This week on Womenstrual The Podcast, we welcome Screenwriter, Actress, and Producer Joan Iyiola, alongside Consultant Obstetrics / Gynaecologist Dr. Christine Ekechi — two trailblazing women whose collaboration turned a personal health journey into an award-winning film.
After Joan’s challenging experience with fibroids, and her diagnosis and treatment by Dr. Christine, she asked herself “what happens with science and art unite?” The result? MANGO — inspired by Joan’s experience with fibroids (one the size of a mango 🍋) this powerful short film follows a young freelancer whose life changes drastically as she battles with the discomfort, anxiety and miseducation of fibroids, an invisible disorder that many women silently endure.
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Connect with the MANGO team:
@joan.iyiola | @mangothefilm | @apatan_productions | @dr_christine_ekechi
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*The Gynae Project are currently collating new data on the menstrual experiences of women and girls in the UK, please take 2 mins to complete or share our survey - https://form.typeform.com/to/ec78aU0k?typeform-source=www.thegynaeproject.co.uk.
This week on Womenstrual: The Podcast, we’re joined by Leanne Pero MBE — award-winning speaker, author, social entrepreneur, dancer, and breast cancer survivor.
After facing childhood trauma and a breast cancer diagnosis, Leanne Pero built two powerful businesses — The Movement Factory and Black Women Rising — showing us that purpose often begins where the pain once lived.
In this episode, we talk about:
💬 Healing from childhood trauma
💃 How dance changed her life and career
🎗️ The lack of representation in cancer communities
👑 Empowering Black women through advocacy and storytelling
🌟 What she’s most looking forward to in a new decade
If you’re interested in women’s empowerment, mental health, entrepreneurship, or cancer awareness, this episode is for you.
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#WomenstrualPodcast #LeannePero #BreastCancerSurvivor #BlackWomenRising #TheGynaeProject #WomenstrualThePodcast #WomenInBusiness #MentalHealth #SocialEntrepreneurship #womenempowerment
Connect with Leanne Pero MBE
Instagram: @leanneperoofficial | @blackwomenrisinguk | @themovementfactory
Website: www.blackwomenrisinguk.org | www.themovementfactory.uk.com
For more information on The Gynae Project, visit our website here - www.thegynaeptroject.co.uk.
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*The Gynae Project are currently collating new data on the menstrual experiences of women and girls in the UK, please take 2 mins to complete or share our survey - https://form.typeform.com/to/ec78aU0k?typeform-source=www.thegynaeproject.co.uk.
This week we’re joined by actress and model Vanessa Vanderpuye! 🌟 From TV screens and films to international campaigns, Vanessa’s career is nothing short of inspiring but behind the scenes, she’s been fighting a private battle with chronic period pain and endometriosis.
In this powerful episode, Vanessa opens up about:
🔸 Her endometriosis diagnosis journey
🔸 Navigating heavy menstrual bleeding within a Ghanaian household
🔸 The role of community in her healing
🔸 How starring in a horror film deepened her faithThis is a conversation about health, heritage, and hope. 💬✨
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This podcast is sponsored by Here We Flo. They have recently launched products for heavier flow babes which can be purchased on their website and all major retailers. Check them out here - www.hereweflo.co.
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Connect with Vanessa Vanderpuye
Instagram: @vvbrownskin
TikTok: @vvbrownskin
Website: www.vanessavanderpuye.com
For more information on The Gynae Project, visit our website here - www.thegynaeptroject.co.uk.
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*The Gynae Project are currently collating new data on the menstrual experiences of women and girls in the UK, please take 3 mins to complete or share - https://form.typeform.com/to/ec78aU0k?typeform-source=www.thegynaeproject.co.uk.
Season 2 kicks off with Dr. Aziza Sesay — women’s health specialist, award-winning GP, and passionate advocate for women’s wellbeing. In this episode, we dive into her inspiring journey into medicine, the truth behind common period myths, and the one question from her uncle that continues to guide her purpose today.This podcast is sponsored by Here We Flo. They have recently launched products for heavier flow babes which can be purchased on their website and all major retailers. Check them out here - www.hereweflo.co.Please like, follow and subscribe.Connect with Dr Aziza SesayInstagram: @talkswithdrsesay TikTok: @talkswithdrsesayWebsite: www.talkswithdrsesay.comFor more information on The Gynae Project, visit our website here - www.thegynaeptroject.co.uk. Instagram - @thegynaeproject TikTok - @thegynaeproject LinkedIn - The Gynae Project *The Gynae Project are currently collating new data on the menstrual experiences of women and girls in the UK, please take 3 mins to complete or share - https://form.typeform.com/to/ec78aU0k?typeform-source=www.thegynaeproject.co.uk.
