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Karin is a senior research fellow in the school of public health and preventative medicine in Monash University. She is a registered nurse, and has worked for over 20 years co-ordinating IVF programs. Her PhD, which she completed in 2006, examined the experience of birth and mothering after assisted conception. Her main areas of research include fertility and preconception health promotion, psycho...

#16: David Wood: Abolition of Aging David spent 25 years as a trailblazing pioneer of the mobile computing and smartphone industries. He envisioned what the future might look like, and then worked with many colleagues as part of a large ecosystem to bring that vision into reality. He sits on a number of boards, including the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, and the Longevity Escape...

Nighat is a GP specialising in women's health, family planning and menopause care with over 15 years of experience in the NHS and she runs her own private practice. She is the resident Doctor on BBC Breakfast and ITV This Morning. She is a radio presenter at BBC Three Counties. As well as an Ambassador for Wellbeing of Women and member of the UN backed Team Halo initiative. She is the honorary rec...

Liz O’Riordan is an international speaker, broadcaster and award-winning co-author of ‘The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer: How to Feel Empowered and Take Control’. In 2015 (aged 40) she was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer whilst working as a Consultant Breast Surgeon. A locoregional recurrence in 2018 forced her to retire as a surgeon. Her memoir, ‘Under The Knife’, is released on July 6th 2...

Toby began Karting with Russ Mead to help him overcome depression, give him a new focus and a chance to escape from dealing with fertility issues. In 2019 Toby started a campaign to raise awareness for fertility with the goal to end the stigma of fertility through motorsport and the same year he claimed his first podium at Donington Park. In 2022, Toby joined Porsche to compete in the Porsche Visi...

Shema is a Senior Research Fellow at UCL’s Institute for Global Health and Honorary Consultant HIV Physician at Mortimer Market Centre. Her research focuses on health inequities in HIV care. In 2014, Shema was awarded a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to conduct HIV research at Columbia University. Since coming to UCL in 2015, Shema has built a programme of work focusing on the health and wellbe...

Dr Jen Gunter: From the vagina bible to the menopause manifesto Jen works as an OB/GYN and a pain medicine physician. Her approach is based on evidence-based medicine with a focus on empathy and the patient experience. She writes a lot about sex, science, and social media. She’s been called Twitter’s resident gynaecologist, the Internet’s OB/GYN, and one of the fiercest advocates for women’s healt...

Siobhan Daniels is an Author, Pro-age Campaigner and Retirement Rebel. At 60 she retired from the BBC after 30 years working as a presenter, reporter and producer. She then took a brave step and got rid of her home and her possessions and bought a motorhome. For nearly four years she has been travelling Great Britain and Ireland in her van, having lots of adventures and challenging ageism. She has...

Marieke Bigg writes about bodies and culture. She holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Cambridge, where she studied the technological transformation of human reproduction. She now writes both non-fiction and fiction about the cultural dimensions of biology and bodies. In addition to her books, Marieke writes freelance, hosts podcasts and panels, and collaborates with scientists and biol...

Heather is a senior lecturer within the School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science. She has been a member of the Extreme Environments Laboratory since 2007 where she completed a PhD in the area of Environmental Cross-adaptation in Humans. Prior to that she worked at the Institute of Naval Medicine within the Environmental Medicine Unit for six years.  Heather’s research interests are in the area...

Professor Mats Brännström is an internationally renowned specialist in reproductive medicine and fertility. He has extensive expertise in women’s health, particularly infertility and IVF treatments, as well as medical research. Professor Brännström is currently the Chair of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm and Medical Director at Karolinska University Hospital. H...

In this episode, Karen talks about the importance of getting nutrition right at all stages of our lives, from the menstrual cycle to the menopause. She gives advice on how to navigate through the menopause when we can be feeling very overwhelmed and stressed. She explains the four shifts: reset, cleanse, rest and eat. And how we need to consider our relationship to caffeine, sugar, and alcohol. He...

In this episode Jo talks about how she became the first woman to paddleboard from Liverpool to Goole, picking up litter and fundraising and how that film was made into a critically acclaimed film called Brave Enough - A Journey Home to Joy. She also tells us about writing her book about beautiful places to paddleboard in the UK - the first guide devoted to SUP (stand up paddleboarding) and the SUP...

Journalist, broadcaster & global moderator Hannah Vaughan Jones is an Emmy-nominated British journalist. She has hosted prime time shows for CNN and Sky News, and interviewed the last three British Prime Ministers. Hannah moderates global events across the public and private sectors - specialising in global health. She is a communications consultant, runs her own media production company, and...

In this episode Annice will tell us about her career as an endocrinologist, who is someone who specializes in diagnosing and treating health conditions relating to the body's hormones. Annice will talk about her breast cancer diagnosis at age 41. Joyce and Annice will discuss Annice’s book, The complete guide to the menopause. Annice will talk about the importance of looking after our health, incl...

Jessica Hepburn is an award-winning author, arts producer and adventure activist. In 2022 she became the first woman in the world to complete the 'Sea, Street, Summit Challenge’ - that is: swim the English Channel, run the London Marathon and climb Mount Everest - all of which were inspired by her own journey through infertility and IVF. She is the author of two books - The Pursuit of Motherhood a...

In this podcast Professor Joyce Harper will be interviewing guests to discuss all things health related and debunking some of the many myths around our health. In episode 1, Joyce will tell you about her work, her fertility journey, why she wrote a book on fertility and the research she is doing into reproductive health education: from teenagers to post-menopausal women. Joyce will explain when sh...