"Babes! I Think I Might Be Pregnant!!"

11/29/23 • 63 min

Our guest this week is founder of menopause support group Sister2SisterBU, Marcia Jones.

58 year old Londoner with Jamaican and Bajan heritage, Marcia is a people gatherer who loves her life and it shows! Marcia takes us through her life from a shy, introverted teenager to the self aware woman of faith that she is now. Peri-menopause left her confused with its physical and mental symptoms but, with a switch to a listening GP and self-curated care she is now a post-menopausal gentle force.

We discuss,

> Self compassion and self belief.

> The deafening silence of our elders.

> Not all GPs are the same.

> 'Sisteraderie'!

> Diet tweaks that work

And much more!

Don't forget to subscribe wherever you listen or hop over to YouTube for your visual fix , and recommend to a friend (or three) who you think would enjoy this episode.

CONNECT

• Marcia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sister2sisterbu/esigns/

• Sister2SisterBU registration

• Karen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/menopausewhilstblack/

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Email the show: [email protected]

Places for The Joy Retreat Barbados, the worlds first retreat for Black women* in any stage of menopause are now available. April 29th - May 6th 2024. Three-month payment plan option ends 31.12.23.

Like, subscribe, follow and rate Menopause whilst Black on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. Karen Arthur is a menopause activist and campaigner and host of this podcast plus a new bi-weekly weekend radio show on Golddust radio'Can We Talk'. Listen to the latest episode on Soundcloud

*We recognise that inclusive language is important in ensuring that ALL who experience menopause are seen and heard. The term ‘women’ is used whilst mindful of this.

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Producer and Editor: Beyongolia Productions

Digital design and communications: Yaa Studio Space

Our guest this week is founder of menopause support group Sister2SisterBU, Marcia Jones.

We discuss,

> Self compassion and self belief.

> The deafening silence of our elders.

> Not all GPs are the same.

> 'Sisteraderie'!

> Diet tweaks that work

And much more!

Don't forget to subscribe wherever you listen or hop over to YouTube for your visual fix , and recommend to a friend (or three) who you think would enjoy this episode.

CONNECT

• Marcia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sister2sisterbu/esigns/

• Sister2SisterBU registration

• Karen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/menopausewhilstblack/

Jiggle your bits to our Spotify Playlist

Email the show: [email protected]

Places for The Joy Retreat Barbados, the worlds first retreat for Black women* in any stage of menopause are now available. April 29th - May 6th 2024. Three-month payment plan option ends 31.12.23.

*We recognise that inclusive language is important in ensuring that ALL who experience menopause are seen and heard. The term ‘women’ is used whilst mindful of this.

Join our mailing list:

Team MWB:

Producer and Editor: Beyongolia Productions

Digital design and communications: Yaa Studio Space

Previous Episode

"How Can Someone Who Drinks So Little Water Produce so much Fluid?!"

Our guest for the first episode of Season Five is Jewellery Creative and founder of eponymous brand AngeB Designs, Angela Benjamin.

West London based Ange (pronounced in one syllable) of Grenadian heritage tells us how she first realised that she was entering peri-menopause in her early fifties and just when the first lockdown began, and the trials that ensued.

Years later, Ange feels that she has a good handle on her own menopause care, thanks to a combination of factors that she shares with honesty.

We discuss,

> physical vs mental symptoms

> Trying to do it all ‘naturally’.

> Fibroids

> To HRT or not to HRT?

> Releasing food shame.

And much more!

Don't forget to subscribe wherever you listen or hop over to YouTube for your visual fix , and recommend to a friend (or three) who you think would enjoy this episode.

CONNECT

• Ange on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angebdesigns/

• Ange's website: https://www.angebdesigns.com/shop-bestsustainablejewellery/limited-editions

• Karen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/menopausewhilstblack/

Jiggle your bits to our Spotify Playlist

Email the show: [email protected]

Places for The Joy Retreat Barbados, the worlds first retreat for Black women* in any stage of menopause are now available. April 29th - May 6th 2024. Three-month payment plan option ends 31.12.23.

*We recognise that inclusive language is important in ensuring that ALL who experience menopause are seen and heard. The term ‘women’ is used whilst mindful of this.

Join our mailing list.

Team MWB:

Producer and Editor: Beyongolia Productions

Digital design and communications: Yaa Studio Space

Next Episode

"I'm flooding! Who floods? Am I dead!?"

Our guest this week is Life coach and lead voice in Black maternal health Mars Lord

Mother to five, Mars, describes herself as a B-abe I-n T-otal C-ontrol of H-erself (did you work it out yet?) Mars expresses her joy at being able to turn to her best friend Maisie who knows a thing or two about hormones (having written two books about it) Mars takes us through her introduction to peri-menopause and its challenges with an unparalleled humour.

We discuss:

Misconceptions and misinformation.
Advocating for her health at the GP
A new life in a new town
Ageing and wisdom
What she won’t sacrifice for menopause...yet.

And much more!

Notes:

Books: Period Power & Perimenopause power by Maisie Hill

People Dem Collective

Locs4lifeUK

Unapologetically Black Yoga - African Yoga

Don't forget to subscribe wherever you listen or hop over to YouTube for your visual fix , and recommend to a friend (or three) who you think would enjoy this episode.

CONNECT

· Mars on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_marslord/

· Mars Website https://www.marslord.co.uk

· Karen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/menopausewhilstblack/

Jiggle your bits to our Spotify Playlist

Email the show: [email protected]

Places for The Joy Retreat Barbados, the worlds first retreat for Black women* in any stage of menopause are now available. April 29th - May 6th 2024. Three-month payment plan option ends 31.12.23.

Like, subscribe, follow and rate Menopause whilst Black on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.

Karen Arthur is a menopause activist and campaigner and host of this podcast plus a new bi-weekly weekend radio show on Golddust radio'Can We Talk'. Listen to the latest episode on Soundcloud

*We recognise that inclusive language is important in ensuring that ALL who experience menopause are seen and heard. The term ‘women’ is used whilst mindful of this.

Join our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/hin1Jv

Team MWB:

Producer and Editor: Beyongolia Productions

Digital design and communications: Yaa Studio Space