Childlessness, The Conversation with Jody Day
Childlessness can be a black cloud for people approaching menopause and you'll notice it has been missing from this podcast. There's a reason for that. It's because, up until now, I had no idea how to talk about it (and I'm childless!) So can you imagine how people WITH children must feel?
We skirt around the edges or worse still unconsciously insult and shame childless people with 'bingos' like 'oh well, you could always adopt'.
Not many of us have the vocabulary to talk about childlessness empathetically, because we have been marinaded in something called Pronatalism (which you will learn about in today's episode).
Jody Day is an insightful philosopher and the founder of Gateway Women, a global community of over 2 million, supporting involuntary childless women through their grief.
In this episode we cover:
Being childless at Christmas
Childlessness and childfree as a...
How to Have More Energy
I was hanging by a thread, like a piece of over rip fruit about to fall from the tree and go splat on the floor. Heavy and lethargic. No energy to lift a finger let alone think about what to cook for dinner.
Energy is a precious resource, but the good news is, it's renewable, unlike time. Once time is gone, it's gone, you can't get it back but energy can be renewed. All we have to do is plug back in.
But how?
This episode of The Menopause Mindset Podcast is a demonstration of how that is possible.... literally.
The entire episode was improvised from start to finish, not because I was lazy and didn't want to write any notes, but because I've been able to generate so much energy over the last couple of days, my mind was clear and my heart was full.
Since a friend pulled me up on my waining energy levels, I've been making a concerted effort to problem solve this issue and I'm delighted to bring you my musings.
In this...
How to Ease and Manage Joint Pain
Are you creaking like a haunted house every time you get up from the sofa? Moving around like you’re 101 is no fun (especially when you’re only 45)!
Joint pain & stiffness is one of the lesser known symptoms of peri menopause.
This is for you if:
You’re approaching mid life and your joints are aching more than normal. You’re unaware that joint pain and stiffness is a symptom of peri menopause. You’re worried about joint pain and stiffness and wondering what you can do about it. You’re interested in the underlying emotional reason for joint stiffness.
In this episode we go through 7 things we can do to help.
We discuss:
physiotherapy, the pros and cons.
what type of movement you need to be doing
nutrition
supplements
the underlying emotion imbalance and
we discuss an interesting experiment which highlights how unconscious...
Understanding Menopausal Rage
Free Relaxation Hypnosis
Drift into a wonderful state of relaxation fully guided by me to help your body and mind rest and restore....and breathe.
