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In this episode, I sit down with Lynn Blades, an executive leadership coach and former CNN journalist, to talk about menopause, burnout, and the corporate world’s lack of support for midlife women.

Lynn spent decades coaching top leaders in global businesses, but when menopause hit, even she wasn’t fully prepared. The brain fog, the mood swings, the relentless hot flashes—she had to navigate it all while maintaining her high-power...

In this episode, I sit down with Holly Tennock, who faced something most women don’t expect at just 38—premature menopause. Not perimenopause, but full menopause. Her period stopped. And everything she thought she knew about herself shifted overnight.

A decade earlier, Holly had founded and grown a thriving PR agency, successfully selling and exiting the business in 2019—all while juggling motherhood and home life. The challenges w...

In this episode I talk to Hannah Walker, a fitness coach and PT, specialising in helping women in perimenopause. Hannah’s coaching focuses on teaching women the science behind their hormones, and the impact they have on building muscle mass and achieving fat loss.   Why does it all feel SO much harder to lose weight? Why do we suddenly put on weight? What kind of exercise should we be doing and how often? What do we need in our di...

In this episode I talk to Kim Curran, author and award-winning creative director, who also happens to be my best friend. It was Kim who first suggested I see a hormone specialist, like my perimenopause sherpa. And that’s so often the way – women passing their experiences and advice from one to the other.

We chat about our perimenopause symptoms and all the things we thought it might be. Spoiler; Kim thought she had l...

Women with ADHD are more likely to experience more severe mood changes during episodes of hormonal changes, including PMDD, Post Partum Depression and the Perimenopause transition. 

But many women don’t even realise they have ADHD before they get to perimenopause, and everything suddenly gets a lot harder, as the hormone fluctuations have such a significant impact on their ADHD symptoms.

Focus? Forget it. Remembering? No chance. I...

What is HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy)? When should you start HRT?

What does transdermal and body identical HRT mean, and why is it better for you than synthetic HRT?

Everyone is different and getting the HRT balance right might take some time. What are some of the common side effects to the different hormones? How long does it typically take to get the dosage and combination right? Can ...

What is the difference between perimenopause and menopause? How do you know you are in perimenopause? Is there a blood test? What are the symptoms of perimenopause? These are just a few of the questions we get an answer to today. 

Dr. Mayura Mahadevan is a GP and specialist menopause doctor with  Menonpause Care, a private menopause clinic in the UK.  Doctor Mayura has over 25 years of experience and has helped thousands of women...