We talk about the shock of perimenopause simply arriving, the frustration of being told ‘this coil will stop your periods’ (it didn’t), and the way midlife can make women feel invisible - even though in many cultures, women at this stage of life are treasured.

And woven through it all is something deeply Rowena: she has never conformed to what society thought she should do. Not in her work, not in her choices, not in how she moves through the world. So when her body threw her a plot twist, she met it with honesty, humour, rebellion and a determination to find her own way through.

This conversation is warm, funny and proper relatable.

We explore:

• the moment her body changed the rules

• why menopause education needs to start in schools

• how she stopped caring what people think

• the hippie humour, honesty and wisdom that carried her through

• and how she’s slowly finding her way back to something softer, steadier and way more grounded

Rowena is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Mindfulness Practitioner and Midlife/Menopause Coach, blending holistic tools with lived experience to support others through their own midlife plot twists.

To find out more about Rowena’s work or to connect with her, visit her on her socials:

Instagram @LilacLotusWellbeing

Facebook @LilacLotusLifeCoaching

In this episode of Wild, Wise & Curious, we explore what it feels like to experience a permission shift in midlife - the moment you start choosing differently, listening inward and treating your body with the care it’s been asking for all along.

Our guest, Nix, talks about being in a deeply curious place: noticing how her body responds, how it communicates and how rest becomes something to value rather than something to earn. We explore acceptance, self‑worth and the quiet confidence that comes from tuning in rather than pushing through.

We also dive into the story of how a single drumming session at a retreat sparked something unexpected - leading from one drum to thirty‑nine and the creation of a local drumming circle that just keeps on growing.

It’s a conversation about rhythm, permission, curiosity and the small midlife shifts that change everything (and every time we write permission - we think percussion - ha ha ha).

🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts

📺 Or watch the conversation unfold as a video podcast over on YouTube

To reach out to Nix:

https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FS1SBVdCK/?mibextid=wwXIfr

https://www.facebook.com/Enkindlelifecoaching

https://www.instagram.com/enkindlelifecoaching

https://www.enkindlelifecoaching.com/drumcircles

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-m8PZy7qVP6L46L7LHmFJScnZRd7F4UZ&si=i4hlPHkIZeuMdoLN

In this episode of Wild, Wise & Curious, we meet Sarah and explore how life’s experiences can quietly - and sometimes radically - alter the trajectory of our lives.

Sarah shares what it was like becoming a mum again at 40, the joy and euphoria of welcoming her youngest child and the shock of perimenopause arriving soon after. What followed was a profound crash: a body that suddenly felt like it was crumbling, all while caring for a young family and managing emotions tied to a deeply personal time in her life.

We talk honestly about physical symptoms - aches and pains, fatigue, hair and muscle loss, erratic periods - and the emotional toll of trying to make sense of it all when you didn’t even realise perimenopause was a thing.

There’s also a beautiful thread of connection running through this episode, as Sarah reflects on navigating this journey alongside her twin sister, and how shared understanding, stress, life experience and support, shape the way we move through this stage. It’s also where we begin to see the seeds of why Sarah eventually trained as a hypnotherapist - a way to steady her own anxiety and better understand the inner worlds of the people she loves.

This is a conversation about motherhood, menopause, resilience and the weight many women hold by midlife - and that quiet (and sometimes noisy) strength it takes to keep going.

🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts

📺 Or watch the conversation unfold as a video podcast on YouTube

To reach out to Sarah:

Website: www.yourbestmind.co.uk

Email: sarah@yourbestmind.co.uk

FB: https://www.facebook.com/yourbestmindhypnotherapy

LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahlcowardhypnotherapist

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/your.best.mind/?hl=en