Hello, I'm Dr Louise Newsome. I'm a GP and menopause specialist, and I'm also the founder of the Newsome Health Menopause and wellbeing centre here in Stratford-Pon-Avon.

I'm also the founder of the free Balance app.

Each week on my podcast, join me and my special guests where we discuss all things perimenopause

and menopause. We talk about the latest research, bust myths on menopause symptoms and treatments,

and often share moving and always inspirational personal stories.

This podcast is brought to you by the Newsome Health Group,

which has clinics across the UK dedicated to providing individualised perimenopause and menopause care for all women.

Today on my podcast, I've got two women with me, very excited, people that I haven't met in

real life before, who reached out to me because they've written a book together.

And it's a brilliant book.

And I thought that I would have them on the podcast to talk about their work.

And like many people, they're very frustrated with the suboptimal care, the majority of men and pals are women are receiving.

So very keen to introduce to you,

Kirsten and Maria, who are going to introduce themselves and tell us more about them. So welcome to

the podcast, both of you. Thank you. Thank you. So Kirsten, do you want to go first and explain

a bit more about why you've written the book

and a bit more about yourself, if that's okay?

Yeah, sure, no problem.

So, you know, this is actually a second career for me.

I was a corporate attorney for a long, one time and took a pause to raise my family

and do those things.

And then I started struggling with some health issues very palpably in my early 40s.

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