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The Happy Vagina

The Happy Vagina

Mika Simmons

The Happy Vagina with host Mika Simmons is a podcast dedicated to celebrating those who have made a difference in women’s health, equality and relationships. Each week we chat to an inspiring human being as they explore the experiences that completely changed their outlook - promising not only to educate but also entertain and enlighten. Season 5 launched in August 2022 with the phenomenal Kate Walsh, Jennifer Grey, Caterina Scorsone, Salma El-Wardany, Judy Joo, Nell Hudson, Amanda Abbington and the Scummy Mummies headlining.


Previous guests on episode 1, 2, 3 and 4 include Gwyneth Paltrow, Lena Headey, Myleene Klass, Nicola Adams OBE, Dr Zoe Williams, Dita Von Teese, Erin O'Conner MBE, Andrea McLean, June Sarpong OBE, Sex Education’s Aimee Lou Wood, Tanya Reynolds, Alix Fox and George Robinson, FGM campaigner Hibo Wardere, poet Nikita Gill, Laura Whitmore, Chloe Delevingne, Kenny Ethan Jones, Charlie Condou, Sex With Emily, Nimco Ali OBE, Nicholas Pinnock, Jesscia Megan, Leslie Zemeckis, Erika Lust and Ruby Rare each sharing a huge variety of uplifting, fun, heartfelt and personal experiences.


The Happy Vagina podcast is hosted by Mika Simmons

In association with women's business network AllBright

Produced by Pineapple Audio Production

Video content created by Lucy Alexander at Yvonne Creative


Come find us on Instagram


This podcast was produced in association with AllBright, the leading career network for women. Got a mission, a five-year plan or an outrageous dream? AllBright will have your back.

Visit www.allbrightcollective.com to join their free community today or download the AllBright app. AllBright - a global sisterhood for ambitious women.



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The Happy Vagina - Myleene Klass: Reshaping Miscarriage
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11/24/21 • 65 min

This week on The Happy Vagina Podcast we are joined by the multi talented musician turned miscarriage warrior - Myleene Klass. Having experienced four miscarriages in three years, Myleene has turned her attention to demanding better healthcare for women hoping to conceive, enabling a better future for both women and men.


We also do a deep dive into racism, what's changed and what still needs to change, and reflect on how Myleene made it work when she was a single Mum.


Myleene Klass is a classical pianist and Broadcaster and now miscarriage campaigner who first came into the public spotlight as a member of the group Hear’Say. An accomplished musician and broadcaster, Myleene continues to work in both Television and radio and has published a number of parenting books. As a businesswoman, Myleene runs her own children’s clothing line and women’s fashion brand. This year she celebrates her tenth year as ambassador for Save the Children.


The Happy Vagina podcast is hosted by Mika Simmons

Produced by Pineapple Audio Production

Supported by THV team Olivia Mervyn Smith and Amber Huggins


Come find us on Instagram


The Happy Vagina podcast is produced in association with AllBright, the leading career network for women. Got a mission, a five-year plan or an outrageous dream? AllBright will have your back. Visit www.allbrightcollective.com to join their free community today or download the AllBright app.


ALLBRIGHT - A GLOBAL SISTERHOOD FOR AMBITIOUS WOMEN.



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The Happy Vagina - Dr Zoe Williams: Love and Vaginas
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11/17/21 • 53 min

Finally an expert on The Happy Vagina podcast! You know we love an opinion, but when Dr Zoe Williams joins us this week we got some bonfide, exceptional insights into women's health and why we should all still believe in love at first sight. Tune in to here Zoe speak candidly with us about her joys and challenges as a new Mum, and shares some top tips on vagina, vulva and clitoris care!


Dr Zoe Williams is a practicing NHS GP and media medic with accolades such as being named on the Pulse Power 50 List as one of the country’s most influential GP’s. Trained and practising as a physician, Williams rose to media prominence as the character "Amazon" in the UK television series Gladiators. Since then her broadcast career has seen become a household favourite as one of the country’s most trusted doctors. Zoe is one of the resident GP’s on ITV’s popular daytime show This Morning in addition to presenting for the BBC’s ‘The One Show’, ‘Horizon’ and ‘Trust Me I’m a Doctor’. Her strength lies in sharing knowledge with the viewing public, specialising in debunking the confusing world of medicine, in a warm, down to earth and straightforward manner.


The Happy Vagina podcast is hosted by Mika Simmons

Produced by Pineapple Audio Production

Supported by THV team Olivia Mervyn Smith and Amber Huggins


Come find us on Instagram


This episode has been made possible by Perci Health, an exciting new platform providing access to affordable, high-quality cancer experts, on-demand. Perci Health is bridging the gap between cancer and wellness. Empowering people living with and beyond cancer to take control of their health and wellness Perci Health focuses on balancing the emotional, physical, and social effects of treatment. Abolishing the "one size fits all" approach, Perci Health offers simple digital access to a wide range of support types from psychosexual therapy, physiotherapy, menopause advice and much, much more! At just the click of a button, you can access expert professionals, carefully vetted with a minimum of 3-years cancer experience in their field. To find out more go to www.percihealth.com, look - then book. It’s that simple.


