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Menopause
by Liz Lay
Have you found yourself thinking… Why does everything suddenly feel harder? You’re more tired than you used to be. You walk into a room and forget why you’re there. Your confidence dips in meetings that never used to faze you. And you’re still trying to keep work, home, and everyone else going. If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. I’m Liz Lay. I’m a certified menopause coach, and after more than thirty years working in corporate roles, I made the decision to retrain because of my own experience with menopause. Brain fog. Anxiety. Hot flushes. That feeling of not quite recognising myself. I kept thinking I just needed to try harder. But menopause isn’t about trying harder. It’s about understanding what’s happening in your body, and working with it instead of against it. This podcast is for busy women navigating perimenopause and menopause who want to feel calmer, clearer and more in control, especially at work. In these short episodes, I’ll share practical, realistic suppor
Episodes
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Rebuilding Confidence After Menopause Burnout
Menopause burnout can leave even highly capable women questioning their confidence and career identity. Drawing on her own transition from a thirty-year corporate career, Liz explores how confidence can be rebuilt through boundaries, self-trust, practical workplace support and small promises to...
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Goal Setting in Menopause: A Smarter Way for Women & Managers
Goal setting during menopause needs realism as well as ambition. Liz explores a more compassionate approach for women and managers, taking account of brain fog, fatigue, poor sleep, caring responsibilities and changing capacity. Learn how flexible goals and supportive workplace conversations can...
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Breathwork for Menopause Stress Before Difficult Conversations
Difficult conversations can feel more intense when menopause anxiety and stress are already high. Liz revisits her discreet 3–3–5 breathing technique and shows how to use it before workplace, relationship or family conversations to support emotional regulation, clarity and confident…
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Why Resilience Changes During Menopause
Feeling less resilient during menopause does not mean you have become weaker. Liz explores how sleep disruption, hormonal changes, caring responsibilities and workplace pressure can increase the load women are carrying — and why midlife resilience may look more like boundaries, support and…
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How to Create a Menopause-Supportive Workplace
What does a genuinely menopause-supportive workplace look like? Liz explores education, manager awareness, open conversation, practical adjustments, hydration, movement, flexibility, signposting and privacy. Menopause inclusion does not need to be complicated — but culture and leadership matter....
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Blood Sugar & Brain Fog: The Missing Menopause Link
Brain fog during menopause can be influenced by more than hormones alone. Liz explores how skipped meals, low energy, hydration, poor sleep and blood sugar changes may contribute to afternoon fogginess and reduced concentration. Learn simple nutrition habits for steadier menopause energy and…
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Emotional Outbursts in Menopause: What’s Really Happening?
Mood swings, irritability and emotional outbursts can feel unsettling during menopause. Liz explores the connection between hormonal change, nervous system overload, poor sleep, stress and reduced emotional capacity — plus practical ways to pause, regulate and repair difficult conversations.…
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Joint Pain in Menopause: Why Movement Is Medicine
Joint pain and stiffness can become more noticeable during perimenopause and menopause, particularly when busy working days involve long periods of sitting. Liz explores why gentle movement, walking, mobility and appropriate strength work can support the menopause body — without turning exercise...
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Outdoor Walking for Menopause: Nervous System & Mood Benefits
Outdoor walking can support far more than fitness during menopause. In this episode, Liz explores how fresh air, natural light, gentle movement, and a change of environment can help calm the nervous system, lift mood, improve focus, and support sleep. She shares simple ways to make walking...
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Why Am I Always Hungry in Menopause? Sleep & Hormone Links
Feeling hungrier during menopause is not a lack of willpower. In this episode, Liz explains how hormonal changes, poor sleep, stress, cortisol, and blood sugar shifts can increase hunger and cravings. She shares simple ways to create more steadiness, including eating regularly, adding protein and...
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Thinking of Leaving Your Job Because of Menopause? Listen to This
Menopause symptoms can make even experienced, capable women question whether they can continue in their jobs. In this episode, Liz explores how brain fog, anxiety, poor sleep, fatigue, and reduced confidence can make leaving feel like the only option. She shares practical steps to take before...
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Managing Menopause While Caring for Children and Parents
Caring for children, supporting ageing parents, managing work, and navigating menopause can leave you feeling stretched thin. In this episode, Liz explains why overwhelm is not a sign that you are failing. It may be a sign that you are carrying too much without enough support. Liz shares gentle...
