Thanks in large part to Diane Danzebrink and Rachel Weiss, my guests on this podcast, the menopause is being covered more often in the media, but there is still a huge amount of ignorance as to what the symptoms are and how to cope with them.  Diane, the founder of Menopause Support and the driving force behind the #makemenopausematter campaign, shares her personal experience of the menopause with us, and runs through some of the many and varied symptoms of the menopause and perimenopause.  Rachel, founder of the Menopause Cafes outlines why talking about the menopause can be so helpful, and shares the experiences of some of her visitors to the cafe.  She is also behind #FlushFest21, details on her website. 
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