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Black Menopause & Beyond
Anita Powell
38 episodes
3 days ago

My name is Anita Powell. I'm a 50-year-old black female born in the UK I am suffering from the symptoms of perimenopause. A few years ago, I noticed that my body was responding different to how it used to be. Conversations with my peers and they too were noticing changes. I felt my overall health was deteriorating. As a 40 something year old woman I never really explored the topic of my health; I just lived it but not optimised on my health. After research I realised that I need to rethink my behaviour and take care of me.   

 

Within the podcast I will be discussing the Menopause, Midlife, and Beyond, looking at life from my perceptive, a black female, exploring health and lives of women. 

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-menopause-and-beyond.


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My name is Anita Powell. I'm a 50-year-old black female born in the UK I am suffering from the symptoms of perimenopause. A few years ago, I noticed that my body was responding different to how it used to be. Conversations with my peers and they too were noticing changes. I felt my overall health was deteriorating. As a 40 something year old woman I never really explored the topic of my health; I just lived it but not optimised on my health. After research I realised that I need to rethink my behaviour and take care of me.   

 

Within the podcast I will be discussing the Menopause, Midlife, and Beyond, looking at life from my perceptive, a black female, exploring health and lives of women. 

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-menopause-and-beyond.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes (20/38)
Black Menopause & Beyond
PauseLive, GLP-1 and Protecting Your Peace

🎙️ Episode Title:

PauseLive, GLP-1 and Protecting Your Peace

💬 Episode Description:

In this episode, host Anita Powell reflects on a year of growth, balance, and reclaiming her power — from attending the inspiring PauseLive menopause event to marking her one-year anniversary on Mounjaro (a GLP-1 injection).

Anita opens up about her real experience with GLP-1 — how it helped her lose nearly four stone, reverse pre-diabetes, improve her sleep and energy, and find a new sense of control over her health during menopause. She also keeps it real about the side effects, hydration, fibre, and the importance of holistic self-care.

This honest, relatable conversation explores:

✨ How menopause awareness has evolved — and why representation matters

💉 What GLP-1 medications do, and how they can support hormonal balance in midlife

👩🏾‍🤝‍👩🏽 The joy and healing power of friendship and “finding your village”

🕰️ And a soulful reminder that “spare time isn’t spare — it’s your time.”

An empowering and heart-centred episode for any woman navigating menopause, midlife, or her next chapter with purpose and peace.

🎧 Listen, reflect, and join the conversation.

Follow @blkmenobeyond  @blackwomeninmenopause and @menopause_alliance on Instagram for updates and community events.

#BlackMenopauseAndBeyond #MenopauseAwareness #GLP1 #MidlifeHealth #WomensWellbeing #RepresentationMatters #BlackWomenInMenopause

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-menopause-and-beyond.


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3 days ago
26 minutes 9 seconds

Black Menopause & Beyond
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Welcome to Black Menopause & Beyond — a warm, honest, and empowering space created by me, Anita Powell. I’m a menopause advocate, co-founder of Black Women in Menopause, founder of Menopause Alliance CIC, and a proud Black woman navigating midlife with intention.

This podcast is for every woman who’s ever been told to keep quiet, who’s felt unseen or unheard during her menopause journey, and who’s now ready to speak up.

Each episode dives deep into the physical, emotional, and cultural aspects of menopause, midlife, and beyond. Expect conversations with health experts, lived-experience stories, myth-busting, laughter, reflection — and yes, real talk about what it’s like to be a Black woman in midlife today.

Whether you’re perimenopausal, post-menopausal, or supporting someone who is — this podcast is your community. Together we’ll explore topics like symptom management, mental health, identity, body confidence, relationships, and purpose.

Where to Listen & Connect:

🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms — Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more

📸 Instagram: @blkmenobeyond

📧 Email: Hello@menopausealliance.org

💖 Support the podcast & our peer-support work: ko-fi.com/anitapowell

Why This Podcast Matters:

Too often, Black women’s menopause experiences are left out of the mainstream conversation. I’m changing that. With every episode, we create space for truth, advocacy, and sisterhood — because menopause isn’t the end of the story. It’s the beginning of a powerful new chapter.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-menopause-and-beyond.


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1 week ago
5 minutes 9 seconds

Black Menopause & Beyond
A Certified Women's Health Coach, Pamela Windle, talks about all things menopause.

In today's episode, Pamela Ann Windle

A Certified Women's Health Coach, Pamela Windle, talks about all things menopause. She advises forward-thinking organisations to support their employees to thrive in menstruation and menopause in the workplace/BSI Advisor/ certificate from IMS & IWHI/ Helping stressed-out women to reset hormonally.


Black Menopause and Beyond podcast look at Menopause from the eyes of a Black woman. Anita expresses her views and also interviews individuals and experts discussing the conversation of Menopause.


Please support my podcast and help support the peer support group I run in my home town. 

Donations go towards equipment, meeting space and resources. 


https://ko-fi.com/anitapowell



Are you fed up with not being included in the discussion of Menopause? If you are, this is the podcast for you. 


Anita uses her personal experience and experiences gained from her peers, profession and activism to explore the topic of Menopause.

The podcast aims to inform, explore, and educate the listeners. 


Anita Powell, the host, is the Co-founder of Black Women in Menopause with Nina Kuypers, an Online peer support group for Black women. She is also the Founder of the Menopause Alliance, a face-to-face peer support group in Bedfordshire. Also, Anita is a Community worker/advocate and a Menopause Activist and facilitator. In addition, She has worked in community radio for many years. Plus, in 2016 was awarded 'I am Inspiring.' by Evans Clothes, Garnier Skin Care and Marie Claire Magazine. 

She has appeared on BBC Breakfast TV and interviewed with Kate Muir, the producer of Davina McCalls Menopause Documentary, BBC 3 Counties Radio, Magic FM and Marie Claire Magazine. Also, her Menopause Alliance ( prev. known as Bedford support group) appeared on ITV News.

