Dear Hormones

On today's show brace yourselves for a hellish hormonal story in the local Harvester (we suggest you finish eating first), one woman introduces us to her menopausal alter ego plus we have a letter about ADHD and the menopause. We also have menopause guru Dr Naomi Potter answering some of the most common questions that we hear around the topic.   Dear Hormones is a podcast for women to fess up to s...

Jenny and Kate are back with another episode of hormonal confessions including a top tip from Aunty Joy when dealing with hot flushes.  There's a letter about brain fog, or 'brain full' as our letter writer describes it and one woman fesses up to her embarrassing menopausal flatulence!   Dear Hormones is a podcast for women to share their hormonal hell be it puberty, pregnancy, PMT or the menopaus...

On today's show we have a clash between mother and teen over a Mother's Day card, a story of brain fog during a key presentation at work and one woman's daily hell thanks to the perils of the menopause. Dear Hormones is a podcast for women to fess up to the things they may have said or done whilst under the influence of their hormones, be it adolescence, PMT, pregnancy or the menopause. Jenny Smit...

In this bonus Christmas episode Jenny and Kate share some of their favourite letters over the last three seasons including a menopausal flooding story, a mother's underwhelming trip to a baby clinic and hormonal rage with a bag of mini cheddars. Dear Hormones is a podcast for women to fess up to the things they may have said or done whilst under the influence of their hormones, be it adolescence,...

This week Jenny and Kate have podcast royalty on the show with How to Fail host Elizabeth Day sharing her hormonal story.  There's also a letter about a girl's first period during a gymnastics competition, a hot flush disaster at the gym and why making threats to your children whilst hormonal probably isn't the best idea.  Dear Hormones is a podcast for women to fess up to the times when their hor...

Tune in this week to hear a battle between a menopausal mum and her daughter, a story of pregnancy shame and a major episode of brain fog in the Apple shop. Dear Hormones is a podcast for women to fess up to some of the things they may have said or done whilst under the influence of their hormones.  Sharing their own experiences too, Jenny Smith and Kate Bauss read letters from women spilling the...

On today's show, bra pad misery at a party, reasons not to listen to your child practice the piano when you're hormonal and a menopausal outburst at the pharmacy. Dear Hormones is a podcast for women to fess up to some of the things they may have said or done whilst under the influence of their hormones.  Sharing their own experiences too, Jenny Smith and Kate Bauss read letters from women spillin...

In this week's show comedian Zoe Lyons shares a letter about a menopausal mishap at the gym. There's also a letter about breast feeding hell and one woman's very expensive mistake due to menopausal brain fog. Dear Hormones is a podcast for women to fess up to some of the things they may have said or done whilst under the influence of their hormones.  Sharing their own experiences too, Jenny Smith...

In this week's episode, Kate Bauss shares her very first perimenopausal letter. Until now Kate's hormones have been under control, but there's been quite a gap between season 2 and season 3 and during that time things have started to kick in for poor Kate.   Also this week, poet Holly McComish shares her harrowing story after taking the pill in the hopes it may educate other girls who might be con...

Welcome back to Dear Hormones Season 3! Season 3 has been a long time coming but the letters in this episode are totally worth the wait. They include a perimenopausal moment at a smear test, rage over a bath towel and an hormonal story of revenge that you definitely won't want to miss. Dear Hormones is a podcast for women to fess up to some of the things they may have said or done whilst under the...

Welcome to Dear Hormones, the Christmas special, packed with letters about your festive hormonal mishaps. Hear how one woman dealt with her frustration over irritating little noises on Christmas Day, how a mum handled her daughter's first period on Christmas Eve and one women tells of her perimenopausal sense of humour failure while playing a family board game with the family. Dear Hormones is a p...

In today's episode, school shoe shopping takes an unexpected turn thanks to a perimenopausal mother, how brain fog lead to police intervention for one poor woman and standby by for a letter about menstrual mayhem at a swimming pool. Dear Hormones is a podcast for women to fess up to some of the things they may have said or done whilst under the influence of their hormones.  Sharing their own exper...

Coming up on today's show, how one woman coped with a dire sweating episode whilst on a date with a new man, reasons NOT to go boating when on your period and another tale of menopausal fury with a teenager. Dear Hormones is a podcast for women to fess up to some of the things they may have said or done whilst under the influence of their hormones. Be it puberty, pregnancy, PMT or the menopause, J...

