Inside hidden lives with artist Lois Blackburn

Lois Blackburn is an artist who creates issue-based pieces, mainly in batik and textiles and makes art that is vibrant, evocative, approachable and connects people together.  She exhibits her work…

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Inside emotional challenges with the menopause sisters

  This episode is the first one with two guests, Dr Claire Phipps and Caroline Phipps-Urch who have an excellent podcast: the menopause sisters. Claire is a GP, trainer and…

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Inside true style with Leesa Whisker

  Transformational style coach Leesa Whisker talks about how we can build a more loving relationship with ourselves through what we wear as well as offering loads of brilliant tips…

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Perimenopause to Second Spring with Lizzie Woolfenden

  Exploring the seasons of our lives, what this tells us about our needs, and the different phases of the journey from perimenopause to Second Spring. This interview was with…

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Interview with Julia Davis of Yoga Teachers Forum

Yoga trainer and teacher Julia Davis of Yoga Teachers' Forum explores: The value of perspective, when writing about menopause How it's permissive rather than a prescriptive recipe for self-care The…

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Meno-phobia: why fear of menopause is making us sick

I chat with the founder of UK Hypopressives Nikki Scot about how fear of ageing and menopause makes us sick.   You can find out more about Second Spring here Buy Second…

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How Second Spring came to be written

Somatic coach Jane Dancey interviews me about my book Second Spring: the self-care guide to menopause      We explore: Why we need another book about menopause What's inside the…

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Inside Therapist – Sally Garozzo and Jo Darling

In this episode of Inside Therapist, acupuncturist Jo Darling and hypnotherapy and RTT therapist Sally Garozzo talk about assumptions people make about therapists; ponder can you really be a good…

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Second Spring stories

Sharing one of my favourite chapters in Second Spring, which describes how our culture makes everything worse.  Plus, I tell the story of how second spring was written and all…

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