The podcast will include individual and group interviews and personal views.

I hope you enjoy it; please follow and subscribe to my podcast wherever you listen to your podcast episodes.

Black Menopause and Beyond works with the Peer Group Black Women in Menopause Insta/Twitter/Facebook BlackwomeninMenopause.  https://www.instagram.com/blackwomeninmenopause/

Email address: BlackMenoBeyond@yahoo.com  

https://linktr.ee/AnitaPowell.

https://www.instagram.com/blkmenobeyond/

https://twitter.com/blkmenobeyond

https://www.facebook.com/blackmenopausebeyond/

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-menopause-and-beyond.



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1 year ago
38 minutes 31 seconds

Black Menopause & Beyond
Belinda explains why she had to leave her job, rethink her life and value selfcare

In today's episode, Belinda Ajayi, a 55-year-old post-menopausal woman, explains why she left her job and had to rethink her life and the need for self-care. Belinda has worked as an educator for many years, and she recently decided to give up her daytime full-time job and work in the evenings because she struggled in the mornings with her osteoarthritis.


Belinda has spent much time with her GPs over the past 10-plus years; however, her GP has never mentioned the word menopause to her. The doctor has told her she has to lose weight, look after herself, prescribed antidepressants and told her she needs to take care of her knees because she suffers from osteoarthritis. Still, the doctor has not once mentioned that her menopause could also impact her health, even though she suffers from night sweats and other possible menopause symptoms.


Black Menopause and Beyond podcast look at Menopause from the eyes of a Black woman. Anita expresses her views and also interviews individuals and experts discussing the conversation of Menopause.

Please support my podcast and help support the peer support group I run in my home town . 

Donations goes towards equipment, meeting space and resources. 

https://ko-fi.com/anitapowell

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/LetstalkMenopause?utm_term=KvMBjEeqn

Are you fed up with not being included in the discussion of Menopause? If you are, this is the podcast for you. 

Anita uses her personal experience and experiences gained from her peers, profession and activism to explore the topic of Menopause.

The podcast aims to inform, explore, and educate the listeners. 

Anita Powell, the host, is the Co-founder of Black Women in Menopause with Nina Kuypers, an Online peer support group for Black women. She is also the Founder of the Menopause Alliance, a face-to-face peer support group in Bedfordshire. Also, Anita is a Community worker/advocate and a Menopause Activist and facilitator. In addition, She has worked in community radio for many years. Plus, in 2016 was awarded 'I am Inspiring.' by Evans Clothes, Garnier Skin Care and Marie Claire Magazine. 

She has appeared on BBC Breakfast TV and interviewed with Kate Muir, the producer of Davina McCalls Menopause Documentary, BBC 3 Counties Radio, Magic FM and Marie Claire Magazine. Also, her Menopause Alliance ( prev. known as Bedford support group) appeared on ITV News.

The podcast will include individual and group interviews and personal views.

I hope you enjoy it; please follow and subscribe to my podcast wherever you listen to your podcast episodes.

Black Menopause and Beyond works with the Peer Group Black Women in Menopause Insta/Twitter/Facebook BlackwomeninMenopause.  https://www.instagram.com/blackwomeninmenopause/

Email address: BlackMenoBeyond@yahoo.com  

https://linktr.ee/AnitaPowell.

https://www.instagram.com/blkmenobeyond/

https://twitter.com/blkmenobeyond

https://www.facebook.com/blackmenopausebeyond/

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-menopause-and-beyond.



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2 years ago
54 minutes 35 seconds

Black Menopause & Beyond
Allyship in the Menopause space talking to Lucinda part 3

Part 3 of 4.  Part 4 will follow in a few weeks.


Today's episode discusses 'Allyship in the Menopause Space'. Anita Interviews Lucinda, Lucinder is a Menopause Awareness Advocate who has been delivering menopause awareness sessions since 2017. Lucinda works independently at the local/community level and also works as an Associate Trainer with the industry-leading menopause awareness provider, where she delivers sessions in a wide range of organisations to a wide range of audiences, including large corporate organisations and many of the various NHS divisions.    Lucinda lives in a small village in Kent, and her friendship circles have always lacked diverseness. 


Lucinda's Instagram under the tag @peri_meno_mentor, or via her website https://peri-menomentor.co.uk/.


Topics in this interview:

What is a good Ally?

People who don't see colour?

I am black and British.

Some black people only identify with their colour, not Africa or the Caribbean.

Mixed Heritage and Allyship

Some women of colour are oppressed by misogyny and not ethnic culture.

 

Black Menopause and Beyond podcast looks at Menopause from the eyes of a Black woman. Anita expresses her views and also interviews individuals and experts discussing the conversation of Menopause.


Anita uses her personal experience and experiences gained from her peers, profession and activism to explore the topic of Menopause.

The podcast aims to inform, explore, and educate the listeners. 


PLEASE support my work, Podcasting, funding my peer face-to-face support group, and my work with black women in menopause. Please donate to https://ko-fi.com/anitapowell

Anita Powell, the host, is the Co-founder of Black Women in Menopause with Nina Kuypers, an Online peer support group for Black women. She is also the Founder of the Menopause Alliance, a face-to-face peer support group in Bedfordshire. Also, Anita is a Community worker/advocate and a Menopause Activist and facilitator. In addition, She has worked in community radio for many years. Plus, in 2016 was awarded 'I am Inspiring.' by Evans Clothes, Garnier Skin Care and Marie Claire Magazine. 

She has appeared on BBC Breakfast TV and interviewed with Kate Muir, the producer of Davina McCalls Menopause Documentary, BBC 3 Counties Radio, Magic FM and Marie Claire Magazine. Also, her Menopause Alliance ( prev. known as Bedford support group) appeared on ITV News.

The podcast will include individual and group interviews and personal views.

