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Menopause Whilst Black
by Karen Arthur
Opening a well overdue conversation about diversity in Menopause. Placing the menopausal experience of Black UK based women front and centre by sharing their stories. Giving a hug, a hand or a high five to those supporting, dreading, suffering or thriving through menopause. Because, believe it or not, there's a lot to celebrate too! Hosted by Karen Arthur.Menopause Whilst Black favourite tunes Spotify playlistJoin the @Menopause Whilst Black conversation on Instagram. Artwork: Kareem ArthurMusic: The Garden State by @audiobinger
Episodes
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Season Eight Rewinds and Reflections
Episode Nine! This final episode shares snippets of our guests powerful words. From mic drop moments to reflections on their own needs. Each story contains wisdom that will resonate with many. > Scary symptoms that made no sense. > ADHD and Peri-menopause overlap. > how putting everyone else…
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I know I'm intelligent...but lately I feel stupid!
Menopause Whist Black Season Eight, episode EIGHT is with Celia Toks. 'I know I'm intelligent...but lately I feel stupid!' Celia Toks is a dynamic social media personality and community builder, known for her infectious energy, African mum comedy skits and passion for connecting people. As a…
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There's no 'guilt' in pleasure!
Menopause Whist Black Season Eight, episode SEVEN is with Simphiwe Sesane. 'There's no 'guilt' in pleasure!' Simphiwe Sesane is a speaker, host, medical educator, and an experienced contraception and sexual health nurse consultant, a Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) Trainer.…
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I have a real problem with the fitness industry...and I'm in it!
FRESH! Menopause Whist Black Season Eight, episode SIX is with Samantah Montpetit-Huynh "I have a real problem with the fitness industry...and I'm in it!" Menopause Whist Black Season Eight, episode SIX is with Canadian born and raised fitness coach and media expert, Samantha Montpetit-Huynh....
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You say 'menopause' and they all hide under the table!
FRESH! Menopause Whist Black Season Eight, episode FIVE is with Teri Dembetembe "You say 'menopause' and they all hide under the table!" Teri Dee spent over twenty years in corporate banking. Zimbabwean born now London based Teri is now a menopause champion, speaker, and founder of Fork & Fine,...
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If you can't control it, leave it!
FRESH! Menopause Whist Black Season Eight, episode FOUR is with Jennifer Stoute. 'If you can't control it, leave it! " Jennifer Stoute has represented Great Britain more than 20 times, competing in two Commonwealth Games and two European Championships, where she earned both gold and silver…
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I Wish I Had This Superpower When I Was Younger!
Menopause Whist Black Season 8, episode 3 is with womens health and hormone coach, Pamela Windle. Pamela is a certified international women's health coach, speaker, and menstruation and menopause consultant for the workplace, with over 20 years of experience in the health and wellness industry.…
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I'm a Physician! Yet Dr Google was my friend!
Our guest for Season Eight Episode two is Dr Ayana Gibbs. 'I'm a Physician! Yet Dr Google was my friend" Dr. Ayana Gibbs is a psychiatrist and hormone health specialist with over 20 years of experience across the NHS, academia, the pharmaceutical industry, and private practice. She is passionate...
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Getting the Right Care is a Lottery!
FRESH! Menopause Whist Black Season Eight! Our guest for Episode ONE of our new season is Cordelia Asamoah 'Getting the Right Care is a Lottery!" 'Dee' Asamoah is Founding director of Cabot Theydon, a procurement consultancy which helps organisations develop processes and procedures to streamline...
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Season 8 trailer
Menopause Whilst Black Season EIGHT! We're BACK baby! This is the podcast that is committed to sharing and celebrating the stories of Black people in any stage of menopause. If you've been here for a while I want to thank you for travelling with us. If you're new here, WELCOME! We understand how...
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Season Seven Soundbites and more!
Season 7 Episode 11! "Season Seven Soundbites and more!!" This final episode of Season Seven is a round up of some of my favourite bits from all our guests. The bits that stuck and the words I'd love you to remember. From Symptoms to Solutions, this is a reminder that once your menopause care is...
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The best years are yet to come!
Season 7 Episode 10 is upon us! This weeks guest is Suzy Ashworth. Suzy is a single mum of three children, high school dropout, author of Sunday Times bestselling book 'Infinite Receiving'. Suzy is a success coach who has sold over £6m in revenue since 2020. She both certifies coaches helping…
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I felt like I had been run over by a car!
