Living Hellth

Send us Fan Mail Jo sits down with Rocsi — menstrual cycle nutritionist and the woman who focuses her life's work on reducing period pain, irregular cycles, PMS, PCOS symptoms, and more — through one thing: gut health. What if everything you thought you knew about period pain was wrong? Not your uterus. Not your hormones. Not bad luck - instead, maybe its in your gut? The science is emerging,...

Send us Fan Mail Krupa's fertility journey spans 12 years, four rounds of IVF, two countries, endometriosis diagnosis that finally came through fertility investigations, a near-fatal surgical complication, a pandemic, and ultimately — twins, born at 32 weeks, at 43 years old. But it also spans something else: 20 years of painful, heavy periods dismissed as normal in a South Asian community wh...

Send us Fan Mail When we talk about IVF, we tend to talk about the basics. Most people know there are injections and the egg collections involved, but we talk far less about the detail on how it actually works and everything that happens around it - including how you maintain a relationship, and how you can manage hearing a friend's happy pregnancy news whilst still in the middle of your own...

Send us Fan Mail *I would highly encourage you to watch the video version on YouTube or Spotify as there are definitions and important disclaimers on screen that will help listeners understand the more complex discussion points* 🎙️ This time on Living Hellth Jo Doyle sits down with Dr. Anu Chawla — one of London's leading fertility specialists — for a comprehensive, no-nonsense conversation a...

Send us Fan Mail 5 million women in the UK and 1 in 4 eligible women in the US are not up to date with their cervical screening.  In this episode, we sit down with one of the UK's leading cervical cancer experts, Professor Adeola Olaitan , a gynaecological oncology surgeon with over 20 years of experience in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of cervical cancer.  We cover the science, the s...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we sit down with Vijaya Varilly, now an Eve Appeal Ambassador, who faced a life-changing diagnosis at the age of 31, just before the start of the 2020 pandemic.  V shares her private and honest journey—from her heavy periods and pain being dismissed by doctors, which was later discovered to be endometriosis and adenomyosis, to then receiving the news regarding a r...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Clare Nieland joins the Living Hellth podcast to break down the science of staying fitter, healthier and,inevitably younger, for longer. And how lifestyle medicine can be used to prevent chronic disease and conditions - with a special focus on women's health.  Whether you're navigating pre-pregnancy tips, managing PCOS, or simply want to ensure your "Second Spri...

Send us Fan Mail In our 2nd and final bonus episode for season 1, we are covering a topic that affects everyone, but with a special focus on women's health and hormones with expert Dr Clare Nieland.  With over 20 years’ experience of working with patients both in the national health service in the UK (NHS) and private sector, general practitioner Dr Nieland chat withs us about Longevity vs. L...

Send us Fan Mail In the information-overload era of AI and social media, "consciousness is our competitive advantage".  This episode of the Living Hellth Podcast features Shona Beats , employee number two and ex-COO at Headspace , who helped move meditation from a niche practice to a global mainstream phenomenon. Shona shares her powerful journey from a high-adrenaline career and total b...

Send us Fan Mail Subscribe to know when this episode goes live!  Going live next Tuesday 24th of Feb It's the start of the year, and reevaluating ones health is always a common theme- but have you thought about your mental health when it comes to social media and AI? Anxiety and burn out can affect us all. In this bonus episode for season 1, we chat with Shona Beats about how "consciousn...

Send us Fan Mail Melissa Robertson shares her journey with peri-menopause (leading up to the menopause) that started to appear at the same time as she started her new role as CEO (at Dark Horses agency) around 5 years ago. This has a dual focus, on the personal but also professional impact (peri) menopause can have on her life and career. Melissa is a portfolio NED and consultant with over 30 year...

Send us Fan Mail Lauren Chiren from Women of a Certain Stage the global authority on menopause certification, training, and enterprise workplace strategy. She has educated over 350,000 people through free workshops, trained and certified 1,470+ professionals to become Menopause Coaches and Champions in over 36 countries, and advised 400+ of the world’s top employers. Her clients include Amazon, Me...

Send us Fan Mail Wizz Selvey shares a really honest recount of how she discovered her early perimenopause, her symptoms, feeling overwhelmed and gaslit, then onto her road to properly understanding and managing her symptoms.  We talk about:  What sleep is like, now and during perimenopause Puberty and early adulthood: the signs and the symptoms Ignoring her cycle and realisation to embrace it, wor...

Send us Fan Mail Dr Claire Phipps is a highly dedicated GP turned menopause specialist based in London.  She works particularly close women and people with complex health histories or multiple medical conditions, and her approach combines evidence-based hormonal and non-hormonal therapies, as well as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).  Claire is also deeply committed to advancing access to evide...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I interview a leading Endocrinologist based in London, Dr Mark Vanderpump, on autoimmune diseases, with a special focus on thyroid conditions.  In this episode, I ask him:  Why are women more imapcted by autoimmune diseases than men? What are autoimmune diseases and why do they occur?  What are the autoimmune diseases triggers and treatment  Conflicting researchin...

Send us Fan Mail After a decade long fight for answers to her symptoms, Rocsi was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease called Hashimoto’s - where the body’s own immune system attacks the thyroid. It didn’t end there, as she still had to learn why she had such painful and heavy periods. She discovered why, but it then meant she had to undergo a c-section surgery to remove a 16cm cyst. She fought ha...

Send us Fan Mail A snippet from our full conversation with Rocsi, who shares her very long and very frustrating journey to get the answers to her debilitating symptoms. But it didn't end there - she then had to push for answers to her painful periods, which in the end, required c-section surgery and a long road to recovery. Rocsi's story is heart-breaking, inspiring and she's come o...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we’re joined by Dr Jessica Agnew-Blais is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Queen Mary University London. Her research investigates the developmental course of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) across the life span.  In this episode we discuss what the research states when it comes to ADHD and hormonal transitions and fluctuations, including:  Puber...

Send us Fan Mail In this third episode on endometriosis, we speak with Dr Karolina Afors, a Consultant Gynaecologist at University College London Hospitals, with over 17 years of experience in the NHS (the public healthcare system for England and Wales). She specialises in pelvic pain and endometriosis, including conducting surgery on patients suffering from Endo.  Dr Afors provides us with the st...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I speak with Raphy about her living hellth journey with  Endometriosis and chronic illness.  Raphy has been diagnosed with PCOS, Endometriosis, Adenomiosis and chronic fatigue.  She’s undergone multiple surgeries, chemical menopause and two rounds of egg freezing - all before the age of 27.   She a 27-year-old part-time content creator and women’s health advocate...

Send us Fan Mail In this first episode, the first of three special episodes focused on Endometriosis.  My friend, Ella, share her story with stage 4 endometriosis and subsequently, her fertility journey. Ella is now in her early 30s and we spend this episode chatting and reflecting on what life was like leading up to her diagnosis, during her surgeries and her journey with fertility. We talk about...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Living Hellth Podcast - launching next week! Subcribe to hear our first four episodes - you'll hear personal stories on Endometriosis as well as an expert speaker covering off all the stats and facts!  Support the show We've reached 1.3 million views across all platforms, proudly covering some of the most chronic and confusing conditions and diseases that...