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Effin Hormones
by Helen, Emma, Terri and Beena
Struggling with your Effin Hormones? Then join Emma Goswell; Helen Brown, Beena Khetani and Terri Sweeney as they navigate their way through the perimenopause (and menopause too!)They're four mates who got to their 40s and asked, "Why the heck do I feel this way - and why the HECK did no-one TELL me me about this?!" It's time to talk as though there are no taboos - and have as much of a laugh as possible in this perimenopause podcast, given all the crap that can happen at this time of life. Twitter: @effinhormonesInstagram: @effinhormonesWebsite: effinhormones.com
Episodes
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Effin Mic Drop
We can't quite believe it - but - the time has come, the end is near....It's time to say bye bye to Effin Hormones! Emma, Helen, Terri and Beena have a good old catch up about everything they've learnt about perimenopause, menopause and the power of talking about your Effin Hormones to your pals....
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Hot Right Now
"You'll never be younger or hotter than you are right now" Emma and Helen have a catch up with the slightly filthy and absolutely hilarious bestselling author, Marnie Riches. Marnie's out the other side of perimenopause and shares her thoughts on aging, health and relationships. Plus Emma and…
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I Made It Through The Menopause
“I'll have a party when I've made it through!" Sue Devaney AKA Debbie Webster from Coronation Street, has ALWAYS been upfront about menopause. She was one of our first ever guests on Effin Hormones and was incredibly frank - and quite frankly inspirational about the difficulties she faced and how...
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Reiki And A Rant
Emma Goswell and her mates Helen and Beena (sadly without Terri) are back for a good old catch up. The gang tackle the media frenzy around menopause, share personal health scares, and explore alternative therapies like Reiki and gong baths. It’s all about the importance of prioritising one's...
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It's Psychological - With Hazel Showell
"When you can see the cycle of life, everything changes" Hazel Showell is a business psychologist and coach, who has turned her personal struggles into a source of strength for others. She helps top executives learn to be happier. You might not be surprised to hear that she’s helped a fair few...
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It's Meno On The Dancefloor With DJ Paulette
“Don’t accept it’s over, because it’s really not!” DJ Paulette has spun records and societal expectations into a legacy of empowerment and beats. If you’ve ever been a clubber, you’ll know that the dance floor can be the background to personal, societal and cultural revolutions. DJ Paulette is...
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Effin Does Men's Day
“We’d be sitting around the dining table having a sweat!” Happy International Men’s Day! Effin Hormones is celebrating with a candid, poignant - and of course funny - conversation with the one and only Richard Goswell - Emma’s Dad! Richard Goswell experienced symptoms that many menopausal women...
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Foggy Brains and Fit Females With Dr Stacy Sims
Dr Stacy Sims is an internationally renowned exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist, specialising in sex differences. Her TED Talk, Women are not small men, explains why it’s so important for women to train around their cycle. Stacy’s pioneering work is all about how hormones impact our...
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Dr Liz O'Riordan: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Dr Liz O’Riordan is a breast cancer surgeon who was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer in 2015 aged 40. She started blogging about her experiences of being both doctor and patient, went on to give a TED talk and wrote the ‘The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer’ – all with the aim of helping other...
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Effin Hormones returns with Dr Nighat Arif!
'light your candle with knowledge and light it on further' Dr Nighat Arif is a powerhouse when it comes to raising awareness and busting taboos around women’s health. She’s a GP, who specialises in women’s health and family planning and she’s a medical educator too. If you’re based in the UK…
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Dr Claire Macaulay: The Pleasure Possibility
"Sexuality is our life force energy" Dr Claire Macaulay is an Oncology Doctor, who also helps peri and menopausal women have the sex lives they want. Her dual career came about after one of her breast cancer patients told her that she didn't know which was worse - the fact that she was going to…
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Meera Bhogal: Faith, Hope and HRT
"If one person feels heard, then that's important." Meera Bhogal is a menopause expert, personal trainer and fitness coach, who runs the platform Meera’s Made from Scratch, which includes training plans, clubs, and support with health, nutrition and exercise. Meera’s passionate about raising...
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Let's Get Political...Political!
