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WomenKind CollectiveCancer Myths and Misinformation with Dr Liz O'RiordanIn 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 comm...2025-01-2541 minWomenKind CollectiveSurviving and thriving an Empty Nest 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 Emp...2024-11-2342 minWomenKind 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 CollectiveNavigating Menopause with Menopause Entrepreneur Melissa Neisler-DickinsonOur guest on the podcast today is Melissa Neisler-Dickinson and we discuss how to navigate the impact that Menopause may have on our work lives, home lives and social lives. We discover how one woman’s story went from battling the mental and physical symptoms of peri menopause to becoming an entrepreneur in post menopause. Mel has become an advocate for women's health and wellness during perimenopause, menopause, and beyond and founded both the Menopause Vitamin Company and the Facebook group, Menopause Support Group UK, following her own difficult perimenopause. Mel said she ‘literally lost who she was’. She is now a...2024-02-111h 02WomenKind CollectiveSelf Love; How do we do it & Why it matters with Elle MaceToday we learn about self-love with our guest, Elle Mace. Elle is a Leadership and Management coach and mentor, she’s also a Master Practitioner in eating disorders, obesity and body dysmorphia, a nutrition and weight management therapist as well as a life and positive psychology coach.Elle says that she has, ‘always been passionate about health and fitness,’ however, for years she struggled with an unhealthy relationship with food which began when she was 10 years old.Elle has learned to free herself from what she calls her ‘food demons’ and fall back in love with her body and today is passion...2024-02-041h 16WomenKind CollectiveFor The Love Of Tea; from Periods to Menopause with Tea Scientist Bethan ThomasNow if you are a regular listener of our podcast you will know that we both absolutely LOVE a cup of tea, so we could not pass up this chance to chat with, not just another tea lover but tea scientist Bethan Thomas.Bethan is a renowned tea expert, with over 18 years commercial experience blending and buying tea for the UK's most prestigious tea companies before establishing her own successful brand, Hottea Mama, which is how we met her- Bethan kindly catered for all our tea requirements on our More than a Menopause retreat.After graduating from Oxford University with...2024-01-281h 14WomenKind CollectiveSisterhood, Community & Folk Music with Julu & Heg of Folk duo SutheringWe begin this new series with two wonderful guests, Julu Irvine and Heg Brignall who together make up the folk duo Suthering. We talk about their new album (If we Turn Away), women and folk culture, how they created Tavistock Pride, our joint love for Bridget Christie and more.The fabulous duo are known for their chemistry and humour on stage, they effortlessly intertwine their important messages about the state of our climate, social conscience, and the importance of community and connecting with nature. They champion female characters, creating new narratives for women and unearthing the female heroines of folk...2024-01-211h 09WomenKind CollectiveNeurodiversity, work & support with virtual PA Lorraine OwadaliDid you know that a recent report from the National Autistic Society found that of the 700,000 adults with Autism only 15% are in employment?We spoke to Lorraine Owodali back in series 7 about access to work funding available for people in the UK who have a disability or a health condition that means they need additional support to do their job. And today we welcome her back to find out more about what she does and how might a virtual PA support you?Over the last few years Lorraine has been PA to many neurodivergent individuals and is passionate about spreading...2023-12-171h 00WomenKind CollectivePro-ageing & Intimate Wellness with consultant gynaecologist Smita SinhaEarlier this year we met up with Smita Sinha for a coffee, and in the middle of a busy cafe talked about Intimate Health, Vulvas, Vaginas and menopause, we didn’t even whisper and it was so refreshing.Smita is the founder of Serenity Women’s Clinic and is a Consultant Gynaecologist with over 15 years’ experience in Women’s Health and specialises in Menopause and Vulval Health. She is a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, British Menopause Society and British Society for the study of Vulval disease.Smita has a special interest in Medical education and wellbein...2023-12-101h 10WomenKind CollectiveMenstrual Support & Awareness. Removing the shame and stigma with Big Sis CICWe have not one but two guests this week, Friedel Fink, founder of Big Sis CIC and Victoria Dufour-Cox of Nature & Me. Big Sis is a not-for-profit social enterprise offering impactful puberty support programmes for girls, non-binary children and mixed gender groups in schools (RSHE) and the community that foster mental health, a positive body image, emotional resilience and a growing self-esteem. Friedel and her team are passionate in finding creative and accessible ways to support young people in pre and puberty. Big Sis run a relational 12 week Girl Mentoring Programme for the ages of 9-13 that has so far s...2023-12-031h 08WomenKind CollectiveWild Women with Author & Poet Victoria Bennett.Our guest today is author and poet, Victoria Bennett. Her writing spans poetry, memoir and non-fiction, she has written and talked extensively on grief, care, and writing through times of change. In 1999, she founded the internationally celebrated Wild Women Press, an inclusive space focusing on nature, connection and creativity.Her debut memoir, All My Wild Mothers, is an intimate story of motherhood, a handbook on survival and a testimony to radical hope. Weaving of memoir and herbal folklore, it is a tale of grief and the transformation that can happen when we reconnect with the wild beneath our feet and...2023-11-191h 15WomenKind CollectiveJoint Pain and The Menopause with The Executive Menopause Coach Claire HattrickWe are so excited to talk to our dear friend and fellow menopause campaigner, Claire Hattrick, The Executive Menopause Coach on today’s podcast. Claire suffered with undiagnosed menopause joint pain for 10 years which left her unable to stand, sit or walk despite being under several consultants who could find nothing wrong. At the same time, she was raising twin daughters on her own. In 2020 Claire decided to make it her mission to teach and educate both women and men about menopause and the possible symptoms that come with it, making sure that no other woman loses years of their li...2023-11-111h 08WomenKind CollectivePeri Menopause with Journalist Emily WoodWe met Emily Wood at BBC Radio Devon in the Summer at their live on air Menopause Cafe. Emily has been presenting the weather on local BBC TV and radio for over 15 years, and also works as a journalist for BBC Radio Devon where she gets to share stories about the amazing people and places in Devon.Emily asked if she could turn the tables and interview us and get all the questions answered that her and her friends wanted to know about menopause. We obviously said yes!We ask Emily about what it is like being a working mum...2023-11-051h 03WomenKind CollectiveMenopause, Relationships and Divorce with Divorce coach Sally JacksonMenopause is a critical time in a woman’s life and can affect those around us our partners and families. Many people tell us that the relationship with their partner has changed in menopause and in a 2022 research conducted by The Family Law Menopause Project and Newson Health Research and Education, show that 7 in 10 women (who took part in the survey) blame the menopause for the breakdown of their marriage with a further 67% (of the 1000 women taking part) worryingly claiming it increased domestic abuse and arguments. So, we thought who better to talk to about relationships