Anita Powell

Black Menopause & Beyond

Education EN ↓ 39 episodes

My name is Anita Powell. I'm a 50-year-old black female born in the UK I am suffering from the symptoms of perimenopause. A few years ago, I noticed that my body was responding different to how it used to be. Conversations with my peers and they too were noticing changes. I felt my overall health was deteriorating. As a 40 something year old woman I never really explored the topic of my health; I just lived it but not optimised on my health. After research I realised that I need to rethink my behaviour and take care of me.      Within the podcast I will be discussing the Menopause, Midlife, an...

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Anita Powell

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Latest episode

Dec 1, 2025

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“Community, Care & Midlife Truths” 01.12.2025

🎙️ “Community, Care & Midlife Truths” Black Menopause & Beyond In this week’s episode of  Black Menopause & Beyond , Anita takes you on a thoughtful journey through the conversations shaping midlife for women today. From walking into Parliament for the  Rebuilding Trust: Tackling Inequity in Menopause Care  report launch, to witnessing Black women showing up in force as...

PauseLive, GLP-1 and Protecting Your Peace 05.11.2025

🎙️  Episode Title: PauseLive, GLP-1 and Protecting Your Peace 💬  Episode Description: In this episode, host  Anita Powell  reflects on a year of growth, balance, and reclaiming her power — from attending the inspiring  PauseLive  menopause event to marking her  one-year anniversary on Mounjaro (a GLP-1 injection) . Anita opens up about her real experience with G...

Restart of podcast 31.10.2025

Welcome to  Black Menopause & Beyond  — a warm, honest, and empowering space created by me,  Anita Powell . I’m a menopause advocate,  co-founder of Black Women in Menopause ,  founder of Menopause Alliance CIC , and a proud Black woman navigating midlife with intention. This podcast is for every woman who’s ever been told to keep quiet, who’s felt unseen or unheard du...

A Certified Women's Health Coach, Pamela Windle, talks about all things menopause. 29.11.2023

In today's episode, Pamela Ann Windle A Certified Women's Health Coach, Pamela Windle, talks about all things menopause. She advises forward-thinking organisations to support their employees to thrive in menstruation and menopause in the workplace/BSI Advisor/ certificate from IMS & IWHI/ Helping stressed-out women to reset hormonally. Black Menopause and Beyond podcast look at Menop...

Belinda explains why she had to leave her job, rethink her life and value selfcare 29.08.2023

In today's episode, Belinda Ajayi, a 55-year-old post-menopausal woman, explains why she left her job and had to rethink her life and the need for self-care. Belinda has worked as an educator for many years, and she recently decided to give up her daytime full-time job and work in the evenings because she struggled in the mornings with her osteoarthritis. Belinda has spent much time with her...

Allyship in the Menopause space talking to Lucinda part 3 28.08.2023

Part 3 of 4.  Part 4 will follow in a few weeks. Today's episode discusses 'Allyship in the Menopause Space'. Anita Interviews Lucinda, Lucinder is a Menopause Awareness Advocate who has been delivering menopause awareness sessions since 2017. Lucinda works independently at the local/community level and also works as an Associate Trainer with the industry-leading menopause...

Allyship in the Menopause space talking to Lucinda part 2 25.08.2023

Allyship Part 2 of 4.   Today's episode discusses 'Allyship in the Menopause Space'. Anita Interviews Lucinda, Lucinder is a Menopause Awareness Advocate who has been delivering menopause awareness sessions since 2017. Lucinda works independently at the local/community level and also works as an Associate Trainer with the industry-leading menopause awareness provider, wher...

Allyship in the Menopause Space with Lucinda 23.08.2023

Anita interviews Lucinda, a Menopause Awareness Advocate who delivers sessions independently and with a leading provider. She recognizes the importance of cultural competence in allyship and seeks to learn from women of all backgrounds. Lucinda is not very active on social media but can be found on Instagram under the tag @peri_meno_mentor or via her website  https://peri-menomentor.co.uk/ ....

What is Black Menopause and we need to talk about classism too 18.07.2023

Within health, we use token black faces to represent Black menopause without black stories; within the episode, Anita reflects on what she thinks influences black menopause, plus the need to talk class when talking about black inequalities.  Black Menopause and Beyond podcast look at Menopause from the eyes of a Black woman. Anita expresses her views and also interviews individuals and expert...

Menopause and Emotional intelligence with Jacqueline A Hinds. 16.05.2023

In today's podcast, we explore Emotional, Cultural Intelligence, emotional resilience plus looking at menopause through the eyes of a black woman - Jacqueline A Hind. Interviewee Jacqueline A. Hinds is Founder of Wilson Hinds Consulting Ltd, Founder and CEO of the Society of Emotional Intelligence International UK & Europe, as well as International Liaison for the Society of Emotional Int...

We talk Fibroids and Menopause with Veronica Ebanks #S2 E2 25.04.2023

In today's podcast, we discuss fibroids. Uterine fibroids are a common condition, especially among Black women. About half of Black women have them by the age of 35, and 80 percent have them by the age of 50, compared to 70 percent of white women. Fibroid growth is also more common in black women than in other racial groups. Fibroids can cause weight gain, heavy periods, frequent urination, or pel...