Why can't we get hold of #HRT? What protection do you have at work if you're off due to #menopause or #perimenopause symptoms? And -who's looking out for our interests? The gang get back together for a big old catch up about the politics of menopause. Hearing from campaigners like Carol…
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Sam Walker: Running Up That Hill
'Don't put yourself at the bottom of the pile' Sam Walker has wise words for you if you've been struggling through perimenopause and menopause. Sam is an award winning broadcaster; podcaster and author. She worked on national radio in the UK, before upping sticks and moving to - Phoenix Arizona!...
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Having a Parley with Carolyn Harris MP
"If a dinner lady from Swansea can make changes, anyone can." Carolyn Harris MP has been a dinner lady and a barmaid. Nowadays - she's an MP who's been doing INCREDIBLE work as the Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Menopause. If you're getting HRT on prescription in England, it's…
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The Rundown With Louise Minchin
Without Louise Minchin, there would be no Effin Hormones! Louise is a TV presenter, journalist and author. She's well known in the UK for being one of the presenters of BBC Breakfast, a job she’d had for years until announcing her departure in 2021. Louise was holding down that high profile job...
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Rebel Bodies: Why It's Not All In Your Head
Sarah Graham is an award winning health writer, whose book 'Rebel Bodies', is a manifesto for change when it comes to women's health. Find out why it's not all in your head, in this bonus Effin Hormones episode!
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To Fan Or Not To Fan?
Has Emma solved her hot flushes with HRT? Has Helen finally worked out whether she's perimenopausal or not?! The gang have a couple of updates for you. Seeing as it's the start of a new year, Emma, Helen, Beena and Terri also put the world to rights and discuss what more needs to be done to…
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When a Man Loves a Woman
Sharon and her husband JB are the first couple to chat to the Effin Hormones gang! What a brilliant couple they are too. They’re both very much in love, and a right laugh to hang out with. So - how did they cope when menopause hit Sharon like a ton of bricks? Sharon and JB discuss the impact...
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The Menopause Market
"Companies collaborate in the menopause space to make a difference" Sally Mueller and Michelle Jacobs are the co-founders of Womaness - a new brand covering the menopause market in the United States. They've worked for huge US brands like Target, Pfizer and the shopping TV network HSN. But as…
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Effin Hormones Returns with Dr Louise Newson!
"Everyone should be able to get their hormones back on the NHS shouldn't they?" Dr Louise Newson is the UK's leading voice on menopause and perimenopause. Seven years ago, she set up a private clinic because she'd heard from so many women who were being offered antidepressants for their…
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We've Been Given The Elba
Chin chin from all the gang as we celebrate our win at the British Podcast Awards 2022! Effin Hormones won GOLD for the Best Wellbeing Podcast in those awards, so join the gang as we chink chink to our success - with prosecco, nosecco and.........a cup of tea. You'll hear what it's been like for...
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Gold!
Yeah baby - we are gold! We've won Best Well-being in the British Podcast Awards! Here's a little message of thanks from Producer, Helen x
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Guess what??!!
We’ve got some news!
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Series 2 Finale: There Is No One Face of Menopause
It's the end of series 2, and in this episode you're going to hear some FABULOUS news from our host Emma! This episode is also all about representation. One of the reasons why we decided to start this podcast about #perimenopause and beyond, was because we hadn't felt represented. There's been a...
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Kate Muir - Why Granny Orcas Are Badass
Kate Muir is the journalist who brought you the TV documentary "Davina McCall: Sex Myths and the Menopause", in summer 2021. That TV programme had a huge impact on breaking down taboos when it came to talking about menopause and perimenopause. Kate and the Effin Hormones gang discuss that...
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Sync Your Cycle
Sync Your Cycle "I put my children's needs before mine. I realised to keep them healthy, I needed to keep me healthy" Jem Brooks is a personal trainer who works with women in mid-life, to help them get back their spark. Did you know, that tracking our cycle is key, when it comes to exercising...
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**Best Of '21** What Have We Learnt?
"You're not on your own. It's nothing to be ashamed of." The Effin Hormones gang have had the actor Sue Devaney's words in their minds throughout this whole first series of the podcast about perimenopause and beyond. Sue's story - and everything she's triumphed over - is the starting point for a...
