The Pressing Play Podcast

Welcome back to the Pressing Play Podcast.In this episode, Jo is joined by Dr. Helen Wall  GP, menopause specialist, Resident GP on BBC Breakfast and author of Menopause and ADHD: How to Navigate Hormone Flux and Neurodivergence.If you've ever found yourself asking "is it ADHD or is it perimenopause?" this one is for you.Dr. Helen Wall has spent years watching women be missed, mislabelled and dismissed. This book which hit number one bestseller in Menopause on Amazon in its first two weeks, is her answer to that.In this episode they cover:Why perimenopause brings ADHD to the surface  often for the very first timeThe hidden cost of masking and why there is always a price paidHow to tell the difference between perimenopause and ADHDHow oestrogen and progesterone impact dopamine, GABA and the brain's chemical messengersWhy HRT alone is not the full answer  and what else needs to be in the mixThe role of gut health, nervous system regulation and dietDr. Helen's three practical things you can do right nowWhy this is not just a book  it is a movementFind Dr. Helen Wall: 📖 Menopause and ADHD: How to Navigate Hormone Flux and Neurodivergence by Dr. Helen Wall available on Amazon now wherever books are sold Instagram: @doctorhelenwallFacebook: Dr Helen Wall  Community: Finally Seen — join via Dr. Helen's website https://tvhealthdoctor.com/Jo Fiddy is a Speaker and Menopause Coaching Specialist who has been through menopause twice, once in her thirties and now navigating perimenopause at 45. She helps women go from living in the pause of menopause to Menoplaying™  and regaining their confidence along the way.Using menopause strategies, somatic techniques and her Belief Soundtrack™ method, Jo helps women release the blocks holding them back, understand what's happening in their brain and body, and press play on the life they actually want.90-Minute Pressing Play Session — not sure where to start? This is it. One powerful hour and a half where you tap through what's blocking you, get clear on where you are, and leave knowing your next step. Book yours and find out more [email protected] Comeback Kit — free — Reset all your passwords and now it's time to reset you. Includes a pep talk, an EFT tapping session and a boundaries guide. Grab it free here Follow Jo on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/jofiddy_/Subscribe to the Pressing Play Podcast so you never miss an episode.

Welcome back to Pressing Play, I am so glad you’re here.What if the thing that could ease your brain fog, lift your mood and help you sleep better was something you already loved doing?In this episode, I’m joined by the extraordinary Yula Andrews founder of Pop Chorus, the UK’s friendliest choir, and the woman behind a groundbreaking research programme into singing and menopause symptoms with the University of Essex.This one genuinely blew my mind. Yula isn’t just talking about the feel-good factor of singing, she’s proving it. And the results from her Singing for Menopause programme are nothing short of transformative.If you’ve ever thought “I can’t sing” this episode is especially for you.What we cover• How Yula built Pop Chorus from scratch on maternity leave and turned it into seven choirs and the UK’s friendliest community• Why singing in a group reduces cortisol, boosts serotonin and happy hormones in your Menopause brain• The Singing for Menopause research programme Yula ran with the University of Essex and what the women who took part actually experienced• How singing targets the specific symptoms that make perimenopause so hard: brain fog, low mood, sleeplessness, anxiety• Yula’s brand new singing retreats part wellbeing holiday, part choir experience, all joyFind out more about Yula Andrews• Pop Chorus — www.popchorus.co.uk• Singing for Menopause research www.popchorus.co.uk/community• We Are Unique Singing Holidays — www.uniquesingingholidays.co.ukWork with JoI help women release the blocks and beliefs holding them back in perimenopause, support with their symptoms, and help them press play on the life they actually want. 1:1 online with me 90 minute energy boosting session. Find out more at jofiddy.comConnect with Jo• Instagram: @jofiddy• LinkedIn: Jo Fiddy• Website: jofiddy.com• Email: [email protected] this episode?• Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify• Leave a review — it helps more women find the show• Share this with one woman who needs to hear it• Screenshot and tag Jo on Instagram she reads every one

