Pause for Menopause

Dont miss the  bootcamp finale! And... drop a note with your feedback on the Bootcamp.  Please follow the social media pages for our host Sue Mbaya and for Menopause Solutions Africa 

In this session, Sue takes you through self-care 101!! Please follow the social media pages for our host Sue Mbaya and for Menopause Solutions Africa 

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A practical look at mental health during menopause and what you can do to thrive in your mental wellbeing! Please follow the social media pages for our host Sue Mbaya and for Menopause Solutions Africa 

Identify the modifiable risk factors for breast cancer and minimize your risk for breast cancer.  Please follow the social media pages for our host Sue Mbaya and for Menopause Solutions Africa 

There is a lot you can do to protect your heart from the effects of oestrogen depletion. Lets do it! Please follow the social media pages for our host Sue Mbaya and for Menopause Solutions Africa 

A great topic for the Bootcamp... Get on top of this symptom which usually creeps up on women! Please follow the social media pages for our host Sue Mbaya and for Menopause Solutions Africa 

A topic not well understood is now available to you in a simple - to - understand and summarized format! Listen now and clear up the fog!! Please follow the social media pages for our host Sue Mbaya and for Menopause Solutions Africa 

This Bootcamp sessions includes a fantastic bladder control self-survey challenge. Listen and take the challenge!  Please follow the social media pages for our host Sue Mbaya and for Menopause Solutions Africa 

The what and the why of sleep disturbances during menopause and what you can do to improve the quantity and quality of sleep. Please follow the social media pages for our host Sue Mbaya and for Menopause Solutions Africa 

Seize the power to maintain healthy weight during menopause! Please follow the social media pages for our host Sue Mbaya and for Menopause Solutions Africa 

Hot flashes at your fingertips - plus - your daily Bootcamp challenge! Please follow the social media pages for our host Sue Mbaya and for Menopause Solutions Africa 

Take a moment to separate truth from fiction... and contribute to challenging misconceptions surrounding menopause. Please follow the social media pages for our host Sue Mbaya and for Menopause Solutions Africa 

A high pace overview of menopause basics - and - for the first time - a Bootcamp Challenge! Please follow the social media pages for our host Sue Mbaya and for Menopause Solutions Africa 

Welcome to Sue’s Menopause Knowledge Bootcamp 2023! The Bootcamp is designed to bring together a comprehensive set of menopause-related topics in a simple, truncated, yet factually accurate manner. The Bootcamp builds on a basic knowledge of menopause to empower women in various stages of their journey with menopause – including those who are yet to enter peri-menopause. This 14-day Bootcamp bring...

Daring to believe we can make menopause an issue of national policy! A view from the parliamentary chamber. Introducing the new voice of menopause in Ghana! Sue unveils the inimitable Honourable Abla Dzifa Gomashie.  A fascinating conversation! Please follow the social media pages for our host Sue Mbaya and for Menopause Solutions Africa 

Social constructs which value women based on the aesthetic appeal of their bodies and their childbearing function is basis of the stigma surrounding ageing and the menopause transition. Sue welcomes Rukudzo Wazara, a woman of many competencies, to Pause for Menopause Podcast. Together they discuss some ways in which women can develop a healthier mindset about their beauty, worth and belonging.  Pl...

Find out how a woman in Zimbabwe has embraced the menopause challenge and is now the answer to over 3,000 women across Africa who are also going through menopause. Sue's courageous guest, is Primrose Hove - better known as 'Coach Prim', a seasoned Human Resources practitioner. So the episode also explores how your human resources department can be more supportive to women going thro...

The workplace is often the nexus of manifestations of gender, age, and race discrimination – the very factors which play an important role in the stigma and discrimination associated with menopause. Sue welcomes Deborah Garlick to Pause for Menopause Podcast to discuss efforts being made to make the idea of a ‘menopause-friendly workplace’ a reality.  Deborah is the  Founder of Henpicked, UK’s fas...

Sue and Dr Nicole Jaff, North American certified menopause practitioner and researcher from South Africa bring you to the cutting edge of menopause research.  The conversation includes the latest evidence on the dreaded 'brain fog' phenomenon and other cognitive disturbances in menopause. Also a fascinating discussion about accurately identifying the stages of menopause! This packed epis...

A medical practitioner’s cry for more for menopause … more research, more intersectional studies, more resourcing…more! Join Sue and Dr Trudy Smith, physician, researcher and gynaecological oncologist from South Africa to explore the status of research on menopause with a focus on Africa.  Also learn about menopause and morbidity, female whales, the special needs of women living with HIV/AIDS, how...

Helen and Emma spice things up as guests on the Pause for Menopause Podcast! As producer and host of multi-award-winning podcast on menopause, ‘ Effin Hormones’   they share the secrets of their success. Together with Sue, discuss the role of media in the construction and deconstruction of the stigma around menopause. Look out for the youngest guest ever on Pause for Menopause Podcast! Please foll...

Sue and her highly decorated guest, Professor Sheila Tlou borrow lessons from past efforts to destigmatize HIV/AIDS. Their conversation explores the importance of sources and types of knowledge, representation and highlighting equivalencies in dismantling stigma. Important perspectives shared on the role of young people and intergenerational advocacy.  Please follow the social media pages for our...

A deep dive into the woman, society and menopause triangle to understand dominant views about women and how these views have created fertile ground for the emergence of the menopause stigma in certain societies. Our guest is Memory Kachambwa, pan African feminist and activist. Please follow the social media pages for our host Sue Mbaya and for Menopause Solutions Africa 

In this season intro, Pause for Menopause Podcast host, Sue Mbaya, unfolds the approach or framework she adopts in this season. She also explains the rationale behind the season’s focus on destigmatization and how this might lead to widespread acknowledgment of the impacts of menopause and create space for the emergence of conversations, decisions, and systems that are required for women to receiv...