Dear Peri & Meno Pause

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This week on "Dear Peri & Meno Pause," we're diving into Chapter 2 of "Atomic Habits" by James Clear. It's all about embracing your identity and making small changes that align with the person you want to be. 💡 Shift Your Focus, Transform Your Habits 💡 James Clear's wisdom teaches us that real change starts with aligning with the identity we aspire to. We'...

Introduction: Jo's personal journey of rediscovering her sparkle Importance of pausing and recharging Overview: Introduction to the book "Atomic Habits" by James Clear The principle of tiny, consistent actions leading to monumental shifts Jo's personal experiences with the book's teachings Highlights: The power of compounding habits The impact of a 1% daily improvement The di...

Hello and thanks for listening! Today's episode is a solo chat about the mental health awareness challenge that I've been practicing for the month of May and what I've learnt along the way. I tribute a big part of my own healing journey to Mel Robbins. Her books, podcast and courses are AMAZING. What I love about Mel is that she's authentic. There's no BS with Mel. She'll t...

A brief minisode today as I have so much going on, but wanted to share how affirmations have really helped me move through some tough times in the past few months. Whether you're in perimenopause or menopause, feeling slugglish or feeling blue, daily affirmations can be a great tool to help redirect your thoughts and raise your mood. My favorite is "every day, and in every way, I'm ge...

This week on the podcast, perfectly timed for Mother's Day in the US, Jo has a conversation with the amazing Kate Kripke! If you've recently been frustrated with feeling lost and low and not knowing what you really want to do in life, THIS is the episode for you. Whether you're a mom or not, this episode covers so much ground for women in midlife who are facing challenges like never be...

In this week's episode, Jo shares about the 31-day challenge she has set herself to honor the month of May which is mental health awareness month. Jo silently struggled with depression and anxiety for many years and is now passionate about helping other women learn about processes and resources to help build their own mental health toolkits. Jo will be posting a poem every day in the month of...

This brief minisode is packed with sweary poems - OK, two to be precise, but they're both really good! One is called Man-ogram (can you guess what Jo had done last week?!) and the other is "Bring on the Yes" which is a perfect segway into Jo's brand new course MenoShine, which is ready to go! For this first iteration, Jo is offering this course FOR FREE! (This won't happen ag...

Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a wife, mom, physician, and entrepreneur who has devoted her adult life to women's health. As a Board Certified OBGYN near Houston, Dr. Haver delivered thousands of babies, completed thousands of well-woman exams, counseled patients, taught residents, and did everything an academic professor and OBGYN could do. As her patient population aged, Dr. Haver was overwhelmed...

In this week's solo-episode, Jo shares where she's at in her MenoShine journey with complete and utter honesty. It's not all sunshine, lollipops and rainbows, but it's about taking small steps every day to move in the right direction. She also shares not one, but two, sweary little poems to bring a smile and announces the FREE ecards that are available on her website - check them o...

This is the first of (hopefully) many, MenoChats where Jo and another listener, Sarah Davis, discuss all things peri/menopause! Sarah is a mother, writer, artist, and podcaster. She holds tightly to a practice of radical imperfection, honesty, and creativity as the antidote to being a miserable person. She is about to leave Los Angeles, traveling to Minnesota, in her RV with her two kids, a fancy...

In this episode, Jo gets straight to the point with brutal honesty that she's having a week where she feels like sh*t, but instead of succumbing to those feelings, she's finding a way to shine. She shares her recent wins with The Galveston Diet and has a reminder that Dr. Mary Claire Haver is coming on the podcast on April 7th! (Send Jo any questions you'd like her to ask!) She also sh...

Polly Warren is a certified Health and Life coach with a strong passion for empowering women to take control of their health and wellness. In her early forties, Polly experienced intense worrying, low moods, painful joints, digestive issues, and forgetfulness, which she later discovered were symptoms of perimenopause and other health challenges. It took her four years to understand and manage her...