breaking down and how we...2023-10-291h 05WomenKind CollectiveCelebrating the Female Body Through Art with Women’s Health GP Dr Charlotte PattonWe are very excited to be joined today by the wonderful Dr Charlotte Patton who is a Women’s Health GP with a special interest in contraception, sexual health and menopause care.Charlotte has worked in a sexual health clinic and currently shares her time between an NHS GP practice and a private practice and Derriford Hospital Plymouth, as well as being involved with teaching at both Peninsula Medical school and the University of Exeter.This year, Charlotte has started teaching a ‘Student Selected Unit’ in medical humanities at the University of Exeter to fourth year medical students. It is entitl...2023-10-141h 14WomenKind CollectiveVulval Lichen Sclerosus with Patient Expert Clare BaumhauerOur guest this week is a dear friend of the ours and the podcast, Clare Baumhauer. Clare talks to us about Vulval Lichen Sclerosus (LS) which is a chronic inflammatory condition, with incidence peaking in childhood and post-menopause.Clare was diagnosed with Vulval lichen sclerosus and stage 3 Vulval cancer at 43 but had first noticed symptoms at the age of 5 years old.She now spends most of her spare time raising awareness around Vulval Cancer and lichen sclerosus.You can watch the full unedited interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA In the Book Collective we r...2023-10-081h 19WomenKind CollectiveBone and Gut Health – How are The Two Are Connected? With Emma Ellice-FlintYou won't want to miss this chat with the wonderful Emma Ellice- Flint of @emmasnutrition a qualified nutritionist, nutritional therapist and experienced chef. Emma was one of our first guests way back in series 1.Emma is passionate about gut health and has been looking into some research on bone health in relation to gut micro biome and function, and how bone health might be affected by gut health. In this episode Emma explains the four ways that our gut micro biome affects our Bone health. We talk about leaky gut, inflammation, and our immune system. Emma explains the effects by a...2023-09-231h 20WomenKind CollectiveThe Pill. A Stroke And Taboo Poetry with Author and Poet Holly McComishOur guest today Holly McComish, an author, poet, producer and women’s health ambassador from East London.At the age of 25 Holly suffered a Stroke due to the combined contraceptive pill and became determined to publish a poetry book that could raise awareness around women’s health issues.And in January this year her debut book, ‘If Tits Could Talk’ was published.Hollys book is a fun and relatable poetry collection that also holds important health messages. The book uses wit, rhyme and vibrant illustrations to discuss smear tests, contraception, STI’s, Menopause and the need to be breast aware and more. I...2023-09-161h 12WomenKind CollectiveMigraines with specialist, Dr Rebecca WalkerIt’s our Podcast series 7 finalé and our guest this week is a friend of ours Dr Rebecca Walker, she is an experienced GP with expertise in Menopause care, Migraine and Headache medicine, we talk all things migraine and Dr Becky de-bunks myths surrounding migraines.Find out how a migraine is diagnosed, and could your dizzy spells be vestibular migraine? Dr Becky tells us about the newest migraine medication and how migraines can develop or worsen in peri menopause. We ask if different HRT preparations affect different types of migraine. And do you think a migraine is always a headache? The...2023-07-231h 09WomenKind CollectiveFinding Joy, with Karen ArthurOur guest this week is the one and only Karen Arthur. Karen hosts the podcast Menopause Whilst Black, a platform committed to diversifying Menopause and sharing the stories of Black menopausal women in the UK. She now graces the cover of magazines, and speaks knowledgeably and passionately on a range of topics including, fashion, creativity, menopause and mental wellbeing. She is changing the Menopause narrative.Karen says she is “a Black woman who refuses to become invisible in post menopause” she is passionate about taking up space via vibrant fashion and public art. This unapologetic visibility helps other women, particularly thos...2023-07-161h 19WomenKind CollectiveModern Menopause (Out loud) with Jan Scott & Diana PhillipsOur guests this week are Jan Scott and Diana Phillips who host the Windrose World retreats, They are on a mission to debunk the myths and stigmas that surround menopause.We had such a fun chat with these two fabulous women! They share a lifetime of friendship and are now creating space for menopausal women around the world.After 30+ years of film production in Hollywood with 20 of those teaching yoga, Jan Scott has learnt how to let the pendulum swing between chaos and Zen.At 30, Jan was producing films in Hollywood and living on the beach in Malibu.She spent...2023-06-181h 17WomenKind CollectiveLiving with Endometriosis & Adenomyosis with The Menstrual Health ProjectOur guests today are 29 year old Anna Cooper and 30 year old Gabz Pearson, both Endometriosis sufferers who struggled for years with symptoms and were only diagnosed after years of misdiagnosis and professional gaslighting.In this open and honest chat we discover how Anna, mum to a 7 year old daughter, has had 15 operations due to endometriosis and the length of time it took to diagnose and operate. She tells us that because of the years she was dismissed and told by several Health care professionals, including a Gynaecologist that she did not have Endometriosis, the tissue grew, damaging her bowel and...2023-05-271h 13WomenKind CollectiveLiving with a Chronic UTI with Ella TallynIn this Episode we meet Ella Tallyn who contacted us after listening to an Episode in series 6, with Dr Aziza Sesay, where we touched on Chronic Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs). Ella told us how this illness had changed her life and wondered if it might help others if she described her own experience and what she has learned so far.Ella explains how in January 2021, after a long period of intense stress during the pandemic, she began to feel the burning sensations of an acute UTI. She also had visible blood in her urine. After a 7-day course of anti-biotics...2023-05-131h 31WomenKind CollectiveThe Book Club with guest Aline BoblinIn todays’ episode we finish our Book Collective for the series, Rebel Bodies, A Guide to the Gender Health Revolution by Sarah Graham we are joined by one of our lovely Collective, Aline Boblin. Aline founded the Transformation in Action CIC whose vision is, ‘A World where menopause is an empowerment, a time to thrive, an opportunity for ne3w beginnings and adventures. We discuss the chapters of Sarah Grahams book that have made the most impact on us. Aline tells us how this book has changed her, and we discover how Sarah has woken us up to some hidden bias...2023-04-011h 08WomenKind Collective22 Year old Sheree Hargreaves Spreading Awareness of Early MenopauseToday’s guest is a truly inspirational woman, she is resilient, courageous warm and honest. We first met Sheree Hargreaves in October 2022 at the Menopause rally in Parliament square.At 15 Sheree was diagnosed with Premature Ovarian Insufficiency or POI, a diagnosis that she kept hidden from her friends and family for four years.Sheree was 19 and at home during lockdown when she felt ready to discuss POI more openly, saying “when I was 15 I would have loved to have heard someone spread awareness about early menopause and make it seem like it’s a bit more normal than I thought it was...2023-03-251h 09WomenKind CollectiveSex and the MenopauseOur guest this week is Kate Organ of The Menopause Specialists who is chatting to us about how our sex lives can change as the result of Menopause, whether this is through sex being painful, suffering from GMS (genitourinary menopause syndrome) or you find yourself single and menopausal, Kate discusses why orgasms are good for you but what if we have Hypoactive sexual desire disorder HSDD; ie low libido? Kate gives us the latest information on treatments for GMS, and we ask should you be using localised oestrogen or lubrication, or both? Menopause can have a huge impact on relationships...2023-03-181h 05WomenKind CollectiveMayhem & MenopauseWhilst Ministers reject mandatory menopause training for GPs we have some good news for Devon and our #wheresmyclinic Menopause Clinic for Devon Campaign that we share in this episode.Lou looks at the statistics that show sex can be better in menopause and how destructive journalism from female journalists is harming women’s mental health. Have you tried looking for images on the internet of menopausal women? Why is there such a lack of diversity and under representation? We discuss how this needs to change. For the first time in history a public holiday has been named after a woman.This...2023-02-0546 min