I hope you enjoy it; please follow and subscribe to my podcast wherever you listen to your podcast episodes.

Black Menopause and Beyond works with the Peer Group Black Women in Menopause Insta/Twitter/Facebook BlackwomeninMenopause.  https://www.instagram.com/blackwomeninmenopause/

Email address: BlackMenoBeyond@yahoo.com  

https://linktr.ee/AnitaPowell.

https://www.instagram.com/blkmenobeyond/

https://twitter.com/blkmenobeyond

https://www.facebook.com/blackmenopausebeyond/

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-menopause-and-beyond.



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2 years ago
32 minutes 1 second

Black Menopause & Beyond
Allyship in the Menopause space talking to Lucinda part 2

Allyship


Part 2 of 4.  

Today's episode discusses 'Allyship in the Menopause Space'. Anita Interviews Lucinda, Lucinder is a Menopause Awareness Advocate who has been delivering menopause awareness sessions since 2017. Lucinda works independently at the local/community level and also works as an Associate Trainer with the industry-leading menopause awareness provider, where she delivers sessions in a wide range of organisations to a wide range of audiences, including large corporate organisations and many of the various NHS divisions.    Lucinda lives in a small village in Kent and her friendship circles have always lacked diverseness. 


Lucinda is not very active on social media but can be found on Instagram under the tag @peri_meno_mentor, or via her website https://peri-menomentor.co.uk/.

Why do some people not not participate in research?

Cultural diet for menopause optimising menopause health

The need to talk about black hair 

How do you be more inclusive in menopause discussions

Talking about micro and direct aggression. 

White saviours

‘People who don't see Colour”

 

Black Menopause and Beyond podcast looks at Menopause from the eyes of a Black woman. Anita expresses her views and also interviews individuals and experts discussing the conversation of Menopause.


Anita uses her personal experience and experiences gained from her peers, profession and activism to explore the topic of Menopause.

The podcast aims to inform, explore, and educate the listeners. 


Anita Powell, the host, is the Co-founder of Black Women in Menopause with Nina Kuypers, an Online peer support group for Black women. She is also the Founder of the Menopause Alliance, a face-to-face peer support group in Bedfordshire. Also, Anita is a Community worker/advocate and a Menopause Activist and facilitator. In addition, She has worked in community radio for many years. Plus, in 2016 was awarded 'I am Inspiring.' by Evans Clothes, Garnier Skin Care and Marie Claire Magazine. 

She has appeared on BBC Breakfast TV and interviewed with Kate Muir, the producer of Davina McCalls Menopause Documentary, BBC 3 Counties Radio, Magic FM and Marie Claire Magazine. Also, her Menopause Alliance ( prev. known as Bedford support group) appeared on ITV News.

The podcast will include individual and group interviews and personal views.

I hope you enjoy it; please follow and subscribe to my podcast wherever you listen to your podcast episodes.

Black Menopause and Beyond works with the Peer Group Black Women in Menopause Insta/Twitter/Facebook BlackwomeninMenopause.  https://www.instagram.com/blackwomeninmenopause/

Email address: BlackMenoBeyond@yahoo.com  

https://linktr.ee/AnitaPowell.

https://www.instagram.com/blkmenobeyond/

https://twitter.com/blkmenobeyond

https://www.facebook.com/blackmenopausebeyond/

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-menopause-and-beyond.



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2 years ago
43 minutes 25 seconds

Black Menopause & Beyond
Allyship in the Menopause Space with Lucinda

Anita interviews Lucinda, a Menopause Awareness Advocate who delivers sessions independently and with a leading provider. She recognizes the importance of cultural competence in allyship and seeks to learn from women of all backgrounds. Lucinda is not very active on social media but can be found on Instagram under the tag @peri_meno_mentor or via her website https://peri-menomentor.co.uk/.

 

Allyship


Part 1 of 4. 

As a woman of colour, dealing with menopause and other health issues can be challenging. That's why having menopause allies is crucial. However, what matters most in being a good ally is cultural competence, regardless of culture, colour, or race. Family culture can also play a significant role in how women experience menopause. Black women often feel unheard when seeking healthcare, which can further exacerbate their symptoms. 


However, some women may not participate in menopause research for various reasons. Overall, it's crucial to have allies who are culturally competent and willing to listen and learn to ensure that all women receive the support and care they need during this time. Most women of colour have to work with menopause allies when dealing with Menopause and other health issues. 


Some of the talking points in this episode

What matters is culture, colour or race.

What makes a good Ally

We discuss the question, 'Where are you from?'

Family culture and how it impacts Menopause

Black women feel not heard when seeking health care.

Strong black women

How do allies become culturally competent? 

Why some women do not participate in menopause research.


 

Black Menopause and Beyond podcast looks at Menopause from the eyes of a Black woman. Anita expresses her views and also interviews individuals and experts discussing the conversation of Menopause.


Black Menopause and Beyond work with the Peer Group, Black Women in Menopause Insta/Twitter/Facebook BlackwomeninMenopause.  https://www.instagram.com/blackwomeninmenopause/

Email address: BlackMenoBeyond@yahoo.com  

https://linktr.ee/AnitaPowell.

https://www.instagram.com/blkmenobeyond/

https://twitter.com/blkmenobeyond

https://www.facebook.com/blackmenopausebeyond/



Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-menopause-and-beyond.



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2 years ago
45 minutes 15 seconds

Black Menopause & Beyond
What is Black Menopause and we need to talk about classism too

Within health, we use token black faces to represent Black menopause without black stories; within the episode, Anita reflects on what she thinks influences black menopause, plus the need to talk class when talking about black inequalities. 



Black Menopause and Beyond podcast look at Menopause from the eyes of a Black woman. Anita expresses her views and also interviews individuals and experts discussing the conversation of Menopause.


Are you fed up with not being included in the discussion of Menopause? If you are, this is the podcast for you. 


