WomenKind Collective

We have snuck in an extra episode of our Spill The Tea podcast for Christmas and it’s full of sparkle, so settle in with a mince pie and a mug of tea. This week we meet Big Lil and the Headscarf revolutionaries, four women who in 1968 changed the face of fishing in the UK proving that when women get together positive change can happen.  There is also a pitch perfect musical recital as we play Christmas carols on the kazoo (earplugs optional for that section!)  In the Book Collective we conclude our book for the series, Miranda July’s All Fours. Did it deliver? Listen in to find out.Plus, we asked you, “What’s the best thing about life after menstruation?” Your insightful, positive answers didn’t disappoint!You can join in with our Book Club, send us a DM or voice note with your thoughts on the book.Finally, we tackle the idea of the “Menopause Militia” with a frank and lively chat about us ‘women of a certain age’, and leave you with a thoughtful nugget to ponder over the holidays. It’s another episode brimming with chat and all the usual sweary shenanigans! There’s comments, a WI (weekly invitation) and a thought for the week.So, go and get the kettle on and settle in for our weekly collective chat while we spill the tea! You can also watch the episode on our Womenkind Collective YouTube channel.  If you’ve enjoyed our Podcast you may like to consider buying us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastHere you can find updates, photos and some inclusive content we won’t post anywhere else and your donation will help us ensure we continue to bring you great quality of content and sound. We would love it if you could write a quick review as it helps us get seen amongst all the 'middle class men of a certain age'...ha banter! Subscribe and follow so you don't miss an episode. You can watch the full unedited episode on our YouTube channel: Womenkind Collective.Music licence DAHWHO2BR7ZXE7TG  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this first podcast Jinty and Lou discuss friendships and the importance of friends in a women’s life.There’s menopause talk and plenty of laughter along the way.Jinty challenges Lou to the Weekly Invite challenge and the women discuss their 3 tips for life.The read along book of the month is More than a woman by Caitlin Moran.So put the kettle on and settle in for 30 minutes of collective chat and laughter.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Special Easter Sunday episode we thank defiant pagan women & the Goddess, Eostre, for all the tasty bits about this festival. A time of celebration & new birth it is fitting that in this weeks episode of the Collective we have a lovely guest, Kerrie Preston, Mum of two boys, 5yrs & 5 months, founder of Teddy & Millie teething necklaces and also writer of a mum blog, The Midnight Mum Club. Kerrie opens up about how her second pregnancy differed during a pandemic and the highs and lows of birthing, how her partner nearly missed it, and overcoming post natal health issues whilst in lockdown. We learn the challenges for both mum & midwife of building a relationship over the phone or through PPE & that even in the latter stages of labour and post birth the difficulties new mums have to overcome in a lockdown.Kerrie gives us 3 brilliant tips for life and they really will resonate with most women. Jinty and Lou discuss their WI’s and has Jinty completed her crotchet square yet? Lou is very honest about how she is getting on with her gut health challenge from Jinty! The book collective chat through chapters 11-15 of Caitlin Moran’s More Than A woman. We discuss the patriarchy and why we should all give the men in our life flowers, and agree dungarees are Big Bum Proof. Jinty tells us why hangovers are worse as we get older. We hear from a member of the collective, Laura, who has another Migraine tip and an intriguing question, will you know the answer?So put the kettle on and settle down to enjoy the Collective this Sunday.Please subscribe and leave a review if you like what you hear. Campaign to help and support working mums https://pregnantthenscrewed.com/. The innovative hands free shoe https://news.nike.com/news/nike-go-flyease-hands-free-shoe--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You’ll need a whole flask of tea for this weeks podcast as well as tissues, so settle in for a slightly longer episode with some beautiful stories from some amazing women.It’s autism awareness month and we have 2 very special guests mother and daughter, Lyn and Libby Curtis. Lou gets to the bottom of one of the collectives pube loss and chin hair gain. It’s the last 6 chapters of Caitlin Moran’s More Than A Woman and we discuss how truthful the book is for every woman including those of us at a certain age not packing the suspenders for a sexy weekend away but packing the M & S menopause pants!For our foodie collective Jinty talks probiotics and why we need them for good gut health and how to get probiotics into your body. During our interview with Lyn and Libby we learn that only 1:3 girls are diagnosed to boys, and diagnosis for girls can take much, much longer. Lyn was diagnosed when she was 40 years old and 3 of Lyn’s 5 children have autism, Libby is her youngest daughter and was diagnosed at 6 years old, but this was off the back of her brothers diagnosis. Lyn talks openly and honestly about parenting her children with autism, the struggles and reality, as well as trying to regulate her own symptoms, this fiercely loving family is full of love but can be perceived as cold by those who do not understand the gifts they have. There was a huge difference between her daughter and her son’s diagnosis - the internalization of Libby’s emotions and how it can manifest in girls as self-harm and eating disorders in an obsessive way. Lyn is also suffering from long COVID and she discusses how this as well as the menopause has massively impacted on her life. This episode is an emotional rollercoaster finishing with a beautiful letter from Jinty’s daughter who is waiting for a formal autism assessment.With much love and gratitude to the women of this week’s podcast for opening their hearts to us. We make this podcast ourselves so please share, subscribe, follow and review, it means a lot to us. Leave us a message or email us, we would love to hear your stories, suggestions and thoughts womenkindcollective@gmail.com. Disclaimer- These are stories told by real women with autism but everyone is different and there are many different traits or gifts in the spectrum. For advice on Autism https://www.autism.org.uk/. Books - More than a Woman by Caitlin Moran. Untamed by Glennon Doyle. If you’ve enjoyed this podcast we would love it if you could buy us a Ko-Fi, you can also find extra content, photos, and updates. It helps us create quality content and sound. We really appreciate it. https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this weeks podcast Jinty and Lou welcome Nutritionist, author, chef, and all round fantastic woman, Emma Ellice-Flint to the Womenkind Collective. Emma is a clinical nutritional therapist, specialising in Women’s health. Her