EPISODE 7: Menopause: the Final Frontier with Mandy Preece
The number of menopausal women is expected to reach 1.1 billion by 2025. Whilst virtually every woman will go through menopause, it remains a hushed subject, a taboo, that in many countries sees women suffering in silence. Out of the 48 symptoms named in the Invisibility Report 51% of women can only name three.
Woman often start to feel the symptoms in their 40s, when at the peak of their careers. In the UK, one in four women will experience severe debilitating symptoms from menopause. In the USA, 73% of women don’t treat their symptoms.
This week, I speak with Mandy Preece who shares her experiences of living with menopause for the past 7 years. It’s an insightful conversation as Mandy talks about the ups and downs….yes there are some ups! 🙂 Mandy is proof that you can live the s**t and start to come out the other side still smiling.
You’re growing a whole new you.
Find her on the other side.
– Mandy Preece
In This Episode
- How to manage your closest relationships
- Adopting a mind set of self-nurture
- Embracing sisterhood in menopause
- How to listen to your body compass to get help
- The gifts of menopause
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Mentioned in the podcast
Fleabag – BBC Series by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (whole series)
Fleabag Menopause scene – BBC III
Episode information
Music by Grant McLachlan
Resources
UK
Gen M – The Menopause Partner for Brands. Home of the Invisibility Report
Menopause Support UK – Support and information
NHS Menopause – Information
The Menopausal Expats – Facebook community for support and information
International Menopause Society – Promoting education and research
Samaritans – FREE Help – Tel: 116 123, E: jo@samaritans.org
The British Psychology Society – Find a Psychologist
Australia
International Menopause Society – Promoting education and research
The Australasian Menopause Society – for medical professionals + the public
HealthTalk Australia – Resources and information
The Menopausal Expats – Facebook community for support and information
Mensline – help, support, referrals and counselling for men
Beyond Blue – Mental health support
The Black Dog Institute – Medical health resources, services and research
SANE Australia – Counselling support, Tel: 1800 187 263 (10am – 10pm)
USA
International Menopause Society – Promoting education and research
Office on Women’s Health – Government website (info, support, treatments)
The Menopausal Expats – Facebook community for support and information
American Psychologist Association – Psychologist Finder
OR contact medical services in your country.
