Welcome to Womenkind Collective: Spill The Tea, the podcast where no topic is off-limits, and every conversation is served with honesty, humour, and heart.Hoste...
Chronic Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) with Joanne Mckinlay
In this podcast, Spill The Tea with Womenkind Collective, we explore topics effecting our health and well-being with inspiring women who are raising their voice and driving positive change. Our guest today is, Joanne McKinlay she is a fierce advocate for those suffering with chronic UTIs. With the shocking figure that 85% of chronic UTI cases are in women and girls there is a huge gender health gap in treatment of this debilitating condition which is estimated to cost the UK economy £400 million per year. Living with a chronic UTI has been described as, ‘a mental health crisis’ with sufferers enduring long term constant pain and unable to live a normal life.Joanne McKinlay was 16 years old when she had her first UTI, which unknown to her would be the start of a life changing condition resulting in hospital admissions, being under the Urology department of an NHS hospital for 8 years and enduring treatments for conditions she did not have, contracting sepsis after one procedure and finally having to go to a private clinic to get the diagnosis that had been missed for most of her adult life. She is now on a regime of Hiprex and is starting to get her life back.Joanne runs support groups, a charity and a counselling practice for chronic pain and those living with a chronic UTI, she is a regular in the media when it comes to advocating for chronic UTI’s.It’s an open and warm chat with invaluable signposting for anyone that has suffered with a UTI or wants to know more about living with a long term undiagnosed condition. There’s your comments, a new WI which we have changed to stand for (weekly inspiration) to give you some good news stories that you might have missed, and there’s a beautiful quote to send you off into the week.It’s an episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! 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 on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective. Joanne McKinlay:W: www.joannemckinlaycounselling.comI: @chronic_uti_girlL: Joanne McKinlayCharity: www.chronicutiglobalsupport.com Support & Further Information For Chronic UTI:Book (recommended by Joanne): Cystitis Unmasked. Professor James Malone-Lee. TFM Publishing 2021.F: Support Group. Embedded/chronic UTI support groupW: cutic.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Accessibility in Healthcare with Anna Tylor, RNIB Chair of Trustees
In this podcast series, Spill The Tea with Womenkind Collective, we’ll dive into topics impacting our health and well-being, featuring extraordinary women who are raising their voices for positive change, and our guest today is not only raising her voice she is actually making the change. Anna Tylor is the chair of trustees for the Royal National Institute of Blind people (RNIB), she’s a fierce champion for equity in healthcare and an extraordinary advocate for accessibility. She’s an organisational and business expert, a trained mediator and author, blogger and fellow podcaster. Born with Albinism, Anna was born partially sighted and experienced sight loss, at which point she was registered as certified severely sight impaired. This classification is also described as blind, though Anna would say she does have some 'useful sight'.She self-educated while raising a child, later working with major organisations to drive inclusivity, from the police force to banking, and even revolutionising access to audiobooks and digital libraries.More recently, Anna was diagnosed with breast cancer, she is now, two and a half years in remission. Her diagnosis exposed shocking gaps in healthcare accessibility for blind and partially sighted people, from vital information being inaccessible through to serious risks to patient safety. Her experience has made her a passionate voice for women advocating for themselves in healthcare and pushing for a more equitable system.Anna is knowledgeable and is a power-house for positivity and change, we loved spilling the tea with her We discuss Google and Apple calendars wiping off not just the history of women but of men as well, we share your comments, there’s a new strutting WI (weekly invitation) and a little bit of inspiration to send you off with for the week.It’s an episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while we spill the tea! Anna Tylor:Book: The Blind Truth. Anna Tylor. Audio Book. 2020W: www.theblindtruth.co.ukPodcast: The Blind TruthL: Anna TylorX: @annatylor RNIB Book borrowing service - https://www.rnib.org.uk/living-with-sight-loss/independent-living/reading-and-books/rnib-bookshare/https://www.rnib.org.uk/living-with-sight-loss/independent-living/reading-and-books/rnib-bookshare/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 on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Exercise for 'Sanity not Vanity'
