WomenKind Collective
Episodes
Drink Spiking with the founder of Stamp Out Spiking – Dawn Dines
03 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look into drink spiking with the founder of Stamp Out Spiking, Dawn Dines. A 2022 a YouGov poll found that one in nine women and one in 1...
Living with Endometriosis & Adenomyosis with The Menstrual Health Project
27 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our 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...
Twelve Moons. The power that lies in our often hidden daily lives. With author Caro Giles
20 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Caro Giles is a writer based in Northumberland. Her words are inspired by her local landscape, the wide empty beaches and the Cheviot Hills. She write...
Living with a Chronic UTI with Ella Tallyn
13 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 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 Urina...
Nutrition and Lifestyle in Menopause with Dietitian’s Elizabeth Ward & Hillary Wright
06 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back for series 7 of the Womenkind Collective Podcast and this week’s guests are dieticians Elizabeth Ward and Hilary wright from the Menopa...
The Book Club with guest Aline Boblin
01 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 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...
22 Year old Sheree Hargreaves Spreading Awareness of Early Menopause
25 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is a truly inspirational woman, she is resilient, courageous warm and honest. We first met Sheree Hargreaves in October 2022 at the Me...
Sex and the Menopause
18 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our 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, wh...
Change Your Space with Professional Declutterer and Author Jasmine Sleigh
11 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is professional declutterer, Jasmine Sleigh who has spent ten years in other people’s homes and cupboards. Have you ever asked yours...
What to Wear with Image Consultant Annie Chung
04 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As you know we love a bit of fashion news on the Womenkind Collective podcast so we thought it was about time we spoke to an expert. Annie Chung is a ...
Busting Gynaecological myths & taboos with Dr Aziza Sesay
25 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode we chat to the wonderful Dr Aziza Sesay, an NHS GP, a GP educator, Honorary Senior Clinical lecturer, speaker and health cont...
Homelessness and Women with The Connection at St Martins & Solace Women’s Aid
18 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There is a hidden crisis on the streets in England it is estimated that around 8000 people are sleeping rough every night and a growing percentage of ...
The Gender Health Gap with Sarah Graham
11 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The fabulous author of Rebel Bodies, our book for our book club this series, Sarah Graham joins us on the podcast this week and we talk all things gen...
Mayhem & Menopause
04 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Whilst Ministers reject mandatory menopause training for GPs we have some good news for Devon and our #wheresmyclinic Menopause Clinic for Devon Campa...
Sleep Problems & Insomnia with Sleep expert Sarah Wilde.
28 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 C...
Hormonal Skin with Dr Ginni Mansberg
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are back with Series 6 of the Womenkind Collective weekly Podcast where we (Jinty & Lou) embark on a fun and educational journey, talking to expert...
Medical and Surgical Menopause; Step Into Your Own Kind of Fierce with Victoria Hardy
17 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are excited about our guest this week, Victoria Hardy AKA ginge_unhinged, in this episode Victoria talks to us about her medical and surgical menop...
Christmas money saving tips, homelessness & women.
10 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Natural Menopause Method With Nutritionist Karen Newby
03 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is Karen Newby, a nutritional therapist and author of the brilliant new book, The Natural Menopause Method, a nutritional guide to...
Birth Trauma; A Survivors Story with Dawn Colgan.
19 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Pituitary Gland, Testosterone & Friendships.
05 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 y...
Diversity in Menopause and Meno washing With Meera Bhogal.
29 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk about diversity in menopause with the incredible Meera Bhogal a business owner for over 20 years, the founder of Meera’s Mad...
POI (premature Ovarian Insufficiency) & Early Menopause with Dr Mandy Leonhardt & Dr Hannah Short
22 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
POI & Early Menopause Our 2 guests this week are the co-authors of a must read book for anyone with POI or in early menopause, in fact it’s a great...
Maternal & Menopause Mental Health with Counsellor Irene Lowry
15 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Irene Lowry is an absolute powerhouse of a woman who in 2010 founded Nurture, a unique charity offering immediate mental health counselling to women a...
Positive Menopause with Neuro-Linguistic Pathways Master Jessica Vassallo
08 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We 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 NL...