book, The Happy Hormone Cook book, combines nutritional facts and information to help balance our hormones as well as great practical tips and recipes.Emma works with Dr Louise Newson at the Menopause and Wellbeing Centre, helping women with the menopause transition, energy levels, weight issues, mood and mental health, sleep problems, IBS and histamine intolerance.Our Foodie Collective theme this month has been Gut health and this is a subject Emma is passionate about, running regular fermentation workshops (online) which Jinty has attended and says ‘they are fun, informative & demonstrate how easy it is to begin your fermented foods journey, which not only will your gut thank you for, but your body and mind too!’You will learn a lot in this episode, (get a pen & paper) Emma answers your questions such asMy body has changed shape, all around my middle is expanding yet I’ve changed nothing, is there an explanation for this & what can I do?Why do I crave beige sugary foods ?Do women become more intolerant to certain foods during menopause?I’m suffering terribly with indigestion, I have constant trapped wind - the menopause seems to have changed me completely, what do I do?Is looking after my gut going to be expensive and a big faff?How will pro and pre biopics benefit me in menopause?Emma talks us through how food effects our mood, sleep and physical well-being. Why our hormones in peri and menopause make our gut and food choices change.We learn that we have oestrogen receptors throughout our body, including our gut.We discuss intermittent fasting and breaking our bad food habits and creating new ones, and how this will benefit our gut, and consequently will improve our wellbeing.Emma tells us how we might begin to go about changing our diets and lifestyles, some of which will surprise you!The book Collective this week starts with part 1 and 2 of Glennon Doyle’s Untamed and this book is already resonating with Jinty & Lou.Jinty talks about how we hide our real self and expectation. As women we can lose ourselves and be who we think we should be rather than who we really are. Lou talks about how All feelings are for feeling, it’s not just happy it’s all emotions that should be felt, being true to self and learning to feel. Jinty ponders on Glennon’s ‘knowing’ and how it is just like Yoga- learning to recognise truths and be aware of what is happening ‘right now’. We know this book will speak to many in the Collective. Let us know how you are getting on with it? We would really love to hear your thoughts.We have 3 wonderful tips for life from Emma Ellice-Flint, staying with our Foodie collective theme of gut health. You will want to hear these.Much gratitude to Emma for spending the morning with us, we hope she will be back soon. & thank you for listening, if you enjoyed this episode please share with friends, this, in itself, is an act of kindness. If you’ve enjoyed this podcast we would love it if you could buy us a Ko-Fi, you can also find extra content, photos, and updates. It helps us create quality content and sound. We really appreciate it. https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastPlease subscribe, & leave a review, it will help others find us.Find Emma herehttps://emmasnutrition.com/https://www.newsonhealth.co.uk/Happy Hormone Cookbookhttps://shop.emmasnutrition.com/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to this weeks Womenkind Collective where Jinty and Lou talk all things women.On this weeks podcast we find out why we can’t drink as much alcohol as we used to, especially during menopause.There is a new foodie Collective, a recipe for ‘No bake flapjacks’. As it’s national pet month we hear from some of the Collective about how pets have helped, mentally and physically, during the pandemic and we catch up with the book Collective Untamed by Glennon Doyle. The main topic of this weeks podcast is Alcohol and the Menopause, Jinty and Lou find out that gender plays a big part in alcohol tolerances and why a woman’s alcohol intake might want to be less than a man’s, especially in menopause when oestrogen levels deplete, women have more fat and less water in their bodies causing blood alcohol levels to rise. The question is why is this information not readily available so women can make informed choices?The book Collective is on the penultimate read of Glennon Doyle’s Untamed, the book is resonating with so many of the Collective and has raised some interesting topics about parenting and being your true vulnerable self and why being more of a flight attendant as a parent will help through turbulent situations.We learn what pets have done for us mentally and physically during lockdown and not just the dogs! We have some global comments from the Collective and we meet Sammy the guinea pig!The foodie Collective is a ‘no bake’ month & both Jinty and Lou have made the no bake flapjacks from Emma Hollingsworth recipe and have a taste off, this is a simple recipe that is full of good gut ingredients and learn how some of the ingredients can be swapped for cheaper options. The WI’s from both Jinty and Lou have some positive results from Jinty’s gratitude’s (grateful not to be crocheting) from Lou’s invite to the shampoo bar that Jinty invited Lou to try. The 3 tips from life are from a lovely member of the Collective, Laura; she imparts her words of wisdom to the Collective about life. If you’ve enjoyed this podcast we would love it if you could buy us a Ko-Fi, you can also find extra content, photos, and updates. It helps us create quality content and sound. We really appreciate it. https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastNo bake Flapjacks; IngredientsFor the flapjacks* 2 cups oats* 1/3 cup raisins* 4 tbsp maple syrup* 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted* 1/3 cup cashew butter (or any other nut or seed butter)For the chocolate fudge* 1/2 cup cacao powder* 1/2 cup maple syrup* 1/4 cup cashew butter (or any other nut or seed butter)* 1/2 cup coconut oil, meltedTo make the flapjacks, just combine the ingredients in a mixing bowl and stir well. Spoon into a lined baking tin or mould and press down evenly to make sure the mixture is all compact, otherwise it won’t stick together nicely. Pop it in the fridge while you make the fudge.For the fudge, again just add the ingredients to a mixing bowl and stir until you have a thick chocolatey mixture (don’t worry if it seems quite liquid as this will set in the fridge). Pour it on top of the flapjacks and put them back in the fridge for an hour or so to allow them to set. Alternatively if you’re impatient like me you can always put them in the freezer and they will set quicker. Cut them into squares! Yum !Tell us what you think https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vegan-Treats-Emma-Hollingsworth/dp/0857835874 https://mrshollingsworths.com/Jinty and Lou’s Shampoo bar B&S, vegan and cruelty free, no palm oilhttps://www.peacewiththewild.co.uk/product/botanical-shampoo-bar-tin-sea-salt-wood-sage-60g/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this weeks podcast Jinty and Lou explore some of the symptoms that we don’t necessarily