Menopause Whilst Black

Episode Nine! This final episode shares snippets of our guests powerful words. From mic drop moments to reflections on their own needs. Each story contains wisdom that will resonate with many.  > Scary symptoms that made no sense. > ADHD and Peri-menopause overlap. > how putting everyone else first adversely affects our menopause.  > women* are often last on the pleasure scale. Time for change! >...

  Menopause Whist Black Season Eight, episode EIGHT  is with Celia Toks. 'I know I'm intelligent...but lately I feel stupid!' Celia Toks is a dynamic social media personality and community builder, known for her infectious energy, African mum comedy skits and passion for connecting people. As a single mom, she uses her platform to inspire and empower women to embrace their journeys and create last...

Menopause Whist Black Season Eight, episode SEVEN  is with Simphiwe Sesane. 'There's no 'guilt' in pleasure!' Simphiwe Sesane is a speaker, host, medical educator, and an experienced contraception and sexual health nurse consultant, a  Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) Trainer. She is also the Founder and CEO of Black Nurses & Midwives UK . Simphiwe has a special interest in con...

FRESH!  Menopause Whist Black Season Eight, episode SIX is with Samantah Montpetit-Huynh "I have a real problem with the fitness industry...and I'm in it!" Menopause Whist Black Season Eight, episode SIX is with Canadian born and raised fitness coach and media expert, Samantha Montpetit-Huynh. Samantha  is the founder of SamCoreTrainer.com where she coaches women 40 and above with the most compreh...

  FRESH!  Menopause Whist Black Season Eight, episode FIVE is with Teri Dembetembe "You say 'menopause' and they all hide under the table!" Teri Dee spent over twenty years in corporate banking. Zimbabwean born now London based Teri is now a menopause champion, speaker, and founder of Fork & Fine, dedicated to helping professional women navigate menopause without losing momentum in their careers....

FRESH!  Menopause Whist Black Season Eight, episode FOUR is with Jennifer Stoute. 'If you can't control it, leave it! " Jennifer Stoute has represented Great Britain more than 20 times, competing in two Commonwealth Games and two European Championships, where she earned both gold and silver medals. The highlight of her career came at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in the...

Menopause Whist Black Season 8, episode 3 is with womens health and hormone coach, Pamela Windle. Pamela is a certified international women's health coach, speaker, and menstruation and menopause consultant for the workplace, with over 20 years of experience in the health and wellness industry. She has received training from The Integrated Women's Health Institute and the International Menopause S...

Our guest for Season Eight Episode two is Dr Ayana Gibbs. 'I'm a Physician! Yet Dr Google was my friend" Dr. Ayana Gibbs is a psychiatrist and hormone health specialist with over 20 years of experience across the NHS, academia, the pharmaceutical industry, and private practice. She is passionate about improving access to evidence-based mental health care, particularly for women of colour, with a s...

FRESH!  Menopause Whist Black Season Eight! Our guest for Episode ONE of our new season is Cordelia Asamoah 'Getting the Right Care is a Lottery!" 'Dee' Asamoah is Founding director of Cabot Theydon, a procurement consultancy which helps organisations develop processes and procedures to streamline buying activities and optimise spending power. She is also a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Pro...

Menopause Whilst Black Season EIGHT!  We're BACK baby! This is the podcast that is committed to sharing and celebrating the stories of Black people in any stage of menopause. If you've been here for a while I want to thank you for travelling with us. If you're new here, WELCOME!  We understand how daunting this natural transition in life can be. And the tide is finally turning so that more are ask...

Season 7 Episode 11! "Season Seven Soundbites and more!!" This final episode of Season Seven is a round up of some of my favourite bits from all our guests. The bits that stuck and the words I'd love you to remember. From Symptoms to Solutions, this is a reminder that once your menopause care is nailed, it can be an exciting transition to a more fulfilled, more liberated life! Thanks to all Season...

Season 7 Episode 10 is upon us! This weeks guest is Suzy Ashworth.  Suzy is a single mum of three children, high school dropout, author of Sunday Times bestselling book 'Infinite Receiving'. Suzy is a success coach who has sold over £6m in revenue since 2020. She both certifies coaches helping them go from good to world class, alongside helping them to build business' that change lives focusing on...

Season 7 Episode 9! "I felt like I had been run over by a car!" This weeks guest is founder and CEO Apinke Efiong who joined me to talk about her approach to wellbeing and her passion for skincare borne from her own symptoms during peri-menopause. Nigerian born now UK based Apinke, launched her brand Ekó Botanicals in 2022, to fill a gap in the market for high-performing wellness and skincare solu...