Season 7 Episode 9! "I felt like I had been run over by a car!" This weeks guest is founder and CEO Apinke Efiong who joined me to talk about her approach to wellbeing and her passion for skincare borne from her own symptoms during peri-menopause. Nigerian born now UK based Apinke, launched her...
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Peri-menopause? Why now? This is my time!
Season 7 Episode 8 is here! This weeks guest is Sharon Walters. Sharon is a London based award winning artist and project curator. Her multi disciplinary series seeing ourselves explores identity, beauty standards and race through intricate paper cutouts, hand assembled collages, podcasts, talks...
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That feeling of freedom is bloody fantastic!
Season 7 Episode 7! St Vincentian, Michelle Hart is a solution focused hypnotherapist and meditation teacher with over 20 years experience within social care and the voluntary sector. She witnessed firsthand the burnout and fatigue of the compassionate women around her whose love and care for...
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Racism is a public health crisis!
Season 7 Episode 6! Dr Annabel Sowemimo is a doctor, academic, activist, and writer of Nigerian heritage. She is a London based Consultant in Community Sexual & Reproductive Health in the NHS, and founder of charity the Reproductive Justice Initiative (RJI) (formerly Decolonising Contraception),...
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Transitioning made me feel more aligned with who I really am
menopausewhilstblack.com Menopause Whilst Black Season 7 Episode FIVE! Our guest for Episode 5 of S7 is Cairo Nevitt. Cairo is a Caribbean and English trans man from London and currently a second year Sport Psychology student. Cairo was Britain's first Openly Transgender man to be featured in a...
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Know your normal! Get yourself checked!
Menopause Whilst Black Season SEVEN Episode FOUR! Our guest for Episode 4 of S7 is none other than *drum roll please* Dr Aziza Sesay 'Know your normal! Get yourself checked!" Dr. Aziza Sesay is a GP, GP educator, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Host, Speaker and a well-regarded health content...
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I'd forgotten What It Was Like To Smile
Menopause Whist Black Season SEVEN Episode THREE! Our guest for Episode 3 of S7 is Ify Okoye. British Nigerian, Ify Okoye is a trained lawyer and a former policy adviser in the Home Office and Department for Education. She left the Civil Service last year to recover from Long Covid, having first...
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I Talk Far Too Much To Go To a Yoga Class!
Menopause Whist Black Season SEVEN Episode TWO! Our guest for Episode 2 of S7 is Shakira Taylor @Fitnesswithshakira. 'I Talk Far Too Much To Go To a Yoga Class!"' Londoner Shakira Taylor is a women's wellness coach specialising in supporting women to navigate the journey from Perimenopause and...
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I Wasn't Feeling Down. I Just Wasn't Feeling Right!
Menopause Whist Black Season SEVEN Episode ONE! We're BACK! Our guest for Episode ONE of the NEW Season Seven is Rebecca Orleans. Rebecca is a neurodivergent multi disciplinary administrator and photographic artist of Ghanian and Nigerian heritage. She has had some of her photography published in…
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Season 7 Trailer
Welcome to Season 7 of Menopause Whilst Black the Podcast! The podcast committed to sharing the stories of Black women* in any stage of menopause, primarily based in the UK. Founder and host Karen Arthur introduces the eagerly awaited seventh season of MWB. Menopause is a transition, often…
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Season Six learnings, musings & takeaways
Menopause Whist Black Season SIX FINALE Episode 8 is now up! For this special FINALE episode we took my favourite conversation clips from each guest and sandwiched them between my own thoughts and feelings to bring you a delicious and nourishing offering - all the food groups represented! A new...
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You Can Have a Better Peri-Menopause!
Menopause Whist Black Season SIX Episode 7 is here! Our guest this week is Le'Nise Brothers @Eatlovemove. Le'Nise Brothers is a yoga teacher and registered nutritionist with Bahamian and Canadian heritage based in London. She works with women through their menstruating years, perimenopause,...
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Black Women Need Help Earlier
Menopause Whilst Black Season SIX Episode 6 is here! Our guest this week is Dr Jocelyne Tedajo Tsambou. DrJocelyn is a French born Cameroonian who lived in Senegal and studied in England. She is also step mother to three children. Dr Jocelyne is a GP, menopause specialist and medical educator,...
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Menopause?? What's that?!!
Menopause Whist Black Season SIX Episode 5! Our guest this week is Dr Yansie Rolston. Dr. Yansie Rolstons PhD experience is in health equity providing technical expertise to statutory organisations. She is a researcher, skilled trainer and facilitator working across Europe, Africa, America, and…
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Get Outside in that Blue and Green!