Welcome back to episode 10 of the Pressing Play Podcast and this week's guest is the co-founder of Valerie Wizz Selvey. Jo and Wizz talk about dropping the p word (perimenopause), starting a hormone health business and Wizz's personal experience of Perimenopause. About ValerieValerie is an unflinchingly real women’s health brand.Something starts to feel off. Not dramatic. Not a meltdown. Just irritating. Your energy dips, your mood goes rogue, and your tolerance for bullshit drops through the floor. There’s no neat explanation, just the sense that something’s changed. And it deserves better than Googling at 3am. 24/7 formulations to support energy, focus, and emotional balance - including that tired-but-wired feeling - with up to 5x better absorption than pills or powders, powered by liposomal technology.Less “what did I come in here for?”, more “I’ve got this.”Clarity, calm, and a fighting chance of finding your keys.Expert-developed. Real-woman tested.Most pills and powders break down before your body can absorb them. Valerie’s don’t.The liposomal nano-technology protects nutrients through digestion, delivering them into your bloodstream faster - for up to 5x better absorption and stronger results.For women 35+ who want to feel good now and live big later. Get 30% off with code Joanne58840https://wearevalerie.com/https://instagram.com/weare.valeriehttps://tiktok.com/@weare.valeriehttps://www.facebook.com/people/Valerie/61553752936091/About Wizz Selvey, Co-founderWizz Selvey is the Co-founder of Valerie, an unflinchingly real women’s health brand redefining how women feel day to day. After years of being told everything was “normal” despite feeling anything but, Wizz took matters into her own hands - rebuilding her energy, focus, and emotional balance through smarter, more effective solutions. That experience shaped Valerie: expert-developed, real-woman tested formulations designed to actually work.With over 20 years in retail, consumer trends, and strategic retail expertise across beauty and wellness, Wizz brings sharp commercial thinking and lived experience to a category that’s crying out for disruption.https://www.linkedin.com/in/wizz-selvey-14915552/https://www.instagram.com/wizzbangwizzy/About Jo Fiddy Jo is a Menopause Coaching specialist and the host of the Pressing Play Podcast who empowers & coaches women to go from living in the pause and unravelling in Perimenopause to pressing play and start Menoplaying® and regain their confidence and purpose. https://jofiddy.com/

About this episodeAre you snapping at the people you love and then spending an hour in a shame spiral wondering what is wrong with you? You’re not alone, and nothing is wrong with you.Peri-rage is one of the most under discussed symptoms of perimenopause, and the one women tell Jo they feel most ashamed of. In this episode, host Jo Fiddy goes deep on the anger that feels like it comes from nowhere: why it happens, what’s going on in your brain and body, and how to stop it from unravelling your sense of who you are.Jo has been featured in Top Santé on this topic and runs workshops on peri-rage. This episode is the honest, science-led conversation she wishes every woman in perimenopause could hear. What is included•       Why peri-rage feels like it arrives from nowhere and where it actually comes from•       The hormonal science: what Estrogen and progesterone have to do with your fuse getting shorter•       The shame spiral that follows the rage and why it keeps women stuck•       How your Belief Soundtrack™ gets amplified in perimenopause and turns up the volume on the anger•       Why the unravelling is not the end of you it’s part of the pivot•       What to do when you feel yourself losing control practical first steps  Key takeaway“Your rage is not a character flaw. It’s a chemistry shift and a signal that something inside you needs to be heard.” Work with JoIf peri-rage, the anger, or the unravelling is part of your story right now, Jo would love to have a conversation with you.The Perimenopausal Pivot is Jo’s 1:1 work for women who are ready to stop white-knuckling their way through perimenopause and start feeling genuinely alive again.Visit jofiddy.com to find out more. Connect with Jo•       Instagram: @jofiddy•       LinkedIn: Jo Fiddy•       Website: jofiddy.com•       Email: [email protected] this episode?It would mean the world if you could:•     Subscribe to Pressing Play on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss an episode•       Leave a review — it helps more women find the show•       Share this episode with one woman who needs to hear it today•       Screenshot and tag Jo on Instagram she reads every one Until next time, press play.