Season 7 Episode 8 is here! This weeks guest is Sharon Walters. Sharon is a London based award winning artist and project curator. Her multi disciplinary series seeing ourselves explores identity, beauty standards and race through intricate paper cutouts, hand assembled collages, podcasts, talks and events, with solo exhibitions at H acklebury, London and the Midland Art Centre.   Walters works ha...

Season 7 Episode 7! St Vincentian, Michelle Hart is a solution focused hypnotherapist and meditation teacher with over 20 years experience within social care and the voluntary sector. She witnessed firsthand the burnout and fatigue of the compassionate women around her whose love and care for others did not always stretch to themselves. She has a passion for supporting midlife women to embrace thi...

Season 7 Episode 6!  Dr Annabel Sowemimo is a doctor, academic, activist, and writer of Nigerian heritage. She is a London based Consultant in Community Sexual & Reproductive Health in the NHS, and founder of charity the  Reproductive Justice Initiative (RJI) (formerly Decolonising Contraception), which aims to address health inequalities and racial disparities.  Annabel won the inaugural award fo...

menopausewhilstblack.com Menopause Whilst Black Season 7 Episode FIVE! Our guest for Episode 5 of S7 is Cairo Nevitt. Cairo is a Caribbean and English trans man from London and currently a second year Sport Psychology student. Cairo was Britain's first Openly Transgender man to be featured in a mainstream Fitness Magazine in 2018. In 2022 Cairo made history again as a Trans athlete, by competing a...

Menopause Whilst Black Season SEVEN Episode FOUR! Our guest for Episode 4 of S7 is none other than *drum roll please* Dr Aziza Sesay  'Know your normal! Get yourself checked!"  Dr. Aziza Sesay is a GP, GP educator, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Host, Speaker and a well-regarded health content creator. Dr. Sesay is particularly noted for her work in health education, awareness, advocacy, and e...

Menopause Whist Black Season SEVEN Episode THREE! Our guest for Episode 3 of S7 is Ify Okoye. British Nigerian, Ify Okoye is a trained lawyer and a former policy adviser in the Home Office and Department for Education. She left the Civil Service last year to recover from Long Covid, having first contracted Covid in November 2021. Ify has caring responsibilities for her elderly mother and is curren...

Menopause Whist Black Season SEVEN Episode TWO! Our guest for Episode 2 of S7 is Shakira Taylor @ Fitnesswithshakira . 'I Talk Far Too Much To Go To a Yoga Class!"' Londoner Shakira Taylor is a women's wellness coach specialising in supporting women to navigate the journey from Perimenopause and beyond by developing a positive relationship with exercise, nutrition and self care. Having started her...

Menopause Whist Black Season SEVEN Episode ONE! We're BACK! Our guest for Episode ONE of the NEW Season Seven is Rebecca Orleans. Rebecca is a neurodivergent multi disciplinary administrator and photographic artist of Ghanian and Nigerian heritage. She has had some of her photography published in a photobook called 'The Traveling world is not arriving' by @ReFramed.u k based in the midlands UK, ex...

Welcome to Season 7 of Menopause Whilst Black the Podcast! The podcast committed to sharing the stories of Black women* in any stage of menopause, primarily based in the UK. Founder and host Karen Arthur introduces the eagerly awaited seventh season of MWB. Menopause is a transition, often natural (sometimes medically induced), but inevitable and can be a challenging stage for many women. It can a...

Menopause Whist Black Season SIX FINALE Episode 8 is now up! For this special FINALE episode we took my favourite conversation clips from each guest and sandwiched them between my own thoughts and feelings to bring you a delicious and nourishing offering - all the food groups represented! A new slant that we hope you love as much as we do, this last episode in the season is available to watch on Y...

Menopause Whist Black Season SIX Episode 7 is here! Our guest this week is Le'Nise Brothers @Eatlovemove. Le'Nise Brothers is a yoga teacher and registered nutritionist with Bahamian and Canadian heritage based in London. She works with women through their menstruating years, perimenopause, menopause and beyond. She set up her private nutrition practice Eat Love Move to help empower and educate wo...

Menopause Whilst Black Season SIX Episode 6 is here! Our guest this week is Dr Jocelyne Tedajo Tsambou. DrJocelyn is a French born Cameroonian who lived in Senegal and studied in England. She is also step mother to three children. Dr Jocelyne is a GP, menopause specialist and medical educator, member of the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Ivel Medical Centre in Bedfordshire. Her par...