Black Menopause & Beyond

🎙️“Community, Care & Midlife Truths”Black Menopause & BeyondIn this week’s episode of Black Menopause & Beyond, Anita takes you on a thoughtful journey through the conversations shaping midlife for women today.From walking into Parliament for the Rebuilding Trust: Tackling Inequity in Menopause Care report launch, to witnessing Black women showing up in force as allies at a prostate-cancer theatre event, Anita explores how the barriers affecting Black women’s health are strikingly similar to the challenges Black men face in prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment.Anita also dives into:✨menopausal women are turning to vitamins and supplements✨Skincare and ageing✨A brand-new segment — GLP-1 Corner, where Anita shares her personal Mounjaro journey. Did you know that the perimenopausal women are the main purchasers of GLP1 according to Dr Linia Patel Dietician. This episode blends advocacy, humour, lived experience, and cultural truth-telling — highlighting how Black women continue to hold communities together, even when the world doesn’t always see it.If you’re navigating midlife, menopause, identity, health changes, or simply looking for a space where your experiences make sense — this one’s for you.Follow the podcast on Instagram: @blkmenobeyondAnd remember: You are not alone. 💛

🎙️ Episode Title:PauseLive, GLP-1 and Protecting Your Peace💬 Episode Description:In this episode, host Anita Powell reflects on a year of growth, balance, and reclaiming her power — from attending the inspiring PauseLive menopause event to marking her one-year anniversary on Mounjaro (a GLP-1 injection).Anita opens up about her real experience with GLP-1 — how it helped her lose nearly four stone, reverse pre-diabetes, improve her sleep and energy, and find a new sense of control over her health during menopause. She also keeps it real about the side effects, hydration, fibre, and the importance of holistic self-care.This honest, relatable conversation explores:✨ How menopause awareness has evolved — and why representation matters💉 What GLP-1 medications do, and how they can support hormonal balance in midlife👩🏾‍🤝‍👩🏽 The joy and healing power of friendship and “finding your village”🕰️ And a soulful reminder that “spare time isn’t spare — it’s your time.”An empowering and heart-centred episode for any woman navigating menopause, midlife, or her next chapter with purpose and peace.🎧 Listen, reflect, and join the conversation.Follow @blkmenobeyond  @blackwomeninmenopause and @menopause_alliance on Instagram for updates and community events.#BlackMenopauseAndBeyond #MenopauseAwareness #GLP1 #MidlifeHealth #WomensWellbeing #RepresentationMatters #BlackWomenInMenopause

Welcome to Black Menopause & Beyond — a warm, honest, and empowering space created by me, Anita Powell. I’m a menopause advocate, co-founder of Black Women in Menopause, founder of Menopause Alliance CIC, and a proud Black woman navigating midlife with intention.This podcast is for every woman who’s ever been told to keep quiet, who’s felt unseen or unheard during her menopause journey, and who’s now ready to speak up.Each episode dives deep into the physical, emotional, and cultural aspects of menopause, midlife, and beyond. Expect conversations with health experts, lived-experience stories, myth-busting, laughter, reflection — and yes, real talk about what it’s like to be a Black woman in midlife today.Whether you’re perimenopausal, post-menopausal, or supporting someone who is — this podcast is your community. Together we’ll explore topics like symptom management, mental health, identity, body confidence, relationships, and purpose.Where to Listen & Connect:🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms — Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more📸 Instagram: @blkmenobeyond📧 Email: Hello@menopausealliance.org💖 Support the podcast & our peer-support work: ko-fi.com/anitapowellWhy This Podcast Matters:Too often, Black women’s menopause experiences are left out of the mainstream conversation. I’m changing that. With every episode, we create space for truth, advocacy, and sisterhood — because menopause isn’t the end of the story. It’s the beginning of a powerful new chapter.