CANCER ISN'T ON YOUR TERMS, BUT THEY CARE YOU GET SHOULD BE.


The Happy Vagina podcast is produced in association with AllBright, the leading career network for women. Got a mission, a five-year plan or an outrageous dream? AllBright will have your back. Visit www.allbrightcollective.com to join their free community today or download the AllBright app.


ALLBRIGHT - A GLOBAL SISTERHOOD FOR AMBITIOUS WOMEN.



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The Happy Vagina - Chloe Macintosh: Intimacy Unbound
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11/10/21 • 59 min

This week on The Happy Vagina Podcast we have phenomenal woman and founder Chloe Macintosh who joins us to talk about her journey from starting Made.com, where she revolutionised the way people buy furniture, to her latest entrepreneurial mission at KAMA - the phenomenal sexual wellness platform for education and exploration. Chloe speaks candidly about the right to education for all human beings, her dedication to amplifying others and her belief that we do not need a sexual revolution - but a sexual evolution. Something she believes is not so hard to achieve if we connected more to our full being.


Chloe Macintosh is the founder and CEO of Kama, a leading destination for sexual education and sexual exploration. before founding Kama Chloe was the co-founder at Made.Com and Chief Creative Officer for the Soho House Group where she led the digital transformation.


The Happy Vagina podcast is hosted by Mika Simmons

Produced by Pineapple Audio Production

Supported by THV team Olivia Mervyn Smith and Amber Huggins


Come find us on Instagram


This episode is sponsored by Bondara the perfect place to go to spice up your s$x life. With over 4,000 products to explore, all discreetly delivered to your door - you're sure to find what you desire. Bondara, for breath-taking orgasms and more.


This podcast was produced in association with AllBright, the leading career network for women. Got a mission, a five-year plan or an outrageous dream? AllBright will have your back. Visit www.allbrightcollective.com to join their free community today or download the AllBright app.


ALLBRIGHT - A GLOBAL SISTERHOOD FOR AMBITIOUS WOMEN.



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The Happy Vagina - SEX WITH EMILY: YOUR LIBIDO AND YOU
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05/05/21 • 60 min

This week on The Happy Vagina Podcast we get the lowdown on libido from pleasure expert and host of @sexwithemily podcast Dr Emily Morse.


We dive deep into what low libido is and how can you can harness your own, by exploring your body and becoming your own expert. Because we all deserve more pleasure, whatever that looks like.

Emily Morse is an American sex therapist, author and host of long-running podcast, Sex with Emily. Emily holds two bachelors degrees from The University of Michigan in psychology and political science. She attended the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco, where she became a Doctor of Human Sexuality. Emily Morse is on a mission to liberate the conversation around sex and pleasure. Over the last 15 years, Morse’s work has made her the best-selling author of Hot Sex: Over 200 Things You Can Try Tonight, a pioneering MasterClass instructor on Sex and Communication, live SiriusXM radio host and executive producer and host of the #1 Sexuality podcast on iTunes, Sex With Emily.


The Happy Vagina would not be possible without our sponsors and this episode has been brought to you by The Organic Pharmacy.


The Organic Pharmacy was born from the desire to create better health and beauty. Co-founder, Margo Marrone opened their first store in 2002 on London’s Kings Road and now people all over the world can enjoy their products. Dedicated to all things organic with all the ingredients they use being of the highest organic pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical standard. They are a one-stop destination, catering to all your homeopathic health and skincare needs with their their products are independently tested using world class laboratories that clinically prove the short, medium and permanent benefits of their products. With all products being sustainable and eco-friendly from their formulations to their packaging, for the health of the planet and humans.

You can discover more about their exceptional health tips and organic skincare products by visiting them at www.theorganicpharmacy.com and sign up to their weekly newsletters, or follow them @theorganicpharmacy.



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In this episode we are joined by the phenomenal Ellie and Helen from the Scummy Mummies and star of stage and screen Amanda Abbington live at London Podcast Festival. The whole episode is a master class in how to live your very boldest life. You might just need to pause it at regular intervals to catch your breath, because these women are very, very funny.

I also want to take a moment to thank everyone who bought tickets for the live recored event - we donated the profits to my charity Lady Garden Foundation which is dedicated to funding research into Gynaecological Cancers.


