Migraines with specialist, Dr Rebecca Walker

It’s our Podcast series 7 finalé and our guest this week is a friend of ours Dr Rebecca Walker, she is an experienced GP with expertise in Menopause care, Migraine and Headache medicine, we talk all things migraine and Dr Becky de-bunks myths surrounding migraines.Find out how a migraine is diagnosed, and could your dizzy spells be vestibular migraine? Dr Becky tells us about the newest migraine medication and how migraines can develop or worsen in peri menopause. We ask if different HRT preparations affect different types of migraine. And do you think a migraine is always a headache? The answer may surprise you.Dr Walker works as an NHS GP in Devon and is part of a team of specialist GPs at the Exeter Headache Clinic, a National Health service for people with complex headache conditions. Becky is also a senior clinician with the National Migraine Centre, a specialist charity supporting people with migraine. As if that’s not enough she is part of the team at Myla Health who provide individualised private menopause support.Dr Walker enjoys sharing her learning and teaches on Headache Medicine and Menopause to GPs, and to students at Exeter Medical School. She has also written articles on menopause and migraine.We’ve been fortunate enough to meet with Becky several times in the past few months since she moved to Devon, and what a pleasure it has been so we asked her to join us on the podcast to talk about migraines and hormones, particularly in menopause. You can watch the full interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA Have you heard of the Malaya Lola’s? These were a group of teens and children snatched from their homes and imprisoned and raped during WW2. These girls were called ‘comfort women’ and were abused by Japanese soldiers in the Japanese Imperial Army. Jinty uncovers the Filipino women’s story. Foodie - as we conclude our theme for this month we have a traditional shortbread recipe from Sainsbury’s. Click the link for the full recipe: https://www.sainsburysmagazine.co.uk/recipes/baking/classic-shortbreadFind out how Lou got it so very wrong! Book Collective we announce our book for series 8 and it’s from the wonderful Caro Giles: Twelve Moons. A Year Under A Shared Sky published by Harper Collins. There’s a new WI that you can get involved in, there’s an inspirational quote from Jinty and have you ever experienced an eargasms? It’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual shenanigans. So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast Dr Rebecca Walker:I: dr_rebeccawalkerW: https://www.nationalmigrainecentre.org.uk/--- 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.