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âIn this episode of Is It Hot In Here?, Dr. Naomi Potter sits down with George Smart, fiancé of TV presenter Lisa Snowdon who appeared on the podcast last episode, to explore the often-overlooked role of partners during menopause.
Lisa claimed George was her rock throughout years of pain, fear , anxiety and confusion, so this week George explains how he set out to help her as best he could. He also offers advice to the many listeners who messaged us after listening to Lisa talk about him. He discusses the scarcity of resources available for men to understand menopause and offers practical advice for partners striving to provide meaningful support during this transformative period.
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For more information and support about menopause, you can go to: https://www.menopausecare.co.uk/
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#drnaomipotter #menopause #georgesmart
Chapters
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:09 Meeting Lisa Snowden & becoming “that guy”
00:02:29 Lisa’s symptoms hit hard
00:03:22 How George supported her (without trying to fix it)
00:04:36 “It wasn’t Lisa being Lisa anymore”
00:05:10 The no-kids talk: George’s calm clarity
00:06:47 Why men have zero resources on menopause
00:08:38 The power of communication in tough times
00:10:51 When George realized this wasn’t just Lisa’s journey
00:13:27 Listener Q&A: “She’s changed. Do I just accept it?”
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With so much medical misdirection, how can women get the help they really need during mid-life?In todayâs episode of Is It Hot In Here? Dr Naomi Potter is joined by UK broadcaster and model Lisa Snowdon.Lisaâs signs of early menopause were terrifying to her, and missed by medical practitioners failing to recognise the symptoms. It led her on a long, emotionally painful and punishingly expensive journey; she was put on antidepressants and effectively told to suck up aging, she was told she would never have children at a time when she was still considering starting a family, she was treated with a shocking lack of empathy as her symptoms âshape-shiftedâ.At the time Lisa didnât know what she needed, or how to properly advocate for herself. So, if you are hoping to understand your mid-life, and how to better equip yourself for conversations around symptoms, make sure you tune in.Follow Lisa Snowdon below:Lisaâs Instagram: @lisa_snowdonLisaâs TikTok: @lisa__snowdonLisaâs podcast We Arenât Getting Any Older: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-getting-any-younger/id1771370805Stay up to date with Is It Hot In Here? podcast on Instagram @hotinherepodcast_drnaomipotterFollow Dr. Naomi Potter below:Naomiâs Instagram: @dr_naomipotterNaomiâs TikTok: @dr_naomipotterNaomiâs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/18evLF7Fep/?mibextid=wwXIfrFor more information and support about menopause, you can go to: https://www.menopausecare.co.uk/Submit a question for Naomi to read at: [email protected]:00 - Lisa Snowdonâs Career and MasterChef Win02:09 - Early Menopause Panic and Anxiety03:54 - Misdiagnosed and Given Antidepressants07:44 - Struggling for a Perimenopause Diagnosis12:08 - Night Sweats, Palpitations, and Relationships15:09 - Menopause Damaged Confidence and Career20:11 - Financial Impact of Untreated Menopause23:12 - Life-Changing Treatment with Dr. Potter32:46 - Fertility, Acceptance, and Societal Pressures39:43 - Audience Q&A: Fertility and Libido Advice#naomipotter #lisasnowdon #menopauseChapters00:00:00 Lisa Snowdonâs Career and MasterChef Win00:02:09 Early Menopause Panic and Anxiety00:03:54 Misdiagnosed and Given Antidepressants00:07:44 Struggling for a Perimenopause Diagnosis00:12:08 Night Sweats, Palpitations, and Relationships00:15:09 Menopause Damaged Confidence and Career00:20:11 Financial Impact of Untreated Menopause00:23:12 Life-Changing Treatment with Dr. Potter00:32:46 Fertility, Acceptance, and Societal Pressures00:39:43 Audience Q&A: Fertility and Libido Advice
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How can you bounce back from burnout and is it really possible to reinvent yourself mid-menopause?