Cardiac health in Menopause with Jill McLaggan
01 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is the fabulous Jill McLaggan who suffered a Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) in her peri menopause. Jill is a Clinic...
The relationship between Menarche & Menopause with Kim McCabe
24 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s podcast we discuss the links between our first ‘Spring’, adolescence, and our ‘Second Spring’, menopause with the incredible ...
Vulval Cancer Awareness with Clare Baumhaeur
17 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is Clare Baumhauer she is a vulval cancer survivor who is campaigning for better awareness of Lichen Sclerosus and vulval cancer f...
Second Spring with Kate Codrington
11 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
And 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...
The Menopause Information PodcastLast in Series!
30 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The beginners guide to MenopauseIf you want any information about menopause from symptoms, HRT, hormones and what is happening to your body then this ...
Homeopathy and Hormones with Caroline Gaskin, hormonal health expert
23 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode we talk to Caroline Gaskin, a homeopath, flower essence prescriber and a menopause specialist. We learn the difference betwee...
Organ Transplant: Lisa’s Story
16 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we meet the very lovely Lisa Woodcock who was diagnosed with an incurable auto immune disease PBC (Primary Biliary Cholangitis). 2 years lat...
How to Get The Most Out of Your GP Menopause Appointment
09 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 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 Lu...
Coping With Anxiety, Trauma and Stress, with guest Clare Green.
02 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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/tra...
Diane Danzebrink The Interview
25 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s podcast we get to talk to the Queen of Menopause Support & the person behind the #makemenopausematter Campaign, Diane Danzebrink. Dia...
Histamine Intolerance with Amantha King
18 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 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 Em...
ADHD in Women and Girls with Mitty James
11 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode we meet Mitty James a broadcaster and musician who was diagnosed with ADHD at 13 years old.20yr old Mitty blows away the myth...
Ladies First, with Jinty & Lou
04 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As 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 s...
How to get your Sparkle back with Menopause Coach, Sam Palmer
28 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s podcast we talk about getting your sparkle back with Sam Palmer, the founder of the on-line platform Midlife Makeover, through moveme...
Girls Aloud with Kim McCabe, author & founder of Rites for Girls
21 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This 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 –...
Fatigue, & what you can do about it, with guest Wendy Hill
14 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are back for series 4! Who would have thought it? And we start this series with an incredible guest who answers an important question, how to get o...
Destination Post Menopause with Rachel Edgerton
16 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This 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...
NHS Menopause Clinics with Dr Clare Spencer & Dr Lindsey Thomas
09 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As 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 abo...
Natural Solutions for Menopause Symptoms with guest Karen Newby
02 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we take a look at Natural Solutions for our Menopause Symptoms with Nutritional Therapist Karen Newby. Helpful for anyone on or off Hormone ...
Menopause at 13yrs old with Natasha Owens
27 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s Mothers Day podcast we meet the remarkable Natasha Owens. Natasha discusses POI (Premature Ovarian Insufficiency) or premature menopa...
Toxic Relationships with Author Maddie Anholt
19 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Maddy 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 wee...
Bone Health, Osteoporosis and Menopause with McTimony Chiropractor Kathryn Vicary
12 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We talk bones, osteoporosis and menopause with the very informative McTimoney Chiropractor Kathryn Vickery. It’s also our birthday and we have a loo...
Testosterone- Not just for boys with Dr Zoë Hodson
05 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 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 bo...
Living in a World designed for Men
26 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 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 kill...
Feminism, Politics and Art with illustrator Rosie Johnson
19 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This 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...
Let’s talk about PMDD with mother & daughter, Kate & Holly Duffy
12 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’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 l...
Turning the tables on Menopause with Ruby Walsh
05 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 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 t...
Weight Loss Surgery – Tim’s Story
29 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our relationship with food and mental health month with our guest today who is combining both after having gastric sleeve surgery 6 months...
Emotional Eating With Nutritional Therapist Marcelle Rose
22 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 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 coac...
Life with Anorexia Nervosa with Jackie Larner
15 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Between 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 adv...
