Menopause at 13yrs old with Natasha Owens

In this week’s Mothers Day podcast we meet the remarkable Natasha Owens. Natasha discusses POI (Premature Ovarian Insufficiency) or premature menopause, she talks openly about her life struggles, infertility, relationships, adoption and surgeries.We learn the true meaning of Mother’s Day and meet the Mother of mothers day! We discuss the shortage of HRT and what is being done. There’s a deep divide in the dictionary for words to describe male and females, and guess who comes out less favourably?We have a delicious low budget foodie recipe, a sweet potato, lentil and spinach dhal that comes in at 97p per portion.In the Book Collective we are on the penultimate week of Maddy Anholt’s How to leave your psychopath with some quite triggering chapters.And our WI (weekly invite) of Death Wishes list is starting to fill up with our last wishes. Natasha Owens went through early menopause when she was 13 years old in 1989, at that age she was too embarrassed to talk to family and friends about what was happening to her. It took her until she was 24 and with the man she would go on to marry to be able to open up. Natasha describes her teenage years and the mental health impact on her life, from a vicious attack to not being like the other girls. We talk symptoms, diagnosis, Lichen Planus, infertility and adoption, Vulva and other surgeries and how Natasha is now on a mission to support and help others. You can follow Natasha’s story on her instagram @natashaowens1976Watch the full interview on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA It is the last week of our budget Foodie and we have a nutritious and filling spinach, sweet potato, lentil dhal. It counts as 3 of your 5 a day and comes in at 97pence per portion.https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/spinach-sweet-potato-lentil-dhal In the Book Collective we are on the penultimate week of the brilliant How To leave Your Psychopath by Maddy Anholt. As we delve deeper into the abusive complexities of Damien there are some triggering chapters that demonstrate the realistic, open and articulate way Maddy writes. In next week’s Book Collective, we read to the end of this fantastic and insightful book. Our WI Death Wishes Sheet is filling up and we discuss direct cremations and entrance music to your funeral. If you would like a copy of the Death Wishes sheet please email us at: [email protected] We still require testimonials for our campaign for an NHS menopause clinic in Devon, we would love to hear your stories both good and bad. To send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.ukPlease sign o our petition for a menopause clinic in Devon please click on the link: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinic If you would like more information on POI or premature menopause please head over to: https://www.daisynetwork.org/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ 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=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.