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Middle Age Madness: Finding Humor and Hope Through Menopause with Sarah Stenton

Marianne DeMello-Smith Season 1 Episode 188

What if menopause didn’t have to feel like the end of something and instead could be thought of as the messy, magical middle of becoming someone new?

In this episode of Message in the Middle, Marianne sits down with Sarah Stenton a UK based comedian, author, and menopause advocate best known as the creator of Middle Age Madness, to talk about how she turned her most difficult season into a movement of humor, healing, and hope.

Sarah shares candidly about her own midlife awakening, how hormonal shifts, identity changes, and unexpected chaos became an invitation to grow, laugh, and reconnect with herself. Together, Marianne and Sarah unpack:

  • Some of the emotional and physical “madness” of menopause 
  • Why humor might just be the best (and most underrated) coping tool
  • The stories we tell ourselves about aging, womanhood, and worth, and how to rewrite them
  • What it means to find purpose through the mess, not after it

Whether you’re in the thick of it or just starting to notice the signs, this conversation is your reminder that you’re not losing your mind, you’re finding your magic.

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