A Millennial Mind

Millions of women struggle with symptoms like anxiety, brain fog, exhaustion and mood changes — but what if the real cause isn’t stress and it's something deeper within our bodies?

In this episode of A Millennial Mind, hormone and menopause specialist Dr Louise Newson explains how hormones like progesterone, oestrogen and testosterone affect the brain, mood and overall health.

We discuss:
• Why 95% of women experience PMS
• The difference between PMS and PMDD
• How hormones affect dopamine, serotonin and sleep
• Why many women are misdiagnosed with depression
• The truth about HRT and hormone therapy
• Signs your hormones may be changing in your 30s and 40s

If you’ve ever felt “off” or a woman who has struggled around your period each month and wondered whether hormones could be playing a role, this conversation will help you understand what might be happening in your body and what you can do to regulate and fix it.

0:00 95% of Women Experience PMS
1:40 Why Hormones Affect Mood & Energy
3:20 What Hormones Actually Are
5:00 How Hormones Change During Your Cycle
7:25 PMS vs PMDD Explained
9:05 Were Women “Meant” To Have So Many Periods?
10:35 Why Women Are Often Misdiagnosed
12:25 Should PMS Just Be Accepted?
13:45 Natural Hormones vs The Contraceptive Pill
15:20 The Biggest Fear About Hormones
16:25 The Truth About Breast Cancer & Hormones
20:45 Why Blood Tests Don’t Always Work For Hormones
22:40 Why Low Progesterone Affects Mood
25:50 Signs Your Hormones Might Be Changing
27:40 How Hormones Affect Mental Health
31:10 When Hormones Cause Dark Thoughts
34:40 Hormones & Long-Term Health Risks
36:40 Can Hormones Improve Fertility?
39:30 Why Hormone Supplements Are Often Marketing
43:20 Understanding Perimenopause
48:00 Stress vs Hormones
53:00 Why Women Are Prescribed Antidepressants
59:50 The Biggest Myth About Hormones
1:02:10 What Women In Their 30s Should Know
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In this episode of A Millennial Mind, I sit down with Millie Mackintosh for an honest conversation about sobriety, motherhood and rebuilding your identity during a time of major personal change. We talk openly about questioning your relationship with alcohol, navigating anxiety and panic attacks, and the reality behind “mummy needs wine” culture. Millie shares why she stopped drinking, how becoming a parent reshaped her priorities, and what it really takes to show up more present for your children and yourself.

This is a deeply emotional discussion about the sober curious movement, coping mechanisms, mental health and the pressure many women feel to keep everything together. Together, we explore how alcohol and anxiety can become linked, why telling the truth about your struggles matters, and how choosing sobriety can be part of becoming the person and parent you want to be.

✨ Who this episode is for
• Anyone questioning their relationship with alcohol or exploring sobriety
• Parents navigating anxiety, identity shifts or motherhood pressure
• Women interested in sober curious living or quitting drinking
• Anyone rebuilding themselves after a big life change

✨ What you’ll learn
• Why Millie Mackintosh chose to stop drinking
• The truth behind “mummy needs wine” culture
• How alcohol can mask anxiety and emotional overwhelm
• What helped her become a more present, grounded parent

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Body positivity is everywhere, yet many women still feel stuck hating their bodies or pretending to feel confident. In this episode of A Millennial Mind, Alex Light explores diet culture, body image and self worth, and why loving your body is not the requirement we have been led to believe.

We talk about toxic body positivity, the pressure to perform confidence online, and how to improve your relationship with your body without forcing self love. This is an honest conversation about stopping the cycle of comparison and learning how to feel more at peace in your body, even on difficult days.

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✨ Who this episode is for:
• Women struggling with body image and self worth
• Anyone tired of diet culture and forced positivity
• People who want to stop hating their body
• Anyone wanting to feel more confident without changing their body

🤍 What you’ll learn
• Why body positivity can feel overwhelming
• How diet culture impacts confidence and self worth
• What actually helps improve body image
• How to feel more confident without faking self love

00:00 Why body positivity feels exhausting
02:45 Do we have to love our bodies to heal
06:10 The pressure to perform confidence online
10:30 How diet culture shapes self worth
15:20 Why weight is not a measure of health
20:40 The problem with “looking healthy”
25:30 Pretty privilege and thin privilege
31:10 The cost of chasing thinness
37:00 Recovery, respect and body neutrality
42:20 What actually helps improve body image
48:10 How to stop hating your body
53:40 Feeling confident without changing your body
58:30 Final thoughts on respect over self love

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Botox and fillers are everywhere right now, but are women choosing them for confidence or from pressure? In this episode of A Millennial Mind, aesthetic doctor Dr Pyal Patel talks about ageing, beauty standards, social media comparison and why so many women feel they need to look younger.

We discuss preventative Botox in your 20s, the fear of falling behind, why everyone online seems to have the same face, and how to tell if cosmetic work is coming from self love or insecurity. This is not about shaming treatments. It is about understanding the psychology behind the choices we make about our faces.

💉Who this is for:
• Women questioning Botox or fillers
• Anyone feeling pressure to look younger
• People comparing their face to social media
• Women unsure if cosmetic work is confidence or insecurity
• Viewers interested in beauty standards and ageing

✨What you’ll learn:
• Why so many women feel pressure to get Botox
• The psychology behind cosmetic treatments
• How social media affects body image and self-worth
• The difference between empowerment and insecurity
• How to make confident, informed choices about your face

What are your thoughts on filler & Botox? Are you for or against minor aesthetics and injectables?

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Are you staying because you want to… or because you’re scared to leave?In this solo episode, I talk about what happens when nothing is “wrong” but staying no longer feels honest. On the surface, this episode is about me and my partner becoming digital nomads and testing life in Dubai, Miami, and LA. But underneath that, this is really a conversation about choosing the unknown when staying feels safer but smaller.This episode is for you if:You’re in a relationship that looks fine but feels misalignedYou’re stuck in a job you’ve outgrownYou’re scared to start over, speak up, or choose yourselfYou keep waiting for certainty before you make a moveWe talk about:Why “good enough” is the hardest place to leaveThe fear of being judged for your choicesThe sunk cost fallacy (and why it keeps you stuck)Why trying is not the same as committing foreverHow to stop living through the eyes of other peopleYou don’t need certainty.You don’t need permission.You just need courage for the first step.🎧 If this episode resonated, make sure you subscribe — it helps this conversation reach the people who need it most.Thank you for being here 🤍🔔 Subscribe for more discussions on mental health, personal growth, and healing! / @shivanipaupodcast

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