Navigating the Menopause with Elizabeth Joseph
08 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome 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 menopau...
Christmas Party, Guests, reviews, books and wine
18 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Christmas 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 ...
How to enjoy a stress free Christmas
11 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome 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 ab...
Living with Type 1 Diabetes with Daisy Hockings-Thompson
05 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Growing 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 d...
Ayurveda, marmalade, and brain fog with Guest Sunita Passi
28 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 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...
Long Covid and Menopause with Lyn Curtis
20 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There 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 sti...
Life balance- ‘Building a life you don’t need a holiday from’ with guests
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At 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 aw...
Alzheimer’s, more than a memory with Liz Ayre.
07 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Ayre & her two daughters are making sure that their loving Father & husband, Mike, is more than a memory by campaigning & raising awareness for th...
Embracing Midlife with Women’s Coach Sophie Cleere
31 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 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 ours...
Making Menopause Matter
24 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As 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 tol...
Pelvic floor health with Jane Simpson
17 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This 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...
How safe are we? With Women’s Aid
10 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 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 aspec...
Migraines & Menopause with Dr Katy Munro
03 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As we are approaching Menopause Month during October, our guest is a migraine specialist, Dr Katy Munro, if you are a headache or migraine sufferer th...
Yoga siblings, Breast Cancer & Drag Queens
26 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At 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...
Re-writing the Menopause with Petra Coveney
19 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 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 writi...
Why we should talk about Suicide, with Pete’s Dragons Charity founder Alison Jordan
12 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s podcast Jinty and Lou meet Alison Jordan, the founder of Pete’s Dragons a charity that helps families through suicide bereavement, ...
How to breathe for better health with Johanna McWeeny
05 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 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 aff...
Endometriosis with Jess Jairath
29 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 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 Barne...
Dr Fern Riddell discusses her book- Sex:Lessons from history
22 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jinty 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, histo...
Boobs, Books & never stop laughing at the Fart
25 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 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 S...
Cake or Death with Devon Entrepreneur Katie Cross
18 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This 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 ...
A Woman’s Brain in Menopause, with Tonya Keane
11 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This 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 function...
Menopause with Dr Sarah Ball
04 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This 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...
Everyone’s Invited. Ofsted & Girls only Assemblies
27 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks podcast Jinty and Lou discuss the Ofsted report about sexual harassment in primary and secondary schools that came from Everyone’s Inv...
Ayurveda, with expert Sunita Passi
20 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks podcast Jinty and Lou meet the amazing Sunita Passi an Ayurvedic practitioner and founder of ethical conscious-based skin care brand Tri...
The Mothers of Modern Gynaecology
13 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 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.Th...
Infertility Treatment and the postcode lottery with Lou Thomalla-Davey
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks podcast Jinty and Lou chat to Lou Thomalla-Davey about her personal journey through infertility. We discover the great imbalance of the ...
Menopause symptoms and interesting words!
30 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 wo...
50 shades of Green with Lauren Derrett
23 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This 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-u...
Let’s talk about Sex with Sam Evans
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This 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 t...
Alcohol and the Menopause
09 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome 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 al...
Headaches, Books and Wine with Kathryn Vickery
02 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks podcast we follow up on episode 2 all about headaches. We seek expert advice from our guest this week, McTimoney chiropractor and qualif...
Nutrition, Health & Hormones with expert, Emma Ellice-Flint
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks podcast Jinty and Lou welcome Nutritionist, author, chef, and all round fantastic woman, Emma Ellice-Flint to the Womenkind Collective. ...
HRT Myth Busting & Earth-day 2021
18 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode of Womenkind Collective we celebrate Earth day on April 22, We recognise Mother Nature and the different planet friendly sani...
Autism in Women & Girls with Lyn & Libby Curtis
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You’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 f...
Pregnancy and Birth during Lockdown & other Stories with Kerrie Preston
04 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this Special Easter Sunday episode we thank defiant pagan women & the Goddess, Eostre, for all the tasty bits about this festival. ...
Hormones & Hair loss.
28 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Hormonal Headaches & Migraines
21 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 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 ...
Friendship
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 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 laugh...