WomenKind CollectiveSleep Problems & Insomnia with Sleep expert Sarah Wilde.If you have trouble sleeping you won’t want to miss this episode.Our guest this week is the absolutely brilliant Sarah Wilde an insomnia coach and Cognitive Behavioural Therapist for Insomnia (CBTi). This method is a way to reset your sleep with no supplements, pills or sprays needed and now Sarah uses this to form the foundation of her Meno-insomnia® Method coaching programme which can teach you how to get a good night's sleep so that you wake up feeling like YOU again.Often, sleep problems are one of the first symptoms women experience in peri menopause, with 40 to 60% of...2023-01-281h 17
WomenKind CollectiveHormonal Skin with Dr Ginni MansbergWe are back with Series 6 of the Womenkind Collective weekly Podcast where we (Jinty & Lou) embark on a fun and educational journey, talking to experts and advocates on subjects that are often taboo We hit the ground running this series with the wonderful Dr Ginni Mansberg who chats with us about hormones, menopause and skin. We discuss eczema, rosacea, acne and find out why our skin drops a little as we age, and ask, is there anything we can do to make the most of the skin we have. We talk collagen supplements, nutrition and HRT. We ask can synthetic...2023-01-211h 19WomenKind CollectiveMedical and Surgical Menopause; Step Into Your Own Kind of Fierce with Victoria HardyWe are excited about our guest this week, Victoria Hardy AKA ginge_unhinged, in this episode Victoria talks to us about her medical and surgical menopause in her early 30’s. She is a conversationalist of taboo, an upcoming author of a self-help memoir, and a menopause advocate and mentor. Which is how we met her, along with fellow menopause campaigners and activists we all came together at Parliament Square for the menopause rally in October.Victoria is shouting loud for Millennials so they can truly own their individual Menopause. She tells us about her Medical & Surgical Menopause at age 33. Her en...2022-12-171h 13WomenKind CollectiveChristmas money saving tips, homelessness & women.In this episode Jinty & Lou look at how you can save money at Christmas time with the fantastic comments and ideas from our listeners. We look at how you can plan and keep track of your spending, do you know the best way to save money on deliveries? We have all the answers for you so you can sit back, enjoy the festivities without breaking the bank. We talk about homelessness and the shocking statistics from the charity The Connection at St Matin-in-the-fields about women living on the streets and what can be done about menstruation and menopause when you s...2022-12-1037 minWomenKind CollectiveThe Natural Menopause Method With Nutritionist Karen NewbyOur guest this week is Karen Newby, a nutritional therapist and author of the brilliant new book, The Natural Menopause Method, a nutritional guide to peri-menopause and beyond. In this Episode Karen explains why nutrition is important and how we can understand what is happening to our bodies. Karen simplifies the science around stress and it’s impact in menopause. We discuss how we can use the book like a journal. You will learn about the four ‘Shifts’ in Menopause which include Reset and Rest. And ask ‘What is actually happening in our bodies in menopause? Karen discusses stress and how it a...2022-12-031h 32WomenKind CollectiveBirth Trauma; A Survivors Story with Dawn Colgan.Theres been an underlying theme of bravery running through this series and today we talk to one very brave woman, Dawn Colgan.Dawn had it all, a great career, two children and a loving partner. She loved her job as a specialist social worker in addiction. But her life dramatically changed, at 34, when she had her third child who is now 15. In this episode Dawn shares her story of despair, loneliness, inadequacy but also bravery, grit, determination and growth. In the Book Collective we read chapter 8 of Deborah James, How To Live When You Could Be Dead and it’s all...2022-11-191h 25WomenKind CollectiveThe Pituitary Gland, Testosterone & Friendships.We have a jam-packed Episode for you this week as we explore the pituitary gland, and how this small but very mighty gland can have a huge effect on your menopause. We talk testosterone when/if do you need it? What are the NICE and British Menopause Society guidelines for GP’s to prescribe it. And how to read your testosterone blood test.We have a quick chat to Naomi Scholgler on the benefits of seed cycling if you menstruate, (and if you don’t).And after research was published regarding the time it takes to build a strong friendship, we t...2022-11-051h 05WomenKind CollectivePositive Menopause with Neuro-Linguistic Pathways Master Jessica VassalloWe have a fantastic guest this week that will make you re-think the way your body behaves in menopause. Jessica Vassallo is an award-winning Master NLP Practitioner and Hypnotherapist, Coach, Mentor, Speaker and Writer. Jessica uses Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Hypnotherapy and Positive Psychology techniques to help people break free from anxiety, trauma, emotional eating and unhealthy habits. Seven years ago, Jessica combined her knowledge of mind fitness with her own experience of emotional eating and created a transformational change program which has helped 100s of her clients improve their lifestyle, and lead healthier and happier lives. Jessica gives us simple...2022-10-081h 08WomenKind CollectiveThe relationship between Menarche & Menopause with Kim McCabeIn this week’s podcast we discuss the links between our first ‘Spring’, adolescence, and our ‘Second Spring’, menopause with the incredible Kim McCabe the founder of Rites For Girls whose mission is to change the world – one girl at a time. Rites for Girls mentors girls right through their adolescence and train women to facilitate girls’ groups. Rites For Girls also run Girls Journeying Together groups for preteen girls to prepare for puberty and learn how to take charge of their emotional, social, and mental well-being.When a child menstruates, the mother can be in peri menopause we have to learn and u...2022-09-241h 11
WomenKind CollectiveSecond Spring with Kate CodringtonAnd just like that we’re back for series 5! In this week’s educational and fun podcast Jinty and Lou chat to the wonderful Kate Codrington, author of the menopause self-care book Second Spring, there’s a lot of laughter and some tears in this open and honest chat, we discuss why rest doesn’t necessarily mean lying down and sleeping but can involve doing something that is restful to you. We have some fantastic comments from the Collective and we find out why festivals are not always a safe space for women and what’s being done about it. There’s a ne...2022-09-111h 16WomenKind CollectiveThe Menopause Information PodcastLast in Series!The beginners guide to MenopauseIf you want any information about menopause from symptoms, HRT, hormones and what is happening to your body then this is the podcast episode for you it is jam-packed with relevant and up to date research and information. We de-bunk the myths and give you facts and signpost you to where you can find out more so you have all the tools you need to make an informed choice about your body.We talk body positivity and body shapes- it’s not all apples and pears any more but it’s all about Kibbe. We’ve both b...2022-07-301h 12
