The Perimenopause & Midlife Podcast

🎙️ EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this episode, I’m speaking with Sonia Savage, Functional Nutritionist and owner of Balanced Life Nutrition, about why perimenopause symptoms may not always be purely hormonal. Sonia shares how root cause healing looks at the bigger picture, including gut health, nutrient status, methylation, genetics, stress, environmental factors and a woman’s full health timeline. We a...

🎙️ EPISODE DESCRIPTION: What can women in midlife learn from elite athletes, CEOs, and Australia's top defence personnel? In this episode, I'm joined by high-performance psychologist Dr Jo Lukins to explore the habits, mindset shifts, and simple daily practices that help people perform at their best, regardless of whether they're competing on a sporting field, leading an organisation, or simply na...

🎙️ EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Could the layout, energy and clutter in your home be influencing your sleep, stress levels, mood and even your libido? In this fascinating episode, I'm speaking with Feng Shui Master Jane Langof about how our environment can impact the way we feel physically, mentally and emotionally. We explore the principles of Feng Shui in a practical and modern way and discuss simple ch...

🎙️ EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this episode, I’m speaking with Accredited Practising Dietitian Annie Barry about why so many women in perimenopause struggle with weight, cravings, overeating, and feeling constantly hungry, despite trying so hard to “eat less.” We unpack the connection between under-fuelling, blood sugar balance, stress, sleep, hormones, meal structure, and the unrealistic dieting advi...

🎙️ EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this episode, I’m speaking with Personal Stylist and Colour Analyst Lorna Woodcock about midlife fashion, confidence, body shape changes, and learning how to dress for the woman you are today. We discuss how perimenopause and aging can impact the way women feel in their clothes, why so many women lose confidence in midlife, and how understanding your body shape, proporti...

🎙️ EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this solo episode, I unpack 9 key hormones and brain chemicals that can significantly influence women during perimenopause and menopause, including oestrogen, progesterone, testosterone, cortisol, insulin, serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin, and melatonin. I explain how hormonal shifts may impact mood, energy, sleep, cravings, stress, motivation, confidence, weight changes, a...

EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this episode, I’m speaking with Adrian Stone, holistic nutritionist and naturopath, about a more personalised and root-cause approach to supporting women through perimenopause. We explore how looking beyond symptoms and understanding the bigger picture can help you better navigate hormonal changes in midlife. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: Why a one-size-fits-all approach d...

🎙️ EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this episode, I’m speaking with Angela Lee Jenkins, leadership wellbeing consultant, speaker and coach, about what she calls wellbeing intelligence and why it matters more than ever for women in midlife. We explore how stress, leadership demands, family life and internal expectations can impact your nervous system, and how small, intentional shifts can help you feel more...

🎙️ EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this episode of The Perimenopause & Midlife Podcast, I’m speaking with Tanya Leake about the deeply personal and often overlooked vaginal, urinary, hormonal, and emotional changes women can experience during perimenopause and menopause. We discuss the topics many women are silently experiencing but rarely talking about openly, including clitoral atrophy, recurrent UT...

🎙️ EPISODE DESCRIPTION In this episode, I’m speaking with Karen Aroney, Nutritionist and Women’s Health Specialist, about how high-achieving women can fuel their bodies to train, perform, and feel better in perimenopause. We explore why so many women feel like their body has stopped responding, despite doing everything “right”, and how under-fuelling, inconsistent eating, and diet culture may be h...

🎙️ EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this episode, I’m speaking with Dr. Blanche Cruz, modern acupuncturist, about how a holistic approach can support women through perimenopause. We explore the physical and emotional changes many women experience, including the feeling of being “outside yourself,” and how this relates to what Chinese medicine refers to as blood deficiency. Blanche shares how acupuncture, n...

🎙️ EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this first episode, I'm joined by Dr Marita Long, GP and President Elect of the Australasian Menopause Society, to unpack the medical side of perimenopause. Together, we break down hormone therapy, vaginal dryness, libido changes, testing, and what is actually worth paying attention to in midlife. This conversation brings clarity to a space that often feels confusing and...

🎙️ EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this powerful launch episode of The Perimenopause & Midlife Podcast, host Terri Batsakis shares her deeply personal journey through trauma, health struggles, burnout, perimenopause, and the life-changing lessons that led her to create her 5 Pillars to Harmonise Your Hormones Through Menopause. Terri opens up about her own battle with anorexia, depression, adrenal fat...

Dry vagina. Rage. Belly fat. Welcome to The Perimenopause & Midlife Podcast, h osted by Terri Batsakis, Health, Nutrition, and Mindset Coach for women in midlife, and Menopause Coaching Specialist. This is a space for the conversations women are living, but rarely talking about openly. The podcast will be officially launching on the 11th of May, celebrating Mother's Day. In this podcast, we ta...