Irregular Bitches

On this, our last ever Irregular B*tches (massive sad face!), we talk to Andrea Mclean, who was arguably one of the very first women in the public eye to start talking about the menopause 4 years ago on Loose Women and has paved the way for the rest of us! She is warm, funny and insightful about her journey and has some great nuggets of advice for all of us midlife ladies navigating the menopause....

On this episode of Irregular B*tches we welcome Dani Binnington AKA @healthywholeme: a community of women navigating their way through menopause after a cancer diagnosis spearheaded by Dani herself. We talk about treating menopause symptoms without HRT, supplements, alcohol, diet, yoga and navigating the tricky journey through cancer treatment and beyond. To check whether your supplement can be ta...

We had a bit of an unintended break due to nothing more exciting than being really bloody busy! But we’re back back back baby, with the legend that is mummy-blogger extraordinaire Alison Perry! There’s not much she can’t do: from raising her twins in midlife to not one but two podcasts and everything “influencer” in between. Oh and we get the goss' about her Top of The Pops days! In short, she is...

On this episode of your favourite midlife podcast, we chat to Eva Speakman, one half of the couple that have been sorting out our PTSD and phobias for well over a decade now. Eva found herself really adrift when her menopause hit and, by her own admission, couldn't even apply her own teaching to the problem. Here, she talks candidly to Sarah and Lou about how low she felt and her journey back to b...

On this episode we talk to Gail Porter, another 90s and 00s alumni with a proper tale to tell. She talks to us about *that* photo, misogyny in the 90s and (hilariously, though it might not sound like it should be!) her dead dad. Witty, bright, and self deprecating, she truly is an Irregular Bitch, and what better day to gift this episode to you than INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY?! STAY COOL B*TCHES. I...

No matter what your age, good sleep is VITAL! Us IB's have had all the fun recently with temperatures reaching the extremes of the sun, night sweats and just generally bad, disturbed nights. Sooooooo who better to entice into our clutches than Fire Fighter and sleep expert Dan Evison. More dreamy, than nightmareish - so that's perfect. Oh, and he's got some useful tips too! Contact Dan on sleepand...

In 2021 the Irregular Bitches were asked to do a live podcast recording at McFly In The Park on The Go Fishing Stage. Up to now, these recordings were thought lost (they were just on Sarah's computer) but now saved from deletion, recovered and dusted off, they are here for you now. It's just like uncovering rare Beatles archives, right? We thought the message that Lizi Jackson-Barrett shares is so...

Kate Muir's CV is incredible: Author of Everything You Need to Know About the Menopause (but were too afraid to ask) Multi award-winning menopause documentary maker - Davina McCall: Sex, Myths and the Menopause and Davina McCall: Sex, Mind and the Menopause Chief film critic and columnist at The Times, Activist for The Menopause Charity Successful novelist She seems pretty much the perfect guest f...

Let's talk about sex baby! Sam Evans, founder of online sex toy emporium Jo Divine talks to us about midlife sex, vaginal dryness, the best lubricants to use and sex toys! So if you've fallen out of the saddle, so to speak, then get involved and let's all get laid in 2023! We also have a Jo Divine discount code! It's "IRREGULAR" and Sam is offering 10% discount to our listeners on all full priced...

A Merry Christmas to all our listeners! Yuletide love to you all. Thank you for your support - Here's to a stellar 2023 x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sarah and Lou discuss the latest in Sarah's breast cancer treatment. All about Clonidine here: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hormone-replacement-therapy-hrt/alternatives/ Letrozole here: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancer-in-general/treatment/cancer-drugs/drugs/letrozole-femara Tamoxifen here: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancer-in-general/treatment/cancer-drugs/...

Sarah had so many questions when she was diagnosed with breast cancer and made an epic discovery in Dr Liz O'Riordan: a breast cancer surgeon who has had breast cancer herself. In this episode, we dive deep into the types of breast cancer, what happens to your menopause when you go through breast cancer treatment and we open the debate on supplements: for the menopause and breast cancer sufferers....

Update two: It's been a busy week: lumpectomy followed by a whirlwind week culminating in an appearance on Loose Women; there is much to discuss in this, the second of our "An Irregular B*tch Gets Breast Cancer" sub-series. For more information on breast cancer and early screening please visit: www.nhs.uk/conditions/breast-cancer www.macmillan.org.uk and for CBD information please visit: https://o...

