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What the menopauseThe Sex Series: Part 01 with Karen BesterIn this episode, Mandy chats to Medical Training Manager at Lamelle Research Laboratories, Karen Bester, about sex, sexuality, and the menopause years and why our Gen X upbringing shaped how we think about intimacy, and what’s really going on with our bodies and brains.
Expect:
Why Gen X women grew up with a conservative view of sex (Scope was “for the stories”!!)
The generational whiplash of parenting in the hook-up era
The physical changes that affect desire, arousal, lubrication, and satisfaction during menopause
Understanding the Female Sexual Dysfunction Index...2025-08-1219 minWhat the menopauseSleep Series: Part 03 with Dr Alison BentleyIn this episode, Mandy and Tamsin wrap up the Sleep Series with Dr Alison Bentley, one of South Africa’s top sleep specialists and the woman who just might save you from another 2am internal TED Talk.
Expect:
The truth about the eight hours of sleep myth and why your brain might only want five
How to prep for your doctor’s visit like a sleep detective (clipboard optional, clarity essential)
The surprisingly long list of things that sabotage your sleep, including dinner time, bedtime, and being too ambitious about both
...2025-07-2025 minWhat the menopauseThe Sleep Series: Part 02 with Dr Alison BentleyIn this episode, Mandy and Tamsin are back with Dr Alison Bentley for part two of the Sleep Series and this one is a total eye-opener. They’re talking sleep apnea, restless legs, and why bad sleep isn’t just annoying, it’s dangerous.
Expect:
Why untreated sleep apnea can speed up diabetes, dementia, heart disease, and more
The weird-but-true ways to manage sleep apnea including jaw gadgets, mouth taping, and even cannabis
Restless legs syndrome decoded: what it really is, why it runs in families, and how to spot it (hint...2025-07-0813 minWhat the menopauseThe Sleep Series: Part 01 with Dr Alison BentleyIn this episode, Mandy and Tamsin kick off the Sleep Series with Dr Alison Bentley, GP, sleep specialist, and the woman who’ll finally explain why you’re wide awake at 2am plotting your grocery list and escape.
Expect:
Why your hormones aren’t the only reason you can’t sleep
Restless legs, snoring, and the hidden epidemic of sleep apnoea in menopausal women
How your bladder, brain, and breathing all gang up on you at 3am
What insomnia actually is, and what it definitely isn’t
Sleep is n...2025-06-2016 minWhat the menopauseThe HRT Series: Part 03 with Dr Sumayya EbrahimIn this episode, Mandy and Tamsin are back with the final episode of the HRT Series with Dr. Sumayya Ebrahim to decode the chaos around bioidentical hormones, blood tests that don’t work, and tubs of cream with mysterious vibes.
It’s the HRT chat that clears the fog (and confirms your rage is valid).
Expect:
What bioidentical really means
Why most HRT blood tests are a waste of time
The truth about compounded hormones (and why no two tubs are ever the same)
How body fat and b...2025-06-1716 minWhat the menopauseThe HRT Series: Part 02 with Dr Sumayya EbrahimIn this episode, Mandy and Tamsin sit down with Dr. Sumayya Ebrahim, gynaecologist, menopause warrior, and HRT expert, to pull apart the big fears and even bigger facts about HRT.
Like, did you know the most-feared HRT study got a lot wrong? Or that modern oestrogen might actually help prevent breast cancer, not cause it?
Expect:
The 2002 HRT study unpacked and discussed
Brain fog decoded: Menopause isn’t just forgetfulness, it’s a full-on neurological remodel
Oestrogen as heart helper, bone builder, and diabetes dodger
Twenty-three percent lower risk of diabetes for women on HRT
...2025-06-0423 minWhat the menopauseThe HRT Series: Part 01 with Dr Sumayya EbrahimIn this episode, Mandy and Tamsin sit down with Dr. Sumayya Ebrahim, gynaecologist, menopause warrior, and HRT expert, to ask the big questions: What is HRT? Do we need it? Will it make us grow beards or just help us sleep?
Expect:
Oestrogen in a patch, gel, or oral
Testosterone for your libido and your deadlift
DHEA (basically the FBI of hormones)
Beard hair, bald spots, and witch hairs with friends
Serious science, deeply unserious jokes
And the universal menopause truth: Use your words. Or...2025-05-3017 minWhat the menopauseSitting down with a GP: Part 02In this episode, we dive headfirst into the oestrogen void with Dr. Chrissy du Plessis and discover that menopause has no official end. Expect:
Zombiefied lady parts (hello, atrophy)
Brain fog and brittle skin
Heel pain and itchy ears
Mood swings courtesy of progesterone
And zero fanfare when it’s theoretically over
Basically, your body’s running Windows 95 and no one’s rebooting it.