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Frequent Toilet Breaks in Menopause — Why Hydration Matters
Avoiding water to reduce toilet breaks can leave brain fog, headaches, fatigue, bloating, and joint stiffness feeling worse. In this episode, Liz explains why hydration matters during menopause and offers a helpful reframe: the toilet break may also be a chance to move, stretch, and reset. Liz...
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What Is a Body Reset Cleanse? Supporting Menopause Naturally
During menopause, foods, stress, and everyday habits can suddenly affect the body differently. In this episode, Liz explains how a gentle body reset cleanse can help you notice possible triggers behind bloating, fatigue, brain fog, cravings, and digestive discomfort. This is not about restriction...
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Saying No in Midlife: Why Boundaries Matter More in Menopause
Menopause can make the cost of constantly saying yes feel much greater. In this episode, Liz explores how poor sleep, fatigue, brain fog, anxiety, and changing energy levels can make overcommitting harder to manage. She shares simple ways to pause, protect your time, and set clear boundaries at...
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Menopause Anxiety Explained: Hormones, Stress & Emotional Regulation
Anxiety during perimenopause and menopause can feel sudden, unsettling and confusing, especially when it seems to appear for no obvious reason. In this episode, Liz explains how changing hormones, poor sleep, stress, blood sugar dips and the everyday mental load can make the nervous system more...
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Micro-Movement at Work: Supporting Menopause Without Leaving Your Desk
Sitting still for hours can make menopause symptoms feel louder, from brain fog and fatigue to joint aches, stiffness, tension and irritability. In this episode, Liz explores how micro-movement at work can support your menopause body without needing a full workout or even leaving your desk. Small...
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Hidden Sugar and Menopause Symptoms: What You Need to Know
Hidden sugar can show up in foods that seem harmless, from breakfast cereals and flavoured yoghurts to sauces, snack bars, ready meals and drinks. In this episode, Liz explores how hidden sugar may affect menopause symptoms such as fatigue, bloating, irritability, brain fog, cravings, poor sleep...
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Loss of Confidence in Menopause: What’s Happening at Work?
A sudden dip in confidence at work during menopause can feel unsettling, especially when you know you’re experienced, capable, and good at what you do. In this episode, Liz explores how perimenopause and menopause symptoms such as brain fog, poor sleep, anxiety, hot flushes and fatigue can affect...
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Sleep Problems in Menopause: Cortisol, Weight Gain & Night Waking
Waking at 3am and feeling wide awake can be exhausting, frustrating, and deeply unsettling. In this episode, Liz explores why sleep problems in menopause are so common, especially night waking, racing thoughts, cortisol changes, cravings, and weight gain. You’ll learn how fluctuating hormones can...
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Strength Training for Women Over 40: Supporting Your Menopause Body
Strength training after 40 doesn’t have to mean heavy weights, intimidating gyms, or pushing your body harder than it can cope with. In this episode, Liz gently reframes strength training as one of the kindest ways to support your menopause body. We explore why muscle matters during perimenopause...
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Is Menopause Harder Now? Why Modern Life Makes Symptoms Worse
If menopause feels harder than you expected, you are not imagining it. In this episode, Liz explores why menopause itself has not changed, but the pace and pressure of modern life may be making symptoms feel more intense. From demanding work and caring responsibilities to constant notifications,...
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How to Set Boundaries During Menopause Without Feeling Guilty
If you keep saying yes when you really need to say no, this episode is for you. Liz explores why boundaries become even more important during perimenopause and menopause, when hormonal changes can affect energy, stress tolerance, and emotional resilience. What once felt manageable can start to…
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Hydration in Menopause — Why Water Impacts Mood, Focus & Hot Flushes
Hydration may sound simple, but during perimenopause and menopause it can have a powerful impact on how you feel each day. In this episode, Liz explores why low hydration can contribute to brain fog, low energy, irritability, headaches, and even make hot flushes feel more uncomfortable. Liz…
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Why Pushing Through Stops Working During Menopause
If you’ve spent years telling yourself to just keep going, this episode is for you. Liz explores why pushing through tiredness, stress, and pressure can start to feel much harder during perimenopause and menopause, and why that shift is not a sign that you are less capable. Hormonal changes can...
