Podcast Interview
On this episode, we talk about:
- Introducing Ali (0:8)
- Coming up with the name Queen Menopause (3:20)
- Reframing people pleasing (5:33)
- Models have self-doubt and insecurities too (8:47)
- Marrying young and relocating to America for 25 years (11:04)
- Juggling moving home, perimenopause, family and ageing parents (12:42)
- Who am I becoming? Menopause can be a time of vulnerability (17:51)
- Mr Worry & Miss Negative, how our brains can be impacted (21:00)
- The health benefits of menopause (22:28)
- Relationship challenges and how to navigate them (27:52)
- Menopausal divorce and suicide (31:06)
- The positives of post-menopause (35:04)
- Looking at the woman in the mirror (38:12)
- The wise women of the world (39:01
- Educating family, partners and workplaces (41:11)
- Ali’s message to women in – or coming up to – perimenopause (45:44)
- Ali’s message to women in post-menopause (48:10)
Episode Resources:
- Ali’s book: Queen Menopause, Finding Majesty In The Mayhem
- Ali and Cam’s podcast: Separate Bathrooms
- Rebecca Ray psychologist
- Menopause @ Work Australia – Thea O’Connor