In today’s episode of Is It Hot In Here? Dr Naomi Potter is joined by the former Editor of Hello! magazine, Rosie Nixon.
Rosie is no stranger to an intense, highly demanding job. While at Hello! Magazine, she was facing press nights every Friday, deadlines against the clock, and covering exclusive stories with A-List celebs. Robbie Williams, the Royal Family, you name it! For a long time she thrived… until she didn’t. In her late 40s “I collapsed on the bed in a pool of tears,” she recalls. “And I just thought: I am done.”
The timing was not a coincidence. Although she didn’t, at the time, recognise the symptoms, Rosie was also experiencing peri-menopause. So how much of this work-related stress was exactly that – and how much was being exacerbated by midlife hormonal turbulence?
Rosie’s journey to psychological, social and professional reinvention is emotional, inspiring and educational. Want to know how you could do the same? This episode is just for you.
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Rosie’s website: https://www.rosienixon.co.uk/
Rosie’s book Be Kind: https://www.rosienixon.co.uk/be-kind
Rosie’s reinvention retreats: https://www.rosienixon.co.uk/reinvention-retreats
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For more information and support about menopause, you can go to: https://www.menopausecare.co.uk/
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#rosienixon #drnaomipotter #menopause
Chapters
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:15 Who is Rosie Nixon?
00:03:06 What was it like working for big magazines?
00:04:01 Robbie Williams' secret wedding
00:06:54 The end of Rosie's magazine career (the peak of burnout)
00:09:38 Learning to listen to your body
00:11:19 A spark of excitement for change
00:12:30 How to make such a drastic career change (separating your work from your identity)
00:16:04 Recognising that menopause was contributing to work stress
00:17:55 Advocating for yourself with your GP
00:19:56 Will antidepressants help during menopause?
00:20:50 The 'perfect storm' of work burnout and menopause
00:22:06 Rosie's experience on HRT ("they weren't for me")
00:23:54 HRT causing bad skin
00:25:40 HRT alternatives
00:28:59 Work life balance
00:30:44 Should women get a blood test during menopause?
00:35:19 Menopause symptoms can come and go
00:37:07 Advice on how to change careers during menopause
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How does your genetic, social and racial heritage affect your menopause?
And how can you future proof your body right now?
In today’s episode of ‘Is It Hot In Here?’ Dr. Naomi Potter is joined by Lavina Mehta MBE, who shares her deeply personal and compelling story about embracing menopause in the face of it being a “taboo subject” socially and culturally. She tells how making her husband do an IG Live about what she was experiencing saved many marriages. And how, as an award-winning personal trainer and wellness coach, she has developed multiple one-minute tricks to future proof her body and brain during mid-life.
Join Naomi and Lavina as they play with armchair exercise and deep-dive into the ways our cultures can affect our experiences.
Further reading and resources:
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Lavina's book The Feel Good Fix: https://feelgoodwithlavina.com/lavina-shop/
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For more information and support about menopause, you can go to: https://www.menopausecare.co.uk/
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#lavinamehta #drnaomipotter #menopause
Chapters
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:30 South Asians go through menopause 5-6 years earlier
00:02:36 Menopause and fitness
00:03:08 Anxiety and perimenopause
00:03:30 Brain fog
00:06:51 Women's health being taboo
00:08:19 South Asian experience of menopause
00:10:10 Involving men in the menopause conversation
00:11:38 A fear of judgement within Lavina's culture
00:13:45 "We need trust"
00:14:59 Lavina's journey to becoming a personal trainer
00:18:24 Exercise snacking
00:19:54 Making exercise accessible
00:20:52 You only need 11 minutes of exercise
00:22:22 We're all sitting for too long
00:23:41 How to future proof your body
00:24:27 Lowering stress levels
00:25:07 Exercise vs HRT
00:25:31 Strength training is the answer (start now)
00:26:56 Resetting your nervous system
00:27:35 Lavina's experience on HRT
00:31:00 Talking to your mum about menopause
00:32:18 Entering menopause
00:34:37 Lavina is having a menopause party!