WKC Spill The Tea on: Exercise For Sanity Not Vanity with Lavina Mehta MBE, Wellness Coach. In our new podcast, Spill The Tea with Womenkind Collective, we explore topics effecting our health and well-being with inspiring women who are raising their voice and driving positive change, so who better to talk to than today’s guest, Lavina Mehta MBE, better known as ‘Feel Good with Lavina’ she is a passionate advocate for women’s health, particularly in menopause.A Personal Trainer, Wellness Coach, mother of three, and author of, The Feel Good Fix, offering quick, fun and effective bitesize exercise, mind and lifestyle ‘snacks’ to make you feel good, both physically and mentally. Lavina champions the power of movement with her motto: ‘Exercise for Sanity, not Vanity.’ She has led the, Get UK Asians Fit! campaign, pioneered Exercise Snacking, and created inclusive workout programs for seniors, often alongside her 74-year-old mother-in-law.Join us as Lavina shares her expert insights on how movement and lifestyle shifts can help us embrace menopause with strength and confidence. We share another of our Bridget Jones’s moments on each other! There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a little bit of inspiration to send you off with for the week.It’s an episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! 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 on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective. Lavina Mehta MBEBook: The Feel Good Fix: Boost Energy, Improve Sleep and Move More Through Menopause and Beyond. By Lavina Mehta MBE. Published Penguin Life [2024]W: www.feelgoodwithlavina.comI: @feelgoodwithlavinaYouTube: @feelgoodwithlavina#health #wellness #wellbeing #menopause #fitness #iwd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Alcohol & Sobriety with Sarah Rusbatch
In our new podcast series, Spill The Tea with Womenkind Collective, we’ll dive into topics impacting our health and well-being, featuring extraordinary women who are raising their voices for positive change, and our guest today is certainly helping to raise positive change, Sarah Rusbatch.She is a grey area drinking coach, a health and well-being coach and author of the transformative book, Beyond Booze: How to Create a Life You Love Alcohol Free.Sarah is a passionate advocate for living an alcohol-free life after embracing her own sobriety in 2019, we talk about the PR and marketing surrounding drinking that is specifically targeted at women and how we can break societal expectations of grey area drinking. Sarah specialises in menopause and drinking and we discuss why in menopause alcohol is not always our friend.It's a chat brimming with fun and openness and Sarah has so much wisdom to impart. We continue our chat about our Bridget Jones’s moments and read out some from our collective, that are not to be missed. There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a little bit of inspiration to send you off with for the week.It’s an episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! 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 on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective. Sarah Rusbatch:Book: Beyond Booze: How to create a life you love alcohol-free. Murdoch Books 2024W: www.sarahrusbatch.comInstagram: @sarahrusbatchFB: The Women’s Wellbeing CollectiveLinkedin: Sarah Rusbatch#podcast #womenshealth #funny #podcaststory #alcohol #sobriety Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Redefining Menopause with The Red School
In this series of Womenkind Collective, we Spill The Tea on topics impacting our health and well-being, featuring extraordinary people who are raising their voices for positive change, and today we have two guests who are both extraordinary and who are certainly helping to raise a positive change. We are thrilled to be Spilling the Tea with Alexandra and Sjanie, the founders of Red School. With over 10,000 hours dedicated to developing a ground-breaking approach to health, creativity, leadership, and spirituality, Alexandra and Sjanie’s work centres on the transformative power of the menstrual cycle. They guide women to connect with their “Inner Seasons” and the deep wisdom of their bodies, from the first bleed to the awakening of menopause. Today we will explore the emotional and psychological challenges of menopause, why it can feel like life is unravelling, the feeling that we are ‘losing it’ and how to navigate this profound time of transformation, it is a thoughtful and proactive chat with these two incredible women. With the release last week of the new Bridget Jones film, Mad About The Boy, we chat about our very own Bridget Jones’ moments... you definitely do not want to miss those bloopers!There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a little bit of inspiration to send you off with for the week.It’s an episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! 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 on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective. Red School:Book: Wise Power. Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority. Purpose and Belonging. By Alexandra Pope & Sjanie Hugo. Published by Hay House [2022]W: www.redschool.netI: @red.schoolPodcast: The Menstruality Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to Womenkind Collective: Spill The Tea, the podcast where no topic is off-limits, and every conversation is served with honesty, humour, and heart.Hosted by lifelong friends Jinty and Lou, we bring you a vibrant, weekly mix of education, laughter, and real talk. From health and hormones to family, relationships, equity, and the realities of menopause, we tackle the topics that matter—especially the ones society often shies away from.Menopause might not be our sole focus, but it’s a conversation that keeps coming up—for good reason. With the help of expert guests, including Menopause specialists, GPs, Gynaecologists, Nutritionists, Sleep Therapists, Cancer Survivors, Advocates, and Campaigners, we provide evidence-based facts, real-life experiences, and the support you deserve.Beyond the podcast, we take action. We founded Exmouth’s first Menopause Café, giving women a space to connect, and launched the #WheresMyClinic campaign, fighting for an NHS Menopause Clinic in Devon. We’ve even spilled the tea live on BBC Radio Devon, hosting their first-ever menopause café.So, whether you’re navigating the ups and downs of hormones, curious about the latest health insights, or just here for the relatable stories (and occasional faux pas), grab a cuppa and join us.It’s time to spill the tea—because the conversations we have today can change the way we live tomorrow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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