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Effin Outtakes
If you thought the Effin Hormones gang were always on point, then think again! It's often chaos. Beautiful chaos though, and if you think about it, that's quite a reflection of life with peri menopause and menopause too. Embrace the chaos that's what we say! In this special pre Christmas episode,...
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Stitch Your Parachute With Carmel Cardona
"I love my body. Look what it's done, what it's got through! I'm so proud of it." Carmel Cardona can teach you a LOT about how to get through some of the curveballs that can end up your way at this time of life. She's a resilience coach, and the founder of "Stitch Your Parachute" - an…
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From The Rag To Riches
"I'm not bothered about cellulite on my bingo wings... We're finally at a stage where we've accumulated all this wisdom" Marnie Riches is an award winning writer and tutor in the written word. She writes crime novels featuring cool, kickass women. She's very wise; very filthy, very sweary and…
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Series 2 Opener: Straight Outta Lockdown
"I feel like I've got a private drug dealer! I got a higher dosage of oestrogen. And then I said, maybe I should try some testosterone as well? She said, okay." The Effin Hormones gang returns to talk perimenopause and menopause - with no taboos! Join host Emma Goswell as she's joined by pals…
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This Is Why I Speak About Menopause
"I'm sitting at my kitchen table, hot flushing...traumatised.” Karen Arthur began speaking out about her health and wellbeing after the murder of George Floyd in summer 2020. She'd been struggling with all kinds of menopausal symptoms and was traumatised by the news. As the Black Lives Matter...
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I’ll Have What She’s Having
'We should be able to access hormones over the counter'! "It should be as simple as a quick appointment with the GP, collect your prescription and start your hormone replenishment programme, as I call it." Collette Walsh is a journalist who specialises in women's issues, she’s also trained in...
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Show Me The Meno
Why is it so hard to find the products you need to help with peri menopause? Heather Jackson and Sam Simister are both hugely successful women, who had big plans for their 50's. Instead, perimenopause hit them both like a truck. Shocked at the lack of signposting from brands, they set up Gen M, a...
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You're Not On Your Own - With Sue Devaney
The actor Sue Devaney has starred in some of the UK's biggest TV shows, from Casualty and Dinnerladies, to Coronation Street. But when peri menopause hit, she had to stop everything. Sue's really come through it, but she's come out the other side and has a wise, positive and inspirational story…
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Meet The Gang
Remember those days when you went out for drinks with friends after work? That was the Effin Hormones gang. Fast forward ten years and one of them is a mum; two of them have dogs that wake them up stupidly early – and they're all waaaay too old and knackered to be heading out to bars on a school...
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Perimenopause With Totes Inappropes
What's the best way to cope with peri menopause? The Effin Hormones gang are big fans of connecting with other people who are going through the same thing. Swapping stories helps you realise that you haven't made it all up - these symptoms really do exist and other people get them too. Bringing...
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Effin Hormones, the perimenopause podcast!
Struggling with your Effin Hormones? You're in the right place. Emma Goswell, Helen Brown, Beena Khetani and Terri Sweeney are four mates who all hit their 40s and thought "What the HECK is happening to me? And why the HECK didn't anyone tell me about perimenopause? And - how long is this going…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Struggling with your Effin Hormones? Then join Emma Goswell; Helen Brown, Beena Khetani and Terri Sweeney as they navigate their way through the perimenopause (and menopause too!)They're four mates who got to their 40s and asked, "Why the heck do I feel this way - and why the HECK did no-one TELL me me about this?!" It's time to talk as though there are no taboos - and have as much of a laugh as possible in this perimenopause podcast, given all the crap that can happen at this time of life. Twitter: @effinhormonesInstagram: @effinhormonesWebsite: effinhormones.com
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Helen, Emma, Terri and Beena
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Struggling with your Effin Hormones? Then join Emma Goswell; Helen Brown, Beena Khetani and Terri Sweeney as they navigate their way through the perimenopause (and menopause too!)They're four mates who got to their 40s and asked, "Why the heck do I feel this way - and why the HECK did no-one TELL...
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