WomenKind CollectiveHomeopathy and Hormones with Caroline Gaskin, hormonal health expertIn this week’s episode we talk to Caroline Gaskin, a homeopath, flower essence prescriber and a menopause specialist. We learn the difference between homeopathy and herbal remedies and how homeopathy can help in menopause either as a natural solution or alongside prescribed HRT.In the Book Collective we begin the wonderful Kate Codrington’s book Second Spring, there’s a new Funky salad from Jinty for the Foodie Collective.Jinty gives us some tips on how to stay cool and we wonder how a family freezer will be big enough for a double duvet? Lou investigates emojis and their other...2022-07-231h 17
WomenKind CollectiveOrgan Transplant: Lisa’s StoryThis week we meet the very lovely Lisa Woodcock who was diagnosed with an incurable auto immune disease PBC (Primary Biliary Cholangitis). 2 years later at 38yrs old years old she received a liver transplant. Lisa tells her transplant story and busts the myths surrounding liver disease, organ donation and transplants.In the Book Collective we conclude the brilliant Red Tent by Anita Diamant and it’s an emotional end to a beautiful book.We continue with this month’s WI yoga challenge #yoga28wcpDid you know that it’s an offence to wear a bikini in Sorrento and how do you fe...2022-07-161h 16
WomenKind CollectiveHow to Get The Most Out of Your GP Menopause AppointmentIn this week’s Episode we talk about how you can get the most out of your appointment with your GP or Menopause Clinic, and get what you want. Dr Lucy Craven, a Devon based Doctor gives us her advice from a GP’s point of view.We are on the penultimate read of our Book Collective read for this series, The Red Tent by Anita Diamant.We have a new Foodie Collective and it’s Funky Salads! We will find out how you’re all getting on with the WI #yogawcp28 challenge and did you know HRT can reduce snoring...2022-07-1055 min
WomenKind CollectiveCoping With Anxiety, Trauma and Stress, with guest Clare Green.With all the news coming out of America this week and the trauma and anxiety this will cause millions of women; we talk to Clare Green a wellbeing/trauma recovery and women’s health coach about coping mechanisms during times of anxiety and stress. Lou and Jinty talk Roe V Wade and the impact on the women not just in the U.S but what’s happening around the world with abortion rights for women, there’s your fantastic comments, the Book Collective with Anita Diamant’s The Red Tent, a yoga WI and to top it all off we break th...2022-07-021h 11
WomenKind CollectiveDiane Danzebrink The InterviewIn this week’s podcast we get to talk to the Queen of Menopause Support & the person behind the #makemenopausematter Campaign, Diane Danzebrink. Diane discusses HRT shortages, and what the pre-menopausal Diane would think about the grassroots campaigner she is today.Lou & Jinty find out what age you are your most sexual as a woman, and it’s not what you think, there’s some filthy beauty news and Jinty goes punk after watching Public image Limited at a gig, she also has some very cool fashion news.We have a new WI and there’s a British foodie with a vegan...2022-06-251h 23
WomenKind CollectiveHistamine Intolerance with Amantha KingIn today’s podcast we talk Histamine with Amantha King and why as our oestrogen levels rise with HRT so does our histamine. There’s talk of why Emma Thompson regrets the demise of the full bush and we find out why pubic hair is actually a natural dry lubricant. There’s fashion news on how to wear a party top and also why more women orgasm when masturbating than through penetrative sex. We have the Book Collective, a new WI, a motivational quote, the Collective’s comments and there’s all the usual fun and forgetting what we’re supposed to...2022-06-191h 14
WomenKind CollectiveLadies First, with Jinty & LouAs the Jubilee celebrations are in full flow we thought in this week’s podcast we would look at women in 1952 and in 2022 and there’s some quite shocking differences. We have a royal quiz, for you to test your knowledge on all things royalty, and ensuring we keep it real we talk dildos whilst travelling, Jodie Comer’s one woman play, Prima Facie and also why we celebrate a Texan mum.There’s high fashion news for your feet and there’s talk of the Westminster/Pestminster scandal that is unravelling. With the sell out production of Prima Facie, a brilliant...2022-06-0456 min
WomenKind CollectiveHow to get your Sparkle back with Menopause Coach, Sam PalmerIn this week’s podcast we talk about getting your sparkle back with Sam Palmer, the founder of the on-line platform Midlife Makeover, through movement and exerciseIn the Book Collective we dig deep into Anita Diamant’s The Red Tent, and discover the character traits of the women in the red tent.The Foodie Collective cooks up an energising feast for our lunch and there’s also a bit of biscuit trivia for National Biscuit Day - May 29, from Jinty and Lou has an interesting money making scheme for windy menopausal women. Our guest today is Sam Palmer, creator and founder...2022-05-2959 minWomenKind CollectiveGirls Aloud with Kim McCabe, author & founder of Rites for GirlsThis week’s podcast is all about the girls with the founder of Rites For Girls, Kim McCabe, an organisation who’s mission is to change the world – one girl at a time, Rites for Girls mentors girls right through their adolescence they also run the Girls Net course a six-week journey for girls equipping them for times of challenge and change. We also talk to a Girl’s Net Mentor, Naomi Scholger and find out how the sessions help girls and how they are run.We have our Book Collective with Anita Diamant’s The Red Tent and discover a first me...2022-05-211h 13WomenKind CollectiveDestination Post Menopause with Rachel EdgertonThis week’s Episode is our last in Series 3 and we look at the positive side to post menopause with the lovely Rachel Edgerton, she’s a woman on a mission to give hope to anyone struggling with the menopause transition journey.With AI robots on the rise Jinty discovers that all is not what it seems when the AI’s demonstrate a gender bias and Lou discovers you can have good sex in your 70’s but it might not be too acrobatic!As this is the last episode in this series we have a wine collective and it doesn’t all invo...2022-04-161h 14
WomenKind CollectiveNHS Menopause Clinics with Dr Clare Spencer & Dr Lindsey ThomasAs most of you are aware we launched #wheresmyclinic Campaign earlier this year for an NHS Menopause Clinic for Devon. Well we wanted to know more about what a good NHS menopause clinic looks like and how a successful one runs. So in this episode we speak to two GP’s and Menopause specialists, DR Clare Spencer and Dr Lindsey Thomas who run a Menopause Clinic in Leeds.We look at Lou’s blood test results to determine testosterone levels and oestradiol absorption and Binding Globulin!We continue with this month’s foodie theme #cookforukraine with a delicious soup.In the bo...2022-04-101h 08WomenKind CollectiveNatural Solutions for Menopause Symptoms with guest Karen NewbyThis week we take a look at Natural Solutions for our Menopause Symptoms with Nutritional Therapist Karen Newby. Helpful for anyone on or off Hormone Therapy.We discuss unexpected Covid symptoms and tips.We conclude the fabulous Maddy Anholt’s How To Leave Your Psychopath and meet the Red Wine Angel and Jesus who drives a removal van.We start a new foodie #cookforukraine and Jinty’s been cooking zucchini fritters and they’re delicious.We conclude the Death Wishes WI, find out how we’ve both got on. Karen Newby is a nutritional therapist with over 10 years clinical experience. She holds...2022-04-031h 19