More chaos: https://whatthemenopause.substack.com/
Email: whathemenopause@gmail.com
2025-05-2215 minWhat the menopauseSitting down with a GP: Part 01 RemasteredIn this episode, we bring in actual medical muscle — Dr. Chrissy du Plessis — to answer the big questions: what’s the difference between perimenopause and menopause, and why is your period ghosting you? Expect:
Sleep chaos and rogue hormones
Mood wobbles and menopausal maths
Puberty flashbacks (sorry)
HRT and hot takes
While Chrissy is a qualified GP, this podcast is for info and laughs not medical advice. Everyone’s menopause journey is different, so if you’re dealing with symptoms or have questions, please speak to a healthcare professional. We’re here to share stories, not prescribe solutions!2025-05-2112 minWhat the menopauseEpisode 02: What are perimenopause and menopause?In this episode, your hosts Mandy Collins and Tamsin Mackay try to figure out what menopause actually is with no medical training, but plenty of personal trauma. Expect:
Brain fog and midnight wees
The Golden Girls
The menopause stalk (not a typo)
Saggy bits and survival skills
Get in touch: whatthemenopause@gmail.com
More chaos here: https://whatthemenopause.substack.com/
2025-05-2113 minWhat the menopauseEpisode 01: What is it?In this episode, your hosts Mandy Collins and Tamsin Mackay wonder if they're losing their minds, their hormones, or just their patience. Expect:
Doctors who say “It’s just stress”
Estrogen vs Progesterone: Dawn of Confusion
Get in touch: whathemenopause@gmail.com or visit us on Substack: https://whatthemenopause.substack.com/
2025-05-2110 min
Pop Goes The Tam TamGhosts (BBC)-Free Pass (Series 1 Episode Review)For our 60th episode I have been joined on Button FM by a brand new special guest, Mandy Guerra.Enjoy as Mandy and myself take a light ferry through this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-10-2728 min
Primary Care UK: Let's Learn TogetherThe Primary Care Fellowship SchemeSend us a textTHIS EPISODE is about the General Practice Fellowship Scheme that provides funding to allow GPs and GPNs to pursue interests. Developed by NHS England and further enhanced in areas, such as London: The SPIN-new-to-Practice offer: Munir Adam is joined by a variety of contributors to see how this plays out, the benefits, the challenges and even how AHPs, such as Pharmacists in Practice are benefitting from it.SPECIAL THANKS to the guest speakers: Dr Rachel Roberts, Primary Care Dean for London; Mandy Claret, Programme Manager, NCL SPIN/New to Practice...2023-01-2153 min
The C Word (MP3 Feed)S10E01: One Year OnWe kick off season ten with a Zoom get-together! Jenny and Kloe bring some drinks and invite people along to think about how the last 12-18 months have been. We talk about what we’ve been up to, how our workplaces have changed, the absolute state of the job market, supply issues, the ‘planning ballet,’ and what we’re proud of. Many thanks to Mandy Garratt, Kendall Gay, Kaitlin Wieseman, Ellie Sweetnam, Caitlin Jenkins, Martha Jones, Raene Poisson, Odelia Cheung, Atticus Berry, Gwen Thomas, Jane Henderson, and Angélica Isa for joining the conversation!