Sarah and Lou discuss Sarah's recent stage 1 breast cancer diagnosis... A vital listen for Irregular B*tches everywhere as Sarah talks us through how she came to be diagnosed and what happens when you get a breast cancer diagnosis. Couple that with having to come off HRT and plunging into menopause, and you've got yourself a perfect Irregular Bitch storm. As always, the girls navigate their way th...

Dr Fionnuala Barton is the Menopause Medic and she really speaks our language! Are you completely confused by the latest 'testosterone in menopause' information bombardment? Dr B is here to educate us on the latest in meno-developments. We also discuss how to cut down your to-do-list, why we can't hold our drink anymore, and the power and positive effects of a good orgasm. Throw in the Irregular B...

On this episode we welcome the lovely Kate Thornton, broadcaster extraordinaire and podcast queen (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/white-wine-question-time/id1447646731) We talk about the 90s and 00s and doing pilots with (a then-unknown) Leigh Francis AKA Keith Lemon and she tells us candidly about her journey through peri-menopause and finding solutions to the myriad curveballs it throws a...

In this booze-related bonanza we talk to Rosamund Dean, the author of a fantastic book that tells us how to moderate our drinking, (something both Irregular Bitches have had "issues" with in the past;) 'Mindful Drinking'. There are Cocktail Confessions a-plenty and lots of tricks and tools to improve our relationship with alcohol and make menopause hangovers (THE WORST!) a thing of the past. So po...

This episode we hang out with our gloriously talented Irregular B*tches poet Donna Ashworth. She has the ability to get into our brains and write out our every thought. Our core question is how the bloody hell does she do it? And what is her process for writing poetry that sums up exactly how we feel? How her overthinking and emotional intelligence lead her to her talent and now her job as a poet....

We don't subscribe to the idea that we are too old for certain styles. (except maybe Harry Styles, and even then...) We don't believe that there is such a thing as "dressing your age" We know midlife women can be as cool as F@*K... and today's guest DEFINITELY is... Jodie Gillary is professional Style Coach and founder of The Styling Works. She specialises in helping women of all ages re-disc...

Fearne Cotton joins the Irregular Bitches to share some insights into what she has learnt on her Happy Place journey: from leaving her TV career behind to facing mental health struggles and striving to be at peace with what was, what is and what may be. There are some fantastic mindful takeaways in this episode which we can all get on board with. ENJOY! Irregular Bitches is an Irregular Bitches Pr...

Lizi Jackson-Barrett is a Body Confidence Expert, Ted Speaker and best-selling author. Through her experience with alopecia she has transformed her life, and that of others and now she shares her 'lightbulb moment' discoveries with us. We learned: How to parent our children in a world where the media expects a certain image of unattainable, "Kardashian-like" perfection. What we would do if we were...

It's only taken a year (but we've had brain fog, undulating hormones, small children, big children and about 6 other jobs between us to contend with!) BUT with one final contraction, we are finally birthing season three of Irregular Bitches. We have so many treats in store for you this series, so listen, review (pretty please!) and spread the Irregular Word FAR AND WIDE! Stay Cool Bitches. Sarah a...

Karen Arthur is a rock star. She talks about her midlife journey from Teacher to Fashion Designer via a load of obstacles/sh1t obviously - who doesn’t! How she has learned to put herself first and what she does to achieve that. Why is the standard image of women in Menopause a white, grey haired old lady with a fan?! Strategies for dealing with the Empty Nest. The power of stretching. And having g...

“Ageism is the only type of bigotry that targets the future you” We are cutting through the Beauty Bullshit with Beauty Guru Nadine Baggott who quite frankly gives us gold! Nadine has done all the research for us and we are so lucky that she is happy to share. Instagram: @nadinebaggott YouTube: Nadine Baggott We talk: When we don’t need to spend much on skincare and makeup and when we should...

“Perimenopause is just one long game of Charades” “Sleep debt always needs to be repaid” It’s all about Brain Fog this episode. Most of us get it and some of us worry we have Dementia. Sabina Brennan, a Neuroscientist and Psychologist is here to tell us: What brain fog is How if effects us How our patterns of behaviour change in Midlife and from having Brain Fog What we can do about it Sabina’s bo...