Menopause Whist Black Season SIX Episode 4! Our guest for Episode 4 this week is Professor Joyce Harper. Professor Harper is an internationally renowned, award winning educator, author podcaster academic and scientist who has written over 240 scientific papers, published three books and is…
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No one knows YOUR body better!
Menopause Whist Black Season SIX Episode 2! Our guest for Episode three this week is Dr Itunuwoluwa Johnson @DrShoCares. Dr Itunu is a portfolio GP who specialises in menopause care based in North London. She is a founder of @rockmymenopause bringing menopause facts and myths to the fore and part...
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I am a Strong Black Woman and I am Proud of That
Menopause Whist Black Season SIX Episode 2! This weeks guest is Mary Martin, founder of fashion house Mary Martin London. Mary is an award-winning self taught fashion designer based in South London. Originally from Wales, Mary's story literally reads like a 'rags to riches' novel - this…
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I come from a place of joy - say 'YES' with your chest!
Menopause Whist Black Season SIX Episode 1! We're BAAAAACK! Our guest this week is @theKarenArthur - ex teacher and fashion designer, now broadcaster and founder of this podcast @menopausewhilstblack . Yes it's me! Here's my bio: "Karen Arthur is a Black woman with a powerful story to tell. From…
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"I Thought I Was Going To Self-combust On The Dance Floor!"
Menopause Whist Black Season 5 Episode 10! The Finale! Our guest this week is Dr Zandile Ndlovu @zandi__ndvolu. Zimbabwean, Dr Zandile Ndlovu is the daughter of political activists who fled Rhodesia in the sixties. Zandie worked in D&I within the financial sector before bringing her considerable...
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"I'm Out of Eggs And I'm Completely Out Of F*cks!"
Our guest this week is inspirational Coach and mentor, Karen Charles @definitively_karen. Karen Charles is a Londoner with Grenadian heritage and describes herself as an introvert everyone thinks is an extrovert! Karen and I have a rich conversation around the following: 🧡 The Pill, the Coil and...
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"I'm a Neuro-Divergent Peacock!"
Adah (pronounced Ah-Dah) Parris has many titles including Life and Creative coach, Speaker and Artist. So many things to tell you about our lovely conversation! Nigerian/Guyanese Adah who is based in Southeast London says that she has 'found herself' during menopause. A late ADHD and Autism...
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"There's no soldiering on in my vocabulary!"
Happy New Year! It's 2024 and our FIFTIETH guest *runs around screaming excitedly* is the delightful Vanessa Afful of Made By Pure Hands Aromatherapy @mbpharomatherapy Vanessa Afful has had many former lives but found her calling as an aromatherapist and massage therapist after developing eczema…
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"Dancing kept me sane. I dance like a hippie whenever I can!"
Our guest this week is Pauline Blackwood, founder of Pendulum Massage. Pauline, a former Textiles teacher was raised in Islington, London and is now based in the Southeast of the capital. A teacher for seventeen years, Pauline's deteriorating physical health stopped her from being able to leave…
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I'm Grateful To Be Alive!
Our guest this week is Karen Mannion, The Health Creator. Karen is a former PA who now helps women with hormone health issues confidently navigate peri-menopause. Karen is of Ghanaian heritage raised partly in Ghana and mostly in London, United Kingdom. Her trials, from reconnections with her...
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"The Mental Well-being Around Menopause is a Big Thing!"
Our guest this week is Paula Stuart. Paula is a Menopause and Lifestyle Coach having been a nurse for 10+ years and a Yoga Teacher in training. Born in Leeds of Caribbean parents, she is now based in West Yorkshire where she helps those in the prison system with physical, learning and mental…
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"I'm flooding! Who floods? Am I dead!?"
Our guest this week is Life coach and lead voice in Black maternal health Mars Lord Mother to five, Mars, describes herself as a B-abe I-n T-otal C-ontrol of H-erself (did you work it out yet?) Mars expresses her joy at being able to turn to her best friend Maisie who knows a thing or two about...
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"Babes! I Think I Might Be Pregnant!!"
Our guest this week is founder of menopause support group Sister2SisterBU, Marcia Jones. 58 year old Londoner with Jamaican and Bajan heritage, Marcia is a people gatherer who loves her life and it shows! Marcia takes us through her life from a shy, introverted teenager to the self aware woman of...