Anita uses her personal experience and experiences gained from her peers, profession, and activism to explore the topic of menopause.

The podcast aims to inform, explore, and educate the listeners. 


Anita Powell, the host, is the co-founder of Black Women in Menopause with Nina Kuypers, an online peer support group for Black women. She is also the founder of the Menopause Alliance, a face-to-face peer support group in Bedfordshire. Also, Anita is a community worker/advocate and a Menopause Activist and facilitator. In addition, She has worked in community radio for many years. Plus, in 2016, it was awarded 'I am Inspiring.' by Evans Clothes, Garnier Skin Care, and Marie Claire Magazine. 


She has appeared on BBC Breakfast TV and interviewed with Kate Muir, the producer of Davina McCalls Menopause Documentary, BBC 3 Counties Radio, Magic FM and Marie Claire Magazine. Also, her Menopause Alliance (previously known as Bedford support group) appeared on ITV News.


The podcast will include individual and group interviews and personal views.


I hope you enjoy it; please follow and subscribe to my podcast wherever you listen to your podcast episodes.


My social media:  Twitter BlkMenoBeyond, Insta: BlkMenoBeyond, Facebook: Black menopause and Beyond.


Black Menopause and Beyond work with the Peer Group, Black Women in Menopause Insta/Twitter/Facebook BlackwomeninMenopause.  https://www.instagram.com/blackwomeninmenopause/


Awarded  6th UK black women podcast https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_black_women_podcasts/


Anita Powell's email address: BlackMenoBeyond@yahoo.com 

https://linktr.ee/AnitaPowell.

https://www.instagram.com/blkmenobeyond/

https://twitter.com/blkmenobeyond

https://www.facebook.com/blackmenopausebeyond/

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-menopause-and-beyond.



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2 years ago
29 minutes 36 seconds

Black Menopause & Beyond
Menopause and Emotional intelligence with Jacqueline A Hinds.

In today's podcast, we explore Emotional, Cultural Intelligence, emotional resilience plus looking at menopause through the eyes of a black woman - Jacqueline A Hind. Interviewee Jacqueline A. Hinds is Founder of Wilson Hinds Consulting Ltd, Founder and CEO of the Society of Emotional Intelligence International UK & Europe, as well as International Liaison for the Society of Emotional Intelligence International, USA. She is a Certified Emotional Intelligence Coach, leadership Consultant with over 25 years of knowledge, skills, and expertise within the

Human Resource Development arena; working within key corporate and public sector organisations. 


Email: jah@wilsonhindsconsulting.com

Web: https://www.wilsonhindsconsulting.com

Twitter: @ReleasingYou

 

Black Menopause and Beyond podcast look at Menopause from the eyes of a Black woman. Anita expresses her views and also interviews individuals and experts discussing the conversation of Menopause.


Are you fed up with not being included in the discussion of Menopause? If you are, this is the podcast for you. 


Anita uses her personal experience and experiences gained from her peers, profession and activism to explore the topic of Menopause.

The podcast aims to inform, explore, and educate the listeners. 


Anita Powell, the host, is the Co-founder of Black Women in Menopause with Nina Kuypers, an Online peer support group for Black women. She is also the Founder of the Menopause Alliance, a face-to-face peer support group in Bedfordshire. Also, Anita is a Community worker/advocate and a Menopause Activist and facilitator. In addition, She has worked in community radio for many years. Plus, in 2016 was awarded 'I am Inspiring.' by Evans Clothes, Garnier Skin Care and Marie Claire Magazine. 

She has appeared on BBC Breakfast TV and interviewed with Kate Muir, the producer of Davina McCalls Menopause Documentary, BBC 3 Counties Radio, Magic FM and Marie Claire Magazine. Also, her Menopause Alliance ( prev. known as Bedford support group) appeared on ITV News.

The podcast will include individual and group interviews and personal views.

I hope you enjoy it; please follow and subscribe to my podcast wherever you listen to your podcast episodes.

Black Menopause and Beyond works with the Peer Group Black Women in Menopause Insta/Twitter/Facebook BlackwomeninMenopause.  https://www.instagram.com/blackwomeninmenopause/

Email address: BlackMenoBeyond@yahoo.com  

https://linktr.ee/AnitaPowell.

https://www.instagram.com/blkmenobeyond/

https://twitter.com/blkmenobeyond

https://www.facebook.com/blackmenopausebeyond/

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-menopause-and-beyond.



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2 years ago
41 minutes 35 seconds

Black Menopause & Beyond
We talk Fibroids and Menopause with Veronica Ebanks #S2 E2

In today's podcast, we discuss fibroids. Uterine fibroids are a common condition, especially among Black women. About half of Black women have them by the age of 35, and 80 percent have them by the age of 50, compared to 70 percent of white women. Fibroid growth is also more common in black women than in other racial groups. Fibroids can cause weight gain, heavy periods, frequent urination, or pelvic pain, and may require surgery. (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/black-women-start-talk-uterine-fibroids-condition-many-get-speak-rcna20478)


Veronica Ebanks discusses her journey with fibroids and menopause in this episode. In addition to actively educating women on the topic of fibroids, she is passionate about recording and hearing the stories of black women suffering from this disease. Born in Jamaica, raised in London, she is an Afro-Caribbean woman. Business owner of Verelba Mind & Body, a company providing organic skincare, wellbeing products, and holistic therapies. As a skilled facilitator currently offering coaching and mentoring support to women in their 50s and 60s who desire to incorporate more natural solutions into their lives, for greater wellbeing and happiness.


Contact her on https://linktr.ee/verelba_world2021


Addition reading on Fibroids and Menopause 

https://www.healthline.com/health/menopause/fibroids-after-menopause

 

Black Menopause and Beyond podcast look at Menopause from the eyes of a Black woman. Anita expresses her views and also interviews individuals and experts discussing the conversation of Menopause.


