WomenKind Collective

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Forgotten Women in History: The Hite Report and the Woman History Tried to Erase
In 1976, a book landed that asked women a question almost nobody had dared ask: what is your sex life actually like? The answers, published in women’s own words, sold millions of copies and changed how a generation understood marriage, power and the female orgasm. That book was The Hite Report. Its author, Shere Hite, became one of the most influential feminist thinkers of her time. So why, fifty years later, has almost nobody heard of her?
Our guest, Rosa Campbell, a historian of global feminism, set out to find out. Her new book, The Book That Taught the World to Orgasm and then Disappeared, uses original research to trace Hite’s rise, her cancellation and what her disappearance tells us about how women’s voices get erased, then and now.
In this episode, we ask Rosa how the book came about and who Shere Hite really was as a person.
We explore what The Hite Report revealed and put it in context with what else was happening for women in 1976.
We dig into why this hugely popular book vanished from public consciousness, how much of that was deliberate, and what Hite’s “cancellation” by the far-right Evangelical movement actually looked like.
Rosa is also honest about where Hite and her work fell short, particularly around intersectionality. As a historian of global feminism, she shares where she sees the movement now, post-MeToo, post-Roe and with the rise of the manosphere, and whether we can see echoes of Hite’s treatment in how women are treated today. Finally, we ask what she hopes readers, especially women who have never heard of Shere Hite, will take away from the book.

Plus, we talk noisy husbands, Jinty’s new addition to the family and how your winter fur is growing.
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Rosa Campbell:
Web: https://www.rosa-campbell.com/
Book: The Book That Taught The World To Orgasm And Then Disappeared. Shere Hite And The Hite Report. Rosa Campbell. Melville House Publishing. 2026
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Today’s guest is bestselling author and health journalist Penny Parkes. Penny has topped both the Audible and Kindle charts, written for The Telegraph, and appeared at literary festivals across the country.
But her seventh book, How To Talk So Your Doctor Will Listen, is the one she’s been waiting a lifetime to write.
Living with multiple invisible and chronic conditions for decades, she had no choice but to learn, through trial and error, hard-fought diagnoses and heart-breaking emergencies, how to navigate a healthcare system that so often leaves patients feeling unheard.
She’s also a fierce advocate for patients with Mast Cell disorders and a champion for inclusivity in publishing.
In this episode, we chat to Penny about:
🌸How she’s navigated the healthcare system with chronic and rare conditions
🌸What are the most important things someone can do before a ten-minute appointment?
🌸What can we do when things don’t go to plan at your GP appointment and you leave feeling dismissed or unheard?
🌸Will there be a time when we won’t need to fight for our health, and if so, what needs to change?
And much more....
We also have a great tip to help keep yourself warm this winter and help with the cost of living crisis that includes body hair.
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Penny Parkes:
Book: How To Talk So Your Doctor Will Listen: Helping Your Doctor To Help You. Penny Parkes. Short Books. 2026
Website: https://pennyparkes.com/meet-penny/
Instagram: @how2talktoyourdoctor
Substack: https://pennyparkes.substack.com/
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Women’s Health Made Easy: The GPs Closing the Gaps in Medical Training and Women’s Healthcare
Today we’re joined by two incredible guests who between them bring decades of experience as GPs, menopause specialists and sexologists.
They’ve written the book that probably should have existed in medical training for the last fifty years.
Dr Angela Sharma is a Notting Hill GP who leads her own NHS menopause service and supports women with everything from heart disease to sexual health.
Dr Carys Sonnenberg, who some of you will remember from her episode on metabolic syndrome in menopause, is a BMS-registered menopause specialist, NHS GP and founder of Rowena Health.
Together with Dr Angela Wright, they’ve written Women’s Health Made Easy, a practical clinical guide for GPs and primary care teams that every woman should probably read too.
Today we spill the tea on what happens when the gaps in medical training meet the gaps in women’s healthcare, and what these three did about it.
We ask the questions about the book and why it needed to exist:
• Women’s health has been made complex by decades of under-research, under-teaching and historical bias. When did each of you first realise something was missing?
• What was mandatory in women’s health during your training, and where were the biggest gaps?
• What does it look like in a consultation when you’re managing high-impact, intimate care with limited formal training?
• Is it getting better? Are medical schools doing more?
• Has social media changed how patients and doctors interact, with more information, and sometimes misinformation?
• After the Renewed Women’s Health Strategy in April, we spoke to Wes Streeting about misogyny in healthcare. Do you see clinicians denying it exists in practice? They’re the doctors who need this book most.
• On the patients behind the book, whose stories stayed with you?
There’s a celebration as we have news on the 2nd anniversary of the Devon NHS Menopause service. We also spill the tea about our week and there’s never a dull moment. Stick around for some beautiful inspiration to carry you through the week.
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Further Information:
Book: Women’s Health Made Easy. Carys Sonnenberg, Angela Wright & Angela Sharma. Scion Publishing Ltd. 2026
Dr Carys Sonnenberg:
Web: www.rowenahealth.co.uk
Insta: @drcaryssonnenberg
Dr Angela Sharma:
Web: www.spicedpearhealth.co.uk
Insta: @spicedpeardrsharma
Dr Angela Wright:
Web: www.drangelawright.com
Insta: @spicedpeardrwright
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Strength Training, Protein & Collagen: Menopause Myths Busted with Jane Wake
With so much life-hacking, quick fixes and outright lies flying around on social media and in marketing, it’s hard to know what to believe, so we needed an expert to help us cut through it.
Our guest has 35 years in sports science, is one of the most respected names in UK fitness, and has spent her career backing everything she says with evidence, most recently training doctors on what they should actually be telling midlife women about exercise.
Today we spill the tea with Jane Wake on the truth about strength training, protein, collagen, and separating what’s real from what’s just noise.
Whether you’re in perimenopause, menopause or beyond, this one is for you.
In this episode, we ask Jane:
What’s the worst myth about strength training you keep hearing, even from so-called experts?
Where is most of this misinformation coming from?
How do you tell the difference between solid evidence and a wellness trend?
What does the evidence actually say about strength training and menopause, bones, muscle and hormones?
How much do we really need to do, and how often, to make a difference?
Is there such a thing as “too late to start”?
Are there any risks people should be aware of?
Protein is a buzzword right now. What’s the truth about protein needs for women in midlife, and are most of us eating enough?
Collagen: worth the hype, or just another wellness trend?
Which other supplements or claims would you like to bust?
If someone has never picked up a weight, where should they start?
Can strength training be worked into things we’re already doing, rather than being “one more thing” on the list?
What’s one thing you wish every midlife woman knew about her body right now?