Warning: episode contains a conversation about suicidal thoughts. In this special episode of Dear Hormones, Jenny Smith and Kate Bauss are joined by actress, TV presenter, columnist and equality campaigner Nicola Thorp.  Nicola speaks openly and honestly about her struggles with PMT, taking the pill and all things hormones.  She shares stories from her childhood revealing how much she struggled wi...

Stand by for a brilliant letter about PMT and the dreaded 'school photo day', another women shares her despair over a menopausal flooding incident and Carolyn Harris MP, who campaigned for the HRT Bill in parliament, talks about her own menopausal journey.  Dear Hormones is a podcast for women to fess up to some of the things they may have said or done whilst under the influence of their hormones...

In today's episode, Jenny and Kate read a letter from a family of three women who all suffer from uncontrollable hormonal rage. There's also a letter from their first male writer and a story about snoring that both of them can relate to.  Dear Hormones is a podcast for women to fess up to the things they may have said or done whilst under the influence of their hormones.  Be it puberty, PMT, pregn...

Jenny Smith and Kate Bauss are back reading confessions from women of when their hormones have got the better of them.  In today's episode, how pregnancy hormones rendered one woman incapable of naming her baby, menopausal rage over a barely damp flannel and how being a scout leader in your 40s is more stressful that you might think. Dear Hormones is a podcast for women to fess up to the things th...

In today's episode of Dear Hormones, a mortifying experience in the church hall, a top tip on dealing with period stains and Kate's Menopause Watch continues.   Dear Hormones is a podcast for women to fess up to the things they may have said or done whilst under the influence of their hormones.  Be it puberty, PMT, pregnancy or the menopause, Jenny Smith and Kate Bauss are there to lend a sympathe...

Dear Hormones Season 2 is back!  In today's show a menopausal woman faces her fears on the new road, how to avoid being called a w@nker by wild water swimmers and a tale of clashing hormones between mother and son.  Dear Hormones is a podcast for women to fess up to the things they may have said or done whilst under the influence of their hormones.  Be it puberty, PMT, pregnancy or the menopause,...

Jenny and Kate are back with Season 2 of Dear Hormones where women write in with their hormonal tales of woe.  In today's show a bladder emergency on a road trip, menopausal fury with a teenager and one woman takes the girls on a menstrual trip down memory lane.  Dear Hormones is a podcast for women to fess up to the things they may have said or done whilst under the influence of their hormones. ...

This week how one woman's quick thinking over a heavy period helped to avoid an humiliating situation and Jenny and Kate are joined by the Menopausal Mayhem Mother, Emma Skeates. Dear Hormones is a podcast for women to fess up to the things they may have said or done whilst under the influence of their hormones, be it puberty, PMT, pregnancy or the menopause. Each week Jenny and Kate read letters...

This week, how one woman dealt with a weak bladder on an aeroplane, fury over a broken jacuzzi and Kate's Menopause Watch goes up a gear when she reveals a recent frustration over a Sylvanian Family figure.  Dear Hormones is a podcast for women to fess up to the things they might have said or done whilst under the influence of their hormones.  Hosts Jenny Smith and Kate Bauss read letters from lis...

In this episode, how too much jelly sent one women into a menopausal spiral of doom, rage over a late library book plus Jenny and Kate read a very emotional and honest letter from a listener speaking directly to her hormones.  Dear Hormones is a podcast for women to talk openly about the times when their hormones have got the better of them.  Be it puberty, PMT, pregnancy or the menopause, nothing...

On todays show, brace yourself for one of the funniest toilet based stories you're ever likely to hear, one woman reveals an early morning meltdown with a builder and we read a letter about the inability to let the smalls things go during the perimenopuase. Dear Hormones is a safe space for women to share their hormonal hell with each other, be it puberty, PMT, pregnancy or the menopause.   As wel...

This week, why you shouldn't try to reason with a perimenopausal woman, humiliation during a bikini wax and what NOT to do when trying to combat hot flushes.  Dear Hormones is a podcast for women to fess up to the things they might have said or done whilst under the influence of their hormones.  Be it puberty, PMT, pregnancy or the menopause, Jenny Smith and Kate Bauss are here to lend a sympathet...