Mother of All Menopause Summits - The Power Pack Podcast
Audio of presentations from the Mother of All Menopause Summits, Feb 11-13, 2026
Episodes
25 episodes
Day 3: Meditation with Yasmina Cherquaoui
In this short meditation filmed from sunny Marrakech, Yasmina Cherquaoui helps you step out of “busy brain” and back into your body — quickly, gently, and without any spiritual performance required. She’ll guide you into a comfortable upright p...
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12:51
Simple & Delicious Health-Conscious Treats: Post-Workout Energy Snack with Marcia Clarke
During perimenopause, our bodies need a little more intention after exercise — especially when it comes to energy, muscle recovery, and blood sugar balance. One of my favourite, quick post-workout snacks that supports hormones and feel...
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8:31
How To Navigate Change With Clarity When It Feels Like Everything Is Going To Sh*t with Veronica Kirin
Change, from perimenopause to empty nests, all follows the same framework. In this presentation, anthropologist Veronica Zora Kirin breaks down her research on paradigm shifts to give you the tools for managing change without the ground falling...
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22:01
Formulating Female Health Supplements to Support The Menopause Journey with Jennifer Mo
In this presentation Jennifer Mo (founder of Pura Collagen) shares how collagen became central to her own menopause journey, explaining that collagen production drops after our mid-20s and can decline further as oestrogen falls in perimenopause...
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36:51
Get Your Sexy Back — and Beyond: Confidence, Identity & Power in Midlife with Valerie Ritchie
In Get Your Sexy Back — and Beyond: Confidence, Sensuality & Power in Midlife, Valerie Jacqueline Ritchie invites women to reconnect with themselves during midlife through a grounded, compassionate lens.The session reframes confidenc...
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20:27
Making Sense of Menopause: Practical Guidance for Work and Home with Michelle Rowlinson
Many women reach a point where both work and home feel much harder to manage than they used to, yet they keep going, assuming it is stress or simply part of a busy life.In this powerful and practical session, Michelle Rowlinson explains ...
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27:48
Day 3: Begin With Breakfast - Baked eggs, tomato and avocado with James Ellis
You should really try and have some protein with every meal. Not only does it keep you satiated, but it’s important for so many functions in the body: blood sugar support, weight loss support, muscle health and immune function are just a few.
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6:29
Day 2: Breathwork with Yasmina Cherquaoui
In this short breathwork session, Yasmina Cherquaoui guides you through three simple breathing practices designed to calm the nervous system and bring you back into focus — the kind of reset that’s genuinely useful on a busy day (and doesn’t re...
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15:33
Simple & Delicious Health-Conscious Treats: Afternoon Energy Balls with Marcia Clarke
Mid-afternoon is when many of us women in perimenopause feel our energy drop, our concentration dip, and that’s when the dreaded cravings can kick in! One of my favourite snacks to get through that window feeling steady and nourished are my Ene...
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5:17
How To Lift Weights, Stay Young & Protect Your Future Health with Susan Isichei
As hormones shift during perimenopause and menopause, many women are told to slow down, be careful, or “just walk more.” In this session, Susan Isichei explains why that advice is not only outdated — but potentially holding women back.Su...
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19:17
Three Steps to Getting Your Personal Brand On Point with Rachelle Atkin
Imagine returning from maternity leave and being made redundant within days. That moment was the catalyst for Rachelle Atkin to build a business around her — just as she was settling into life as a new mum and, unknowingly, heading int...
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23:59
4 Habits to Ghost To Boost Your Confidence & Make Changes Stick with Stepanka Kuralova
Procrastination and self-sabotage often show up during midlife and menopause — not because you’re doing something wrong, but because your system is under more strain than ever.In this session, Stepanka explores four common habits that qu...
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37:24
The Power of Alignment: Authentic Living Through Your Human Design with Michaela Gaffen Stone
The Power of Alignment: Authentic Living Through Your Human Design is a ~25-minute reflective and educational talk that reframes menopause as a profound neurological, hormonal, and identity recalibration—particularly for high-achieving women wh...
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19:46
How To Look Confident On Camera — Even If You Hate Photos of Yourself with Bori Bojthe
In this practical, confidence-boosting session, Bori Bojthe explains why so many capable women hate photos of themselves — and why it’s rarely about confidence or how you look. It’s about how cameras work.She breaks down the most common ...
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28:21
Your Midlife Skin & Make Up That Lasts For A Full Work Day with Dawn Pfingsten
Dawn Pfingston (Just Doing My Best) is all about making midlife makeup and skincare simpler, cheaper, and way less rage-inducing. Her big reassurance up front: if your makeup suddenly isn’t behaving on menopausal/mature skin, you haven’t “forgo...
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18:24
Begin with Breakfast: Overnight oats with James Ellis
This overnight oats recipe has been a labour of love in the Ellis household. Over a couple of months, James, his wife Laura and their kids, Martha and Gracie, tweaked, tested, and fine-tuned it to perfection — ensuring that it's not just health...
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9:25
Day 1: Meditative Sound Bath with Yasmina Cherquaoui
In this gentle gong soundbath, Yasmina Cherquaoui invites you to slow everything down and give your nervous system a much-needed reset. You’re guided to get comfortable, close your eyes, and simply listen as soothing sound vibrations from the g...
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15:43
Simple & Delicious Health-Conscious Treats: Chocolate Orange Dessert with Marcia Clarke
During perimenopause, many women feel like they have to choose between eating for their hormones or enjoying their food. This is one of Marcia's favourite ways to do both. Her Chocolate Orange Dessert for Breakfast drink is nourishing, blood-su...
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5:15
School-run proof time blocking with Juli Madacey
In this session, Juli Madacey, summit organiser and co-founder of Fabulous Beyond 40 teaches “school-run-proof” time blocking: a simple way to protect your priorities in a life that refuses to behave. It’s aimed at busy working mums, but it app...
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20:28
Remember to STOP: Reclaiming Yourself Through Menopause with Michelle Connery
In this powerful session, Michelle shares a fresh perspective on how to navigate the emotional and energetic shifts of perimenopause and menopause. Using her version of the S.T.O.P. framework, you’ll learn how to slow down, tune into your body,...
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22:04
Three Steps to Better Sleep with James Ellis
In this session, James breaks down why sleep matters so much during the menopause transition, not just for feeling rested, but for brain function, memory, metabolism, immune health, and recovery. He explains that there’s a “Goldilocks zone” for...
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17:00
Thriving Through Menopause - An alternative view with Elaine Godley
In this thought-provoking session Elaine Godley challenges one of the most entrenched menopause narratives head-on.Instead of framing menopause as years of inevitable struggle, Elaine invites you to see it differently — not as a long dec...
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17:59
Living in the Middle: Balancing Life and Caring for Parents with Sherry King
In this pre-recorded session Sherry King (founder of Sandwich Generation Support) puts a spotlight on the pressure-cooker reality so many midlife women are living in… even if they don’t have a name for it yet.She’s joined by nurse Hilary...
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15:13
Hot Flushes, Cold Facts: Your Midlife Hormones Explained
In this opening pre-recorded session from The Mother of All Menopause Summits, James sits down with Yorkshire GP and NHS menopause-clinic doctor Dr Emily Muirhead for the kind of conversation many women say they wish they’d had years earlier.
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