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Welcome to Season #2 of the podcast with a new title "Menopause Conversations Podcast". This is the place where we openly discuss the issues that impact women as they move through peri-menopause and beyond.

Many women start to notice changes to their body and their hormones as they reach their mid-forties and they struggle to find someone who understands and can support them. This is why the Menopause Conversations Podcast was created.

This podcast is not just about how to treat hot flushes (though we will cover this topic and many more) it is also about the emotional, social and spiritual changes that can occur at this time of life.

My name is Angela Counsel, I am a Naturopath & Kinesioogist and I am your host for this podcast. Each week I will bring you experts on different topics, as well as speak to women who are open to sharing their personal stories about how they transitioned through menopause. If you have topics you would like covered please email me - angela@angelacounsel.com.

I hope you enjoy the podcast.

If you would like to be a guest on the Menopause Conversations Podcast, click HERE to complete an application form.

# 25 Dressing for Confidence, Impact & Presence

Our special guest on this week’s episode of Menopause Conversations Podcast is Fiona Keary from Style Liberation. I have shared Fiona’s work before on an earlier episode any I thought it was time to have Fiona on to have a deeper conversation around how the clothes that we wear tell a story about ourselves.

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# 26 Alcohol and Menopause

Statistics show that women over the age of 45 are the largest consumers of alcohol in Australia and I would assume that these stats are similar in other western countries. We live in a culture that tells us that alcohol is required to be social, to relax, to have fun, to be part of the group. But there is another side to alcohol consumption, particularly when it comes to women as they are moving through their menopause transition.

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# 27 What is Personalised Health?

I’m sure most women have tried many different diets that didn’t work as they face weight gain during menopause. The fact is, we all have different experiences in Menopause. It’s time we get rid of the generalized and cookie cutter approach to menopause and start seeing every woman as unique. With that, we can seek personalized health that will surely work for each of our unique genetic make-up and help us not survive but thrive in our menopause journey.

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# 28 Listening to the Messages from your body

Every single day you receive messages from your body, some messages are louder than others. Have you ever heard them? The only way in which your body can communicate with you is through symptoms, these are the messages from your body.

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# 29 Taking Care of Your Vaginal Health

Today’s guest on the Menopause Conversations Podcast is Dr Alyssa Dweck. Dr. Alyssa Dweck is a practicing gynaecologist and the Chief Medical Officer of Bonafide. She has been an Ob/Gyn for over 25 years with a special interest in menopausal health and training in female sexual health.

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# 30 Reclaim Your Swimsuit Confidence

If you have ever felt that you have missed out on precious summer memories because of how you feel in a swimsuit, then this episode is for you. Anita McLachlan from Sequins and Sand and Summer Confidence Society chats to me about the very real issue that many women experience in summertime.

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# 31 Walking for Your Health

It was recently reported that Drs in the UK are prescribing walking to maintain great health rather than medications, this was music to the ears of our guest on the Menopause Conversations podcast this week. Yvonne Shepherd is the owner of Women’s Fitness Adventures a company whose mission is to encourage women to become stronger for life through fitness, adventure and social connection.

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# 32 Finding Financial Freedom with Renovating

When I heard that the largest demographic of homeless people in Australia were women over the age of 50, I was completely shocked. These women are often hidden from society and lose their homes after marriage breakdowns. This statistic is one that my guest on the podcast this week also wants to change.

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# 33 Yoga for Your Face

Don’t we all sometimes wish that our face looked a little tighter or that we could hide some of the wrinkles that seem to be appearing? In this episode of the Menopause Conversations podcast Vanamala Mayr-Reisch shares some of her tips to naturally lift and tighten your face using face yoga.

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# 34 The Truth Behind Some Scary Menopause Headlines

Headlines like “Menopause is Costing Women $17bill in lost income a Year” or “Nearly 1mill women leave the workforce due to Menopause” are quite scary and give women the idea that menopause will cause them to lose their jobs. While it is possible that some women make decisions to leave their job while they are in their menopause transition the issue is not as big a problem as the headline makes out.

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# 35 Managing Menopause Naturally

In this episode we talk about Women’s expectations and fears around menopause, The role that phyto-oestrogens can play in helping you to get through your menopause transition with relative ease and the different research projects that Maryon has conducted to understand more about women’s experiences in menopause and the best method to support women through this transition without the use of additional hormones or drugs.

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# 36 A few of My Favourite Resources

When it comes to Menopause, I often get asked about my favourite resources. I have specially recorded this episode to share with you some of my favourites and their links. If you want to get more insight on how these resources have helped me, listen to this episode with the listening platform of your choice (Spotify, Apple and Google Podcast). Click the button below to listen.

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