Season 2 of Womenstrual The Podcast is back - new guests, new space, new stories shared. In this episode, #WomenstrualThePodcast Host and The Gynae Project Founder, Candace, gives a brief backstory of how The Gynae Project and Womenstrual The Podcast were established (listen to the full story in episode 1), gynaecological updates in her own life and shares her view on how we can identify our purpose.This podcast is also sponsored by Flo, an intimate product brand made for life’s messiest moments, including periods. Their products are made from plant-based materials and have been described to feel like “sitting on a cloud”. Here We Flo have recently launched products for heavier flow babes which can be purchased on their website and all major retailers. Check them out here - www.hereweflo.comPlease like, follow and subscribe.Instagram: @hereweflo TikTok: @hereweflo For more information on The Gynae Project, visit our website here - www.thegynaeptroject.co.uk. Instagram - @thegynaeproject TikTok - @thegynaeproject LinkedIn - The Gynae Project *The Gynae Project are currently collating new data on the menstrual experiences of women and girls in the UK, please take 3 mins to complete or share - https://form.typeform.com/to/ec78aU0k?typeform-source=www.thegynaeproject.co.uk
Episode 10 of #womenstrualthepodcast features Gemma Barry, author, health coach, and founder of The Well Woman Project. Her book “Period’s aren’t meant to bloody hurt” is an educational resource and empowering guide is your roadmap to becoming the queen of your own menstrual health.
We talk about the book, her first period, what estranged family relationships taught her, experiences as a nurse and how self advocacy and choice is a critical currency for women and girls.
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Connect with Gemma:
Instagram: @well_woman_project
For more information on The Gynae Project, visit our website here - www.thegynaeptroject.co.uk.
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TikTok - @thegynaeproject
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*The Gynae Project are currently collating new data on the menstrual experiences of women and girls in the UK, please take 3 mins to complete or share - https://form.typeform.com/to/gXf7e4fB?typeform-source=www.thegynaeproject.co.uk.
In this episode, we’re joined by the lovely Demi Santana-Brown, an endometriosis advocate, former pro footballer and one of the romantic hopefuls from the very first Love Is Blind UK.
Demi talks openly about her endometriosis journey, the many medical labels her symptoms were called before diagnosis, family life, lessons of a professional footballer and the Love Is Blind UK experience.
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Connect with Demi:
Instagram: @demisantanabrown
TikTok: @demisantanabrown
For more information on The Gynae Project, visit our website here - www.thegynaeptroject.co.uk.
Instagram - @thegynaeproject
TikTok - @thegynaeproject
LinkedIn - The Gynae Project
*The Gynae Project are currently collating new data on the menstrual experiences of women and girls in the UK, please take 3 mins to complete or share - https://form.typeform.com/to/gXf7e4fB?typeform-source=www.thegynaeproject.co.uk.
In this episode, Candace dives into why the data around women’s health is such a critical currency for change, and highlights some stats from The Gynae Project survey so far.
For more information on The Gynae Project, visit our website here - www.thegynaeptroject.co.uk.
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LinkedIn -The Gynae Project
*The Gynae Project are currently collating new data on the menstrual experiences of women and girls in the UK, please take 3 mins to complete or share - https://form.typeform.com/to/gXf7e4fB?typeform-source=www.thegynaeproject.co.uk.
When was the last time you took a leap of faith?
In this episode of #womenstrualthepodcast, we sit down with UK Entertainment Awards Founder Shinel Crichlow.
We discuss her 10 year legacy of the UEA awards and where her passion for entertainment started, the business lessons she’s learned, testimonials from former award recipients, the effects of transitioning from yoyo dieting to a committed health and wellbeing journey, and of course, her period.
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Connect with Shinel and UK Entertainment Awards:
Instagram:@just_shinel |@ukentawards
TikTok: @shinelchrichy
For more information on The Gynae Project, visit our website here -www.thegynaeptroject.co.uk.
Instagram -@thegynaeproject
TikTok -@thegynaeproject
LinkedIn -The Gynae Project
*The Gynae Project are currently collating new data on the menstrual experiences of women and girls in the UK, please take 3 mins to complete or share - https://form.typeform.com/to/gXf7e4fB?typeform-source=www.thegynaeproject.co.uk.
We’re doing things a little differently this week and invited our first man into the conversation! Paul C Brunson is a globally renewed relationship expert having sat in expert seats on Celebs Go Dating and Married at First Sight. He's an author of 3 books, a devoted husband and father, and a very proud Jamaican and now, south londoner.
He joins us for a conversation around the healthcare systems stateside vs UK, what propelled his family to move to the UK, what him and his sons have learned about periods, and of course - relationships!
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Connect with Paul:
Instagram: @paulcbrunson
TikTok: @paulcbrunson
X: @paulcbrunson
For more information on The Gynae Project, visit our website here - www.thegynaeptroject.co.uk.
Instagram - @thegynaeproject
TikTok - @thegynaeproject
LinkedIn - The Gynae Project
*The Gynae Project are currently collating new data on the menstrual experiences of women and girls in the UK, please take 3 mins to complete or share - https://form.typeform.com/to/gXf7e4fB?typeform-source=www.thegynaeproject.co.uk.