We also catch up on our busy week, including Jinty going to the Frida Kahlo exhibition.
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Jane Wake
Web: https://www.janewake.com/
Instagram: @janewakeuk
Facebook: @Jane Wake
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Midlife pivots, HRT patch glue and building Nudi spray, with Amy Simpson
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This week we spill the tea with Amy Simpson, a midlife entrepreneur and co-founder of Nudi Spray. She wasn't looking to start a business. She was just sick of scrubbing glue marks off her skin every time she peeled off an HRT patch.
A dancer turned florist turned entrepreneur, Amy shares what it actually takes to pivot in midlife, and why you don't need to feel "business-shaped" to build something that works.
In this episode we ask Amy:
How did your dancing career start, and what was touring life like? Any favourite celeb stories?
Was stepping back from dancing to raise your family a difficult decision?
How did your eye for design develop through the florist and visual merchandising chapters?
What was your own experience of menopause, and what was the moment the HRT patch glue became "there has to be a better way"?
What did the learning curve look like when you're not a "business-shaped person", and what's been the hardest part of building a business from scratch?
What did the Davina McCall call mean for you?
What's it been like watching Nudi spread through word of mouth and social, and what's next?
We are still on a high from our book launch, we talk a bit more about that and Jinty has found some interesting research on placenta’s and an erection after prostate cancer…!
Stick around for some beautiful inspiration to carry you through the week.

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Keywords: menopause, perimenopause, HRT, midlife entrepreneur, women's health, Nudi spray
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Nudi Spray:
Web: https://nudispray.com
Instagram: @nudispray

Link to Order Our Best Selling Book: Tackling Gender Bias in The Healthcare System. What Patient stories Teach Us About Implementing Systemic Change:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tackling-Gender-Bias-Healthcare-System/dp/1805018817

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