00:01:01 Who are all these lov...2021-09-161h 02
The Bookshop PodcastTamsin Keily, Author, TeacherSend us a textHi, and welcome to episode #68!Tamsin Keily studied Psychology before completing a post-graduate degree in primary education. She now juggles writing with her job as a primary school teacher in the UK, where she lives with her husband and her daughter. DAISY COOPER'S RULES FOR LIVING was her first novel and her second novel, THE SURPRISING DAYS OF ISLA PEMBROKE is out on September 30th, 2021! The Surprising Days of Isla Pembroke, Tamsin KeilyDaisy Cooper’s Rules for Living, Tamsin Keily2021-09-1530 min
Greater Than Code232: Outside The Charmed Circle with Tamsin Davis-Langley01:17 - Tamsin’s Superpower: Recognizing Songs Within Seconds
05:08 - Outside the Charmed Circle (Tamsin’s book about gender, sexuality, and spirituality)
The Pagan Community
“Necessarily Brief”
09:09 - Consent in the Mentor/Mentee Relationship (Master/Apprentice)
The Universal Attribution Fallacy
Access
Power Dynamics
Conflicts of Interest
The Word “Politics” - how we negotiate power between groups of greater than one
16:57 - Using Certain Phrases (i.e. “Identity Politics,” “Cancel Culture”) and Divisiveness
Obfuscation
We Hate You Now: The Hardest Problem of The Aftertimes
Social Contracts
23:46 - What Is A Person? Individuality & Personhood
Plato & Aristotl...2021-04-281h 04
The Kindness ProjectEpisode 115 - Dysgu Cymraeg, Wacky Accents and we have part 1 of our interview with Deana GaoWelcome to the Kindness Project, the podcast designed to share stories of kindness and share how kindness can make positive change in our world, one small act at a time. In today’s episode we talked about Dysgu Cymraeg, Wacky Accents and we have part 1 of our interview with Deana Gao Kindness Intro Chat Dysgu Cymraeg 0:52 Question of the podcast 4:50 Wacky Accents 5:02 Kindness News World’s Smelliest Fruit Could Charge Your Mobile Phone in ‘Exceptional’ Way 9:52 Kindness Story we have part 1 of our interview with Deana Ga...2020-03-1942 min
The ListenerBlack maternal health, Netball World Cup, Imposter Syndrome Podcast: Woman's Hour (LS 64 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Black maternal health, Netball World Cup, Imposter SyndromePub date: 2019-07-20Notes from The Listener:This BBC radio programme offering “a female perspective on the world” has been on the air since 1946. In the UK, it’s a favourite punchline for comedians wanting to have a pop at the mumsy or middle aged, and a lot of the time that is the audience that it serves. However, sometimes it covers issues rarely seen elsewhere in the media with a frankness that is startling and memorab...2020-01-0356 min
The Kindness ProjectEpisode 96 - Hereditary Baldness, Obsolete Technology and we have part 2 of our interview Kim Merry from Hope4Havering Welcome to the Kindness Project, the podcast designed to share stories of kindness and share how kindness can make positive change in our world, one small act at a time. In this week’s episode we talked about Hereditary Baldness, Obsolete Technology and we have part 2 of our interview Kim Merry from Hope4Havering Kindness Intro Chat Hereditary Baldness 1:42 Obsolete Technology 4:06 Question of the podcast 4:26 Kindness Story we have part 2 of our interview Kim Merry from Hope4Havering 13:20 Listeners Stories John Co...2019-11-0745 min
The Kindness ProjectEpisode 86 - Work Experience, 1984 and we have part 1 of our interview with Rebecca Robins from Interbrand Welcome to the Kindness Project, the podcast designed to share stories of kindness and share how kindness can make positive change in our world, one small act at a time. In this week’s episode we talked about Pointless Alarms, Specialist Tea and we have part 2 of our interview with Rebecca Robins from Interbrand Kindness Intro Chat Pointless Alarms 0:39 Specialist Tea 0:53 Question of the podcast 4:40 Kindness Story we have part 2 of our interview with Rebecca Robins from Interbrand 9:09 Listeners Stories Jon Si...2019-08-2936 min
Brooklands Radio Just Women InterviewsJust Women 4th December 2018Mandy Dineley and Lynda Berger talk with Tamsin Regnes, an MBTI Practitioner whohelps people to discover what makes them ‘tick’ and Kim Searle who is the coach and author of Mid Life Is Not A Crisis2018-12-0700 min
Stream Popular Full Audiobooks in Romance, ModernCruelty by Roald DahlPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/271008 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cruelty Author: Roald Dahl Narrator: Will Self, Jessica Hynes, Adrian Scarborough, Andrew Scott, Tamsin Greig, Mark Heap, Stephanie Beacham, Juliet Stevenson, Richard E. Grant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 18 minutes Release date: August 18, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Modern Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Cruelty by Roald Dahl, read by Will Self, Adrian Scarborough, Stephanie Beacham, Andrew Scott, Richard E Grant, Tamsin Greig, Mark Heap, Juliet Stevenson and Jessica Hynes. 'Cruelty has a human heart . . .' Even when we mean to be kind...2016-08-1805 min
Stream Popular Full Audiobooks in Romance, ModernMadness by Roald DahlPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/270642 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Madness Author: Roald Dahl Narrator: Cillian Murphy, Adrian Scarborough, Andrew Scott, Tamsin Greig, Stephanie Beacham, Juliet Stevenson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 56 minutes Release date: August 18, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Modern Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Madness by Roald Dahl, read by Juliet Stevenson, Cilllian Murphy, Adrian Scarborough, Tamsin Greig, Stephanie Beacham and Andrew Scott. 'There is a pleasure sure in being mad, which none but madmen know' Our greatest fear is of losing control - of...2016-08-1805 min