associate with the menopause. Jinty has researched the word ‘berk’ with some curious results, which led her down a rabbit hole (pardon the pun) of Greek and Roman words & attitudes for lady parts.The Book Collective get into the first week of Three Women by Lisa Taddeo and the Foodie Collective, Lou gets stuck in before she should because it’s a delicious humus recipe that goes well with the Wine Collective. Not everyone will develop symptoms of menopause and no two people will have the same menopause, but there are some lesser-known symptoms everyone should be aware of to understand what is happening to their body. The hot flushes and lack of libido are only the tip of the iceberg.Jinty and Lou talk honestly about the symptoms of the menopause. Many women are misdiagnosed and treated by their GP’s for other illnesses when actually their symptoms are caused by their reduced sex hormones. Jinty finds out where the word ‘berk’ comes from, shall we just say that it’s Cockney rhyming for Berkshire Hunt…. this then leads on to where the word vagina comes from and it opens up a whole can of worms! The Book Collective begin the first few chapters of Three Women by Lisa Taddeo there are tears from the Collective as the stories of the 3 women unravel.The Wine Collective get stuck into this months wine, Primivito a vegan organic wine from Tesco’s and Jinty sips a Seedlip 108, both are delicious and go very well with this weeks Foodie Collective.The Food Collective are still on their no cook month with a gorgeous easy hummus recipe that goes a little too well with the Primivito! Our 3 tips for life come from a beautiful woman from the Collective who has some thoughtful tips that we can live by. And Lou reports back on her WI from Emma Ellice-Flint. If you’ve enjoyed this podcast we would love it if you could buy us a Ko-Fi, you can also find extra content, photos, and updates. It helps us create quality content and sound. We really appreciate it. https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastWe hope that you enjoy and please keep in touch, send us any book ideas, tips, advice, WI’s, Wine ideas or any stories email us at womenkindcollective@gmail.com  We have also entered a competition to win recording equipment and would love you to vote for us by going to this link…..https://www.myrodecast.com/No bake Foodie Collective - HummusIngredients•400g can chickpeas, drained•80ml extra virgin olive oil•1-2 fat garlic cloves, peeled and crushed•1 lemon, juiced then ½ zested•3 tbsp tahini•mixed crudités and toasted pitta bread, to serve (optional)Method•STEP 1Thoroughly rinse the chickpeas in a colander under cold running water. Tip into the large bowl of a food processor along with 60ml of the oil and blitz until almost smooth. Add the garlic, lemon and tahini along with 30ml water. Blitz again for about 5 mins, or until the hummus is smooth and silky.
•STEP 2Add 20ml more water, a little at a time, if it looks too thick. Season and transfer to a bowl. Swirl the top of the hummus with the back of a dessert spoon and drizzle over the remaining oil. Serve with crunchy crudités and toasted pitta bread, if you like.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this weeks podcast Jinty and Lou chat to Lou Thomalla-Davey about her personal journey through infertility. We discover the great imbalance of the NHS postcode lottery when you are a stepparent. The Book Collective is well underway with Three Women. Jinty is so frustrated with what guest Lou tells us she has researched with some shocking results. We start our new foodie month with the topic of Brain Food to help keep our brains healthy and Brain fog at bay. When Lou Thomalla-Davey, stepparent to 3 children, put a video on her social media page she didn’t expect the out pouring of emotion and support from people not realising the injustice of the NHS fertility program in the UK. Our guest talks openly about the lack of funding on the NHS for fertility treatment, the injustice of the NHS postcode lottery for both men and women is quite shocking, it is so definite that just living on the wrong street in a town can change your opportunity to be considered for fertility treatment, it’s not just whether you have step children, but there is so much other criteria that women have to meet to be able to be considered for IVF, weight and age! Lou T-D started a petition to sign to help raise awareness and force the conversation in Parliament, details of how to sign in the show notes. Jinty feels frustrated with what guest Lou has gone through and does her own research which unravels a whole plethora of short sightedness within CCG’s for IVF. 1:6 couples in the UK are living with fertility issues and are struggling to get help with their fertility. The Book Collective continues with Three Women by Lisa Taddeo and we get to know the characters, the injustice with Maggie and her teacher, the gang rape of Lina and why we can’t wait for Sloane’s back-story to unravel. The Foodie Collective this month is Brain Food, how the importance of a good diet can help brain function not only in the present but may help us prevent Alzheimer’s or Dementia.This month the Collective delve into The 30-day Alzheimer’s Solution cookbook for recipes and start with a butternut squash and chickpea curry (where they go off pisté yet again) Lou confesses her WI fail this week…much to Jinty’s disappointment and shaking of heads but promises to try harder next week…And we are given a new Weekly Invitation from a lovely Womenkind Collective listener, what will it be??? We have also entered a competition to win recording equipment and would love you to vote for us by clicking on this link…..https://anchor.fm/jinty-sheerin/episodes/Womenkind-Collective-e10gcts/a-a5gik19 #Scream4IVF for greater funding of free IVF treatment & equality across the UK & all CCGsSign herehttps://www.change.org/p/scream4ivf-to-support-greater-funding-of-free-ivf-treatment-and-equality-across-the-uk-and-all-ccgsFind LouT-D at https://instagram.com/travel.ltd?utm_medium=copy_linkOr go to Change.org and look for Stop denying women fertility treatment because their partner already has a childBrain food recipe and book detailshttps://www.amazon.co.uk/30-Day-Alzheimers-Solution-Definitive-Preventing/dp/0062996959. Look out for photos and recipe on our Instagram page https://instagram.com/womenkindcollective?utm_medium=copy_link--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this weeks podcast Jinty and Lou were moved by the story of three black slave women, the Mothers of Modern Gynaecology, Anarcha, Betsy and Lucy.They were three enslaved women with Vesticovaginal Fistulas that were ‘gifted’ to Dr James Marion Simms, the man credited with inventing the field of Gynaecology.We look into what their lives may have been like. The great sacrifice of the Mother’s of modern gynaecology, Anarcha, Lucy and Betsy, is a story everyone should know,Jinty and Lou find out why slave girls and women were used and the brutal procedures they endured without anesthetic. Women have always played a pivotal part in medicine and childbirth from the wise women through to the wonderful midwifes