Today 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 signatures.We talk all things menopause, the menopause landscape, practical advice and the difficulties of running a not for profit organisation.Making Menopause Matter Book https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Diane-Danzebrink/Making-Menopause- Matter--The-Essential-Guide-to-What-You-/29158173Diane DanzebrinkI: @dianedanzebrinkW: https://menopausesupport.co.uk/Petition: https://www.change.org/p/make-menopause-matter-in-healthcare-the-workplace-and-education- makemenopausematter Menopause support Go Fund me page- https://gofund.me/7864cb7eIn the Book Collective: We continue reading, Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn, this week we read Chapters, 13 & 14, we look at the harrowing story of a 14 year old rape victim, and we find out why syphilis was considered a female problem (when it was the men that were spreading it) .You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book.We chat about our week, Jinty introduces us to Henriette d’Angeville, a climber who climbed Mont Blanc in a feather boa, Lou has some breaking news, there’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a quote.It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat.If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/ womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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