00:35:35 Periods being a "shameful thing"
00:36:37 Will my menopause symptoms go away?
00:38:14 Dealing with hot flushes
00:39:59 Exercises for joint pain
00:43:03 Exercises for back, neck and shoulder pain
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Ready to join the self love revolution?
In today’s episode of ‘Is It Hot In Here?’ Dr. Naomi Potter is joined by Lou Featherstone – or as she’s better known online, Lu in Luland.
Lou is a podcaster, life coach, and “accidental influencer” on a mission to help as many women as possible to find confidence during midlife.
Lou’s own self-love journey started when she went for a hike up a mountain in the USA. As she reached the summit, she felt “emboldened” and decided to snap a nude photo of herself in all her glory. It’s only now that she looks back at this moment that she realises this was “a cry for help” as “she needed to be seen”. She felt ignored in her marriage, she felt that her life was stagnating as she approached her 50s, and she was desperate for me! Aren’t we all?
You might not relate to the boldest of Lou’s own wakeup call. However, most women watching this will relate to aspects of this story. Of feeling lost within your 40s and 50s. Of trying to find who you are outside of being a wife or a parent or a caregiver. Of feeling that you’re getting older and leaving your confident, sexiest self in the past. Well, it doesn’t have to be like this.
Together, Lou and Naomi will be talking all about how to be the best version of yourself during midlife. Despite all the hormonal changes, menopausal night sweats, and other curveballs life throws our way, there is zero reason why you cannot love yourself and embrace life – no matter your age.
Further reading and resources:
People over 55 are the new “problem generation” with the most STDs: https://www.economist.com/international/2025/01/02/why-people-over-the-age-of-55-are-the-new-problem-generation
Survey about sex in menopause https://www.instagram.com/p/DBQinoRtUez/?hl=en&img_index=1
Follow Lou below:
Lou’s Instagram: @luinluland
Lou’s podcast The Self Love Revolution: https://open.spotify.com/show/5lIX9aMw18XRzsk2fX2R5o?si=5234206a4d6041c8
Lou’s website: https://luinluland.com/
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For more information and support about menopause, you can go to: https://www.menopausecare.co.uk/
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#loufeatherstone #luinluland #hotinhere
Chapters
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:12 Introducing Lou Featherstone
00:13:54 How to find your voice
00:16:47 Menopause and rage
00:28:57 Lou's relationship with menopause
00:30:34 How to not get in your own way
00:37:25 Coping with criticism
00:43:39 Post natal depression
00:48:06 Lou's next chapter
00:50:28 What is self love?
00:51:47 Listener questions
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If you are trying to balance parenting teenagers while experiencing your own hormone rollercoaster, you are not the only one.
In today’s episode of ‘Is It Hot In Here?’ Dr. Naomi Potter is joined by journalist, author, and podcaster Lorraine Candy.
Lorraine rose through the ranks on Fleet Street to become editor of Elle magazine and Sunday Times Style, but her biggest challenge was parenting four teenage/tweenage children while she was experiencing perimenopause—“It was just so hard.”
Her insomnia, rage, and brain fog were so extreme that she thought she had a brain tumour that ran up against her children’s hormones, so how did she find a way to keep peace at home?
Naomi and Lorraine discuss what happens when mid-life and adolescence collide and how “medical misogyny” has led to a lack of research into ways to help support women in mid-life and normalises the idea that they are less valuable than they once were. “We have a whole row of greeting cards saying we’re idiots” says Lorraine.
Together, Lorraine and Naomi shed light on how things are gradually improving and what needs to happen next.
Further reading and resources:
Workplace support with Amazing If: https://www.amazingif.com/
Job transition support with Careers Can Change: https://careerscanchange.co.uk/
Career coaching with Rachel Schofield: https://rachelschofield.co.uk/career-development
Women over 50 represent the fastest growing segment of the UK’s workforce: https://helptogrow.campaign.gov.uk/hr/menopause-and-the-workplace/#:~:text=Women%20make%20up%20nearly%20half,someone%20in%20their%20immediate%20circle.
