Rage Against The Menopause with Patrina Jones

Rebecca Maddern is back for this season-ending cliffhanger!  She’s just as frank and funny as she shares her Perimenopause awakening with Pats.  You’ll see that even seasoned professionals sometimes struggle with the symptoms of Perimenopause!   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Perimenopause can be like tackling a ninja warrior course!  Sometimes you feel like you’re navigating a mountain peak, other times you fall flat on your face.  Someone who has run the course and won is Media Personality Rebecca Maddern.  The star you see on the TV insists that nothing is ever perfect in life.  She shares her lived experience with Pats.  See omnystudi...

If only there was a Fairy Godmother of Menopause.  Someone who could magically appear and banish your hot flushes!  In this episode, all of Patsy’s wishes come true when she chats about a great new book by Author Shelly Horton, “I’m Your Peri-Godmother, a Happily Ever After Guide to Kicking Peri-Menopause in the Ovaries”. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...

Entrepreneur Jodie Mathews was suffering from debilitating symptoms of Perimenopause, and when she couldn't find an off-the-shelf solution, she joined forces with her BFF! This episode is an inspirational story of you doing you! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chyka Keebaugh is back in this relaxed, easy to listen to chat with Pats.  The Queen of Style is inspiring, as she talks about motherhood and explains how she took charge of her menopause journey and encourages other women to do the same! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pats gets a little “Fan Girl” in Part One of her chat with The Big Group Co-Founder and Media Personality Chyka Keebaugh.  They talk about her collaboration with NY Style Icon Iris Apfel, turning 50, empty-nesting and the liberation of learning to say no.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Health & Fitness Guru Mitch Little dropped into Patsy’s algorithm with his hilarious series of videos about his partner’s lived experience with Perimenopause.  She simply had to see what works for their relationship as they navigate it together.  He also shares his diet and exercise tips for women.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To HRT/MHT or not to HRT/MHT?  Dr Sonia Davison – Endocrinology Lead at the Jean Hailes Clinic dispels the myths.  She also tells Pats about new PBS additions to ease therapy shortages, the first in more than 20 years!    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brigitte Duclos is a doyen of Australian media.  A woman who smashed the original glass ceiling, she has valuable insight into forging a successful career in the spotlight, while juggling motherhood and all life’s obstacles.  Now also an Accredited Counsellor, she has valuable advice for women struggling with the mental load of Menopause.    See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

Recent controversial comments in the media about Endometriosis has highlighted the misconceptions about a disease that impacts 1 in 7 Aussie women.  But it has wider ramifications on the way we respond to women’s health, including menopause.  Specialist Obstetrician-Gynaecologist Dr Brad Robinson sets the record straight.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The bandaid has been ripped off and some of the ugly truths on Menopause care revealed.  The Senate Inquiry into Menopause has heard harrowing stories from women and has set a framework for the future.  Greens Leader Larissa Waters joins Patrina in this must listen episode.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pats wants you to feel part of her club, a space where your journey is supported and you don’t feel alone!  In this first episode of Series 2 she reunites with BFF and fellow veteran Journalist Sarah Patterson…   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Encouraged by the positive response to her 1st Series of Rage Against The Menopause, Patrina makes a call to action to her community in helping to break down the stigma of Perimenopause and Menopause!   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part 2 of Patsy’s chat with Author Kathy Lette rounds out this debut series of Rage Against The Menopause.  They talk about the challenges of raising teenage daughters and that ever present Guilt Gland!  Also what’s on the other side of Menopause, or the Post-Menopause.  Go forth and be fabulous! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Best-Selling Author Kathy Lette finds the funny in Menopause in this hilarious episode!  She shares how she thought Voldemort was on his way and how you sweat more than Donald Trump doing a SUDOKU! (her words) But she inspires, saying Post-Menopause is the best time of a woman’s life and there’s a lot to look forward to! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Harrowing” is how Nicky Buckley describes her Menopause journey.  The Aussie Model and TV Presenter shares how her Mother’s death from Ovarian Cancer made her terrified of H.R.T. and how she’s regained her inner goddess.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grace Molloy is one of those inspirational women who saw a shortfall in workplaces and did something about it!  Pats speaks to the Menopause Friendly Australia CEO, off the back of her submission to the Senate Inquiry into Menopause. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pats talks to ACTU President Michele O’Neil about the proposal for 10 days’ Reproduction Leave for both women and men and how it could benefit Aussie workplaces. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Removing the stigma around menopause begins with us.  It starts with women being honest and frank, which in turn, will help other women feel supported.  Pats chats with fellow veteran Journalist & Podcaster Sarah Patterson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Her titles “Up the Duff” and “Women’s Stuff” are bibles for women.  At last!  Best-selling Author Kaz Cooke has released an advice guide “It’s the Menopause”  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hormones don’t respect live TV.  How Editor and TV Presenter Imogen Crump’s authenticity has given menopausal women the licence to be more real. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Finding the majesty in menopause with Author of “Queen Menopause, Finding the Majesty in the Mayhem” Alison Daddo.       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Normalising the discussion about Peri-Menopause and Menopause with Doctor Sarah White, CEO Jean Hailes for Women's Health. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rage Against The Menopause offers a refreshing and candid exploration of menopause through engaging discussions with renowned experts and public figures. GOLD 104.3’s beloved Patrina “Pats” Jones tackles the often-taboo topic head-on. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.