What the Fog? with Jo and Em

We discuss the concept of help and why many women struggle to seek assistance, particularly during menopause and perimenopause. We chat about how societal expectations pressure women to be "copers and fixers" while stigmatizing help-seeking behavior. We talk about how women often feel shame or inadequacy when experiencing menopausal symptoms and that seeking help is not a sign of weakness and enco...

In Episode 19 we talk about Menopause in the Workplace and new obligations being brought in for employers and also how to advocate for ourselves at the doctors, if we feel we are not being listened to. NICE guidance for doctors on Menopause. www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng23 Jo's Symptom tracker For more information about Jo and Em and what they do, visit the following: Jo - www.courage-coaching.co.uk...

On Episode 18, apart from having lots of giggles, we chat about, important but not often talked about, OSTEOPOROSIS. We give you statistics from experts, but most importantly, we talk about the things we can do to reduce the risk of osteoporotic fractures as we age. For more information about Jo and Em and what they do, visit the following: Jo - www.courage-coaching.co.uk Em – www.themodernmenopau...

Sorry for the delay but as it's World Menopause Day we thought we would publish Episode 17 of our podcast. We are talking to Trudy Simmons , business coach, entrepreneur, speaker and author about her perimenopause journey. Trudy runs the Daisy Chain Group which offers one-to-one coaching, monthly workshops and amazing networking and online communities to support women entrepreneurs. She is the aut...

We are back! After a 6 month break (which we didn't intend to be that long), we return with Episode 16. A short little re intro and catch up , we chat about Menopause in the workplace and policies in different countries and let you know about our plans for going forward. For more information about Jo and Em and what they do, visit the following: Jo - www.courage-coaching.co.uk Em – www.themodernme...

On Episode 15 we chat about the "Manopause", staying on HRT for the rest of our lives, you are never too old to try HRT to see if it works for you and taking responsibility for our decisions that we make to enhance our "healthspan". For more information about Jo and Em and what they do, visit the following: Jo - www.courage-coaching.co.uk Em – www.themodernmenopause.co.uk Jo Instagram @whatthefog...

On our last Episode as "What the Fog? with Jo and Em" (we are rebranding), we talk about all sorts of things and have a good laugh. From Vaginal Oestrogen, to the " Millenopause ", no that's not a mistype... it's a thing apparently. From The Australian Senate enquiry report to our 3 Golden Nuggets. The dates Em couldn't remember for her Intensive Menopause Specialist Coach training programme are S...

In episode 13 we talk to the lovely Sam Evans from Sam talks Sex and Jo Divine , about Menopause, Vaginal health, intimacy, lack of libido, sex toys, vaginal oestrogen and more. Sam has kindly offered all our listeners a discount at Jo Divine. All contact details for Sam and the Pelvic Health physio list is below. The 10% discount code is WHATTHEFOG (£5 minimum spend on full priced products exclud...

This weeks podcast is Part 2 with the lovely Helen Morris, from The Aware Mind . Helen is a Hypnotherapist, Mindfulness teacher and fellow Executive Menopause Coach. In this 2nd part, we find out about Helen's Mindfulness teaching and how Hypnotherapy can help all of us, whether we are going through peri-menopause or not. Em is honest about her trauma of losing her husband nearly 20 years ago and...

This week we have our usual little catch up and then hear from the lovely Helen Morris, from The Aware Mind . Helen is a Hypnotherapist, Mindfulness teacher and fellow Executive Menopause Coach. In this first part we find out about Helen's personal Menopause journey, having been plunged into a surgical menopause in her mid 30's. Helen's contact details are as follows: Helen's Course on Mindfulness...

On Episode 10 - Do you have a WOV? We have a general chit chat and find out "What's news in the news" and discuss the WOV ! Do you have a WOV and if you don't, do you know how to get one? Links for what we spoke about: Dr Mary Claire Haver and her chat with the Guardian is HERE . Safe Lubricants and Sam talks Sex is HERE Remember to send in your Menopausal Moments, funny stories, questions or anyt...

On Episode 9 we have a general chit chat and talk about: absorption of transdermal HRT; Kate Muir and her new book "Everything you wanted to know about the Contraceptive pill but were afraid to ask", and Kate Muir's podcast with Louise Newson about the book. We mention Dr Rangan Chaterjee's chat about stress, on the Zoe podcast. Remember to send in your Menopausal Moments, funny stories, questions...

Episode 8 is the second part of our chat to Helen Davis, a Clinical hypnotherapist and "Bones for Life" teacher. In this second part, we talk about what "Bones for Life" actually is and we try an exercise (and did take it seriously, honestly !!). We have our usual catch up and chat about the Mel Robbins and Dr Mary Claire Haver podcast, which is a MUST listen; and we talk about Dr Lisa Mosconi's r...

In episode 7 we talk to the lovely Helen Davis, a Clinical hypnotherapist and "Bones for Life" teacher. We have split our chat with Helen into 2 parts, this first part Helen talks about her personal Menopause story and what led her to become a "Bones for Life" teacher. We talk very briefly about the publication in the Lancet and funny (but not funny) extract and mention a study from over 20 years...

This week we have a general chit chat and a look at "What's news in the news?" We talk about weighted vests and bone density, the HRT Prepayment Prescription, menowashing and a study on Testosterone. And of course mention some of our favourites: Dr Louise Newson, Dr Mary Claire Haver, Kelly Casperson MD, Dr Nighat Arif and the amazing Body Coach - Joe Wicks Links as mentioned in the podcast are: W...

In our first episode of 2024, we decided to change things up a bit and chat about Men's health, hormones and testosterone deficiency with Dr Jeff Foster. Testosterone deficiency can cause brain fog, so we thought it tied in nicely with the title of our podcast! Dr Foster is a GP and Men's Health Specialist, and the Medical Director and Founder of H3 Health. As a committee member of the British Soc...

On our Christmas Epiosde (Episode 4) we talk about Jo's new Menopause GP crush Dr Mary Claire Haver and Em's new obsession (being the science nerd she is) Dr Lisa Mosconi. We chat about Jo's strange Christmas family tradition and our regular " What's news in the news" : the new non-hormonal treatment for vasomotor symptoms and the importance of Vaginal oestrogen and the connection with UTI's (Urin...

Dedicated to Jo's brother Alistair, who sadly passed away, age 51, on 12.11.23; after a short battle with cancer. On episode 3 we have a fantastic chat with 3 out of the 4 "Effin Hormones" ladies. Helen, Emma and Terri were a delight to chat to have and we have a fair few laughs aswell as covering important issues around Peri and Menopause. The ladies have their own website effinhormones.com and t...

We decided to do a last minute bonus episode as it is World Menopause Day. We catch up, have a bit of a giggle and talk about the Theme this year of Cardio Vascular disease and Menopause and how we can reduce the risks. Here is the link for the information from the International Menopause Society that we spoke about. https://www.imsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-WMD-FLYER-Colour.pdf Re...

On our very first official episode we chat to the amazing Diane Danzebrink about all things Menopause. Her personal journey, her Campaign #makemenopausematter, hew new booklet "Understanding the Menopause" that can be downloaded free of charge from her website, her new anmated film Cycle of Change; Understanding Menopause - YouTube She not only has an amazing story but is such a lovely lady and is...

On this very first Episode, our Introduction, you will find out who we are, what we do and why we wanted to start a podcast. Once you have got to know us we hope you will find us fun, frendly, amusing??? haha and want to join us each month for a bit of a giggle combined with informative and interesting conversations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.