Are you fed up with not being included in the discussion of Menopause? If you are, this is the podcast for you. 


Anita uses her personal experience and experiences gained from her peers, profession and activism to explore the topic of Menopause.


The podcast aims to inform, explore, and educate the listeners. 


Anita Powell, the host, is the Co-founder of Black Women in Menopause with Nina Kuypers, an Online peer support group for Black women. She is also the Founder of the Menopause Alliance, a face-to-face peer support group in Bedfordshire. Also, Anita is a Community worker/advocate, Menopause Activist and facilitator. In addition, She has worked in community radio for many years.


I hope you enjoy it; please follow and subscribe to my podcast wherever you listen to your podcast episodes.


Black Menopause and Beyond works with the Peer Group Black Women in Menopause Insta/Twitter/Facebook BlackwomeninMenopause.  https://www.instagram.com/blackwomeninmenopause/

Email address: BlackMenoBeyond@yahoo.com  

https://linktr.ee/AnitaPowell.

https://www.instagram.com/blkmenobeyond/

https://twitter.com/blkmenobeyond

https://www.facebook.com/blackmenopausebeyond/

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-menopause-and-beyond.



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2 years ago
45 minutes 40 seconds

Black Menopause & Beyond
Anita is back after time off, talking reintroduction to you all, health concerns around cancer and the importance of adding the word black to our healthcare narrative.

Anita returns and reintroduces herself, she also highlighting the importance of adding the word black when talking about healthcare for black people, and explains how health concerns around cancer has affected her for the past few months. 




Black Menopause and Beyond podcast look at Menopause from the eyes of a Black woman. Anita expresses her views and also interviews individuals and experts discussing the conversation of Menopause.


Are you fed up with not being included in the discussion of Menopause? If you are, this is the podcast for you. 


Anita uses her personal experience and experiences gained from her peers, profession and activism to explore the topic of Menopause.

The podcast aims to inform, explore, and educate the listeners. 


Anita Powell, the host, is the Co-founder of Black Women in Menopause with Nina Kuypers, an Online peer support group for Black women. She is also the Founder of the Menopause Alliance, a face-to-face peer support group in Bedfordshire. Also, Anita is a Community worker/advocate and a Menopause Activist and facilitator. In addition, She has worked in community radio for many years. Plus, in 2016 was awarded 'I am Inspiring.' by Evans Clothes, Garnier Skin Care and Marie Claire Magazine. 


She has appeared on BBC Breakfast TV and interviewed with Kate Muir, the producer of Davina McCalls Menopause Documentary, BBC 3 Counties Radio, Magic FM and Marie Claire Magazine. Also, her Menopause Alliance ( prev. known as Bedford support group) appeared on ITV News.


The podcast will include individual and group interviews and personal views.


I hope you enjoy it; please follow and subscribe to my podcast wherever you listen to your podcast episodes.


My social media:  Twitter BlkMenoBeyond, Insta: BlkMenoBeyond, Facebook: Black menopause and Beyond.


Black Menopause and Beyond works with the Peer Group Black Women in Menopause Insta/Twitter/Facebook BlackwomeninMenopause.  https://www.instagram.com/blackwomeninmenopause/


Awarded  5th UK black women podcast https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_black_women_podcasts/


Anita Powell's email address: BlackMenoBeyond@yahoo.com  

https://linktr.ee/AnitaPowell.

https://www.instagram.com/blkmenobeyond/

https://twitter.com/blkmenobeyond

https://www.facebook.com/blackmenopausebeyond/

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-menopause-and-beyond.



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2 years ago
40 minutes

Black Menopause & Beyond
Menopause Christmas Wishes #26

ANITA wishes you all a Merry Christmas,  


Christmas is a time for joy, but for some, it's stressful. Within this short podcast, Anita gives out Christmas suggestions.


Black Menopause and Beyond podcast look at Menopause from the eyes of a Black woman. Anita expresses her views and also interviews individuals and experts discussing the conversation of Menopause.


Are you fed up with not being included in the discussion of Menopause? If you are, this is the podcast for you. 


Anita uses her personal experience and experiences gained from her peers, profession and activism to explore the topic of Menopause.

The podcast aims to inform, explore, and educate the listeners. 


Anita Powell, the host, is the Co-founder of Black Women in Menopause with Nina Kuypers, an Online peer support group for Black women. She is also the Founder of the Menopause Alliance, a face-to-face peer support group in Bedfordshire. Also, Anita is a Community worker/advocate and a Menopause Activist and facilitator. In addition, She has worked in community radio for many years. Plus, in 2016 was awarded 'I am Inspiring.' by Evans Clothes, Garnier Skin Care and Marie Claire Magazine. 


She has appeared on BBC Breakfast TV and interviewed with Kate Muir, the producer of Davina McCalls Menopause Documentary, BBC 3 Counties Radio, Magic FM and Marie Claire Magazine. Also, her Menopause Alliance ( prev. known as Bedford support group) appeared on ITV News.


The podcast will include individual and group interviews and personal views.


I hope you enjoy it; please follow and subscribe to my podcast wherever you listen to your podcast episodes.


My social media:  Twitter BlkMenoBeyond, Insta: BlkMenoBeyond, Facebook: Black menopause and Beyond.


Black Menopause and Beyond works with the Peer Group Black Women in Menopause Insta/Twitter/Facebook BlackwomeninMenopause.  https://www.instagram.com/blackwomeninmenopause/


Awarded  5th UK black women podcast https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_black_women_podcasts/


Anita Powell's email address: BlackMenoBeyond@yahoo.com  

https://linktr.ee/AnitaPowell.

https://www.instagram.com/blkmenobeyond/

https://twitter.com/blkmenobeyond

https://www.facebook.com/blackmenopausebeyond/

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2 years ago
5 minutes 45 seconds

Black Menopause & Beyond
What happened when Men attended the menopause support group #25

ANITA returns after a break,  


Anita has a few topics she wants to talk about, so she has decided to produce several podcasts exploring these topics. 