In today's episode, Pamela Ann WindleA Certified Women's Health Coach, Pamela Windle, talks about all things menopause. She advises forward-thinking organisations to support their employees to thrive in menstruation and menopause in the workplace/BSI Advisor/ certificate from IMS & IWHI/ Helping stressed-out women to reset hormonally.Black Menopause and Beyond podcast look at Menopause from the eyes of a Black woman. Anita expresses her views and also interviews individuals and experts discussing the conversation of Menopause.Please support my podcast and help support the peer support group I run in my home town. Donations go towards equipment, meeting space and resources. https://ko-fi.com/anitapowellAre you fed up with not being included in the discussion of Menopause? If you are, this is the podcast for you. Anita uses her personal experience and experiences gained from her peers, profession and activism to explore the topic of Menopause.The podcast aims to inform, explore, and educate the listeners. Anita Powell, the host, is the Co-founder of Black Women in Menopause with Nina Kuypers, an Online peer support group for Black women. She is also the Founder of the Menopause Alliance, a face-to-face peer support group in Bedfordshire. Also, Anita is a Community worker/advocate and a Menopause Activist and facilitator. In addition, She has worked in community radio for many years. Plus, in 2016 was awarded 'I am Inspiring.' by Evans Clothes, Garnier Skin Care and Marie Claire Magazine. She has appeared on BBC Breakfast TV and interviewed with Kate Muir, the producer of Davina McCalls Menopause Documentary, BBC 3 Counties Radio, Magic FM and Marie Claire Magazine. Also, her Menopause Alliance ( prev. known as Bedford support group) appeared on ITV News.The podcast will include individual and group interviews and personal views.I hope you enjoy it; please follow and subscribe to my podcast wherever you listen to your podcast episodes.Black Menopause and Beyond works with the Peer Group Black Women in Menopause Insta/Twitter/Facebook BlackwomeninMenopause.  https://www.instagram.com/blackwomeninmenopause/Email address: BlackMenoBeyond@yahoo.com  https://linktr.ee/AnitaPowell.https://www.instagram.com/blkmenobeyond/https://twitter.com/blkmenobeyondhttps://www.facebook.com/blackmenopausebeyond/

In today's episode, Belinda Ajayi, a 55-year-old post-menopausal woman, explains why she left her job and had to rethink her life and the need for self-care. Belinda has worked as an educator for many years, and she recently decided to give up her daytime full-time job and work in the evenings because she struggled in the mornings with her osteoarthritis.Belinda has spent much time with her GPs over the past 10-plus years; however, her GP has never mentioned the word menopause to her. The doctor has told her she has to lose weight, look after herself, prescribed antidepressants and told her she needs to take care of her knees because she suffers from osteoarthritis. Still, the doctor has not once mentioned that her menopause could also impact her health, even though she suffers from night sweats and other possible menopause symptoms.Black Menopause and Beyond podcast look at Menopause from the eyes of a Black woman. Anita expresses her views and also interviews individuals and experts discussing the conversation of Menopause.Please support my podcast and help support the peer support group I run in my home town . Donations goes towards equipment, meeting space and resources. https://ko-fi.com/anitapowellhttps://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/LetstalkMenopause?utm_term=KvMBjEeqnAre you fed up with not being included in the discussion of Menopause? If you are, this is the podcast for you. Anita uses her personal experience and experiences gained from her peers, profession and activism to explore the topic of Menopause.The podcast aims to inform, explore, and educate the listeners. Anita Powell, the host, is the Co-founder of Black Women in Menopause with Nina Kuypers, an Online peer support group for Black women. She is also the Founder of the Menopause Alliance, a face-to-face peer support group in Bedfordshire. Also, Anita is a Community worker/advocate and a Menopause Activist and facilitator. In addition, She has worked in community radio for many years. Plus, in 2016 was awarded 'I am Inspiring.' by Evans Clothes, Garnier Skin Care and Marie Claire Magazine. She has appeared on BBC Breakfast TV and interviewed with Kate Muir, the producer of Davina McCalls Menopause Documentary, BBC 3 Counties Radio, Magic FM and Marie Claire Magazine. Also, her Menopause Alliance ( prev. known as Bedford support group) appeared on ITV News.The podcast will include individual and group interviews and personal views.I hope you enjoy it; please follow and subscribe to my podcast wherever you listen to your podcast episodes.Black Menopause and Beyond works with the Peer Group Black Women in Menopause Insta/Twitter/Facebook BlackwomeninMenopause.  https://www.instagram.com/blackwomeninmenopause/Email address: BlackMenoBeyond@yahoo.com  https://linktr.ee/AnitaPowell.https://www.instagram.com/blkmenobeyond/https://twitter.com/blkmenobeyondhttps://www.facebook.com/blackmenopausebeyond/

