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The Riviera Menopause
The Riviera Menopause Podcast is the show for women who are done Googling their symptoms at 3am and ready for actual answers.
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.
No jargon. No judgement. No pretending you should have this figured out.
New episodes every Tuesday. Grab the free 5 Riviera Standards Starter Guide in the show notes.
Episodes
16 episodes
Episode 16 - The Emotional Eating Episode (No Judgement. Just Honesty.)
The Emotional Eating Episode (No Judgement. Just Honesty.)Why you eat your feelings at 9pm and what to do insteadIn this episode:Let’s just say it. You’re not eating the biscuits because you...
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15 - Your Gut Has Opinions. You Should Probably Listen.
Your Gut Has Opinions. You Should Probably Listen.The menopause-gut connection nobody warned you aboutIn this episode:My stomach once produced a sound at a dinner party that I can only describe as a w...
14 - Why You Suddenly Have No Friends (And How to Fix That)
Why You Suddenly Have No Friends (And How to Fix That)Midlife loneliness, friendship breakdowns, and building your real circleIn this episode:Somewhere between 40 and 50, your friendship group quietly...
13 - The Woman in the Mirror Doesn’t Look Like You Anymore
The Woman in the Mirror Doesn’t Look Like You AnymoreSkin, hair, and the physical changes nobody prepared you forIn this episode:There’s a moment where you catch your reflection and think: when did th...
12 - You’re Not Lazy. You’re Running on Empty. The real reason your energy has disappeared
You’re Not Lazy. You’re Running on Empty.The real reason your energy has disappearedIn this episode:There’s a difference between being tired and being depleted. Tired fixes with a good night’s sleep. ...
11 - The Midlife Plot Twist: What If This Is Actually the Good Bit?
The Midlife Plot Twist: What If This Is Actually the Good Bit?Rewriting the menopause narrative from decline to designIn this episode:Every menopause story you’ve heard starts with what you’re losing....
10 - The Art of Not Being Perfect at This
The Art of Not Being Perfect at ThisWhy perfectionism is the biggest threat to your menopause managementIn this episode:You started the plan on Monday. By Wednesday you had pizza. By Thursday you deci...
9- What Your GP Didn’t Tell You (And What to Ask Next Time): Navigating the medical system as a menopausal woman
What Your GP Didn’t Tell You (And What to Ask Next Time)Navigating the medical system as a menopausal womanIn this episode:If your doctor’s entire menopause advice was “it’s just your age,” this episo...
8 - Lift Heavy Things. No, Really. Why the most important thing you can do in menopause is pick up a weight
Lift Heavy Things. No, Really.Why the most important thing you can do in menopause is pick up a weightIn this episode:If I could prescribe one thing to every menopausal woman in Britain, it would be a...
7 - Your Husband Doesn’t Get It. Here’s How to Talk to Him. Menopause and relationships: the conversation guide nobody gave you
Your Husband Doesn’t Get It. Here’s How to Talk to Him.Menopause and relationships: the conversation guide nobody gave youIn this episode:He said “maybe you should just exercise more” and you consider...
6 - The Weight That Won’t Shift And why everything you’re trying is making it worse
The Weight That Won’t Shift (And Why Everything You’re Trying Is Making It Worse)Menopause weight gain: the truth about what works and what’s wasting your timeIn this episode:If you’ve been eating less, exer...
5 - You Haven’t Lost Your Confidence. You’ve Lost Your Progesterone. The hormonal reason you suddenly doubt everything
In this episode:Remember when you walked into a room and owned it? When you didn’t rewrite a three-line email fourteen times? This episode explains why that confidence vanished, and it’s not imposter syndrome, it’s not a midlif...
4 - The Alcohol Conversation Nobody Wants to Have What actually happens when you drink now (and why it’s different)
In this episode:I’m not going to tell you to stop drinking. But I am going to tell you what that glass of wine is doing to your body at 47 that it wasn’t doing at 37. The enzyme that processes alcohol declines with oestrogen. T...
3-Why Your Brain Forgot the Word for ‘Colander’- Menopause brain fog: what it is, why it happens, and what actually helps
In this episode:Brain fog is the symptom that terrifies women most because it looks like early dementia. It almost certainly isn’t. I explain the oestrogen-brain connection, why your word retrieval has gone missing, the five th...
2-The Afternoon Crash Is Not a Character Flaw - What your 3pm slump is actually trying to tell you
In this episode:That 3pm moment where someone just pulls your plug out? It’s not laziness. It’s not ageing. It’s a metabolic signal. I explain what’s happening to your blood sugar in menopause, why the meals that used to fuel y...