Within this podcast, she talks about what happened when men were invited to attend a menopause group, the group she runs in her home town. 


https://www.facebook.com/MenopauseAllianceBedfordshire


Black Menopause and Beyond podcast look at Menopause from the eyes of a Black woman. Anita expresses her views and also interviews individuals and experts discussing the conversation of Menopause.


Are you fed up with not being included in the discussion of Menopause? If you are, this is the podcast for you. 


Anita uses her personal experience and experiences gained from her peers, profession and activism to explore the topic of Menopause.

The podcast aims to inform, explore, and educate the listeners. 


Anita Powell, the host, is the Co-founder of Black Women in Menopause with Nina Kuypers, an Online peer support group for Black women. She is also the Founder of the Menopause Alliance, a face-to-face peer support group in Bedfordshire. Also, Anita is a Community worker/advocate and a Menopause Activist and facilitator. In addition, She has worked in community radio for many years. Plus, in 2016 was awarded 'I am Inspiring.' by Evans Clothes, Garnier Skin Care and Marie Claire Magazine. 


She has appeared on BBC Breakfast TV and interviewed with Kate Muir, the producer of Davina McCalls Menopause Documentary, BBC 3 Counties Radio, Magic FM and Marie Claire Magazine. Also, her Menopause Alliance ( prev. known as Bedford support group) appeared on ITV News.


The podcast will include individual and group interviews and personal views.


I hope you enjoy it; please follow and subscribe to my podcast wherever you listen to your podcast episodes.


My social media:  Twitter BlkMenoBeyond, Insta: BlkMenoBeyond, Facebook: Black menopause and Beyond.


Black Menopause and Beyond works with the Peer Group Black Women in Menopause Insta/Twitter/Facebook BlackwomeninMenopause.  https://www.instagram.com/blackwomeninmenopause/


Awarded  5th UK black women podcast https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_black_women_podcasts/


Anita Powell's email address: BlackMenoBeyond@yahoo.com  

https://linktr.ee/AnitaPowell.

https://www.instagram.com/blkmenobeyond/

https://twitter.com/blkmenobeyond

https://www.facebook.com/blackmenopausebeyond/

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-menopause-and-beyond.



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2 years ago
13 minutes 57 seconds

Black Menopause & Beyond
#24 Jenny Stoute explains why she is no longer on HRT (re-Release )
  • Two-time Olympian winner, ex tv Gladiator, busy owner and model Jenny Stoute experienced abnormalities found in her routine cervical smear test; she tells Anita why in response, she has decided to come off HRT and go Menopause Natural. 


Jenny Instagram: gorgeousfifties


Black Menopause and Beyond work with the Peer Group Black Women in Menopause Insta/Twitter/Facebook BlackwomeninMenopause.  https://www.instagram.com/blackwomeninmenopause/


Black Menopause and Beyond podcast look at Menopause from the eyes of a Black woman. Anita expresses her views and also interviews individuals and experts discussing the conversation of Menopause.


Are you fed up with not being included in the discussion of Menopause? If you are, this is the podcast for you. 


Anita Powell, the host, is the Co-founder of Black Women in Menopause with Nina Kuypers an Online peer support group for Black women. She is also the Founder of the Menopause Alliance, a face-to-face peer support group in Bedfordshire. Also, Anita is a Community worker/advocate and a Menopause Activist and facilitator. In addition, She has worked in community radio for many years. Plus, in 2016 was awarded 'I am Inspiring.' by Evans Clothes, Garnier Skin Care and Marie Claire Magazine. 


She has appeared on BBC Breakfast TV and interviewed with Kate Muir, the producer of Davina McCalls Menopause Documentary, BBC 3 Counties Radio, Magic FM and Marie Claire Magazine. Also, her Menopause Alliance ( prev. known as Bedford support group) appeared on ITV News.


Anita uses her personal experience and experiences gained from her peers, profession and activism to explore the topic of Menopause.

The podcast aims to inform, explore, and educate the listeners. 


An episode will be broadcasted monthly with the occasional bonus episodes. The podcast will include individual and group interviews and personal views.



I hope you enjoy it; please follow and subscribe to my podcast wherever you listen to your podcast episodes.


My social media:  Twitter BlkMenoBeyond, Insta: BlkMenoBeyond, Facebook: Black menopause and Beyond.


Black Menopause and Beyond work with the Peer Group Black Women in Menopause Insta/Twitter/Facebook BlackwomeninMenopause.  https://www.instagram.com/blackwomeninmenopause/


Awarded  5th UK black women podcast https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_black_women_podcasts/


Anita Powell's email address is BlackMenoBeyond@yahoo.com

https://linktr.ee/AnitaPowell

https://www.instagram.com/blkmenobeyond/

https://twitter.com/blkmenobeyond

https://www.facebook.com/blackmenopausebeyond/

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-menopause-and-beyond.



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3 years ago
9 minutes 39 seconds

Black Menopause & Beyond
#23 Anita interviews Des Dennis a holistic Personal Trainer helping women through the Menopause

Des is a holistic personal trainer who helps his clients 'from the inside out" he helps women work through what is stopping them from being who they want to be and helps them be who they once were through exercise, diet, massage and meditation. He also encourages women to use their body weight when exercising rather than weights. Black women and obesity and the black diet is also talked about in the podcast.


Des Dennis Social Media 

https://www.instagram.com/strongsoulfitness_uk/


Black Menopause and Beyond podcast look at Menopause from the eyes of a Black woman. Anita expresses her views and also interviews individuals and experts discussing the conversation of Menopause.


Are you fed up with not being included in the discussion of Menopause? If you are, this is the podcast for you. 


Anita uses her personal experience and experiences gained from her peers, profession and activism to explore the topic of Menopause.

The podcast aims to inform, explore, and educate the listeners. 


