Anxiety & Menopause

WKC Spill The Tea on Anxiety and Menopause In our new series, we will be spilling the tea on topics that affect our health and well-being from the extra-ordinary women that are raising their voices for positive change. This week we spill the tea on what it’s like living with anxiety in menopause, from our personal experiences. We discus what anxiety disorder is and what it isn't, and a little bit of its history as a disorder. We talk about driving anxiety, why so many women leave the workplace due to the anxiety they feel in menopause along with other menopausal symptoms and why social anxiety can be crippling and stop you from going out. We discuss some coping methods to help when anxiety hits. (The name we could not remember in our chat about anxiety was author Bella Mackey, we still don't remember who she married.... a DJ called Gregg somebody?) In the Book Collective we discuss chapters 6-12 of our book for this series, All Fours by Miranda July. The characters are coming to life as we delve deeper into the psychology of their relationships and we discuss the unusual intimacy that the un-named protagonist has with Davey and his alternative relationship with his mother. The web of lies is being woven and definitely a page turner to see where it is all going. We will read chapters 13-19 for our next Book club week. You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book. The book we also talk about is Vagina Uncensored by Ally Hensley available now. It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a thought for the week. So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while we spill the tea! If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast Here 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. You can watch the interview on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective. If you are struggling with anxiety you can get further information and help from the following: W: www.anxietyuk.org.uk W: www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/anxiety-and-panic-attacks/treatment W: www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/feelings-and-symptoms/anxiety-fear-panic ☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time. 💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment! If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast 💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected] 👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820 🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3 And all your favourite Podcast Platforms Thank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.