WomenKind CollectiveToxic Relationships with Author Maddie AnholtMaddy Anholt is a comedian, actor, Women's Aid Ambassador, and the author of How to Leave Your Psychopath and she is our very lovely guest on this week’s podcast where we discuss her book, toxic relationships and identify some of the manipulative traits of a psychopath.There’s a discussion on a phallic Cornish luxury hotel, seagulls that fly over a 100 miles to visit their favourite fish and chip shop and also some important information on the HRT shortage that is hitting the UK.We have a mouth-watering foodie from Jinty and it’s a curry with peaches and comes...2022-03-191h 32WomenKind CollectiveBone Health, Osteoporosis and Menopause with McTimony Chiropractor Kathryn VicaryWe talk bones, osteoporosis and menopause with the very informative McTimoney Chiropractor Kathryn Vickery. It’s also our birthday and we have a look back at our first episode. We find out more about the government’s Enough campaign, a communication website aimed at helping women, but is it Enough? Jinty has some very relevant fashion news from Marie Claire Ukraine.The Foodie this week is a very cheap nutritious meal on a budget that comes in at 72p per person.The WI this week we look at death wishes, are you prepared for death? Lou has a list that will...2022-03-121h 20WomenKind CollectiveTestosterone- Not just for boys with Dr Zoë HodsonIn this week’s podcast we meet the extraordinary Dr Zoe Hodson who talks all things testosterone during the menopause and why it’s not just for boys.Did you know that pre menopause women produce 3-4 times as much testosterone than oestrogen, so why is this hormone not on our GP’s radar? Find out as Dr Zoe answers all ours & the Collectives questions.We hear some fashion news that takes us back to the 80’s and there’s a bit of beauty news on the new Maybelline tattoo brow, but can we read how to use it?In the Foodie...2022-03-061h 34
WomenKind CollectiveLiving in a World designed for MenIn this week’s podcast there’s an awful lot of exposing! We’re talking gender bias; we throw light on how the lack of data in healthcare is killing women and it’s all to do with Aristotle (well in a round about way!). Also, in the workplace - why are women marginalised and made to work below their skillset? We dissect the incredible Invisible Women book by Caroline Criado Perez who gender myth busts the everyday items and lifestyles that we take for granted as females that are purely designed for males. We conclude Bernardine Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, oth...2022-02-261h 29
WomenKind CollectiveFeminism, Politics and Art with illustrator Rosie JohnsonThis week we sort out all the worlds problems with our guest Rosie Johnson of Rosie Johnson Illustrates. We are very lucky that Rosie is based here in Devon but her creative talents are an international success, producing Prints, cards, fashion, Jewellery and pins. She also does design work, book illustration and as if that’s not enough she’s invented a great card game for children, Natter Matters. We get angry this week at topics in the news, especially footballers and their sponsors and how raising our voice can be very cathartic. There’s fashion news – are we ready to embra...2022-02-191h 23WomenKind CollectiveLet’s talk about PMDD with mother & daughter, Kate & Holly DuffyIt’s a packed Episode again this week. And our topic is Pre-Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD).PMDD is a severe form of PMS and occurs during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle.It is intense and for 2 weeks every month women have to endure this debilitating condition. Our guests this week are mother and daughter, Kate and Holly who talk about how their lives have been affected by this under recognised condition.We learn about the true meaning of Valentine’s day, and it’s definitely not all hearts and flowers, more like naked men running around in thongs made f...2022-02-121h 20WomenKind CollectiveTurning the tables on Menopause with Ruby WalshIn this week’s podcast Jinty and Lou get interviewed by their guest Ruby Walsh who is researching for her book. We speak openly and honestly about the menopause through the dark times to now being able to understand what are bodies were going through and how women are not considered valid in society once they can no longer produce children. We look at some of the more unusual menopausal symptoms in an A-Z of symptoms and it’s not all about hot flushes and brain fog!We discuss the positives of friendship and how through the pandemic we might have...2022-02-051h 28WomenKind CollectiveWeight Loss Surgery – Tim’s StoryWe continue our relationship with food and mental health month with our guest today who is combining both after having gastric sleeve surgery 6 months ago, we find out how Tim Barnes has now started the next stage in his life and how the surgery has changed his life, it’s a very vulnerable and frank conversation and we loved talking to him.We conclude our Book Collective book of the month, The Female Lead, We Rise By Lifting Others, by Edwina Dunn. And announce our new book for February.In the Foodie there is a delicious recipe for vegan vanilla cup...2022-01-291h 15WomenKind CollectiveEmotional Eating With Nutritional Therapist Marcelle RoseIn this week’s podcast we carry on our food and health theme for this month with our guest, Marcelle Rose, a registered nutritionist and health coach who specialises in binge eating, bulimia, emotional eating and yo-yo dieting.It’s been a difficult week in the news and we ask why, in the UK now, there is a greater prison sentence for pulling down a statue than there is for rape! We’re furious that our right to protest is now under threat.In the Book Collective we continue with the magnificent The Female Lead, We Rise By Lifting Others by Edw...2022-01-231h 24WomenKind CollectiveLife with Anorexia Nervosa with Jackie LarnerBetween 1.25 and 3.4 million people in the UK are affected by an eating disorder.*January is the month when we are bombarded from social media and advertising with diets and gym memberships but when does the dieting and excessive exercising become an issue? In this week’s podcast Jinty and Lou’s guest is Jackie Larner a 53 year old who has suffered with Anorexia Nervosa and addiction from a teenager. Jackie talks with honesty about how anorexia and subsequent addiction changed her from a socialable girl into an isolated teenager. As she is Jinty’s sister we get to hear how the fa...2022-01-151h 22WomenKind CollectiveNavigating the Menopause with Elizabeth JosephWelcome to series 3 and a very happy New-Year to you all! We are starting 2022 off with a fabulous guest, Elizabeth Joseph, a woman navigating menopause and trying out (so that we don’t have to) all the good, bad and the downright ridiculous inventions that will help (or not) you through menopause.We find what you think about New Years resolutions, motivational or are we setting ourselves up to fail?We begin January 2022 with a new book for the Book Collective, The Female Lead, volume 2, We Rise by Lifting Others by Edwina Dunn.On the foodie front there is a co...2022-01-081h 18WomenKind CollectiveChristmas Party, Guests, reviews, books and wineChristmas Party Just as we are hurtling toward the end of 2021, we are coming to the end of Series 2 of the Womenkind collective Podcast. And we are celebrating this with a Christmas Party and you are all invited-So get your party poppers, your Christmas hats, your favourite tipple, or tea, and have no HOGO worries because for this party we are staying In-In, so slippers are not only welcome- they are a necessity! We have two guests from the Collective that have supported us on our journey, Annie from The Bees Wreath and Mumford and Mum and Laura Dentith an av...2021-12-181h 23WomenKind CollectiveHow to enjoy a stress free ChristmasWelcome to the weekly podcast of Womenkind