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"How Can Someone Who Drinks So Little Water Produce so much Fluid?!"
Our guest for the first episode of Season Five is Jewellery Creative and founder of eponymous brand AngeB Designs, Angela Benjamin. West London based Ange (pronounced in one syllable) of Grenadian heritage tells us how she first realised that she was entering peri-menopause in her early fifties…
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Menopause Whilst Black Season 5 trailer
Welcome to Season 5 of Menopause Whilst Black the Podcast! The podcast committed to sharing the stories of Black women* in any stage of menopause, primarily based in the UK. Founder and host Karen Arthur introduces the eagerly anticipated fifth season of MWB. Menopause is a transition, can be a...
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Hold Fast And Trust Your Instincts.
In this final episode of Season four Karen Arthur chats with star of stage, screen and radio, actress and Assistant Director Suzette Llewellyn. Suzette, founder of the BiBi crew - the first British comedy troupe to consist entirely of Black actresses. Suzette starred in Eastenders from 2019 to...
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I Wasn't Ready To Have The Menopause Conversation With Myself!
In this episode Karen Arthur chats with Yoga teacher Yvonne O'Garro. A proud East Londoner, with Monserratian heritage, Yvonne left her career in HR to pursue her calling as a Yoga practioner specialising in Restorative and Hatha yoga. Yvonne feels most at peace when being of service and fulfils...
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There Is More Out There For Me. There Is More IN me!
In this episode Karen Arthur chats with her Film maker, Broadcaster, Wellness and Creative healing practitioner, Chantal Miller. Chantal, who is also the founder of Island Girls Rock and co-host of The Relatable Podcast, has always been a woman who listens to her Self and knows what's right for…
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Mother and Daughters Chat! On Moving Into Womanhood, Mental Health and Menopause.
In this episode Karen Arthur chats with her two daughters! Kareem Arthur is a London based writer and a mother. Maheni Arthur is a Scriptwriter, Poet and Creative also living in London, UK. This nourishing intergenerational chat drops some insightful diamonds on growing into women, mental…
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My menopause is like whispers and shouts...sometimes it's like a whirlwind!
In this episode Karen Arthur chats with Marilyn Fontaine (MJ) who is a formally trainer lecturer and NLP practioner. She is now an Artist, a trauma informed life coach specialising in helping creative trailblazers reach their infinite potential. MJ is the youngest in a big family of women of...
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I scored top marks on my ADHD test! Where's MY Lollipop?
In this episode Karen Arthur chats with Jay Emme (pronounced 'M') . Jay is a Wedding cellist, Cello Coach and ADHD Life Coach based in Warwickshire. Jamaican diasporic, 44 year old Jay received a diagnosis for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) fairly recently. She talks us through...
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I've pee'd myself in several malls! There! I've said it!
In this episode Karen Arthur chats with Carol King, . Originally from Birmingham, Former chef now TikTok sensation, Carol moved to Barbados in her late 20s when her parents returned and is a proud Bajan. She shares how her own menopause campaigining came about and her various seemingly odd…
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A lot of the time they don't talk about Surgical Menopause. I wish more people did.
In this episode Karen Arthur chats with Valerie Lewis, life style model, Grief coach and Reiki practioner who is now semi-retired. Orginally from Sheffield, the aftermath of a famly tragedy brought Valerie to london forty years ago. Valerie shares her decades long struggle with fibroids and the...
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I burst into tears because I was listened to.
In this episode Karen Arthur chats with Mrs Amanda Allen, Specialist Oncology Dietician (and Karens younger sister) Amanda shares whole her hormonal journey started with a mystery illness when she was young through two years feeling out of touch with her body. We talk about sleep deprivation...
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Opening a well overdue conversation about diversity in Menopause. Placing the menopausal experience of Black UK based women front and centre by sharing their stories. Giving a hug, a hand or a high five to those supporting, dreading, suffering or thriving through menopause. Because, believe it or not, there's a lot to celebrate too! Hosted by Karen Arthur.Menopause Whilst Black favourite tunes Spotify playlistJoin the @Menopause Whilst Black conversation on Instagram. Artwork: Kareem ArthurMusic: The Garden State by @audiobinger
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Opening a well overdue conversation about diversity in Menopause. Placing the menopausal experience of Black UK based women front and centre by sharing their stories. Giving a hug, a hand or a high five to those supporting, dreading, suffering or thriving through menopause. Because, believe it or...
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