we have today and we find out how these women pioneered the midwifery path. Book Collective is on the penultimate read of Three Women by Lisa Taddeo and we continue with the story of the 3 women, Maggie’s court case and the outcome, Sloane’s story and Lina’s unraveling, we talk about how the characters stories are coming to a headThe Foodie Collective this month is Brain Food and Jinty has prepared an alternative salad and we learn about the Neuro 9 that keeps our brains happy. There are Tips for brain health from the 30-day Alzheimer’s solution book by Dean and Ayesha Sherzai.Jinty and Lou were invited to join in a Glow fest zoom 90’s dancercise with the lovely Elena, there was a lot of laughter and we have realized we will not be asked to go on Strictly but find out how we really got on plus all the details of Elena’s Sunday Morning class. We have also entered a competition to win recording equipment and would love you to vote for us by clicking on this linkhttps://www.myrodecast.com/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this weeks podcast Jinty and Lou meet the amazing Sunita Passi an Ayurvedic practitioner and founder of ethical conscious-based skin care brand Tri-Dosha, she is a leading voice in the world of Ayurveda and has the most amazing story to tell us and advises us about how we can improve our everyday life. The Book Collective completes the final few chapters of Lisa Taddeo’s Three Women with some mixed emotions and we continue with Brain food with a delicious alternative Labne, a fermented yoghurt that you can make sweet or savoury. Jinty and Lou both have a WI this week, although Lou’s from Jinty is pretty amazing but Lou’s to Jinty is a bit more practical. We prepare for the Wine Collective with our choices for this month. (See below) Sunita Passi is one of the UK’s most qualified and respected Ayurvedic practitioners, she talks about Ayurveda and her extraordinary story of how she became a practitioner and trainer. Ayurveda is one of the oldest health systems in the world, over 5000 years old it is a philosophical approach to life, healing and happiness. We learn about the Dośa’s Vāta, Pitta, and Kapha, our varying constitutions, and how they affect our every day life and what happens when these become unbalanced. Ayurveda is a whole body and mind system that can help all people lead a healthier and happier life, and may particularly support folk in menopause or any transition  The Book Collective comes to the end of Three Women by Lisa Taddeo with mixed emotions from both Jinty and Lou, does the book end as we expected? We also announce our new book Marvellous Ways by Sarah Winman For The Foodie Collective this week we continue with brain food this week we talk about our second brain, our stomachs and the recipe is Labne, a fermented natural yoghurt that you can make sweet or savoury and is so easy to make it’s a delicious alternative to serve with salads –Lou added garlic, EVVO salt and fresh basil to make it a delicious dip, it’s no cook and is ready in 24 hours.(Look out on our insta page) Jinty and Lou both have a WI this week, Jinty gives Lou a bottle of Tri-Dosha massage oil to help sleep, and Lou gives Jinty a very practical WI but one that will help save the planet! The Wine Collective has researched in preparation for this moth’s wine collective, a white wine, a Picpoul Pinet and Jinty is going to try out Gimber a non-alcoholic alternative. We have also entered a competition to win recording equipment and would love you to vote for us by clicking on this link….. https://www.myrodecast.com/Wine - https://www.aldi.co.uk/specially-selected-picpoul-de-pinet/p/709985468245600Gimber - https://www.planetorganic.com/products/gimber-500ml?variant=37272294686877&currency=GBP&gclid=Cj0KCQjw5auGBhDEARIsAFyNm9G_8iaECL2a1hyJ7NV3Pfb-wYEGkmcwqP8FyPQaUGbwQWZe7ywZZiIaAvSAEALw_wcBBook https://www.amazon.co.uk/Year-Marvellous-Ways-Richard-Bestseller/dp/0755390938--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this weeks podcast Jinty and Lou discuss the Ofsted report about sexual harassment in primary and secondary schools that came from Everyone’s Invited, a website and Instagram page dedicated to reporting over 50,000 testimonies from survivors of the rape culture centered within schools. We speak to 3 women who learned first hand that sexualisation came directly from their schools. A new `book for the Book Collective this month, ‘A year of Marvellous Ways’ by Sarah Winman, We continue with Brain food with a delicious wholesome salad. Jinty and Lou discuss their WI’s and the Wine Collective pops open this month’s choices. From a comment made by Jinty’s daughter we uncover the girl only assemblies that they had to endure.Assemblies that put the responsibility squarely on the female for how boys and male teachers look at them.Wearing a coloured bra that might be seen through a white shirt and having a skirt a little too short, showing (as Nancy says) risqué knees, suddenly made them feel self aware and sexualised.We invite Millie, Nancy and Daisy into the Collective to talk about their experiences of the rape culture that is prevalent within schools. We talk about how wording such as frigid and Slut are commonly used by boys toward the girls. And how it is only now, a few years after leaving school, that they realise how it affected them.We ask the question why it took Ofsted 5 years to act on recommendations made by the governments Women’s and Equality Select Committee? The Book Collective talk about the new book, ‘A year of Marvellous Ways’ by Sarah Winman a beautiful story about an 89 year old woman called Marvellous, it’s set in Cornwall and is a poetic tale of love, loss and human spirit with a little magic. We prepare to read to the end of chapter 11. We continue with Brain Food for the Foodie Collective a tasty salad incorporating all that is good for the brain. The Wine Collective pops the cork and sip their way through this months choices, a white wine from France Picpoul Pinet and the non alcoholic alternative, Gimber a refreshing ginger drink, that has Jinty’s taste buds in a whirl. We report back on the WI’s with amazing results….except for Lou’s food diary! We have also entered a competition to win recording equipment and would love you to vote for us by clicking on this link…..https://www.myrodecast.com/Wine Collectivehttps://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/267931157Gimber non alcoholic on offer right now at https://www.planetorganic.com/products/gimber-500mlBook Collectivehttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Year-Marvellous-Ways-Richard-Bestseller/dp/0755390911Foodie Collectivehttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Plant-Power-Doctor-prescription-healthier/dp/1529107741 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we have a special edition of the Womenkind Collective podcast it’s all about Menopause!Jinty and Lou talk to the amazing Dr Sarah Ball who answers all your questions on menopause, symptoms, HRT, and everything else we could fit into our hour with her. Do you know where your oestrogen receptors are in your body and why we need oestrogen? You