Part 3 of 4.  Part 4 will follow in a few weeks.Today's episode discusses 'Allyship in the Menopause Space'. Anita Interviews Lucinda, Lucinder is a Menopause Awareness Advocate who has been delivering menopause awareness sessions since 2017. Lucinda works independently at the local/community level and also works as an Associate Trainer with the industry-leading menopause awareness provider, where she delivers sessions in a wide range of organisations to a wide range of audiences, including large corporate organisations and many of the various NHS divisions.    Lucinda lives in a small village in Kent, and her friendship circles have always lacked diverseness. Lucinda's Instagram under the tag @peri_meno_mentor, or via her website https://peri-menomentor.co.uk/.Topics in this interview:What is a good Ally?People who don't see colour?I am black and British.Some black people only identify with their colour, not Africa or the Caribbean.Mixed Heritage and AllyshipSome women of colour are oppressed by misogyny and not ethnic culture. Black Menopause and Beyond podcast looks at Menopause from the eyes of a Black woman. Anita expresses her views and also interviews individuals and experts discussing the conversation of Menopause.Anita uses her personal experience and experiences gained from her peers, profession and activism to explore the topic of Menopause.The podcast aims to inform, explore, and educate the listeners. PLEASE support my work, Podcasting, funding my peer face-to-face support group, and my work with black women in menopause. Please donate to https://ko-fi.com/anitapowell Anita Powell, the host, is the Co-founder of Black Women in Menopause with Nina Kuypers, an Online peer support group for Black women. She is also the Founder of the Menopause Alliance, a face-to-face peer support group in Bedfordshire. Also, Anita is a Community worker/advocate and a Menopause Activist and facilitator. In addition, She has worked in community radio for many years. Plus, in 2016 was awarded 'I am Inspiring.' by Evans Clothes, Garnier Skin Care and Marie Claire Magazine. She has appeared on BBC Breakfast TV and interviewed with Kate Muir, the producer of Davina McCalls Menopause Documentary, BBC 3 Counties Radio, Magic FM and Marie Claire Magazine. Also, her Menopause Alliance ( prev. known as Bedford support group) appeared on ITV News.The podcast will include individual and group interviews and personal views.I hope you enjoy it; please follow and subscribe to my podcast wherever you listen to your podcast episodes.Black Menopause and Beyond works with the Peer Group Black Women in Menopause Insta/Twitter/Facebook BlackwomeninMenopause.  https://www.instagram.com/blackwomeninmenopause/Email address: BlackMenoBeyond@yahoo.com  https://linktr.ee/AnitaPowell.https://www.instagram.com/blkmenobeyond/https://twitter.com/blkmenobeyondhttps://www.facebook.com/blackmenopausebeyond/