Car tweezers anyone?! IYKYK! ;) If you have a symptom of perimenopause or menopause that you'd like Jo to write a poem about, send her an email to jo@livinginjotopia.com - she'd love to hear from you! If your symptom is chosen, Jo will send you a little treat! To learn more about Jo, her books, coaching and speaking opportunities, visit www.livinginjotopia.com

On this week's episode, Jo shares her latest update with incorporating The Galeveston Diet into her life. She's had some small wins and is feeling a difference already!  Takeaways from this episode: Having a big vision (goal) is crucial to success. Revisiting that goal and imagining how it feels when accomplished is the key to success! Breaking the big vision down into small individual goals...

This week on the podcast, Jo talks with Brenda Winkle about her own menopause story, followed by a discussion around simple steps to reduce high stress moments, which can often be intense during perimenopause and menopause.  Brenda is a coach and healer that helps highly sensitive people, over-achievers, perfectionists, people pleasers, and empaths set boundaries, protect their energy, a...

In this episode, Jo dives into the mindset work she has done within the past few years to become aware of, and then strategically divert, the ANTs (automatic negative thoughts) as they arise.  She shares her initial thoughts on The Galveston Diet along with one of her fitness goals for the year and discusses embracing her inner tortoise! Mentioned in this podcast are: Daniel G. Amen, M.D. ( @...

Dry eye. Did you know that's a relatively common symptom of perimenopause? Jo had no idea until one of her friends brought it up.  If you have a symptom of perimenopause or menopause that you'd like Jo to write a poem about, send her an email to jo@livinginjotopia.com - she'd love to hear from you! If your symptom is chosen, Jo will send you a little treat! To learn more about Jo, her books,...

Yes, you read that right! This poem is about the lovely topic that NO ONE wants to talk about - dry vagina! Jo refuses to shy away from topics that are 'taboo.' If it's a symptom of perimenopause or menopause that warrants a conversation, you can bet your parched privates, she'll write a poem about it and lead the way to an open, enlightening discussion!  If you have a symptom of perimenopaus...

In the UK, I grew up saying "I need a wee" over here in the US, I now say "I have to pee" - either way, the need has become FAR more frequent since entering into perimenopause! If you have a symptom of perimenopause or menopause that you'd like Jo to write a poem about, send her an email to jo@livinginjotopia.com - she'd love to hear from you! If your symptom is chosen, Jo will send you a little t...

Itchy Skin?!?! Did you know that was a symptom of perimenopause? Me either, until recently! All I know is that it's bloody annoying! In future episodes, I'll talk with experts who can help us understand what causes this and how to alleviate symptoms. For now, here's a sweary little poem to make you laugh whilst scratching! ;)  If you have a symptom of perimenopause or menopause that you'd lik...

Brain Fog! UGH! It's the worst! Can you relate to Jo's poem? Do you have brain fog stories to share? PLEASE send them in and let's help each other realize that we're not losing our minds! If you have a symptom of perimenopause or menopause that you'd like Jo to write a poem about, send her an email to jo@livinginjotopia.com - she'd love to hear from you! If your symptom is chosen, Jo will send you...

Oh this one made Jo cringe as she was writing it, but the more we talk about these things, the more we normalize them, right?! ;) If you have a symptom of perimenopause or menopause that you'd like Jo to write a poem about, send her an email to jo@livinginjotopia.com - she'd love to hear from you! If your symptom is chosen, Jo will send you a little treat! To learn more about Jo, her books, coachi...

Listen to the poem that started it all for Jo and you'll realize just how much she hated the thought of perimenopause to begin with!  If you have a symptom of perimenopause or menopause that you'd like Jo to write a poem about, send her an email to jo@livinginjotopia.com - she'd love to hear from you! If your symptom is chosen, Jo will send you a little treat!  To learn more about Jo, he...

In this first episode, you'll hear from author, Jo Dodd as to why she's starting the Dear Peri & Meno Pause podcast and what she hopes to accomplish with it.  You'll hear about: Jo's story from her early twenties, to late forties and the event that caused her to reevaluate her life An introduction to MenoShine and the community Jo is building To keep in touch with Jo, follow her on IG at...