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As we women travel through perimenopause and beyond menopause, we may find that our sexual well-being is challenged.  Physical changes that we experience, combined with changes that our partners may be going through, can create a bit of a minefield.  I went looking for a woman with expertise in this important area of health and well-being and I found Emily Power Smith. Emily has a Masters Degree in Sexology and a Post Graduate Diploma in Art Psychotherapy, with years of experience as a facilitator, educator and trainer. She is a professional member of the World Association of Sexual Health (WAS), accredited member of the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists. As a woman of a certain age herself, Emily brings lived experience, wisdom and compassion to her practice of sex therapy.  Thank you for listening! Share us and give us a review!Website: www.womenofacertainage.com.auPodcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/woacertainageFacebook and Instagram on @woacertainageTikTok at @womenofacertainage Nominated for the Australian Podcast Award 2022 in the health and wellness category!

Perimenopause is a tough time and many women find the physical and mental changes that occur quite overwhelming. And it’s not just hot flushes. Lack of sleep, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, mood swings and brain fog can all be part of the new status quo. But if you are a working woman, you still must 'rock up' to work and look and act like nothing is happening. The workplace typically doesn’t care what’s happening to you…or do they? Mentally Well Workplaces is an organisation with the goal of helping employers learn how to support the mental health of their workers. Cofounder and Director, Tina Winchester, and team have a mission to help organisations support their female employees and their mental health as they go through this challenging time.  Thank you for listening! Share us and give us a review!Website: www.womenofacertainage.com.auPodcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/woacertainageFacebook and Instagram on @woacertainageTikTok at @womenofacertainage Nominated for the Australian Podcast Award 2022 in the health and wellness category!

If you’re like me you are probably interested in anything that might reduce wrinkles in your face and neck. While I have personally decided against injectibles and cosmetic surgery, I am very interested in anything that might freshen the face. I was excited when I came across Danielle Collins, the face yoga expert.  Danielle has a five-part method for helping you be the best version of yourself.  Listen in and freshen up! Thank you for listening! Share us and give us a review!Website: www.womenofacertainage.com.auPodcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/woacertainageFacebook and Instagram on @woacertainageTikTok at @womenofacertainage Nominated for the Australian Podcast Award 2022 in the health and wellness category!

As we enter perimenopause, we women do daily battle with Seven Harpies….that’s Itchy, Bitchy, Sleepy, Sweaty, Foggy, Bloaty and Psycho. But unbeknownst to most of us, our body is silently changing on the inside. Our pelvis, once a beautiful garden of fertility and erotic adventure begins to suffer from a lack of estrogen. Prolapse, vaginal dryness and thinness, and incontinence are real possibilities without help. We talk with Doctor Harpreet Arora who has some no-nonsense tips to help we women regain our pelvic power. Make sure you look after your pelvis and 'she' will look after you.  Thank you for listening! Share us and give us a review!Website: www.womenofacertainage.com.auPodcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/woacertainageFacebook and Instagram on @woacertainageTikTok at @womenofacertainage Nominated for the Australian Podcast Award 2022 in the health and wellness category!

If you’re like me you might look down at your feet on occasion and think to yourself, how did we come to this?  My feet are not pretty. Years of wearing high heels and running about 1700 kilometres a year have taken their toll. I have bunions, hammer toes, callouses and a sensitive spot on the ball of one foot. And I know I’m not alone. In the US, 35% of women over the age of 65 have bunions, about twice the rate of men. But do we just have to accept that our feet are falling apart? No we do not. In this episode I talk with Andrew Wynd, a sports physiotherapy and guru in the topic of foot and ankle health. Andrew has a system to help women of a certain age maintain foot health, and in some cases, reverse the abuse we have put our feet through in the name of fashion, vanity and fitness.  Thank you for listening! Share us and give us a review!Website: www.womenofacertainage.com.auPodcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/woacertainageFacebook and Instagram on @woacertainageTikTok at @womenofacertainage Nominated for the Australian Podcast Award 2022 in the health and wellness category!

The Midlife Crisis Hotline is ringing off the hook.  Womaning the phones are Lady Dei, Kelly Ulrich and me, Mary Labrie.  Are you wondering why he won't shave his beard for you? Or are you wondering why you keep scaring men off on the first date?  Do you wish there were better words to describe women of a certain age?Sometimes we just want to talk with someone about what's happening to us and we women of the Midlife Crisis Hotline are here to listen! We also head out to the Man Cave to ask Chuck Galco and Gregg Rogen, two men of a certain age, what they think. So grab a Cosmopolitan or a  cranberry juice on ice and listen up! Your question is up next! Thank you for listening! Share us and give us a review!Website: www.womenofacertainage.com.auPodcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/woacertainageFacebook and Instagram on @woacertainageTikTok at @womenofacertainage Nominated for the Australian Podcast Award 2022 in the health and wellness category!