In this solo episode host Jo Fiddy explores Witchtok, how women in their 40s and 50s gathering and reclaiming the words we were taught to fear.  This episode became a conversation about aging, power, conditioning, sisterhood, perimenopause, and the stories women inherit about themselves without even realising it.Jo Fiddy is a Speaker and Menopause Coaching Specialist who helps women regain their confidence in Perimenopause. www.jofiddy.com

Jo Fiddy is joined by Mala Moonbeam — beauty influencer, motivational speaker for a conversation about midlife beauty, confidence, and what it actually takes to enjoy your face in your forties and fifties and beyond.Mala's philosophy is Makeup Your Face, Makeup Your Mind™. In this episode, she shares her Mirror Time Method™ — a gorgeous daily practice that changes how women in midlife see themselves. The conversation moves from skincare myths and ingredients to confidence, reinvention, and the inner work that midlife beauty really begins with.In this episodeThe Mirror Time Method™ — Mala's daily ritual for confidenceWhy youth culture is failing midlife womenSkincare myths, ingredient transparency, and the instant-results trapBotox, fillers and tweakments — the honest conversationRapid Tapping® for confidence and self-image in perimenopauseReinvention without losing yourselfThe non-negotiables — Mala's beauty essentials for midlifeThree takeawaysLook in the mirror differently. The way you talk to yourself while getting ready becomes the way you walk into the day.Read the label. If you don't understand what's in your skincare, it's probably not doing what it claims.Confidence is built from the inside out. Tapping, mindset, and small daily choices compound.Find MalaWebsite: verymakeupmad.comRead about the Mirror Time Method™: verymakeupmad.com/blog/makeup-your-face-makeup-your-mindInstagram: @verymakeupmadBook a free 30-min discovery call: calendly.com/hello-verymakeupmad/30minProducts mentionedStudio10 Beauty — SPF 30 Soft Blurring Priming Skin TintElle Sera — Liposomal Collagen (use code MALA50414 for £10 off)CurrentBody — LED Face Mask (shop here, code MALACB)Rosalique — 3-in-1 Balm (code MALA15)Prime Prometics — Foundation, Lash Serum, Eyeliner (code VERYMAKEUPMAD)Free gift: The Comeback KitJo's free Comeback Kit includes an EFT tap-along to help you reset and reconnect with yourself in midlife. 👉 Download hereFollow Jo Fiddy for more ways on Pressing Playwww.jofiddy.comInstagram jofiddy_

In this Stress Awareness Month edition of Pressing Play, host Jo Fiddy unpacks the stress trap of perimenopause: the part no one warned you about. The shrinking tolerance. The thinning sleep. The cortisol that lands harder than it used to. The anxiety that seems to come from nowhere.Spoiler: nothing is wrong with you. Your brain is literally rewiring.Jo walks you through what’s actually happening in the hippocampus and amygdala as Estrogen fluctuates, why cortisol hits differently in midlife, and how to work with the renovation instead of fighting it.Then she gives you 5 ways to support yourself including Tapping (as seen by Emily in the Devil Wears Prada 2) — practical, doable, and rooted in both science and soul.This is perimenopause support for midlife women who are done being told it’s “just stress” or “just ageing.” It’s neither. It’s a hormonal transition that deserves real understanding.In this episode:• Why perimenopause anxiety is a brain event, not just a hormone event• Why cortisol lands harder in midlife (and what that means for stress, sleep, and mood swings)• 5 evidence-informed ways to support yourself: sleep, exercise, nutrition, community, and play• Why dopamine through play isn’t optional — it’s neurological maintenance for women over 40• Embracing the Power Years on the other side of the renovationAbout Jo Fiddy A Menopause Coaching Specialist who blends science with soul, anf works with women who’ve hit an invisible pause button in perimenopause and are questioning whether their best years are behind them. Through her Menoplaying® approach, Jo helps them regulate their energy, rebuild their confidence, and step into a powerful next chapter.The 90s have made a comeback and now it's your turn. Get your FREE Comeback Kit - download here.Work with Jo - find out more about working with Jo and how you can start pressing play on our life - find out more here.Podcast: Pressing Play — available on Apple & Spotify & Amazon out every Thursdaywww.jofiddy.com