will find all the answers in this podcast, Dr Sarah is fun and factual and we learned so much. There’s no book collective this week but Jinty let’s us know how she got on with her WI. Dr Sarah Ball is a GP with a special interest in menopause (both personal and professional), she works alongside Dr Louise Newson at Newson Health and has helped so many women understand their menopause journey & gain them access to treatment. We learn that in peri-menopause our ovaries are up and down like toilet seat, so blood tests do not show a true representation of what a women’s body is going through, we should instead look at our bodies especially our periods. We talk about risks and benefits of HRT, the different types, and who can take HRT.We find out that peri-menopause is actually the best time to replace our depleting hormones - there is a window of opportunity to take HRT that will massively help our bodies and brains. Dr Sarah kicks the myths out of the pitch with HRT and the study that caused the great debacle and caused so many women to walk away from treatment and suffer for years but the sex hormones we use today are the gold standard, body identical HRT made from wild yams. This really is a one-stop podcast for menopause! Jinty’s WI from one of the collective was to make sourdough with the starter, which she did, and it’s delicious! We learn some fabulous facts on sourdough and the benefits of eating this type of bread. The Book Collective is having a week off because we didn’t want you to miss anything Dr Sarah had to say, but we will continue with ‘A year of Marvellous Ways’ by Sarah Winman next week. So if you haven’t already, then turn the pages and start this enchanting book.  Our 3 brilliant tips this week come from Today’s guest, Menopause Specialist Dr Sarah BallFind out more about The Balance app for menopausehttps://apps.apple.com/gb/app/balance-menopause-support/id1503345959Menopause Doctor free resources https://www.menopausedoctor.co.uk/about If you’ve enjoyed this podcast we would love it if you could buy us a Ko-Fi, you can also find extra content, photos, and updates. It helps us create quality content and sound. We really appreciate it. https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastSour dough https://foodbodsourdough.com/about-my-recipe/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we have a very special guest on the Collective, Tonya Keane founder of The Women’s Brain Project, who is a nutritionist, chef and functional medicine practitioner that specialised in the menopausal brain. What is brain fog? Do you feel you are loosing your mind? What can we do to help our brains function as they should? All these questions answered and many more with the lovely Tonya.The Book Collective start reading A year of Marvellous Ways and someone is struggling with it… find out who and meet the enigmatic Marvellous as we begin her story.We open a debate on pj’s and pants, should you wear your bum huggers and pj’s? Or should we be commando under our nightwear?  And what have your hormones made you do? Jinty lets us know what hers have been up to and it ain’t too pretty! As our topic of brain health is continuing this month we have a great guest Tonya Keane, a woman with an amazing story that she shares with us, she’s a nutritionist, professional chef and functional medicine practitioner, she also founded The Women’s Brain Project that is on a mission to show women how we can look after our brains and help prevent Alzheimer’s and dementia.We learn about the perils of sugar on the brain and how hormones affect the it in peri and menopause and why oestrogen receptors in the brain are usually the last to receive oestrogen, and what we can do to help alleviate this.Tonya explains how hormone depletion affects our personalities. We get life enhancing advice from Tonya on what we can do to combat the risk of dementia as we age, the balance of a healthy diet and lifestyle will also help minimize the risk of inflammatory diseases. It’s an informative and fun chat full of advice and guidance to help us all live with a healthier brain.Get a pen and paper as Tonya give you 3 practical & simple tips for Brain health that you can begin right away. Jinty gives Lou a funny WI, but will she be able to follow it through? We ask why some of the names of medication for our Vaginal health are not more like the romantic Italian opera sounding names for Viagra? Can you think of some new ones? A tasty warming shot for the Foodie Collective this week with ginger, turmeric and orange a brain healthy drink that will also tickle your taste buds. The Book Collective gets to know Marvellous and Francis from ‘A year of Marvellous Ways’ by Sarah Winman. We find out how the collective are getting on with the characters and how the story if unfolding.This week we are discussing up to chapter 12, then from here to chapter?We hope that you enjoy, please let us know by leaving a review on apple podcasts, and subscribe.We do everything ourselves with no sponsors so your support here means everything. If you’ve enjoyed this podcast we would love it if you could buy us a Ko-Fi, you can also find extra content, photos, and updates. It helps us create quality content and sound. We really appreciate it. https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastFoodie Collective;Energising ginger shot;20ml Gimber Ginger concentrate1/2 tsp turmericA little black pepper40mls orange or apple juice (or a bit of both)Find Tonya Keane on Instagram @thewomensbrainproject--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the Collective talk Cake and Heroes and Cake heroes. We asked who are your heroes? And you delivered some amazing responses. We meet a real life hero who used her super power of brownie making and moved her family and business during a pandemic to re-locate in beautiful Devon, Katie Cross founder of Cake or Death. Discover what Jinty & Lou have been up to this week involving Menopause and Murray Mints.The Book Collective continue reading A Year Of Marvellous Ways by Sarah Winman as the story of Marvellous and Francis begins to unfold.You tell us how you feel about the great PJ’s and pants debate and we find out what everyone’s wearing (or not in between the sheets).And your thoughts on gussets.We prepare for our Wine Collective next week.Find out how Lou got on with her Vagirux, Vagifem and Imvaggis invite from Jinty and what will Lou’s WI be for Jinty this week? So who doesn’t love cake? And who loves a good against the odds story? We talk to the lovely Katie Cross founder of Cake or Death –she’s definitely a woman with gumption! Katie founded her business in London and built an amazing following, but during lockdown she lost 90% of her business over night.So she took her Brownies online! Then realised that she could run her Vegan Brownie delivery business from anywhere, so she upped sticks and moved her family and business to Devon where she has just opened her business, Cake or Death in central Exeter. A wonderful story with great insight and some fantastic practical business (and brownie) tips too! Thank you all so much for sending in your hero nominations, we read out some inspiring stories from our fantastic Collective and it’s emotional! The Book Collective continues with Marvellous’s amazing life in, A year of Marvellous Ways, by Sarah Winman. We get to know about Francis and why Marvellous is a wise magical soul with unorthodox parents. The story gently leads us around Marvellous’s life in the Cornish Creek and we learn why Francis lost his heart and finds himself in the care of Marvellous. So how did Lou do with her WI? We find out with a funny story, there’s also a WI for Jinty that gives her a sweet little surprise…! Get ready for the Wine Collective next week when we Toast the end of a successful series 1, with Lou’s choice Mionetto Prosecco an original Prosecco from Italy. And Jinty’s non alcoholic Prosecco Belle & CoWe close the Collective this week with the amazing Maya Angelou and her recording of Phenomenal Woman. Cake or death Katie Crosshttps://www.cakeordeath.co.uk/Wines Jinty’s non alcoholic bubblyIceland, OcadoAsdahttps://www.iceland.co.uk/p/belle-and-co.