Anita Powell, the host, is the Co-founder of Black Women in Menopause with Nina Kuypers, an Online peer support group for Black women. She is also the Founder of the Menopause Alliance, a face-to-face peer support group in Bedfordshire. Also, Anita is a Community worker/advocate and a Menopause Activist and facilitator. In addition, She has worked in community radio for many years. Plus, in 2016 was awarded 'I am Inspiring.' by Evans Clothes, Garnier Skin Care and Marie Claire Magazine. 


She has appeared on BBC Breakfast TV and interviewed with Kate Muir, the producer of Davina McCalls Menopause Documentary, BBC 3 Counties Radio, Magic FM and Marie Claire Magazine. Also, her Menopause Alliance ( prev. known as Bedford support group) appeared on ITV News.


The podcast will include individual and group interviews and personal views.


I hope you enjoy it; please follow and subscribe to my podcast wherever you listen to your podcast episodes.


My social media:  Twitter BlkMenoBeyond, Insta: BlkMenoBeyond, Facebook: Black menopause and Beyond.


Black Menopause and Beyond works with the Peer Group Black Women in Menopause Insta/Twitter/Facebook BlackwomeninMenopause.  https://www.instagram.com/blackwomeninmenopause/


Awarded  5th UK black women podcast https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_black_women_podcasts/


Anita Powell's email address: BlackMenoBeyond@yahoo.com   https://linktr.ee/AnitaPowell

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-menopause-and-beyond.



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3 years ago
28 minutes 11 seconds

Black Menopause & Beyond
Anita talks to Shell about her menopause journey, wild water swimming, camping, and wellbeing.

Anita talks to Shell Robshaw-Bryan, 47 and perimenopausal. A full-time marketing director and side hustles as an outdoor, camping and wellbeing writer, writing for various publications and her own successful outdoors blog, Camping with Style. Shell loves to travel, and the outdoors and is a nature-loving, comfy-camping girl and cool water swimmer. She used the great outdoors and the healing power of nature to aid her slow recovery. She continues to spend time outdoors whenever she can, regularly meditating and practising mindfulness as she navigates through a challenging peri-menopause journey; she was diagnosed aged 42 and suffering from Peri-Menopause Disorder, and yet at 47, she is still struggling to find the right mix of medication and natural remedies.

Shell Social media

https://twitter.com/wildandmindful

https://twitter.com/CampWithStyle

https://www.facebook.com/campingwithstyle/

https://www.instagram.com/campingwithstyle/

https://www.tiktok.com/@campingwithstyle

Her blog

https://www.campingwithstyle.co.uk


Black Menopause and Beyond podcast look at Menopause from the eyes of a Black woman. Anita expresses her views and also interviews individuals and experts discussing the conversation of Menopause.


Are you fed up with not being included in the discussion of Menopause? If you are, this is the podcast for you. 


Anita uses her personal experience and experiences gained from her peers, profession and activism to explore the topic of Menopause.

The podcast aims to inform, explore, and educate the listeners. 


Anita Powell, the host, is the Co-founder of Black Women in Menopause with Nina Kuypers, an Online peer support group for Black women. She is also the Founder of the Menopause Alliance, a face-to-face peer support group in Bedfordshire. Also, Anita is a Community worker/advocate and a Menopause Activist and facilitator. In addition, She has worked in community radio for many years. Plus, in 2016 was awarded 'I am Inspiring.' by Evans Clothes, Garnier Skin Care and Marie Claire Magazine. 


She has appeared on BBC Breakfast TV and interviewed with Kate Muir, the producer of Davina McCalls Menopause Documentary, BBC 3 Counties Radio, Magic FM and Marie Claire Magazine. Also, her Menopause Alliance ( prev. known as Bedford support group) appeared on ITV News.


The podcast will include individual and group interviews and personal views.


I hope you enjoy it; please follow and subscribe to my podcast wherever you listen to your podcast episodes.


My social media:  Twitter BlkMenoBeyond, Insta: BlkMenoBeyond, Facebook: Black menopause and Beyond.


Black Menopause and Beyond works with the Peer Group Black Women in Menopause Insta/Twitter/Facebook BlackwomeninMenopause.  https://www.instagram.com/blackwomeninmenopause/


Anita Powell's email address: BlackMenoBeyond@yahoo.com https://linktr.ee/AnitaPowell


Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-menopause-and-beyond.



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3 years ago
32 minutes 6 seconds

Black Menopause & Beyond
Anita talks pre diabetes, cost of living, plus explains Jenny Stoute on why she has come off HRT

Within this episode, the host, Anita, reflects on her Menopause week and thoughts. 


  • Anita was diagnosed with Prediabetes in 2022. In this episode, she talks about her pre- diabetes Experience and Menopause and Diabetes.

  • Anita wonders if the rising cost of living impacts menopausal women. 

  • Two-time Olympian winner Jenny Stoute is interviewed; she tells Anita why she has decided to come off HRT and go Menopause Natural. 



Black Menopause and Beyond works with the Peer Group Black Women in Menopause Insta/Twitter/Facebook BlackwomeninMenopause.  https://www.instagram.com/blackwomeninmenopause/



Black Menopause and Beyond podcast look at Menopause from the eyes of a Black woman. Anita expresses her views and also interviews individuals and experts discussing the conversation of Menopause.


Are you fed up with not being included in the discussion of Menopause? If you are, this is the podcast for you. 


Anita Powell, the host, is the Co-founder of Black Women in Menopause with Nina Kuypers an Online peer support group for Black women. She is also the Founder of the Menopause Alliance, a face-to-face peer support group in Bedfordshire. Also, Anita is a Community worker/advocate and a Menopause Activist and facilitator. In addition, She has worked in community radio for many years. Plus, in 2016 was awarded 'I am Inspiring.' by Evans Clothes, Garnier Skin Care and Marie Claire Magazine. 