This week on the Pressing Play Podcast, Jo is joined by the remarkable Queen of the Cotswolds, Roanna Stromberg Smith Founder of the RSS bespoke Cotswold experienced, and a woman whose life is a masterclass in what it means to keep the pilot light on. This episode is a conversation about authentic transition the chosen ones and the ones that choose us. About what it takes to keep pressing play when the chapters of your life don’t arrive in the order you imagined. About running a business, grief, grit, reinvention and keeping your pilot light on. Roanna is living proof that it’s never too late. That midlife is not a closing door. That you can hold devastation and possibility in the same hands and still build something that matters. 🎧 Listen now to Episode 5 with Roanna Stromberg Smith  Connect with Roanna:Join Roanna in the Cotswolds or sign up to her exclusive suppers curated for interesting and interested women. www.the-rss-brand.co.ukInstagram: @therssbrand This episode inspired and deeply moved me and a reminder to keep pressing play. I want to thank Roanna for sharing her story, providing beautiful gems of advice for women who are running or want to start their own business and coming on the Pressing Play podcast. with love Jo xx   About Jo Fiddy I work with women who’ve hit an invisible pause button in perimenopause and are questioning whether their best years are behind them. Through my Menoplaying® approach, I help them regulate their energy, rebuild their confidence, and step into a powerful next chapter. Read to press play? The Comeback Kit is your free guide. Download Here. Podcast: Pressing Play — available on Apple & Spotify out every Thursdaywww.jofiddy.com 

In this episode, Jo Fiddy reframes the midlife narrative completely because what you’re experiencing isn’t a breakdown, it’s a biological and identity upgrade that’s been centuries in the making. Welcome to your Queenager era.Let’s be honest. The stories we’ve been told about midlife are awful. Brain fog. Hormonal chaos. Losing your edge. The cultural script says you’re on the way down. This episode is your permission to throw that script out entirely.In today’s solo episode, I’m talking about why midlife isn’t a crisis it’s a coronation. Why everything that feels like it’s falling apart is actually falling into place. In this episode I cover: • The Queenager concept by Eleanor Mills — and why this decade is your most powerful yet • The 100-year life lens: how to think about midlife when you’re only halfway through • Why the women who thrive in this chapter aren’t the ones who push through they’re the ones who Press PlayResources + links mentioned: • The Comeback Kit — the 90s made a comeback and now it's your turn. Your free 3-day micro-moments guide: https://jofiddy.myflodesk.com/comeback • Work with Jo: includes a 90 minute Reset Session 1:1 to help you start pressing play. https://jofiddy.com/coaching Connect with Jo Instagram: @jofiddy_Website: www.jofiddy.com If this episode landed for you, share it with a woman who needs to hear it. And leave a review it helps more women find this show.

In episode 3, Selina Barker Coach, Speaker and Author of Burnt Out: The Exhausted Person’s Guide to Thriving in a Fast Paced World and Goodbye Hello Journals.Selina’s work is all about helping us rethink how we live and work, moving away from constant pressure and overwhelm and towards a way of life that actually supports our energy, our wellbeing and who we are becoming. Selina is also the creator of Time to Thrive - a toolkit and audio guide that shows you how to reclaim your energy through her unique 5 Energy Zone framework, where she explores the idea that we’re not in a time crises but an energy crisis.In the show we talked about your Burnout Archetypes and you can take the quiz here. https://projectyoushop.com/pages/burnout-archetype-quizYou can follow Selina Barker on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/selinathecoach/and  https://www.instagram.com/projectyouprojectyou/And her own podcast Another Way - hosted over on Substack: https://anotherwaywithselinabarker.substack.com/s/another-way Ready to press play? Join my newsletter and find out how to press play on your life. www.jofiddy.com

In this episode, Jo Fiddy discusses the power of play and its impact on the midlife female brain particularly during perimenopause. In this episode Jo explores the role of dopamine, the different play personalities, and the importance of reintroducing play into one's life as a way to boost creativity and reconnect with oneself.Imagine how powerful the world would be if women in midlife started pressing play!Shownotes:Jo Fiddy is a Motivational Speaker and Menopause Mentor empowering women to press on their life in midlife through the Pressing Play Movement.Find out morehttps://jofiddy.com/Followhttps://www.instagram.com/jofiddy_/

The first episode of the Pressing Play podcast is an empowering and motivational conversation aimed at women in midlife. Host Jo Fiddy encourages women to press play on their lives and challenges the perception of midlife as a pause or post phase. She shares insights on language, beliefs, and the power of embracing the menopausal journey as a pivot into power years.TakeawaysEmpowerment in midlifeChallenging age bias and perceptionChapters00:00 Welcome to Pressing Play Podcast08:29 Learning to Pause15:05 Pressing Play on LifeFind out more about Jo Fiddy and Pressing Play on Menoplaying® https://jofiddy.com/Join the mailing list for news and updates on Pressing Play https://jofiddy.myflodesk.com/o9ic3adbxk

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