-alcohol-free-sparkling-75cl/79328.htmlLou’s Proseccohttps://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/283507705--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the final episode of Series 1 of Womenkind Collective Jinty and Lou celebrate the amazing guests and topics that we have met throughout our first Series.We also delve into boob talk, would you #frretheboob as Gillian Anderson has? We talk about the original girl gang, The Pink Ladies as Paramount announce this week they are making a prequel to Grease centered on the Pink Ladies. Why did male police officers dressed as postal workers handcuff an undressed female student in her bedroom? And we find out what the Collective loved most about Series 1 and listen again to some beautiful tips for life from our guests. Boobs… is it time to free the boob as Gillian Anderson is encouraging women to do? We look into the pros and cons of free boobing and discuss the (intentional) under-boob look that is hot for this summer ??? Kill the Bill and Sarah Everard – what have we learned from a vigil, a demonstration and the right for a voice? The Collective discuss Katie McGoran a student who endured being handcuffed in her bedroom whilst undressed by 4 male police officers. The Book Collective continues with Marvellous’s story in ‘A year of Marvellous Ways’, by Sarah Winman. We read out some beautiful lines that resonate and find that we manage to easily segue from Marvellous to vagina tightening…! Only at Womenkind Collective would you get this much diverse conversation! Continuing with Brain Food for our Foodie Collective we give you the Neuro 6 Chilli (recipe below)So how did Lou do with her WI? And did Jinty enjoy her Strawberry jam challenge? The Wine Collective pops their corks on the Mionetto prosecco and the non-alcoholic Belle & Co on a balmy evening in the garden. We close the Collective this series with comments, and tips from our amazing Collective and some of the fantastic guests that we have enjoyed on the podcast. Thank you joining us throughout the first Series of Womenkind Collective, if you haven’t yet listened to them all why not catch up before Series 2 begins on Sunday 22nd August.Please leave us a message from this link https://anchor.fm/jinty-sheerin/messageOr email us at womenkindcollective@gmail.comWith any suggestions or comments or to just say hi.RecipeNeuro 6 ChilliFeeds 41 onionSpinach (lots)1 red pepper1 tin red kidney beans1 tin black beans1 large jar Passata or 2 tins tomatoesTomato purée 2 chopped tomatoes (optional)Vegan mince (optional)Sweet potato, chopped and roasted (optional)1tsp turmeric1tsp smoked paprika1 tsp ground cumin seeds1 tsp chilli powder (or more - to taste)EVOO1 Tbsp dark chocolate On the side;1 cup of teaBroccoli or cauliflowerBrown rice or quinoa 1 AvacadoMethod;Chop onion Add some EVOO to a sauce pan, put on a medium heatCook onions until soft (10 mins)Add all the spices and cook for a further 2 minutesAdd tomato purée, cook for 1 minuteAdd passata or chopped tomatoesBring to simmerAdd roasted sweet potato or vegan minceAdd seasoning to tasteSimmer for 45 minsPut on brown rice to cook for required timeCook broccoli or cauliflower Add both beans to chilliAdd Chocolate to chilliOnce chocolate is dissolved add washed spinachKettle on, make a cuppa,Serve chilli with Avacado (chopped), brown rice, vegetables, vegan creme fraicheAnd a cup of black or green tea--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jinty and Lou are back after a summer break for the second series of Womenkind Collective and they open with a very special guest, Fern Riddell, historian and author of the best-selling Sex Lessons From History.They have a wonderful conversation with Fern and not just about her new book! There’s plenty of Collective chat and we announce a new foodie, a new book and we conclude A Year of Marvellous Ways by Sarah Winman. We find out what has happened during the summer break and discuss the battle of the cutlery drawers! And how we are now the Sandwich Generation. Dr Fern Riddell is a best-selling author and historian and is the main contributor on BBC’s Ripper Street. Fern is a wonderful, open and funny guest. For the entirety of human history, sex has never just been about reproduction. Statistically speaking, only one out of every thousand acts between a man and a woman will result in pregnancy. And as we know, sex does not solely take place between just men and women.So ; what is sex for?Come with Fern and Womenkind Collective as we uncover a bit about the sexual lives of our ancestors.Find out where the word fuck came from and what medieval writers used to describe sex in writings and poetry. Gender fluidity is not a modern concept, Fern explores LGBTQ+ communities through history and we meet amazing characters that are part of our sex history. She celebrates the naturalness and joy of sex, our bodies should be adored, not plastic or manipulated, she is honest and completely open and we learn so much from her.The conversation flowed into sex education for young people today and we talk about #everyonesinvited and how young people today are dealing with far more aggressive abuse from their peers and the stand they are taking against the abuse, we applaud the powerful girls of today. Thank-you Fern for a fabulous chat!Fern gives us her 3 sex lessons from history, she includes Victorian sex toys, and sex talk from the 15th and 16th Century. The Foodie Collective talk love and sex food, what turns you on in the kitchen? Oysters? Caviar? Champagne? Or does the sound of your partner eating make you want to scream?We ask what food gets the girls in the mood for lurve? There’s a new WI for Lou from Jinty, a poignant and important invite surrounded with gratitude. A letter of gratitude to someone in your life, who maybe changed it or helped you along the way. Who will Lou write to? The book Collective conclude A Year of Marvellous Ways by Sarah Winman, Jinty has struggled with this book but it has come to her at a very emotional time in her life. The poetic prose and spirituality weaved beautifully right to the end of the book. The