HRT protecting women from diseases such as heart disease: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9178928/#:~:text=Initiated%20in%20women%20%3C60%20years,lowering%20fail%20to%20do%20so.
Cardio Vascular Disease as a leading cause of death for women: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4834856/
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Lorraine’s Instagram: @lorrainecandy
Lorraine’s podcast Postcards From Midlife: https://www.postcardsfrommidlife.com/
Lorraine’s books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-Lorraine-Candy/s?rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_27%3ALorraine%2BCandy
Lorraine’s new YouTube series about parenting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTXUyXW-xCE&list=PL7hzTyTZynYc7IGdaXNq5UAVyKpbeLEXI
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How did Dame Kelly Holmes go from a world-class runner to unable to do a single press-up?
In today’s episode of ‘Is It Hot In Here?’ Dr. Naomi Potter is joined by one of the UK’s most-loved athletes, two-time Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes.
Kelly talks Dr. Naomi through her hormone journey – starting in the military, where women’s health was not discussed, and as an international athlete suffering from periods so excruciating she would be “crawling off the track” and “carried to the doctor’s.”
She also shares her struggles to accept the change in her body’s performance and, after years of strict medical monitoring in international athletics, why she rejected the idea of taking the hormones so many women rely on in mid-life.
Together, Dr. Naomi Potter and Kelly unpick the ups and downs of Kelly’s career and the resilience that has driven her to achieve greatness and how understanding the medical, physical, and emotional changes has helped her to regain her strength (both mental and physical) and embrace the future.
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Learn more about Kelly’s mission to empower more women with The Athena Effect: https://athenaeffectevents.co.uk/
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For more information and support about menopause, you can go to: https://www.menopausecare.co.uk/
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#HotInHere #Menopause #KellyHolmes
Chapters
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:16 Dame Kelly Holmes' early career
00:03:29 An Olympian's mindset
00:08:27 A fear of ageing
00:11:20 "I don't feel strong anymore"
00:14:41 Feeling weaker during menopause
00:18:27 Considering HRT
00:22:49 How much HRT should I be taking?
00:23:49 Bleeding after menopause
00:26:07 Feeling strong and healthy in midlife
00:32:18 How do I know if I need HRT?
00:36:14 Testosterone during menopause
00:40:22 Can you come on and off HRT?
00:43:25 Will past women's health issues affect your menopause?
00:45:38 Excruciating period pains during Olympic races
00:50:06 Preparing for midlife earlier
00:51:05 Does your ethnicity affect menopause?
00:54:04 What's next for Kelly?
00:56:01 Will your menopause experience by the same as your mum's?
00:58:17 Could menopause hide other symptoms?
01:00:12 Exercise recommendations during menopause
01:04:01 Outro -
Welcome to the brand new podcast, Is It Hot In Here?
Be sure to follow so you'll be notified when new episodes drop!
Part open-clinic, part talk show, this podcast is for all the women seeking insight, reassurance, empathy and answers while navigating midlife. Your host is the woman's health and menopause specialist Dr Naomi Potter.
Each week, Naomi is joined by a high-profile guest in an open clinic. Together, they unpick the physical, mental and emotional changes that so many of us relate to, while Naomi’s guests share their personal stories, open up about their difficulties, and laugh about some of their more bewildering challenges. But best of all, Naomi and her guests offer explanations and solutions to issues experienced by so many women, but very rarely talked about.
They will also answer questions sent in by listeners with empathy, humour and medical insight.
Upcoming guests include Olympian Dame Kelly Holmes talking about the difficulty a world class faces when her body stops functioning the way it always has, former Hello! magazine editor Rosie Dixon explaining how she dealt with mid-life career burn out, broadcaster Lisa Snowdon on how an early menopause diagnosis hit when she was still considering whether to have children and many, many more. All with their own, unique stories.
Episode 1 will be out on Monday 24th February.
Follow now so you don't miss it!
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