Podcast: Menopause - the honest guide | Niki Bezzant + Petra's friend Tori

In this episode of 'Grey Areas,' Petra Bagust brings back the conversation on menopause. She speaks with Niki Bezzant, a New Zealand author who has written extensively on this topic in her book "This Changes Everything: The Honest Guide to Menopause and Perimenopause." The discussion focuses on the importance of understanding the changes women's bodies go through during menopause and perimenopause and how this knowledge can be empowering.

Niki Bezzant addresses various aspects related to menopause, including the effects on hormones, changes in weight distribution, mood swings, and the impact on mental health such as anxiety. The episode emphasises the importance of self-care routines in managing these changes.

Additionally, Petra includes a personal perspective by inviting her friend Tori to share her experiences with perimenopause. Tori discusses her journey with openness and honesty, providing listeners with a first-hand account of navigating these natural, yet often challenging, life transitions.

About Grey Areas

Broadcaster Petra Bagust brings us an honest and raw podcast about growing up and going grey, in Aotearoa New Zealand. Focusing on breaking the "getting old' mould she looks at how to grow old well.

She interviews a group of wonderful wāhine, and the odd beaut bloke, shares her wisdom and discovers along the way. She climbs into some topics that just aren't so clear-cut, maybe are a little chewy, a little crunchy… it is all part of the ageing journey.

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