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Live Learn Change's avatar

I have loved these mid-life chats! Thank you for making us pause to think about the complicated changes wanted and unwanted that these middle years bring.

Please, please keep the episodes coming. ❤️

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Caro Giles's avatar

This is lovely to hear Esther. It’s nice to make space for these conversations isn’t it 🤍

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Layla O'Mara's avatar

Thanks for this Esther. I think it about the pausing isn’t it? Life can be so helter-skelter… I’m hopeful we’ll keep going in the new year as well 😊 x

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Lindsay Johnstone's avatar

So glad to read this message tonight, Esther! Thanks for chipping in, an hoping we’ll see you live on December 11th for (festive) rage!

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Racheblue Love's avatar

Looooooved this episode. Thank you all for your honest, amusing & candid sharing.

Definitely agree that Menopause / PreMeno / Midlife is an opportunity to reinvent ourselves anew. It's a transition from one era and purpose to another. So much freedom and meaningfulness to be gained in respecting the process.

Great to hear that Women's Health Hubs was even floated as an idea, I thought it was just a far-fetched dream I once had. Let's dream it into existence!

See you in the Vale xx

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Layla O'Mara's avatar

I'm definitely here for the messiness, even if it is really hard for me at times to sit in it! Feels like there is something about it being the journey and not just the destination that counts here... thanks for listening, and yes, see you in the Vale! x

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Chloe George's avatar

“So much freedom and meaningfulness to be gained in respecting the process” - amen! I’ve been trying to remind myself to respect the process and not feel like I’ve got to work it all out overnight and “do peri right”. that some of the insights must come from the messiness.

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Racheblue Love's avatar

Absolutely Chloe, I feel there is so much wisdom in the messiness, just sitting with it sometimes, letting it flow through and over brings a strange sense of clarity sometimes. Sometimes it's just messy! Have you read Wise Power by Alexandra Pope & Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer? I think you might like it... x

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Lauren Barber's avatar

Such a wonderful conversation AGAIN! Just so much resonance and gratitude to all four of you. Thank you. Excited for rage!!!!

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Layla O'Mara's avatar

thanks Lauren, it is such a joy to see the conversations landing with so many... YES Rage is going to be such an interesting one to explore... x

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Chloe George's avatar

ah thank you so much Lauren. so glad you enjoyed it. I am mega pumped for rage!!

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Caro Giles's avatar

You’re so welcome it is such a lovely thing to be part of I’m glad our conversations are resonating with so many people xx

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Sasha Neal's avatar

This was so good! Interesting and thoughtful and moving and sustaining (and a little enraging). Next time hope to attend live. Thank you all for sharing your experiences x

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Layla O'Mara's avatar

thanks for tuning in Sasha - I'm interested to hear what were the enraging parts for you?

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Sasha Neal's avatar

Just the lack of answers about perimenopause and HRT, lack of knowledge, crazy variability in what women are offered and how… ‘just’!

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Lindsay Johnstone's avatar

Writing about some of this for tomorrow’s post, Sasha!

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Caro Giles's avatar

❤️

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Sophie S.'s avatar

Such an interesting and important conversation. I missed the first one, will have to go back and listen to that. And looking forward to the next one!

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Caro Giles's avatar

Thanks Sophie! Xx

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Layla O'Mara's avatar

Thanks for listening Sophie - looking forward to the next one also! x

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Claire Venus ✨'s avatar

The wine! The diagnosis! Loving this!! 🥰✨

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Layla O'Mara's avatar

they are really so much fun to do ! great gang of women - now we just need a name!

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Claire Venus ✨'s avatar

I mean the all fours is brilliant isn’t it maybe there’s something in and around that…

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Caro Giles's avatar

I thought that…

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Claire Venus ✨'s avatar

Like a cat!

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Lindsay Johnstone's avatar

See, I also think we should be called something to do with all fours too! I do use Nula to advertise it on the IG ha! AND I think we all have cats?!

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Layla O'Mara's avatar

Cat Chats?!

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Liza Debevec's avatar

How did I miss this?!?

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Lindsay Johnstone's avatar

Liza, hope you enjoy the replay nonetheless! And LIVE again on 11th December! X

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