In this episode, we’re joined by the lovely Susan Allen-Augustin - Co-Founder of Flo, a plant-powered personal care brand.
What began as a lighthearted conversation between Susan and her friend Tara in their uni toilets about starting a social impact business turned into them joining forces to launch and run a leading personal care brand.
We talk about the hurdles when running a business as a female founders, proud moments, the lasting affects of sustainability and how this duo continues to raise the bar.
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Connect with Flo:
Instagram:@hereweflo
TikTok:@hereweflo
For more information on The Gynae Project, visit our website here -www.thegynaeptroject.co.uk.
Instagram -@thegynaeproject
TikTok -@thegynaeproject
LinkedIn -The Gynae Project
*The Gynae Project are currently collating new data on the menstrual experiences of women and girls in the UK, please take 3 mins to complete or share - https://form.typeform.com/to/gXf7e4fB?typeform-source=www.thegynaeproject.co.uk.
Based on our data 79.5% of women and girls would consider their periods a nuisance, an inconvenience or cause of anxiety, however this week’s guest must be in the 19.5% as she loves having a period.
Inclusion Strategist and Founder of Acquintz Consulting, Grace Mosuro joins us for episode 3, and we talk motherhood, her period story, how cancer affects your health, DE&I in the workplace and crazy suggestions parents make about how to navigate unexpected danger lol.
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Connect with Grace Mosuro:
Instagram:@theorganisationalinclusionist |@acquaintzconsulting
LinkedIn:Grace Mosuro
For more information on The Gynae Project, visit our website here -www.thegynaeptroject.co.uk.
Instagram -@thegynaeproject
TikTok -@thegynaeproject
LinkedIn -The Gynae Project
*The Gynae Project are currently collating new data on the menstrual experiences of women and girls in the UK, please take 3 mins to complete or share - https://form.typeform.com/to/gXf7e4fB?typeform-source=www.thegynaeproject.co.uk.
In this week’s episode of #womenstrualthepodcast, we’re joined by Rhianna Beaumont who shares the story of how a baecation to Thailand turned into an emergency trip to A&E. As a mother of 3, when she discovered a lump in her tummy, her first thought was “am I pregnant again?!”, and those concerns lead her to various different hospitals around London searching for a diagnosis.
In this conversation, we unpack the full story, what was discovered, the impacts of stress of a woman’s body and how turning her hand to floral artistry has been a touching aspect on this new phase in her life.
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Connect with Rhianna Beaumont:
Instagram:@rhianna.beau |@ivy.and.beau
For more information on The Gynae Project, visit our website here -www.thegynaeptroject.co.uk.
Instagram -@thegynaeproject
TikTok -@thegynaeproject
LinkedIn -The Gynae Project
*The Gynae Project are currently collating new data on the menstrual experiences of women and girls in the UK, please take 3 mins to complete or share - https://form.typeform.com/to/gXf7e4fB?typeform-source=www.thegynaeproject.co.uk.
Gynaecology is extremely specific and it’s impossible to discuss it without an expert.. so we bought one on.
This episode features Dr Israa Siddig, a women’s health doctor and gynaecologist with over 15 years of medical experience. In this episode we delve into how we met, her own period journey, patient stories, taboos, the importance of data within women’s health, the role tech places in the advancement of healthcare overall and much more.
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For more information on The Gynae Project, visit our website here -www.thegynaeptroject.co.uk.
Connect with us!
Instagram -@thegynaeproject |@candgoods_
TikTok -@thegynaeproject
LinkedIn -The Gynae Project
Connect with Dr Israa Siddig
Instagram -@israasiddig
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*The Gynae Project are currently collating new data on the menstrual experiences of women and girls in the UK, please take 3 mins to complete or share oursurvey.
Welcome to Episode 1! In this episode, The Gynae Project founder, Candace Oxley takes a very personal deep dive into where this work began and where the inspiration for The Gynae Project came from.
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For more information on The Gynae Project, visit our website here - www.thegynaeptroject.co.uk.
Let’s connect socially too -
Instagram - @thegynaeproject
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LinkedIn - The Gynae Project
*The Gynae Project are currently collating new data on the menstrual experiences of women and girls in the UK, please take 3 mins to complete or share our survey.
Welcome to Womenstrual - The Podcast by The Gynae Project. This podcast centres around the ebs and flows of life, and is a safe space to discuss periods.
Hosted by Candace Oxley, Founder of The Gynae Project, this podcast takes listeners on a relatable journey of life’s weird and wonderful ways, while pairing that with the affects of menstrual health on us all. Please like, follow and subscribe. @thegynaeproject across all platforms.
For more information on The Gynae Project, visit our website here -www.thegynaeptroject.co.uk.
*The Gynae Project are collating new data on the menstrual experiences of women and girls in the UK. Please take 3 minutes and join our research -https://form.typeform.com/to/gXf7e4fB.