AllyshipPart 2 of 4.  Today's episode discusses 'Allyship in the Menopause Space'. Anita Interviews Lucinda, Lucinder is a Menopause Awareness Advocate who has been delivering menopause awareness sessions since 2017. Lucinda works independently at the local/community level and also works as an Associate Trainer with the industry-leading menopause awareness provider, where she delivers sessions in a wide range of organisations to a wide range of audiences, including large corporate organisations and many of the various NHS divisions.    Lucinda lives in a small village in Kent and her friendship circles have always lacked diverseness. Lucinda is not very active on social media but can be found on Instagram under the tag @peri_meno_mentor, or via her website https://peri-menomentor.co.uk/. Why do some people not not participate in research?Cultural diet for menopause optimising menopause healthThe need to talk about black hair How do you be more inclusive in menopause discussionsTalking about micro and direct aggression. White saviours‘People who don't see Colour” Black Menopause and Beyond podcast looks at Menopause from the eyes of a Black woman. Anita expresses her views and also interviews individuals and experts discussing the conversation of Menopause.Anita uses her personal experience and experiences gained from her peers, profession and activism to explore the topic of Menopause.The podcast aims to inform, explore, and educate the listeners. Anita Powell, the host, is the Co-founder of Black Women in Menopause with Nina Kuypers, an Online peer support group for Black women. She is also the Founder of the Menopause Alliance, a face-to-face peer support group in Bedfordshire. Also, Anita is a Community worker/advocate and a Menopause Activist and facilitator. In addition, She has worked in community radio for many years. Plus, in 2016 was awarded 'I am Inspiring.' by Evans Clothes, Garnier Skin Care and Marie Claire Magazine. She has appeared on BBC Breakfast TV and interviewed with Kate Muir, the producer of Davina McCalls Menopause Documentary, BBC 3 Counties Radio, Magic FM and Marie Claire Magazine. Also, her Menopause Alliance ( prev. known as Bedford support group) appeared on ITV News.The podcast will include individual and group interviews and personal views.I hope you enjoy it; please follow and subscribe to my podcast wherever you listen to your podcast episodes.Black Menopause and Beyond works with the Peer Group Black Women in Menopause Insta/Twitter/Facebook BlackwomeninMenopause.  https://www.instagram.com/blackwomeninmenopause/Email address: BlackMenoBeyond@yahoo.com  https://linktr.ee/AnitaPowell.https://www.instagram.com/blkmenobeyond/https://twitter.com/blkmenobeyondhttps://www.facebook.com/blackmenopausebeyond/

Within health, we use token black faces to represent Black menopause without black stories; within the episode, Anita reflects on what she thinks influences black menopause, plus the need to talk class when talking about black inequalities. Black Menopause and Beyond podcast look at Menopause from the eyes of a Black woman. Anita expresses her views and also interviews individuals and experts discussing the conversation of Menopause.Are you fed up with not being included in the discussion of Menopause? If you are, this is the podcast for you. Anita uses her personal experience and experiences gained from her peers, profession, and activism to explore the topic of menopause.The podcast aims to inform, explore, and educate the listeners. Anita Powell, the host, is the co-founder of Black Women in Menopause with Nina Kuypers, an online peer support group for Black women. She is also the founder of the Menopause Alliance, a face-to-face peer support group in Bedfordshire. Also, Anita is a community worker/advocate and a Menopause Activist and facilitator. In addition, She has worked in community radio for many years. Plus, in 2016, it was awarded 'I am Inspiring.' by Evans Clothes, Garnier Skin Care, and Marie Claire Magazine. She has appeared on BBC Breakfast TV and interviewed with Kate Muir, the producer of Davina McCalls Menopause Documentary, BBC 3 Counties Radio, Magic FM and Marie Claire Magazine. Also, her Menopause Alliance (previously known as Bedford support group) appeared on ITV News.The podcast will include individual and group interviews and personal views.I hope you enjoy it; please follow and subscribe to my podcast wherever you listen to your podcast episodes.My social media:  Twitter BlkMenoBeyond, Insta: BlkMenoBeyond, Facebook: Black menopause and Beyond.Black Menopause and Beyond work with the Peer Group, Black Women in Menopause Insta/Twitter/Facebook BlackwomeninMenopause.  https://www.instagram.com/blackwomeninmenopause/Awarded  6th UK black women podcast https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_black_women_podcasts/Anita Powell's email address: BlackMenoBeyond@yahoo.com https://linktr.ee/AnitaPowell.https://www.instagram.com/blkmenobeyond/https://twitter.com/blkmenobeyondhttps://www.facebook.com/blackmenopausebeyond/