Collective, in this week’s podcast we talk about how to achieve a stress free Christmas. Do you stress about presents, family and cooking the perfect Christmas dinner? Well, you can worry no more, we have the top 25 tips to help you achieve a stress free Christmas.In the Book Collective we conclude Bella Mackie’s How To Kill Your Family and there’s a perfect twist to the ending of this magnificent book. In the Foodie Collective we continue this month’s theme of Easy Christmas Treats, and once again Jinty has been coo...2021-12-111h 22WomenKind CollectiveLiving with Type 1 Diabetes with Daisy Hockings-ThompsonGrowing up with Type 1 Diabetes In this week’s podcast we talk to a woman who has grown up with Type 1 Diabetes, Daisy Hockings-Thompson, Lou’s daughter. Daisy talks to us about her diagnosis, the teenage years and how even before getting out of bed in the morning it affects her every-day life.We look at how hormones affect insulin when menstruating and during menopause. In the Book Collective we find out what’s happening in this instalment of Bella Mackie’s book How To Kill Your Family, has Grace the main character killed everyone yet? The Foodie is all about Easy...2021-12-051h 26WomenKind CollectiveAyurveda, marmalade, and brain fog with Guest Sunita PassiIn this weeks Womenkind Collective podcast we talk to the fabulous Sunita Passi about her new book, The Dr Won’t See You Now, she explains why there was a need for a book about the Ayurvedic healing system now from the impact of Covid-19. There’s a great foodie for stir-it-up Sunday, but it does go a bit haywire! We find out the Cambridge dictionary’s word of the year is, and it’s a good one. We find out how Lou got on with her WI and Jinty has been to the cinema and has a movie review. There’s...2021-11-2851 minWomenKind CollectiveLong Covid and Menopause with Lyn CurtisThere are over 2 million people suffering from Long Covid in the UK and 118 million people worldwide. We are still living within a pandemic, it is still claiming countless lives around the World, this week a report in the medical journal, The Lancet, states that Covid-19 has bought health inequalities into sharp focus on an international scale. In this week’s podcast we speak to a Covid survivor who is now suffering from long Covid, Lyn, she talks openly about the daily struggles she has living with this debilitating and still being researched condition, Lyn is also in peri menopause and is...2021-11-201h 09WomenKind CollectiveLife balance- ‘Building a life you don’t need a holiday from’ with guestsAt Womenkind Collective we love to talk to our listeners about their stories of inspiration and this week is no exception. We meet Kelly Barnes, an award winning business woman who has built a life she does not need to take a holiday from, she lets us know how she has achieved a work/life balance - what a lot of us yearn for. We also meet someone who is building a business after the death of her father, Nicky Burnett is the founder of Amare Luxury Fragrance, she is building a sustainable brand of Luxury candles to encourage folks...2021-11-141h 22WomenKind CollectiveAlzheimer’s, more than a memory with Liz Ayre.Liz Ayre & her two daughters are making sure that their loving Father & husband, Mike, is more than a memory by campaigning & raising awareness for the disease that took Mike from them at the young age of 51. This week we speak to Liz, a phenomenal women, who cared for her husband when he was diagnosed at 46 with young onset Alzheimer’s, whilst living abroad and bringing up two teenage daughters. She shares her story with the Collective, and we find out what little support is around for families caring for their loved ones with dementia. Our Book Collective begins Bella Mackie’s br...2021-11-071h 07WomenKind CollectiveEmbracing Midlife with Women’s Coach Sophie CleereIn this week’s podcast Jinty and Lou talk to life coach and woman empowering expert Sophie Cleere about how we can embrace our midlife and love ourselves for who we are. The Book Collective finish the last chapters of Tarana Burke’s Unbound and there are tears but a deeper understanding of why the Me Too movement is one of the most important movements of our time. Jinty and Lou discuss what gives them confidence in mid-life and there are some great comments from the Collective. As it’s the end of the month it’s Wine Collective and we revea...2021-10-311h 23WomenKind CollectiveMaking Menopause MatterAs it was World Menopause Day on October 18th, we talk about how the generations of women before us had to suffer, the hideous medicines they were told to take and the Doctors believing that a clitoridectomy would solve the hysteria issues surrounding women of a certain age. One woman as we find out was not going to be silenced, she had a voice and through desperate times she continued to use it. Did you know that there are some animals that go through menopause too? In the Book Collective we get to learn more about Tarana Burke’s life in...2021-10-241h 01WomenKind CollectivePelvic floor health with Jane SimpsonThis week’s guest is the wonderful Jane Simpson, author of The Pelvic Floor Bible.Jane is starting a pelvic floor revolution & we love it, she talks to us about Pelvic Floor dysfunction which can lead to varying types of incontinence, prolapse, constipation &more, particularly in menopause. Breaking news- You don’t have to put up with it!Jane Simpson is a continence nurse specialist and has had her own private practice for more than 20 years where she treats patients with all forms of pelvic floor dysfunction. Do you ever pee a little bit when you laugh, cough or sneeze? Are...2021-10-171h 21WomenKind CollectiveHow safe are we? With Women’s AidIn a week where the man who murdered Sarah Everard was sentenced and Sabina Nessa’s killer was arrested, we look at how safe women are, in all aspects of their lives. We speak to Kat from Women’s Aid about the work they are doing to ensure women have a safe place to live, how the money raised from the 1.6 Women’s Aid Challenge will go to help countless women and their children living with abuse. We also speak to a woman who is standing up to sexual harassment in a workplace with deep rooted misogyny, she is fighting for th...2021-10-101h 13WomenKind CollectiveMigraines & Menopause with Dr Katy MunroAs we are approaching Menopause Month during October, our guest is a migraine specialist, Dr Katy Munro, if you are a headache or migraine sufferer this podcast will give you so many tips and remedies and you’ll be signposted to where you can access help and advice. Did you know 1 in 7 people will suffer with migraines which may become more frequent in menopause?Our Book Collective discuss the new book, ‘Unbound’ by Tarana Burke, and why it’s such a relevant book in today’s culture. The Foodie Collective get underway with their new month of food, especially for menopause...2021-10-031h 13WomenKind CollectiveYoga siblings, Breast Cancer & Drag QueensAt Womenkind Collective we aim to myth bust and inform on subjects that are relevant to what’s happening now, we question, chat and research diverse topics and today’s podcast is brimming with diversity. We meet Jinty’s brother, Neil, & together they explain why yoga is a philosophy, the importance of a daily practice and that absolutely anyone can do yoga. We talk breast cancer and how to check your boobs, also the 9to5 movement and why sadly this is still as relevant today as it was 40 years ago. We complete Fern Riddell’s Sex Lessons From History with some ast...2021-09-261h 18WomenKind CollectiveRe-writing the Menopause with Petra CoveneyIn this week’s podcast we meet up with the amazing Petra Coveney, founder of Menopause Yoga, who wants to help folks re write the menopause by writing our own Menopause stories. Petra herself is 55 and loving life in her Post Menopause and we are delighted she could join us on this week’s podcast to give us some tips and talk about how stories of our middle age