new book Sex Lessons From History by Fern Riddell starts next week for the Collective we will be reading this until the end of September. If you’ve enjoyed this podcast we would love it if you could buy us a Ko-Fi, you can also find extra content, photos, and updates. It helps us create quality content and sound. We really appreciate it. https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast Buy Ferns book here (supporting Indie shops)https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Fern-Riddell/Sex-Lessons-From-History/24568569. The (free) Science of Well-being course Jinty talked about https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s podcast Jinty and Lou talk Periods and endometriosis and dispel the stigma that both men and women have around this topic. Emma Barnett has written a go to book on the topic, It’s about bloody time Period and we hear period stories from the Collective. We meet Jess Jairath a woman with endometriosis who tells her story and how she has dealt with this debilitating illness through her life, one in ten women assigned female at birth endure unrelenting pain associated with this disease. We find out how Lou got on with her WI her letter of gratitude. We begin Sex Lessons From History by Dr Fern Riddell and discuss where the word fuck comes from. There’s a love potion to try from Lou who’s got a fab name for her potion.Lou talks about her trip to London and why drinking like it’s 1988 is not such a good idea and from an Instagram post Jinty shared we talk histamine and how it effects us.The Book Collective get stuck into the first 3 chapters of Sex Lessons From history by Dr Fern Riddell, chapter 1 is aptly named the first fuck and we find out where the word fuck derived from. There’s a naughty nun in the 17th century who used visions of God to make love to other nuns. The book is so rich in fact but weaves through the stories of sex.The Foodie Collective this week is a love potion by Lou and it’s non-alcoholic aptly named Love Potion 69, the recipe is below, it’s light and refreshing and alcohol could be added to your taste!Lou’s WI from Jinty was to write a letter of gratitude, Lou reads out the letter and we find out how negativity in your life can be turned around to make a positive impact.We hear period stories from the Collective and read excerpts from Emma Barnett’s new book, It’s about bloody time Period, who knew that the pill-period was only put in place to placate the pope and it to 58 years to overturn this mis-information, surely not the patriarchy at work again?!Our guest this week is the lovely Jess Jairath who tells us her story of endometriosis it’s a debilitating and under diagnosed disease that affects as many people as type 2 diabetes but with very little research. Jess dispels myths and opens up about what it is like on a day to day basis living with pain, the amount of bleeding and how she has to run her diary around her periods. Jess give us her 3 tips if you or someone you know has Endometriosis. She is raising awareness of endometriosis by raising vital funds to help the Endometriosis UK a charity specialising in helping sufferers with support and research.   Love Potion 69 Recipe: Raspberries, ginger beer, raspberry cordial, sugar and a sprig of mint.Wipe a raspberry around the rim of the glass and dip it in sugar, add crushed raspberries into the glass and pour in raspberry cordial and top up with ginger beer and decorate with a sprig of mint. Simple, refreshing and naughty! You can find Jess on Instagram at kai_in _the_wild and Support Jess and Endometriosis Uk herehttps://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Jessica-Jairath1?utm_campaign=lc_frp_share_transaction_transactional_--_page_launched_--_campaign&utm_content=99d07d43-3802-4458-92a9-00e88ce57efd&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postoffice&utm_term=1623742857606Buy Fern Riddell’s book here https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Fern-Riddell/Sex-Lessons-From-History/24568569--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s podcast Jinty and Lou talk breathing. An involuntary action which we do without much consideration of how each breath we take can affect our bodies and our mental state. We talk to a breathing expert, Johanna McWeeney, a trained breathing instructor. Jinty gives us some breathing exercises to try that will aid sleep and calm anxiety.  The Book Collective hots up with this week’s 3 chapters from Sex Lessons From History by Fern Riddell, we also get a tasty lurve Foodie and there’s a WI challenge that take both Jinty and Lou completely out of their comfort zone. Johanna McWeeney is a talented classical musician and journalist , she is also a copywriter and ghost writer, specialising in health and wellness, she has written extensively about breathing for chronic health conditions. Johanna undertook the Oxygen Advantage Advanced Instructor Training this year and is now a breathing instructor. We welcome Johanna to the Collective and learn why we don’t just need oxygen when we breath but the benefits of the correct amount of carbon dioxide to help our organs and muscles. Our breathing changes at different times in our life and studies have shown correct breathing techniques can assist with hormonal changes in the body from menstruation through to menopause. One of the techniques we learn from Johanna is the importance of nasal breathing and the benefits this gives our bodies. We also talk mouth taping during sleep and it’s not what you might first think! There’s an array of benefits including curing snoring and helping with double chins! Johanna’s knowledge and her enthusiasm will have you running for the sleep tape.You will learn why conscious breathing is just as important as diet, exercise and sleep when we look at our overall well being or lifestyle, particularly in Menopause. The Book Collective talk through chapters , 3, 4 and 5 of Fern Riddell’s Sex Lesson s From History, there are some beautiful stories within these chapters including the first gender reassignment surgery that was carried out in 1906 by Magnus Hirschfeld a founding father of the field of sexology. Do you know what a Molly House is? We learn in chapter 3 why these establishments were a common part of life from the 18th century. Next week we read chapters, 6, 7 and 8, masturbation, flirtation and sex. This is definitely the book that keeps on giving! The Foodie Collective are still all about love food and things that can get you in the mood. Jinty makes a sharing board full of Mediterranean delights for you to make at home (they are also good for gut health).And do you know why we call them aphrodisiacs? And finally, our WI this week is a new one for the Collective we are raising money for Women’s Aid 1:6 challenge:https://www.womensaid.org.uk/get-involved/fundraise/challenge-events/ If you’ve enjoyed this podcast we would love it if you could buy us a Ko-Fi, you can also find extra content, photos, and updates. It helps us create quality content and sound. We really appreciate it. https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcastUp until March 2020 (pre-pandemic) 