Anita is back after time off, talking reintroduction to you all, health concerns around cancer and the importance of adding the word black to our healthcare narrative. 10.03.2023

Anita returns and reintroduces herself, she also highlighting the importance of adding the word black when talking about healthcare for black people, and explains how health concerns around cancer has affected her for the past few months.  Black Menopause and Beyond podcast look at Menopause from the eyes of a Black woman. Anita expresses her views and also interviews individuals and experts...

Menopause Christmas Wishes #26 23.12.2022

ANITA wishes you all a Merry Christmas,   Christmas is a time for joy, but for some, it's stressful. Within this short podcast, Anita gives out Christmas suggestions. Black Menopause and Beyond podcast look at Menopause from the eyes of a Black woman. Anita expresses her views and also interviews individuals and experts discussing the conversation of Menopause. Are you fed up with n...

What happened when Men attended the menopause support group #25 20.12.2022

ANITA returns after a break,   Anita has a few topics she wants to talk about, so she has decided to produce several podcasts exploring these topics.  Within this podcast, she talks about what happened when men were invited to attend a menopause group, the group she runs in her home town.  https://www.facebook.com/MenopauseAllianceBedfordshire Black Menopause and Beyond po...

#24 Jenny Stoute explains why she is no longer on HRT (re-Release ) 14.10.2022

Two-time Olympian winner, ex tv Gladiator, busy owner and model Jenny Stoute experienced abnormalities found in her routine cervical smear test; she tells Anita why in response, she has decided to come off HRT and go Menopause Natural.  Jenny Instagram: gorgeousfifties Black Menopause and Beyond work with the Peer Group Black Women in Menopause Insta/Twitter/Facebook BlackwomeninMenopaus...

#23 Anita interviews Des Dennis a holistic Personal Trainer helping women through the Menopause 05.10.2022

Des is a holistic personal trainer who helps his clients 'from the inside out" he helps women work through what is stopping them from being who they want to be and helps them be who they once were through exercise, diet, massage and meditation. He also encourages women to use their body weight when exercising rather than weights. Black women and obesity and the black diet is also talked about in t...

Anita talks to Shell about her menopause journey, wild water swimming, camping, and wellbeing. 27.09.2022

Anita talks to Shell Robshaw-Bryan, 47 and perimenopausal. A full-time marketing director and side hustles as an outdoor, camping and wellbeing writer, writing for various publications and her own successful outdoors blog, Camping with Style. Shell loves to travel, and the outdoors and is a nature-loving, comfy-camping girl and cool water swimmer. She used the great outdoors and the healing power...

Anita talks pre diabetes, cost of living, plus explains Jenny Stoute on why she has come off HRT 22.09.2022

Within this episode, the host, Anita, reflects on her Menopause week and thoughts.  Anita was diagnosed with Prediabetes in 2022. In this episode, she talks about her pre- diabetes Experience and Menopause and Diabetes. Anita wonders if the rising cost of living impacts menopausal women.  Two-time Olympian winner Jenny Stoute is interviewed; she tells Anita why she has decided to come of...

Mental Health and the Black Menopause 21.09.2022

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#20 Anita reflects on her week and and the menopause conversations she has had 13.09.2022

Black Menopause and Beyond podcast looks at Menopause from the eyes of a Black woman. Anita expresses her views and also interviews individuals and experts discussing the conversation of Menopause. Are you fed up with not being included in the discussion of Menopause? If you are, this is the podcast for you.  Anita Powell, the host, is the Co-founder of Black Women in Menopause with Nina Kuyp...

Bonus Show 19, Anita reflects on Menopause training day offered to NHS professional 19.08.2022

Bonus Episode. Within this episode, the host, Anita, reflects on a training event she project coordinated with Menopause Experts. Were Gyneogolists offered a full day of Menopause training to NHS Health Professionals?  Within this episode, Anita expresses concern about the lack of male attendance but is impressed with the black representation of health professionals.  Black Menopause and...

Black Menopause Questions and Answers with Nina Kuypers 11.08.2022

Black Menopause and Beyond podcast look at Menopause from the eyes of a Black woman. Anita expresses her views and also interviews individuals and experts discussing the conversation of Menopause. Are you fed up with not being included in the discussion of Menopause? If you are, this is the podcast for you.  Anita Powell, the host, is the Co-founder of Black Women in Menopause with Nina Kuype...

#17 Menopausal Loose Women - How to Feel good through the menopause 26.05.2022

Menopausal Loose Women - How to Feel good through the menopause With Jolinda, Jenny, Nina and The host Anita Within this episode, we explore the topic of how to feel good through menopause. Bio's of interviewees Jolinda Johnson   Jolinda Johnson (M.S.Ed., CHHC) is an award-winning Certified Life Coach and Holistic Health Coach who specializes in burnout and perimenopause. She's obse...

#16 Mental Health and Black Menopause experience 08.04.2022

Within this podcast, Anita explores with Psychodynamic Psychotherapist Marlene Daley the topic of Black Menopause and Mental Health. Topics discussed in the podcast. Racial Weathering,  No longer feeling sexy A loss of self and identity Work struggles and menopause Being single while going through menopause, The childless menopause The feeling that no one wants me anymore  Importance of...

#15 Interview With Anita Elawure - Premature Ovarian Failure 09.03.2022

Anita Elawure entered early menopause entered menopause at the age at 15 years. This is called Premature Ovarian Failure – Menopause before the age of 40. She was told she had premature ovarian failure and told she will never be able to have children when she was only 19.  She was all alone when she was diagnosed, and she was given no information on her condition. Her menopause impacts h...

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