have, throughout History, been stolen by men and often portrayed as mad hysterical hags - but enough about Jinty & Lou!She is on a mission to change this and wants to help...2021-09-191h 06WomenKind CollectiveWhy we should talk about Suicide, with Pete’s Dragons Charity founder Alison JordanIn this week’s podcast Jinty and Lou meet Alison Jordan, the founder of Pete’s Dragons a charity that helps families through suicide bereavement, we hear her inspiring story of how family tragedy turned into a charity. Jinty has a question on hair loss and the Women’s Aid 1.6 challenge is underway we hear how the Collective are getting on. The Book Collective are reading Fern Riddell’s Sex Lessons From History and we talk masturbation, fanning and farting! Oooh cheeky! As it’s Suicide Prevention day on September 10th we talk to a phenomenal woman who turned tragedy into a cha...2021-09-1254 minWomenKind CollectiveHow to breathe for better health with Johanna McWeenyIn this week’s podcast Jinty and Lou talk breathing. An involuntary action which we do without much consideration of how each breath we take can affect our bodies and our mental state. We talk to a breathing expert, Johanna McWeeney, a trained breathing instructor. Jinty gives us some breathing exercises to try that will aid sleep and calm anxiety. The Book Collective hots up with this week’s 3 chapters from Sex Lessons From History by Fern Riddell, we also get a tasty lurve Foodie and there’s a WI challenge that take both Jinty and Lou completely out of their c...2021-09-051h 19WomenKind CollectiveEndometriosis with Jess JairathIn this week’s podcast Jinty and Lou talk Periods and endometriosis and dispel the stigma that both men and women have around this topic. Emma Barnett has written a go to book on the topic, It’s about bloody time Period and we hear period stories from the Collective. We meet Jess Jairath a woman with endometriosis who tells her story and how she has dealt with this debilitating illness through her life, one in ten women assigned female at birth endure unrelenting pain associated with this disease. We find out how Lou got on with her WI her lett...2021-08-291h 20WomenKind CollectiveDr Fern Riddell discusses her book- Sex:Lessons from historyJinty and Lou are back after a summer break for the second series of Womenkind Collective and they open with a very special guest, Fern Riddell, historian and author of the best-selling Sex Lessons From History.They have a wonderful conversation with Fern and not just about her new book! There’s plenty of Collective chat and we announce a new foodie, a new book and we conclude A Year of Marvellous Ways by Sarah Winman. We find out what has happened during the summer break and discuss the battle of the cutlery drawers! And how we are now the Sa...2021-08-221h 17WomenKind CollectiveBoobs, Books & never stop laughing at the FartIn the final episode of Series 1 of Womenkind Collective Jinty and Lou celebrate the amazing guests and topics that we have met throughout our first Series.We also delve into boob talk, would you #frretheboob as Gillian Anderson has? We talk about the original girl gang, The Pink Ladies as Paramount announce this week they are making a prequel to Grease centered on the Pink Ladies. Why did male police officers dressed as postal workers handcuff an undressed female student in her bedroom? And we find out what the Collective loved most about Series 1 and listen again to some beautiful...2021-07-251h 25WomenKind CollectiveCake or Death with Devon Entrepreneur Katie CrossThis week the Collective talk Cake and Heroes and Cake heroes. We asked who are your heroes? And you delivered some amazing responses. We meet a real life hero who used her super power of brownie making and moved her family and business during a pandemic to re-locate in beautiful Devon, Katie Cross founder of Cake or Death. Discover what Jinty & Lou have been up to this week involving Menopause and Murray Mints.The Book Collective continue reading A Year Of Marvellous Ways by Sarah Winman as the story of Marvellous and Francis begins to unfold.You tell us how...2021-07-181h 05WomenKind CollectiveA Woman’s Brain in Menopause, with Tonya KeaneThis week we have a very special guest on the Collective, Tonya Keane founder of The Women’s Brain Project, who is a nutritionist, chef and functional medicine practitioner that specialised in the menopausal brain. What is brain fog? Do you feel you are loosing your mind? What can we do to help our brains function as they should? All these questions answered and many more with the lovely Tonya.The Book Collective start reading A year of Marvellous Ways and someone is struggling with it… find out who and meet the enigmatic Marvellous as we begin her story.We open...2021-07-111h 11WomenKind CollectiveMenopause with Dr Sarah BallThis week we have a special edition of the Womenkind Collective podcast it’s all about Menopause!Jinty and Lou talk to the amazing Dr Sarah Ball who answers all your questions on menopause, symptoms, HRT, and everything else we could fit into our hour with her. Do you know where your oestrogen receptors are in your body and why we need oestrogen? You will find all the answers in this podcast, Dr Sarah is fun and factual and we learned so much. There’s no book collective this week but Jinty let’s us know how she got on with h...2021-07-041h 13WomenKind CollectiveEveryone’s Invited. Ofsted & Girls only AssembliesIn this weeks podcast Jinty and Lou discuss the Ofsted report about sexual harassment in primary and secondary schools that came from Everyone’s Invited, a website and Instagram page dedicated to reporting over 50,000 testimonies from survivors of the rape culture centered within schools. We speak to 3 women who learned first hand that sexualisation came directly from their schools. A new `book for the Book Collective this month, ‘A year of Marvellous Ways’ by Sarah Winman, We continue with Brain food with a delicious wholesome salad. Jinty and Lou discuss their WI’s and the Wine Collective pops open this month’s...2021-06-271h 17WomenKind CollectiveAyurveda, with expert Sunita PassiIn this weeks podcast Jinty and Lou meet the amazing Sunita Passi an Ayurvedic practitioner and founder of ethical conscious-based skin care brand Tri-Dosha, she is a leading voice in the world of Ayurveda and has the most amazing story to tell us and advises us about how we can improve our everyday life. The Book Collective completes the final few chapters of Lisa Taddeo’s Three Women with some mixed emotions and we continue with Brain food with a delicious alternative Labne, a fermented yoghurt that you can make sweet or savoury. Jinty and Lou both have a WI th...2021-06-201h 17WomenKind CollectiveThe Mothers of Modern GynaecologyIn this weeks podcast Jinty and Lou were moved by the story of three black slave women, the Mothers of Modern Gynaecology, Anarcha, Betsy and Lucy.They were three enslaved women with Vesticovaginal Fistulas that were ‘gifted’ to Dr James Marion Simms, the man credited with inventing the field of Gynaecology.We look into what their lives may have been like. The great sacrifice of the Mother’s of modern gynaecology, Anarcha, Lucy and Betsy, is a story everyone should know,Jinty and Lou find out why slave girls and women were used and the brutal procedures they endured without anesthe...2021-06-131h 08WomenKind CollectiveInfertility Treatment and the postcode lottery with Lou Thomalla-DaveyIn this weeks podcast Jinty and Lou chat to Lou Thomalla-Davey about her personal journey through infertility. We discover the great imbalance of the NHS postcode lottery when you are a stepparent. The Book Collective is well underway with Three Women. Jinty is so frustrated with what guest Lou tells us she has researched with some shocking results. We start our new foodie month with the topic of Brain Food to help keep our brains healthy and Brain fog at bay. When Lou Thomalla-Davey, stepparent to 3 children, put a video on