1.6 million women in England were subject to domestic violence, that’s 1.6 million too many. Lou has suggested that they both sea swim 16 times throughout September, something that takes both out of their comfort zone and will be a huge challenge to them both, did Jinty accept this challenge?There is now a Womenkind Collective Facebook page with a link on the events page for you to follow our progress, get involved or donate! Or you can donate via our Instagram page. https://www.facebook.com/womenkindcollective/. The Oxygen Advantage. https://oxygenadvantage.com/. The Breathing cure https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/The-Breathing-Cure--EXERCISES-TO-DEVELOP-NEW-BREATHING-HA/25914313--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s podcast Jinty and Lou meet Alison Jordan, the founder of Pete’s Dragons a charity that helps families through suicide bereavement, we hear her inspiring story of how family tragedy turned into a charity. Jinty has a question on hair loss and the Women’s Aid 1.6 challenge is underway we hear how the Collective are getting on. The Book Collective are reading Fern Riddell’s Sex Lessons From History and we talk masturbation, fanning and farting! Oooh cheeky! As it’s Suicide Prevention day on September 10th we talk to a phenomenal woman who turned tragedy into a charity to support families with suicide bereavement, Alison Jordan is the founder of Pete’s Dragons.After losing her little brother Pete to suicide in 2010, Alison realised there was no support for the bereaved families so, after much fundraising and talking to others going through the same, she changed that set up.Pete’s Dragons now help families across counties with counselling, therapeutic support, family days, holidays, practical advice and so very much more. As Alison explains they have grown exponentially and now also offer brilliant Suicide Prevention trading courses and get referrals from the NHS.We think Alison is a pretty amazing woman but she is very humble and gives full credit to her team at Pete’s Dragons along with the volunteer dragons. You will want to hear her story.We all feel so helpless when we hear of a death by Suicide but if you’ve ever wondered what you could do or could have done Alison has some advice that may very well save someone’s life.This is why we need to use the word Suicide, talk about it because it happens! We discuss our week and there’s a question that Jinty puts to the Collective that she needs your help with and there’s also a lot of rage in the Collective with Texas/Gilead and the patriarchy. The Book Collective get to know the language of the Fan, who knew it was a thing, but Fern Riddell departs her amazing knowledge in this month’s book, Sex Lessons From History. We find out what the word ‘frig’ means and also what fuck-wit Freud thought about masturbation! In the Foodie this week we goes through Sam Evans from Jo-Divines’ list of aphrodisiac foods and there’s some interesting ones. Who knew what an almond could do for you…? Womenkind Collective are this month raising funds for Women’s Aid 1.6 Challenge by facing their own fears and attempting to complete 16 sea swims. Lou only learned to swim last year and Jinty has a huge fear about the sea, but together they want to raise £160. If you would like to donate or find out more information how you could get involved this September head over to: https://givepenny.com/womenkindcollective_1_6_get_active_challenge?fbclid=IwAR1ak5UzTxWMCnNF4_i8j4RPOAG4hXYHtjkp3WBJ6E-wwMB4IL-HYSvKkXcOr go to: Womenkind Collective on Facebook or Instagram to find out how we are getting on.Buy Ferns brilliant book herehttps://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Fern-Riddell/Sex-Lessons-From-History/24568569If you’ve been affected by Suicide contact Petes Dragons herehttps://www.petesdragons.org.uk/Or the Samaritans here https://www.samaritans.org/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s podcast we meet up with the amazing Petra Coveney, founder of Menopause Yoga, who wants to help folks re write the menopause by writing our own Menopause stories. Petra herself is 55 and loving life in her Post Menopause and we are delighted she could join us on this week’s podcast to give us some tips and talk about how stories of our middle age have, throughout History, been stolen by men and often portrayed as mad hysterical hags - but enough about Jinty & Lou!She is on a mission to change this and wants to help all folk write their own Menopause stories. Petra teaches Menopause Yoga workshops, and you will hear how this is a one stop shop, a holistic approach where Eastern wellbeing meets Western medicine.She now teaches other Yoga teachers the MY method which means peri and post Menopausal folk can find MY workshops all over the world.We hear Petra’s story of self-learning and research to combine techniques and bring in many other elements to help woman through menopause. She is a force of nature when it comes to women and menopause and she gifts her 3 tips for menopause that you won’t want to miss.We continue with Fern Riddell’s Sex Lessons From History and we get to know about sex toys through the ages and why California has a hideous history of birth control. There’s a new feature this week, The Movie Collective, Jinty has been to the movies and gives us her review. Lou has an issue with swimsuit sizing that will make Johnny Boden’s ears ring and we announce our Wine Collective for the next episode.  If you’ve enjoyed this podcast we would love it if you could buy us a Ko-Fi, you can also find extra content, photos, and updates. It helps us create quality content and sound. We really appreciate it. https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast The Book Collective continue with Fern Riddell’s Sex Lessons From History and we get to the nitty gritty of orgasms, and technology (dildos) and also learn about California’s appalling sterilisation program that only stopped in 1979. We read the last 3 chapters next week, 12, 13 and 14. The Wine Collective prep for next week with Lou’s choice a rose, Quintessence Mediterranee from Marks and Spencer’s and Jinty’s non-alcoholic choice Cornwalls Pentire Seaward (try with Tonic or ginger beer.) A new slot is the Movie Collective where Jinty becomes Jinty Norman (in homage to Barry). The WI Women’s Aid 1.6 Challenge is well underway and this week Jinty and Lou are over half way through their 16 sea swims for September, the weather is a little chilly but they just keep swimming!  Wine: Rose: Quintessence Mediterranee from Marks and Spencer’s £9Pentire non alcoholic spirits. https://pentiredrinks.com/ Women’s Aid 1.6 Challenge: If you would like to donate or find out more information how you could get involved this September head over to: https://givepenny.com/womenkindcollective_1_6_get_active_challenge?fbclid=IwAR1ak5UzTxWMCnNF4_i8j4RPOAG4hXYHtjkp3WBJ6E-wwMB4IL-HYSvKkXcOr go to: Womenkind Collective on Facebook or Instagram to find out how we are getting on.For details on Menopause Yoga, Re write Menopause and the Menopause Charity https://www.menopause-yoga.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.