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The 3pm Energy Crash in Perimenopause — What’s Really Causing It?
If your energy seems to disappear by mid-afternoon, you are not imagining it. In this episode, Liz explores why the 3pm slump is so common during perimenopause and menopause, and what may really be driving it. From blood sugar dips and disrupted sleep to stress, dehydration, and long stretches...
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How to Talk to Your Manager About Menopause (Without Oversharing)
Talking about menopause at work can feel uncomfortable, especially if you are worried about being judged, misunderstood, or seen differently. In this episode, Liz explores how to approach a conversation with your manager in a way that feels professional, clear, and supportive without feeling like...
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Full-Fat vs Low-Fat in Menopause: What Supports Hormone Balance?
If you’ve ever chosen low-fat foods thinking they were the healthier option, this episode offers a gentler, more supportive perspective. Liz explores why the old low-fat message may not always serve women well during perimenopause and menopause, especially when blood sugar balance, energy,...
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Exercise in Menopause — Why Gentle Movement Works Better Than Overtraining
If you’ve been exercising harder but feeling more tired, this episode is for you. Liz explores why the exercise approach that worked earlier in life may feel very different during perimenopause and menopause. Hormonal changes can affect energy, recovery, stress levels, and the nervous system…
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Brain Fog in Menopause: Why It’s Not a Performance Problem
Have you ever walked into a meeting and suddenly lost your train of thought? In this episode, Liz talks about one of the most common and unsettling menopause symptoms: brain fog. If you’ve been forgetting words, struggling to concentrate, or feeling less sharp at work, this is a reminder that...
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I Don’t Have Time” — How Menopause Exhaustion Is a Warning Sign
How often do you tell yourself, I just don’t have time? In this episode, Liz explores why that phrase is so common for busy women navigating perimenopause and menopause - and why constant exhaustion may be more than a full diary. It can be a warning sign from your body that something needs...
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A Simple Breathing Technique for Menopause Anxiety (You Can Use at Work)
Menopause anxiety can appear out of nowhere — in a meeting, during a conversation, or halfway through a sentence when your mind suddenly goes blank. In this episode, Liz shares a simple breathing technique you can use at work or on the go to help calm your nervous system and feel more grounded in...
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Why Am I Craving Sugar in Perimenopause? The Hormone Truth
If you’ve suddenly found yourself craving sugar, chocolate, biscuits or toast in the afternoon and wondering what’s wrong with you, this episode is for you. Liz gently explains why sugar cravings can become stronger during perimenopause and menopause, and why they’re often linked to fluctuating...
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How Do I Know If It’s Perimenopause? Early Signs & Symptoms Explained
Have you been feeling “not quite yourself” but can’t explain why? In this opening episode of Thrive Through Menopause, Liz Lay explores the early, often subtle signs of perimenopause - from disrupted sleep and anxiety to brain fog, bloating, and changes in confidence at work. Many women assume…
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I’m Liz Lay. I’m a certified menopause coach, and after more than thirty years working in corporate roles, I made the decision to retrain because of my own experience with menopause. Brain fog. Anxiety. Hot flushes. That feeling of not quite recognising myself. I kept thinking I just needed to…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Have you found yourself thinking… Why does everything suddenly feel harder? You’re more tired than you used to be. You walk into a room and forget why you’re there. Your confidence dips in meetings that never used to faze you. And you’re still trying to keep work, home, and everyone else going. If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. I’m Liz Lay. I’m a certified menopause coach, and after more than thirty years working in corporate roles, I made the decision to retrain because of my own experience with menopause. Brain fog. Anxiety. Hot flushes. That feeling of not quite recognising myself. I kept thinking I just needed to try harder. But menopause isn’t about trying harder. It’s about understanding what’s happening in your body, and working with it instead of against it. This podcast is for busy women navigating perimenopause and menopause who want to feel calmer, clearer and more in control, especially at work. In these short episodes, I’ll share practical, realistic suppor
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Have you found yourself thinking… Why does everything suddenly feel harder? You’re more tired than you used to be. You walk into a room and forget why you’re there. Your confidence dips in meetings that never used to faze you. And you’re still trying to keep work, home, and everyone else going. If...
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