Personal mission to booming business - with Eve Biology founder, Angela Patton

In this honest and energising episode, Jackie is joined by Angela Patton, founder of Eve Biology. What started as a deeply personal frustration - being told by her GP to slow down, take antidepressants and find a less demanding job - became the spark for a science-backed nutrition brand built specifically for women in midlife.Angela shares the moment she walked out of her doctor's surgery and decided she wasn't done. She talks candidly about navigating perimenopause alongside an autoimmune condition, becoming her own guinea pig, and the research rabbit hole that led her to build Eve Biology from the ground up. It's a story of rage turned into purpose and a business born out of refusing to accept that her best years were behind her.The conversation digs into the science of midlife nutrition in an accessible, eye-opening way - from the role of adaptogens in calming anxiety and improving sleep, to why sugar becomes a bigger issue post-menopause, and why oestrogen loss puts women's heart health at real risk. Angela also gets refreshingly practical about building a product business: the regulatory hurdles, the power of focus groups, and why trusting your own instincts matters more than following everyone else's advice.Covered in this episode:Angela's GP appointment that changed everything, and why she refused the antidepressantsHow women are shuffled out of their careers by unrecognised perimenopause symptomsBecoming her own guinea pig: a year of self-experimentation with nutrition and supplementsWhat adaptogens are, how they work, and why ashwagandha was a game-changer for AngelaThe link between falling oestrogen, cortisol, anxiety and sleeplessnessWhy your nutritional needs change significantly in midlife - and the small tweaks that make a big differenceThe surprising findings from Eve Biology's focus group - and what the customers taught AngelaSugar, heart health and why oestrogen loss matters more than most doctors let onThe content challenge every product business underestimatesEve Biology's exclusive discount for Wild, Wise and Working listeners - Listen to find out!About My Guest: Angela PattonAngela Patton is the founder of Eve Biology, a science-backed nutrition brand designed for women in midlife. With a background in digital marketing and strategy, Angela combined her professional expertise with hard-won personal experience to identify a gap the supplements industry had long ignored: women over 40. Eve Biology launched in 2023 and now ships across Europe and the US.Eve Biology website: https://www.evebiolog.com/ Angela on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelaevebiology/