised care. As October kicks off Menopause Month, this episode empowers women to rethink the menopause and embrace this pivotal life stage with confidence. Tune in for...2024-09-3034 min
The MKFM Lunch BreakDiane Danzebrink, Founder, Menopause SupportMichael Blades catches up with Diane Danzebrink from Menopause Support.2024-08-2914 min
Makes Milk with Emma PickettPerimenopause and breastfeedingBreastfeeding and perimenopause both suffer from a lack of research and investment. When you put the two together, mothers in their 40s and 50s are often met with a lack of understanding and no clear path to follow. So this week, I’ve got together two women who know as much as anyone can do about these tricky subjects, Dr Claire Phipps, the Menopause GP, and Tamzin West IBCLC, to help me untangle the truth and the rumours.We talk about the symptoms of perimenopause and why blood testing doesn’t always help, how HRT and other trea...2024-07-091h 19WomenKind CollectiveMaking menopause Matter with Diane DanzebrinkToday we have a very special guest on the podcast, and a friend of ours, Diane Danzebrink. Diane is back talking to us this time as an author, her book, Making Menopause Matter, is an essential guide to menopause, it’s part memoir and part manifesto and it is brimming with practical help, it really is like having a Diane Danzebrink in your pocket!Diane is the founder of Menopause Support, a purpose over profit organisation, she is a menopause consultant, public speaker, educator and grass roots campaigner her #makemenopausematter campaign and petition now has over 200,000 si...2024-06-151h 02
Real Menopause TalkRE:RELEASE Diane Danzebrink - Making Menopause Matter for our Generation, Support and her life-saving dogsWith less than 2,000 signatures needed to make the total 200,000, I felt it was a great opportunity to re-release Diane's Episode for any of you who may have missed it and to get those signature numbers up! I will leave the link right here to sign the petition - please do if you haven't already . #MakeMenopauseMatter Diane is the OG Menopause Warrior. After her own incapacitating experience of Menopause, she decided that nobody should ever have to go through what she and her loved ones had to endure. From this, MenopauseSupport and the MakeMenopauseMatter campaign were b...2024-02-2345 minReal Menopause TalkRE:RELEASE Diane Danzebrink - Making Menopause Matter for our Generation, Support and her life-saving dogsWith less than 2,000 signatures needed to make the total 200,000, I felt it was a great opportunity to re-release Diane's Episode for any of you who may have missed it and to get those signature numbers up! I will leave the link right here to sign the petition - please do if you haven't already . #MakeMenopauseMatter Diane is the OG Menopause Warrior. After her own incapacitating experience of Menopause, she decided that nobody should ever have to go through what she and her loved ones had to endure. From this, MenopauseSupport and the MakeMenopauseMatter campaign were b...2024-02-2345 min
Be More OrcaMeet Diane Danzebrink and Andrea Swan the women Making Menopause Matter. They're making sure women's health is pushed into the public arena for the benefit of us all. In this episode I get all political and fired up with Diane Danzebrink founder of the Make Menopause Matter campaign and Menopause Support, a not for profit organisation, full of help and resources. We’re joined by Andrea Swan, her office manager, to talk about how they’ve gone from chats round Andrea’s kitchen table to lobbying Parliament and educating future generations. Would that we all had their passion and determination.Let's pick up Diane’s fight to push women’s health further up the agenda and the urgent need for a Public Health Campaign so we can...2023-10-2548 min
MENOMORPHOSIS#76 Cycle of Change: Understanding Menopause with Emma LazenbyMenopause will affect half of the population, though so many of us are unprepared and don’t know what to expect, it’s not just hot flushes! Let's not forget, menopause can indirectly affect the other half of the population too: partners, family, friends and colleagues so how we talk about menopause has to change. And this is why this week's guest, BAFTA winning animator and director of ForMed Films, Emma Lazenby, embarked on a mission to use animation to educate people about the early stages of menopause (perimenopause) and created her new film "Cycle of Ch...2023-10-2444 min