This episode is sponsored by Scent and Remedy, the flower delivery service dedicated to changing how you feel. With six bunches over two mind enhancing collections Restore and Renew, these flowers are a floral pharmacy in a box. Each bunch is carefully curated to lift your mood and heighten your senses though the use of scents such as eucalyptus and lavender to bring calm and jasmine and garden roses to nurture. All their flowers are cut to order - for peak freshness and to minimise waste, then tied with natural twine; wrapped in eco-friendly tissue and carefully pack in a recycled cardboard box.

To find out more go to www.scentandremedy.com or follow them on Instagram @scentandremedy



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The Happy Vagina - EXPERT EPISODE: Fertility, IVF and egg freezing
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09/18/22 • 55 min

✨TRIGGER WARNING ✨ FERTILITY. In this bonus episode of THV podcast I sat down with Dr Geeta Nargund and @abcivf patient Mel Rutherford to discuss her journey of egg freezing. A process that Dr Geeta Nargund has worked tirelessly to make@more affordable, for those who do want to explore taking control of their own fertility. Link in bio to listen to the full episode 🔝 Also available wherever you listen to your podcasts.

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The Happy Vagina - GEORGE ROBINSON: A RE-EDUCATION
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08/18/20 • 40 min

Newest star of Netflix's Sex Education, George Robinson, joins Mika this week to share how his time in hospital and joining the cast of Sex Education has transformed his relationship with himself and women; all his wisdom on how Generation Z are dealing with sexual growth; and the need for a overhaul of the UK Sex Ed curriculum to enable freer & kinder relationships.


This episode of The Happy Vagina has been brought to you by the phenomenal, female founded sustainable knickers brand Stripe x Stare. Made from trees and cut to perfection, to shape your body with no VPL. You can shop The Happy Vagina capsule collection of pants and sweatshirts with empowering, life affirming slogans like Let It Come, Let It Go & Coming Soon at www.stripeandstare.com

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The Happy Vagina with Mika Simmons is hosted by Mika Simmons, produced by Tanja Pagnucoa and researched by Alice Hill.


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The Happy Vagina - AMIEE LOU WOOD & TANYA REYNOLDS: SEX EDUCATION
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01/07/20 • 53 min

On this weeks episode, British actors Aimee Lou Wood & Tanya Reynolds, stars of Netflix's groundbreaking series Sex Education, join Mika to help smash taboos about all things sex, moon cups and on-set body hair.


Hosted by Mika Simmons @MissMikaSimmons

Follow us @thehappyvagina


This episode was recorded at @allbright and sponsored by @kindred_social

www.thehappyvagina.co



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The Happy Vagina - HIBO WARDERE: THE CUT

HIBO WARDERE: THE CUT

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01/29/20 • 56 min

This week on The Happy Vagina the wonderful, inspirational Hibo Wardere, one of Britain’s most prominent FGM campaigners, joins Mika for a candid conversation about her experience of FGM, the effect it had on herself and family and how, ultimately, she turned the scars into an outstanding story of female bravery and courage.


Hosted by Mika Simmons @MissMikaSimmons

Follow us @thehappyvagina


This episode was recorded at @allbright and sponsored by @kindred_social

www.thehappyvagina.co



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Did you know that It is estimated only 1% of healthcare research and innovation is invested in female specific conditions, globally. Imgestible brand @vida_glow are changing that with a new range of supplements designed specially with women in mind, and we are obsessed. Link in bio 🔝 to hear more.


Guest @Anna_lahey and @drsarakayat

Host @missmikasimmons

Produced by @pineappleaudioproduction

Cover design @wtfcreative

Video content @madebytww


This episode is brought to you in collaboration with Vida Glow – the global number one marine collagen brand and leaders in the ingestible space. Recognising female heath is under-researched and underserved, Vida Glow has applied its female-first, concern-solution approach to the health category with the launch of their Women’s Health range. A science backed range of health supplements meticulously formulated specifically for women based on their unique physiological requirements.


Vida Glow are donating 1GBP for every Women’s Health product to my charity @ladygardenfoundation and you can use the code HAPPYVAGINA20 for 20% off the range, which includes Gut Pro, De-Stress, Prental+, Multi 360.


If you haven’t already, go check out the range online at vidaglow.com



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FAQ

How many episodes does The Happy Vagina have?

The Happy Vagina currently has 58 episodes available.

What topics does The Happy Vagina cover?

The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Sex, Women, Motherhood, Ivf, Love, Pregnancy, Podcasts, Childfree, Intimacy and Relationships.

What is the most popular episode on The Happy Vagina?

The episode title 'LAURA WHITMORE: Health is wealth' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Happy Vagina?

The average episode length on The Happy Vagina is 54 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Happy Vagina released?

Episodes of The Happy Vagina are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of The Happy Vagina?

The first episode of The Happy Vagina was released on Jan 7, 2020.

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