Most of us can probably remember the first time we menstruated.  And although a woman will menstruate every month for approximately forty years of her life, no two women will have the same experience. Many midlife women find as menopause comes into the picture, that things can get complicated.  Today we catch up with Dr Talat Uppal.  Dr Uppal is a  Obstetrician/gynaecologist and Director of Women’s Health Road, a holistic health practice for women in Sydney, Australia. She has some very simple advice to help us navigate menstruation in midlife and beyond.     It’s good to know that we don’t have to suffer with irregular or heavy bleeding as long as you put yourself at the top of the list and take care of yourself      Remember, love yourself, love others, tell them often. Until next time.   Thank you for listening! Share us and give us a review!Website: www.womenofacertainage.com.auPodcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/woacertainageFacebook and Instagram on @woacertainageTikTok at @womenofacertainage Nominated for the Australian Podcast Award 2022 in the health and wellness category!

Welcome to the Midlife Crisis Hotline, where we answer questions from midlife women and midlife men.  Are you wondering whether the question he or she asked you on your first date is a 'red flag?'  Or... are you loathing the idea of a six-month campervan adventure with your main squeeze?  Sometimes we just want to talk with someone about what's happening to us and we women of the Midlife Crisis Hotline are here to listen! We also consult with the two wise men of the Man Cave and find out what they think. So grab a colonic tonic or a fuzzy navel and listen up! Your question is up next! Thank you for listening! Share us and give us a review!Website: www.womenofacertainage.com.auPodcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/woacertainageFacebook and Instagram on @woacertainageTikTok at @womenofacertainage Nominated for the Australian Podcast Award 2022 in the health and wellness category!

One in three Australians over the age of 60 will develop type 2 diabetes.  For the United States, the number is one in two. With type 2 diabetes comes the need for medication, diet restrictions, lifestyle changes and health risks that we all want to avoid. What to do about this epidemic that is mostly related to the fact that we are all getting a bit plumper as we age? We talk with Dr Merlin Thomas, a guru on the topic of diabetes. He has something to tell we women and men of a certain age, and it’s definitely not all doom and gloom.  Thank you for listening! Share us and give us a review!Website: www.womenofacertainage.com.auPodcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/woacertainageFacebook and Instagram on @woacertainageTikTok at @womenofacertainage Nominated for the Australian Podcast Award 2022 in the health and wellness category!

The Midlife Crisis Hotline is ringing off the hook! Are you wondering whether your jeans are cool, not cool, or possibly ready for the museum? Are you worried that the renovation you're planning will cause a divorce? Or are you sad that no one liked your Facebook post? Sometimes we just want to talk with other women about what's happening to us.  We women of the Midlife Crisis Hotline are here to listen and in this episode, we wander out to the Man Cave and ask some midlife men what they think. So grab a turmeric latte or a Harvey Wallbanger with extra maraschino cherries and listen up! Your question is up next! Thank you for listening! Share us and give us a review!Website: www.womenofacertainage.com.auPodcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/woacertainageFacebook and Instagram on @woacertainageTikTok at @womenofacertainage Nominated for the Australian Podcast Award 2022 in the health and wellness category!

Doctor Teri Bryant shares her journey of gender affirmation as an academic in the late 90's in Canada. She was a 'quiet ambassador' during a time when few understood anything about the transgender experience and community.  Teri continues to inspire as a woman of a certain age with a second high-profile career that blossomed at the age of 63. Thank you for listening! Share us and give us a review!Website: www.womenofacertainage.com.auPodcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/woacertainageFacebook and Instagram on @woacertainageTikTok at @womenofacertainage Nominated for the Australian Podcast Award 2022 in the health and wellness category!

Our brothers in midlife don't always find life to be smooth sailing and many of our listeners are men. We started wondering: what are midlife men going through? We decided to ask them. Your host, Mary Labrie, wandered out to the Man Cave and found Chuck and Gregg playing a game of pool.  So grab a kettle bell and get ready to flex. Your question might be up next! And....if you love the Man Cave segment, please let us know! Thank you for listening! Share us and give us a review!Website: www.womenofacertainage.com.auPodcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/woacertainageFacebook and Instagram on @woacertainageTikTok at @womenofacertainage Nominated for the Australian Podcast Award 2022 in the health and wellness category!

Hamlet held up a skull and said, "To filter, or not to filter, that is the question."  Are you wondering whether it's okay to touch up your photos? Are you looking for a dating app that doesn't lose you in its algorithm? Are you fed up with a co-worker comparing you to her grandmother? Sometimes we just want to talk with other women about what's happening to us and we women of the Midlife Crisis Hotline are here to listen.  So grab a negroni or a ginger kombucha and listen up! Your question is up next! Thank you for listening! Share us and give us a review!Website: www.womenofacertainage.com.auPodcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/woacertainageFacebook and Instagram on @woacertainageTikTok at @womenofacertainage Nominated for the Australian Podcast Award 2022 in the health and wellness category!

Have you been keeping a journal but you’re actually starting to bore yourself? Have you considered writing a romance, but want to turn up the heat? Maybe it’s time to imagine yourself as a writer of erotica. I know what you’re thinking? What? At my age? And the answer, according to our guest, Stella Fosse is a resounding yes.  Stella explains why you, as a women of a certain age, are at the perfect stage of life to consider erotica as a form of creative expression. Who knows what your imagination and experience might produce?  Thank you for listening! Share us and give us a review!Website: www.womenofacertainage.com.auPodcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/woacertainageFacebook and Instagram on @woacertainageTikTok at @womenofacertainage Nominated for the Australian Podcast Award 2022 in the health and wellness category!

