Can menopause cause food allergies or sensitivities? And how can your diet help with menopause symptoms?

Katie invited food coach and menopause expert Meera Bhogal about her own menopause journey and how we can all cook our way to a happier menopause.

Research has shown that lignans, powerful phytoestrogens found in flaxseeds, can improve menopausal symptoms.

Specialist menopause nutritionist Emma Bardwell explains why lignans could help with menopause symptoms, like hot flushes, and how to increase lignans in your diet. She also shares a handy recipe to help you get started.

Katie speaks to yoga instructor, author and founder of Menopause Yoga™ Petra Coveney to the podcast to talk about the benefits of practicing yoga and how we can incorporate it into our busy lives.

Petra also talked about the benefits of journaling as you form new, healthy habits and reframes menopause as the gateway to a woman’s second spring which breaks the cycle of negative imagery around midlife. She previously joined Katie for a session at last year's Midlife Festival and also a workshop in our private membership about preparing for sleep.

Many women in our Facebook group and wider community, complain during midlife and menopause about troubling symptoms such as brain fog, headaches, migraines and a lack of concentration and are often very concerned that this could be the start of something like early onset dementia.

Menopause and fluctuating hormones can have a huge impact on brain health and Katie speaks here to Professor Guy Leschziner, Consultant Neurologist and a Professor of Neurology and Sleep Medicine at King’s College, London to help us understand how to protect our brain health and actually, potentially reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s and dementia in midlife, menopause and beyond.

We are delighted to have partnered with Stella to create The Latte Lounge+, an online menopause clinic which gives you direct access to online doctor’s appointments, prescriptions to your door, a personalised treatment plan, and so much more. 

Katie speaks here to Dr Rachel Hines, a Menopause Specialist, GP and the Clinical Director of Menopause Services at Stella, about exactly how it works.

Ask any woman over 40 about perimenopause, and they’ll likely recall several uncomfortable symptoms and bodily changes.

Many women with the polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) may wonder if their experiences will differ.

Here’s an overview of PCOS and perimenopause and a few things you can expect.

Looking for some new podcasts to listen to? You’re in the right place!

Women in their 40s and 50s can often feel overwhelmed with uncomfortable symptoms to juggle with family life, work and relationships. So when you get a moment to yourself you want to make the most of it! 

Podcasts are a fantastic way of consuming information as well as a lovely source of advice and support. They’re a great way to hear from real women who have been there before – encountering similar issues while still finding that all important balance.

We asked you for your recommendations for the best ones you’ve found – and so we’ve now got quite the list to share!

Ageing and fluctuating hormones during menopause can have a significant impact on our pelvic health. Katie speaks to continence nurse specialist and author Jane Simpson, about the common problems we might experience with our pelvic floors, including weak bladders, that feeling of always needing to go to the loo as well as tightness and tension in our pelvis.

Here, Jane shares a whole host of tips and guidance on how you can ease your symptoms.