her social media page she didn’t expect the out...2021-06-061h 13WomenKind CollectiveMenopause symptoms and interesting words!In this weeks podcast Jinty and Lou explore some of the symptoms that we don’t necessarily associate with the menopause. Jinty has researched the word ‘berk’ with some curious results, which led her down a rabbit hole (pardon the pun) of Greek and Roman words & attitudes for lady parts.The Book Collective get into the first week of Three Women by Lisa Taddeo and the Foodie Collective, Lou gets stuck in before she should because it’s a delicious humus recipe that goes well with the Wine Collective. Not everyone will develop symptoms of menopause and no two people will have...2021-05-301h 10WomenKind Collective50 shades of Green with Lauren DerrettThis weeks podcast is a lively and fun chat with plenty of good practical tips.Jinty and Lou talk to the wonderful Lauren Derrett, founder of the re-usable planet friendly period pads, Wear’em Out who shares her thoughts and advises on how we can change some of our habits to become more eco friendly. We learn how Lauren started Wear’em Out and why we need to consider our sanitary products. She is a mum of 4, and describes herself as not a full on eco-warrior but eco-curious and is aware of her responsibility to the environment. Lauren started her comp...2021-05-231h 15WomenKind CollectiveLet’s talk about Sex with Sam EvansThis weeks podcast finds Jinty and Lou getting down to the nitty gritty of sex and sexual health, particularly as we age and through menopause, with this weeks amazing guest, Samantha Evans, co founder of Jo Divine an online sex toy company that she founded with her husband Paul.Sam has a background in nursing, she has written hundreds of articles for Jo Divine and the press and enjoys creating informative, practical articles about sexual health and pleasure which endeavour to normalise sex and help folk feel confident in talking about it. She is passionate about sharing her knowledge, and...2021-05-161h 07WomenKind CollectiveAlcohol and the MenopauseWelcome to this weeks Womenkind Collective where Jinty and Lou talk all things women.On this weeks podcast we find out why we can’t drink as much alcohol as we used to, especially during menopause.There is a new foodie Collective, a recipe for ‘No bake flapjacks’. As it’s national pet month we hear from some of the Collective about how pets have helped, mentally and physically, during the pandemic and we catch up with the book Collective Untamed by Glennon Doyle. The main topic of this weeks podcast is Alcohol and the Menopause, Jinty and Lou find out that...2021-05-091h 05
WomenKind CollectiveWomenkind CollectiveA short trailer where Lou & Jinty let you know what’s coming up on episode 10 of the Womenkind Collective podcast. We have our Book Collective, a Foodie Collective, a special guest and more!2021-05-0801 minWomenKind CollectiveHeadaches, Books and Wine with Kathryn VickeryIn this weeks podcast we follow up on episode 2 all about headaches. We seek expert advice from our guest this week, McTimoney chiropractor and qualified medical herbalist, Kathryn Vickery.She discusses headaches and migraines, and helps us understand the difference between Primary and Secondary headaches. We learn how our posture may affect us with some surprising ways we can alleviate pain.How often do we look down? And how heavy are our heads?!Kathryn explains the different types of migraines we can get with varying causes and ways of prevention.We learn about abdominal migraines (who knew!), particularly in children...2021-05-021h 18WomenKind CollectiveNutrition, Health & Hormones with expert, Emma Ellice-FlintIn this weeks podcast Jinty and Lou welcome Nutritionist, author, chef, and all round fantastic woman, Emma Ellice-Flint to the Womenkind Collective. Emma is a clinical nutritional therapist, specialising in Women’s health. Her book, The Happy Hormone Cook book, combines nutritional facts and information to help balance our hormones as well as great practical tips and recipes.Emma works with Dr Louise Newson at the Menopause and Wellbeing Centre, helping women with the menopause transition, energy levels, weight issues, mood and mental health, sleep problems, IBS and histamine intolerance.Our Foodie Collective theme this month has been Gut health an...2021-04-251h 11WomenKind CollectiveHRT Myth Busting & Earth-day 2021In this week’s episode of Womenkind Collective we celebrate Earth day on April 22, We recognise Mother Nature and the different planet friendly sanitary products available for women and girls and we have a Moon Cup story from one of our Collective. Out topic this week is HRT myth busting, we try and solve some of the questions asked by the collective and go through the different types of HRT that are available on the NHS.One of our amazing Collective Annie comes on to talk about her initial visit to her GP and unfortunately we learn her experience is no...2021-04-181h 09WomenKind CollectiveAutism in Women & Girls with Lyn & Libby CurtisYou’ll need a whole flask of tea for this weeks podcast as well as tissues, so settle in for a slightly longer episode with some beautiful stories from some amazing women.It’s autism awareness month and we have 2 very special guests mother and daughter, Lyn and Libby Curtis. Lou gets to the bottom of one of the collectives pube loss and chin hair gain. It’s the last 6 chapters of Caitlin Moran’s More Than A Woman and we discuss how truthful the book is for every woman including those of us at a certain age not packing the susp...2021-04-111h 21WomenKind CollectivePregnancy and Birth during Lockdown & other Stories with Kerrie PrestonIn this Special Easter Sunday episode we thank defiant pagan women & the Goddess, Eostre, for all the tasty bits about this festival. A time of celebration & new birth it is fitting that in this weeks episode of the Collective we have a lovely guest, Kerrie Preston, Mum of two boys, 5yrs & 5 months, founder of Teddy & Millie teething necklaces and also writer of a mum blog, The Midnight Mum Club. Kerrie opens up about how her second pregnancy differed during a pandemic and the highs and lows of birthing, how her partner nearly missed it, and overcoming post natal health issues...2021-04-041h 04WomenKind CollectiveHormones & Hair loss.In this weeks episode of the Collective Jinty and Lou talk about Menopause and Postpartum hair loss. Lou gives some facts about hair and investigates why more women than we realise suffer from loss or thinning of the hair and Jinty talks about her personal struggle with hair loss. Jinty comes clean in her WI (weekly Invite) about how she’s getting on crocheting and Lou finds out what Jinty has planned for her.The Foodie Collective begins with the theme for the month - gut health, with this in mind the girls cook up a Miso Spanish Stew and Lo...2021-03-281h 04WomenKind CollectiveHormonal Headaches & MigrainesIn this weeks episode Jinty and Lou investigate hormone and menopause headaches and migraines. Jinty finds out why we get them and Lou shares her own story and shares tips on what works for her. There’s 3 lovely tips for life from Linda and Jenny, Lou and Jinty’s Mums, and the girl’s discuss the first 5 chapters of the Book Collective, Caitlin Moran’s More than a Woman. There’s a creative WI for Jinty and Lou reports back on how she’s been getting on with her WI -meditating. Put the kettle on or grab a glass of wine and set...2021-03-2154 min
WomenKind CollectiveFriendshipIn this first podcast Jinty and Lou discuss friendships and the importance of friends in a women’s life.There’s menopause talk and plenty of laughter along the way.Jinty challenges Lou to the Weekly Invite challenge and the women discuss their 3 tips for life.The read along book of the month is More than a woman by Caitlin Moran.So put the kettle on and settle in for 30 minutes of collective chat and laughter.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...2021-03-1132 min