The Midlife Crisis Hotline is running hot with questions from you women of a certain age. Wondering how to tell your husband that his driving stresses you out?  Do you want to get in your new friend's bed, but she'd rather sleep with her dog? Sometimes we just want to talk with someone about what's happening to us. And we women of the Midlife Crisis Hotline are here to listen. So grab a cup of coffee or a glass of wine and listen up! Your question could be up next.  Thank you for listening! Share us and give us a review!Website: www.womenofacertainage.com.auPodcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/woacertainageFacebook and Instagram on @woacertainageTikTok at @womenofacertainage Nominated for the Australian Podcast Award 2022 in the health and wellness category!

You have reached Midlife Crisis Hotline! What is your crisis? Wondering how to go grey gracefully? Or are you planning a 70th birthday party for a friend?  What's the most dangerous thing you've done since turning 50? Sometimes we just want to talk to someone about what's bothering us, and we women of the Midlife Crisis Hotline are here to listen. Are we experts?  Not really! Are we midlife women who care about you? Absolutely!So whether you like to play it safe or like to walk on the wild side, listen up,  because your question could be up next! Thank you for listening! Share us and give us a review!Website: www.womenofacertainage.com.auPodcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/woacertainageFacebook and Instagram on @woacertainageTikTok at @womenofacertainage Nominated for the Australian Podcast Award 2022 in the health and wellness category!

Whether you’re perimenopausal, or post-menopausal, you may still be visited by the 7 fairies of menopause. You know, itchy, bitchy, sleepy, sweaty, foggy, bloaty and psycho. But the two that drive us nuts are sleepy and sweaty. We need help!  Associate Professor and Doctor Delwyn Bartlett is a health psychologist at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research (WIMR) and at University of Sydney. She works in sleep medicine as a researcher in the quest to understand sleep disorders and develop better treatment interventions. And she is a woman of a certain age, so she’s lived with these challenges herself.  Delwyn has something to tell us about sleep and being a woman or man of a certain age.   Thank you for listening! Share us and give us a review!Website: www.womenofacertainage.com.auPodcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/woacertainageFacebook and Instagram on @woacertainageTikTok at @womenofacertainage Nominated for the Australian Podcast Award 2022 in the health and wellness category!

We watch with fascination shows like, 'Inventing Anna,'  and 'Tinder Swindler,' where normal, intelligent people are fooled by tales of deception, and the clever use of social media. Scams are on the rise and one of scammers’ favourite targets is men and women of a certain age. Why? Mostly it’s because we have savings and assets, we are trusting, and we grew up in a time when cons and scams were relatively rare. Now not a day goes that I don’t get a call from a scammer or notice that one of my friends’ Facebook accounts has been hacked.  Brian Williams is a cybersecurity expert. He works with corporations and governments to combat cyber security threats. He also does pro bono work with consumer groups to help average people fortify themselves against scammers and other cyber threats.  Thank you for listening! Share us and give us a review!Website: www.womenofacertainage.com.auPodcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/woacertainageFacebook and Instagram on @woacertainageTikTok at @womenofacertainage Nominated for the Australian Podcast Award 2022 in the health and wellness category!

You have reached Midlife Crisis Hotline! What is your crisis? Are you fretting over the number of followers on your Instagram account? Or are you feeling lonely and looking for some ideas for how to meet new people? And why are the women of the Midlife Crisis Hotline talking about Paul Hollywood, the sexiest silver fox baker on the planet?Sometimes we just want to talk to someone about what's bothering us, and we women of the Midlife Crisis Hotline are here to listen. Are we experts?  Not really! Are we midlife women who care about you? Absolutely!So whether you use a bread-maker, or like to punch and wrestle your bread dough by hand, listen up,  because your question could be up next! Thank you for listening! Share us and give us a review!Website: www.womenofacertainage.com.auPodcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/woacertainageFacebook and Instagram on @woacertainageTikTok at @womenofacertainage Nominated for the Australian Podcast Award 2022 in the health and wellness category!

Time and time again, we women of a certain age put ourselves second, third or fourth, behind family, work colleagues and friends. We often simply doubt our own feelings and undermine our needs for boundaries and respect.  But there is an opportunity for many women to do 'the work' to learn how to value themselves and put themselves first. My guests today are Dr Lucille Necas and Tanya Walker, two terrific women with experience in psychotherapy and coaching . We took questions from the community around the theme of self-esteem and let Tanya and Lucille respond with some thoughts, tools and ideas for helping our listeners to step into their authentic self. Thank you for listening! Share us and give us a review!Website: www.womenofacertainage.com.auPodcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/woacertainageFacebook and Instagram on @woacertainageTikTok at @womenofacertainage Nominated for the Australian Podcast Award 2022 in the health and wellness category!