The Riviera Menopause

<p><em>The Riviera Menopause Podcast is the show for women who are done Googling their symptoms at 3am and ready for actual answers. </em></p><p><em>Hosted by Laura Johnson, founder and creator of the 5 Riviera Standards, each 15-minute episode tackles one specific menopause experience - the brain fog, the weight that won't shift, the confidence that vanished, the 3am wake-up - with real science, real humour, and advice you can use before the episode even finishes. </em></p><p><em>No jargon. No judgement. No pretending you should have this figured out. </em></p><p><em>New episodes every Tuesday. Grab the free 5 Riviera Standards Starter Guide in the show notes.</em></p>

Episode 21: Walking Is Medicine. No, Literally.

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07-29
13:21

Episode 20 - Hormonal Anxiety: Understanding and Managing It

Drop me a message and let me know if there is anything you would like me to cover in a future episode. The Anxiety That Arrived Without a Reason When you’re anxious about nothing and everything simultaneously In this episode: You’re lying in bed. Nothing has happened. Nobody has said anything. And yet your chest is tight, your heart is racing, and your brain is scanning for threats that don’t exist. I explain why menopause anxiety is hormonal, not psychological — the progesterone-GABA defici...

07-20
11:47

Episode 19 - The 10 PM Phone Trap: Menopause Sleep

Drop me a message and let me know if there is anything you would like me to cover in a future episode. The 10pm Scroll: Why Your Phone Is Ruining Your Menopause Screen time, blue light, doom-scrolling, and what they’re doing to your already-disrupted sleep In this episode: You pick up your phone to check the time. Forty-five minutes later you’re watching a stranger reorganise her pantry. I explain why scrolling feels like rest but is actually stimulation — the dopamine hits, the blue light s...

07-13
10:38

Episode 18 - Rage in Perimenopause

Drop me a message and let me know if there is anything you would like me to cover in a future episode. The Rage Episode: Why You Want to Scream at Everyone and It’s Not Your Personality The sudden anger of menopause and what it’s actually telling you In this episode: My husband was eating an apple. Just eating an apple. And the sound made me want to leave the country. If you’ve experienced disproportionate, white-hot rage over absolutely nothing, this episode explains why. I cover the proges...

07-06
10:59

Episode 17 - Menopause at Work: Recalibration and Resilience

Drop me a message and let me know if there is anything you would like me to cover in a future episode. The Career Conversation: When Menopause Meets Your Ambition How to protect your professional life when your body is rewriting the rules In this episode: Nobody talks about this at work. You’re sitting in a meeting with brain fog, anxiety, and a hot flush threatening to arrive at any moment — and you’re performing your way through it. I cover the hidden workforce crisis (one in ten women hav...

06-29
11:09

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