She has appeared on BBC Breakfast TV and interviewed with Kate Muir, the producer of Davina McCalls Menopause Documentary, BBC 3 Counties Radio, Magic FM and Marie Claire Magazine. Also, her Menopause Alliance ( prev. known as Bedford support group) appeared on ITV News.


Anita uses her personal experience and experiences gained from her peers, profession and activism to explore the topic of Menopause.

The podcast aims to inform, explore, and educate the listeners. 


An episode will be broadcasted monthly with the occasional bonus episodes. The podcast will include individual and group interviews and personal views.



I hope you enjoy it; please follow and subscribe to my podcast wherever you listen to your podcast episodes.


My social media:  Twitter BlkMenoBeyond, Insta: BlkMenoBeyond, Facebook: Black menopause and Beyond.


Black Menopause and Beyond works with the Peer Group Black Women in Menopause Insta/Twitter/Facebook BlackwomeninMenopause.  https://www.instagram.com/blackwomeninmenopause/


Awarded  5th UK black women podcast https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_black_women_podcasts/


Anita Powell's email address: BlackMenoBeyond@yahoo.com

https://linktr.ee/AnitaPowell


Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-menopause-and-beyond.



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3 years ago
31 minutes 59 seconds

Black Menopause & Beyond
Mental Health and the Black Menopause
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3 years ago
35 minutes 5 seconds

Black Menopause & Beyond
#20 Anita reflects on her week and and the menopause conversations she has had

Black Menopause and Beyond podcast looks at Menopause from the eyes of a Black woman. Anita expresses her views and also interviews individuals and experts discussing the conversation of Menopause.


Are you fed up with not being included in the discussion of Menopause? If you are, this is the podcast for you. 


Anita Powell, the host, is the Co-founder of Black Women in Menopause with Nina Kuypers an Online peer support group for Black women. She is also the Founder of the Menopause Alliance, a face-to-face peer support group in Bedfordshire. Also, Anita is a Community worker/advocate and a Menopause Activist and facilitator. In addition, She has worked in community radio for many years. Plus, in 2016 was awarded 'I am Inspiring.' by Evans Clothes, Garnier Skin Care and Marie Claire Magazine. 


She has appeared on BBC Breakfast TV and interviewed with Kate Muir, the producer of Davina McCalls Menopause Documentary, BBC 3 Counties Radio, Magic FM and Marie Claire Magazine. Also, her Menopause Alliance ( prev. known as Bedford support group) appeared on ITV News.


Anita uses her personal experience and experiences gained from her peers, profession and activism to explore the topic of Menopause.

The podcast aims to inform, explore, and educate the listeners. 


An episode will be broadcasted monthly with the occasional bonus episodes. The podcast will include individual and group interviews and personal views.



Within this episode, the host, Anita, reflects on her week and her menopause conversations.


Anita talks to a father and son about menopause.


She joined an ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and menopause Zoom session.


On a night out with friends, she openly talks about menopause; her friends are more informed compared to 5 years ago; Anita realises the Menopause Taboo for some has gone.



I hope you enjoy it; please follow and subscribe to my podcast wherever you listen to your podcast episodes.


My social media:  Twitter BlkMenoBeyond, Insta: BlkMenoBeyond, Facebook: Black menopause and Beyond.


Insta/Twitter/facebook BlackwomeninMenopause


Awarded  6th UK black women podcast https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_black_women_podcasts/


My email address: BlackMenoBeyond@yahoo.com

https://linktr.ee/AnitaPowell

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-menopause-and-beyond.



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3 years ago
30 minutes 40 seconds

Black Menopause & Beyond
Bonus Show 19, Anita reflects on Menopause training day offered to NHS professional

Bonus Episode.


Within this episode, the host, Anita, reflects on a training event she project coordinated with Menopause Experts. Were Gyneogolists offered a full day of Menopause training to NHS Health Professionals? 


Within this episode, Anita expresses concern about the lack of male attendance but is impressed with the black representation of health professionals. 


Black Menopause and Beyond podcast look at Menopause from the eyes of a Black woman. Anita expresses her views and also interviews individuals and experts discussing the conversation of Menopause.


Are you fed up with not being included in the discussion of Menopause? If you are, this is the podcast for you. 


Anita Powell, the host, is the Co-founder of Black Women in Menopause with Nina Kuypers Online peer support group for Black women. She is also the Founder of the Menopause Alliance, a face-to-face peer support group in Bedfordshire. Also, Anita is a Community worker/advocate and a Menopause Activist and facilitator. In addition, She has worked in community radio for many years. Plus, in 2016 was awarded 'I am Inspiring.' by Evans Clothes, Garnier Skin Care and Marie Claire Magazine.


Anita uses her personal experience and experiences gained from her peers, profession and activism to explore the topic of Menopause.

The podcast aims to inform, explore, and educate the listeners. 


An episode will be broadcasted monthly with the occasional bonus episodes. In addition, the podcast will include individual and group interviews and personal views.



Social media: 

Twitter/Instagram: BlkMenoBeyond, 

Facebook: Black Menopause and Beyond.


Black Menopause and Beyond also work with Black Women in Menopause. 


Twitter/Instagram BlackwomeninMenopause 

Facebook: Black Women in Menopause

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-menopause-and-beyond.



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3 years ago
21 minutes 35 seconds

Black Menopause & Beyond

My name is Anita Powell. I'm a 50-year-old black female born in the UK I am suffering from the symptoms of perimenopause. A few years ago, I noticed that my body was responding different to how it used to be. Conversations with my peers and they too were noticing changes. I felt my overall health was deteriorating. As a 40 something year old woman I never really explored the topic of my health; I just lived it but not optimised on my health. After research I realised that I need to rethink my behaviour and take care of me.   

 

Within the podcast I will be discussing the Menopause, Midlife, and Beyond, looking at life from my perceptive, a black female, exploring health and lives of women. 

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-menopause-and-beyond.


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