WomenKind Collective

We have snuck in an extra episode of our Spill The Tea podcast for Christmas and it’s full of sparkle, so settle in with a mince pie and a mug of tea. This week we meet Big Lil and the Headscarf revolutionaries, four women who in 1968 changed the face of fishing in the UK proving that when women get together positive change can happen.  There is also a pitch perfect musical recital as we play Christmas carols on the kazoo (earplugs optional for that section!)  In the Book Collective we conclude our book for the series, Miranda July’s All Fours. Did it deliver? Listen in to find out.Plus, we asked you, “What’s the best thing about life after menstruation?” Your insightful, positive answers didn’t disappoint!You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book.Finally, we tackle the idea of the “Menopause Militia” with a frank and lively chat about us ‘women of a certain age’, and leave you with a thoughtful nugget to ponder over the holidays. It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a thought for the week.So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while we spill the tea! You can also watch the episode on our Womenkind Collective YouTube channel.  If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound. We would love it if you could write a quick review as it helps us get seen amongst all the 'middle class men of a certain age'...ha banter! Subscribe and follow so you don't miss an episode. You can watch the full unedited episode on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective.Music licence DAHWHO2BR7ZXE7TG 

 This series, we are spilling the tea on topics that affect our health and well-being from the extra-ordinary women that are raising their voices for positive change.Today we are thrilled to be spilling the tea with the incredible Bianca Sprague. Bianca is a self-identified ‘super lesbian’ and a dedicated mother who is deeply committed to addressing issues such as, queer care, combating fat-phobia in medicine and exploring women’s rage. She is also a passionate educator and advocate in the doula community who focuses her expertise on supporting women and queer individuals with fertility, birth and postpartum care. We thought with Christmas so close we could all do with a bit of chat around the topic of rage!Bianca has given us a discount code to use on her website: www.bebomia.com/wkc use the code WCK15 for 15% discount. In the Book Collective we will be finishing our book for the series, Miranda July’s All Fours, next week and going through your answers to the question 'Whats the best thing about life after menstruation?'You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book. It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a thought for the week.So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while we spill the tea!  If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound. You can watch the full unedited interview with Kate on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective. We have a surprise Christmas Special next week ! Bianca Sprague:W: www.bebomia.com/wkc and use the code WCK15 for 15% discount on the websiteI: @biancaspragueI: @bebomianicPod: Hot Brave Podcast

 This series, we are spilling the tea on topics that affect our health and well-being from the extra-ordinary women that are raising their voices for positive change.Today we are thrilled to be spilling the tea with our guest and Womenkind Collective co-founder Lou Hockings-Thompson. When a child moves out of home, parents often experience a mix of emotions, ranging from pride and fulfilment to feelings of grief, sadness, and anxiety. These emotions can feel even more intense if other life changes, are happening simultaneously such as menopause. Lou and her husband, Steve, are Empty Nesters and have been for a little while now and she offers us some wise words for those who may be navigating life as an empty nester.In the Book Collective we discuss chapters 19-25 of our book for this series, All Fours by Miranda July. The narrators relationship is spiralling, her emotions are running high and we find out who the tele-photographer is! We will read to the end of the book for our Book club week.You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book or ideas for a new book for Season 12. It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a thought for the week.So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while we spill the tea!  If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound. Follow us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective/profilecard/?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1You can watch the full unedited interview with Kate on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective. Further advice and reading on empty nesting: W: www.familylives.org.uk/advice/teenagers/you-and-your-teen/empty-nest-syndromeBooks: The Empty Nest. Author: Celia Dodd. Publisher: PiatkusSurviving and Thriving The Empty Nest. Author: Jill Merton. Publisher: Daydreamer Press.  

WKC Spill The Tea on: Unlocking Your Power in Perimenopause In this series, we are spilling the tea on topics that affect our health and well-being from the extra-ordinary women that are raising their voices for positive changeToday we are thrilled to be spilling the tea with our guest and dear friend of the podcast Kate Codrington. Kate is a writer, facilitator, yoga Nidra guide, podcaster and artist. Her first book, Second Spring was hailed a ‘menopause cannon’ by The New York Times, well she has written another gem of a book, this time it’s a journal, The Perimenopause Journal: Unlock your power, own your wellbeing and find your path. It’s a fun and lively podcast chat filled with Kate’s words of wisdom.  It’s a reading week for our Book Collective this week. We are reading chapters 19-25 of our new book for series 11, All Fours by Miranda July. You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book. It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a thought for the week.So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while we spill the tea!  If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound. You can also watch the interview with Kate on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective. Kate Codrington:Books:• The Perimenopause Journal: Unlock your power, own your well-being, find your path. Published by: David & Charles (2024)• Second Spring: The Ultimate self-care guide to help you through menopause. Published by: HQ. (2022)W: www.katecodrington.co.ukI: @kate_codringtonF: Kate CodringtonL: Kate Codrington

 This series, we will be spilling the tea on topics that affect our health and well-being from the extra-ordinary women that are raising their voices for positive change. This week we spill the tea on romantic relationships in midlife with our very good friend Annie Chung @my_life_in_lipstick, Annie is a midlife fashion and colour expert who also became single in her 50’s. For the first time menopause is being cited in more divorce cases than ever before and nearly 70% of divorces involving women at his time of life were initiated by the wives so obviously we wanted to chat to find out what it’s really like getting back out there in a conversation where no topic is off limits! Annie chats to us about online dating, what it's like to meet someone in midlife and finding your confidence again. She's got some great tips on dating, dating apps, how menopause does play a role in romantic relationships and what it's like to be single in midlife. In the Book Collective we discuss chapters 13-18 of our book for this series, All Fours by Miranda July. The narrator finds out she is in menopause and starts HRT, she also has a very erotic encounter with Davey’s old lover! We will read chapters 19-25 for our next Book club week.You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book. It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a thought for the week.So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while we spill the tea!  If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound. You can watch the unedited interview with Annie on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective. 

This series we are spilling the tea on topics that affect our health and well-being from the extra-ordinary women that are raising their voices for positive changeToday we are thrilled to be spilling the tea with our guest Clara Törnvall an inspiring advocate for neurodiversity. Clara has been a journalist and producer since the early 2000's. Her first book, The Autists, women on the spectrum is a memoir that was written after her diagnosis of autism at the age of 42. Clara chats to us about her latest book, The Autists Guide To The Galaxy, which is a playful guide to understanding the world of neurotypical people which flips the usual script about neurodivergence. Join us as we explore the galaxy through Clara's eyes. It’s a reading week for our Book Collective this week. We are reading chapters 13-19 of our new book for series 11, All Fours by Miranda July. You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book. It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a thought for the week.So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while we spill the tea!  If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastYour donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound. You can watch the unedited interview on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective. Clara Törnvall:Books:• The Autists: Women on The Spectrum. • The Autists Guide to the Galaxy: Navigating the world of ‘normal’ people. Published by Scribe UKI: @claratornvallW: www.claratornvall.com 

WKC Spill The Tea on Anxiety and Menopause In our new series, we will be spilling the tea on topics that affect our health and well-being from the extra-ordinary women that are raising their voices for positive change. This week we spill the tea on what it’s like living with anxiety in menopause, from our personal experiences. We discus what anxiety disorder is and what it isn't, and a little bit of its history as a disorder.We talk about driving anxiety, why so many women leave the workplace due to the anxiety they feel in menopause along with other menopausal symptoms and why social anxiety can be crippling and stop you from going out. We discuss some coping methods to help when anxiety hits. (The name we could not remember in our chat about anxiety was author Bella Mackey, we still don't remember who she married.... a DJ called Gregg somebody?) In the Book Collective we discuss chapters 6-12 of our book for this series, All Fours by Miranda July. The characters are coming to life as we delve deeper into the psychology of their relationships and we discuss the unusual intimacy that the un-named protagonist has with Davey and his alternative relationship with his mother. The web of lies is being woven and definitely a page turner to see where it is all going. We will read chapters 13-19 for our next Book club week.You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book.The book we also talk about is Vagina Uncensored by Ally Hensley available now. It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a thought for the week.So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while we spill the tea!  If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound. You can watch the interview on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective. If you are struggling with anxiety you can get further information and help from the following: W: www.anxietyuk.org.ukW: www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/anxiety-and-panic-attacks/treatmentW: www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/feelings-and-symptoms/anxiety-fear-panic

 In our new series, we will be spilling the tea on topics that affect our health and well-being from the extra-ordinary women that are raising their voices for positive change.This week we have a wonderful guest, Emily Courtney, or as she is better known in her online community, Mothering and the Menopause.Emily is a Mum of three young children, including twins, and had them following a diagnosis of Premature Ovarian Insufficiency (POI).She had a huge struggle in the year following the birth of her twins, due to the lack of hormones and not being able to get HRT. Emily has years of experience as a Health Visitor and Nurse and has used this to create ‘Mothering and The Menopause’, an online community support network, to ensure that no one else has to suffer like she did. Emily’s mission is to enable Mums of young children, to be the best parents possible despite dealing with the menopause. Emily chats about what it’s really like to deal with both motherhood and menopause and gives honest and frank advice for anyone going through both.  It’s a reading week for our Book Collective this week. We are reading chapters 7-12 of our new book for series 11, All Fours by Miranda July. You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book. It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a thought for the week.So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while we spill the tea!  If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound. You can watch the interview only on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective.  Emily CourtneyI: @motheringandthemenopauseW: www.motheringandthemenopause.comE: emily@motheringandthemenopause.comL: Emily Courtney

In our new series, we will be spilling the tea on topics that affect our health and well-being from the extra-ordinary women that are raising their voices for positive change. This week we have a very special guest, our very own Jinty Sheerin.Most autistic girls, women and people assigned female at birth, are either, never diagnosed or diagnosed later than boys and men. Some much later in life.The NHS revealed that the number of new suspected autism referrals for people over 18 has tripled since 2019 and the ADHD Foundation says that the number of adults seeking an ADHD diagnosis has increased by 400% since 2020For women in their 50s, discovering their neurodivergence while also navigating menopause can bring both clarity and complexity. Menopause itself introduces significant physical, emotional, and psychological changes, which, when coupled with an autism diagnosis, can intensify or alter how these experiences are processed. This stage of life offers an opportunity for greater self-understanding, yet it also raises challenges in managing both neurological differences and menopausal symptoms.  Jinty was diagnosed with autism in December 2023, after a devastating couple of years emotionally - she is also still in peri menopause. In the Book Collective we discuss the first 6 chapters of our book for this series, All Fours by Miranda July. We meet the main characters and find out that all is not quite what it seems in this mid 40 year olds life as she hits the road in search of herself.You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book. It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a thought for the week.So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while we spill the tea! Resources mentioned Bionic reader https://bionic-reading.com/WebsitesNational Autistic society https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/physical-health/menopauseAutistic girls network https://autisticgirlsnetwork.org/BooksUnmasking Autism Dr Devon Price -Strong female character by Fern BradyOdd girl out by Laura JamesUntypical by Pete WharmbyThe Autists by Clara TornvallAutists guide to the galaxy Clara TornvallGirl Unmasked by Emily KatyMenopause booksMake Menopause Matter - Diane DanzebrinkThe m Word Dr Ginni Mansberg If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound.