Ep15 Pressing Play on We Weren't Meant to do Midlife Alone

Ep15 Pressing Play on We Weren't Meant to do Midlife Alone

WE WEREN'T MEANT TO DO MIDLIFE ALONE Last week, for the very first time, I missed an episode of The Pressing Play Podcast. The reason? I was in London attending two incredible events. I went expecting to learn, but what I wasn't expecting was how I would feel afterwards. I came home calmer. Lighter. More energised. It reminded me that sometimes the most powerful thing we can do for our wellbeing isn't adding another supplement, another podcast or another thing to our to-do list. Sometimes, it's simply saying yes to connection. In this episode, I explore the fascinating science behind why being physically together changes how we think, feel and regulate our nervous systems. We look at why perimenopause can become one of the loneliest seasons of a woman's life, how stress and fluctuating hormones can amplify that feeling, and why gathering with other women may be exactly what our brains and bodies have been designed to do. IN THIS EPISODE * Why connection is more than a nice idea—it's powerful support for your nervous system. * The science of collective effervescence and why shared experiences leave us feeling more alive. * Why online communities help us find our people, but real-life connection deepens those relationships. * How perimenopause can increase feelings of stress, anxiety and isolation. * What anthropology teaches us about why women have always gathered together. * Simple ways to create a more connected summer. ABOUT JO Jo Fiddy is a Speaker, Menopause Coaching Specialist and host of The Pressing Play Podcast. She helps women who feel like they've quietly disappeared during perimenopause understand what's happening in their brain and body, change the beliefs that have been keeping them stuck through her Belief Soundtrack® method, and press play on the next chapter of life with greater confidence, energy and purpose. WORK WITH JO THE PRESS PLAY SESSION If you know something needs to change but can't quite work out what's keeping you stuck, this is where we start. In this powerful 90-minute one-to-one session, we'll uncover the Pause Button that's holding you back, identify the Belief Soundtrack® running beneath the surface, and help you take your first confident step towards pressing play again. You'll leave with greater clarity, a calmer nervous system and a clear direction for what comes next. To book your session, email jo@jofiddy.com [jo@jofiddy.com]. THE COMEBACK KIT (FREE) Somewhere along the way, so many women stop choosing themselves. The Comeback Kit is your invitation to begin again. Inside you'll find practical tools to help you quiet the mental noise, calm your nervous system and reconnect with yourself. You'll receive: * A confidence pep talk. * A guided tapping session. * A practical boundaries guide. Because pressing play doesn't start with changing your whole life. It starts with choosing yourself. Download Here. [https://jofiddy.myflodesk.com/comeback] CONNECT WITH JO Instagram: @jofiddy_ Website: jofiddy.com [http://jofiddy.com] If you enjoyed this episode, I'd love it if you subscribed, left a review or shared it with a friend. The more women we reach, the more women we remind that they don't have to navigate midlife alone. Keep pressing play.

Ep14 Pressing Play on Body Confidence in Perimenopause This Summer

Welcome back to the Pressing Play Podcast. In this solo episode, Jo dives into one of the topics women ask her about most, body confidence in perimenopause, and why it gets even harder to navigate when summer rolls around. If you've ever stood in front of the mirror before a holiday and felt your stomach drop, this one is for you. Jo unpacks why your body is changing, where the beliefs about how it "should" look actually came from, and why the way out isn't about shrinking yourself it's about feeling more and looking less. In this episode she covers: * Why body changes in perimenopause are a hormonal reality, not a personal failing * The science behind water retention, weight shifts, hair and skin changes — and what's actually driving them * How childhood messages, magazine culture and decades of shifting fashion standards quietly built your belief soundtrack about your body * The "mirror fallacy" how constant self-checking trains your brain to find fault, not confidence * Jo's three holiday body rules * The ripple effect of body confidence — and how it changes the way you experience your whole summer, not just how you look in it If this episode moved something in you, if you're done not liking your body for the next half of your life get in touch and work with Jo. Email jo@jofiddy.com [jo@jofiddy.com] to find out more. Jo Fiddy is a Speaker and Menopause Coaching Specialist who has been through menopause twice — once in her thirties and now navigating perimenopause at 45. She helps women go from living in the pause of menopause to Menoplaying™, regaining their confidence along the way. Using menopause strategies, somatic techniques and her Belief Soundtrack™ method, Jo helps women release the blocks holding them back, understand what's happening in their brain and body, and press play on the life they actually want. Follow Jo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jofiddy_/ [https://www.instagram.com/jofiddy_/] Subscribe to the Pressing Play Podcast so you never miss an episode.

Ep13 Pressing Play on Yourself: Permission was yours all along

Welcome back to The Pressing Play Podcast.   What happens when you finally give yourself permission to pause  and actually feel alive because of it? In this solo episode, I’m recording from a balcony overlooking the mountains and lake in Bavaria, on my first ever solo getaway in eight years of living there. And the questions it's brought up are ones, I  suspect you might be sitting with too.   This one is for every woman who has quietly learned to put herself at the bottom of the list. Who has been responsible, available, accommodating  and is now wondering why she feels so flat, disconnected, and stuck. Especially when perimenopause arrives and makes all of that even more exhausting.   Pressing play doesn't have to be a huge reinvention. Sometimes it's a night away. A slow coffee. A walk. Listening to your own thoughts. This episode is an invitation to do exactly that.   IN THIS EPISODE, I EXPLORE: •       Why so many women learn to pause themselves and why perimenopause is the wake-up call that starts to change that •       The people-pleaser neurons that perimenopause begins to dissolve  and why that's actually brilliant •       What happens in your brain and body when you do press play •       Why we wait for permission that was ours to give all along •       Five journal questions to help you press play right now   ABOUT JO FIDDY Jo Fiddy is a Speaker and Menopause Coaching Specialist who has been through menopause twice once in her thirties and now navigating perimenopause. She helps women go from living in the pause of menopause to Menoplaying™ and regaining their confidence along the way.   Using menopause strategies, somatic techniques and her Belief Soundtrack™ method, Jo helps women release the blocks holding them back, understand what's happening in their brain and body, and press play on the life they actually want.   WORK WITH JO 90-Minute Pressing Play Session Not sure where to start? This is it. One powerful hour and a half where you tap through what's blocking you, get clear on where you are, and leave knowing your next step. Book yours email jo@jofiddy.com [jo@jofiddy.com]   The Comeback Kit — Free Reset all your passwords and now it's time to reset you. Includes a pep talk, an EFT tapping session and a boundaries guide. Grab it free here [https://jofiddy.myflodesk.com/comeback]   FOLLOW JO Instagram: @jofiddy_ [https://www.instagram.com/jofiddy_/] Website: jofiddy.com [http://jofiddy.com] Podcast: Pressing Play on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pressing-play-podcast/id1886963660]   Subscribe to the Pressing Play Podcast so you never miss an episode.

Ep12 Pressing Play on ADHD and Perimenopause with Dr Helen Wall

Welcome back to the Pressing Play Podcast. In this episode, Jo is joined by Dr. Helen Wall  GP, menopause specialist, Resident GP on BBC Breakfast and author of Menopause and ADHD: How to Navigate Hormone Flux and Neurodivergence. If you've ever found yourself asking "is it ADHD or is it perimenopause?" this one is for you. Dr. Helen Wall has spent years watching women be missed, mislabelled and dismissed. This book which hit number one bestseller in Menopause on Amazon in its first two weeks, is her answer to that. In this episode they cover: * Why perimenopause brings ADHD to the surface  often for the very first time * The hidden cost of masking and why there is always a price paid * How to tell the difference between perimenopause and ADHD * How oestrogen and progesterone impact dopamine, GABA and the brain's chemical messengers * Why HRT alone is not the full answer  and what else needs to be in the mix * The role of gut health, nervous system regulation and diet * Dr. Helen's three practical things you can do right now * Why this is not just a book  it is a movement Find Dr. Helen Wall: 📖 Menopause and ADHD: How to Navigate Hormone Flux and Neurodivergence by Dr. Helen Wall available on Amazon [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Menopause-ADHD-neurodivergence-Vermilion-Empowered/dp/178504642X] now wherever books are sold Instagram: @doctorhelenwall [https://www.instagram.com/doctorhelenwall/?hl=en] Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/p/Dr-Helen-Wall-61579042582916/]Dr Helen Wall  Community: Finally Seen — join via Dr. Helen's website https://tvhealthdoctor.com/ [https://tvhealthdoctor.com/] Jo Fiddy is a Speaker and Menopause Coaching Specialist who has been through menopause twice, once in her thirties and now navigating perimenopause at 45. She helps women go from living in the pause of menopause to Menoplaying™  and regaining their confidence along the way. Using menopause strategies, somatic techniques and her Belief Soundtrack™ method, Jo helps women release the blocks holding them back, understand what's happening in their brain and body, and press play on the life they actually want. 90-Minute Pressing Play Session — not sure where to start? This is it. One powerful hour and a half where you tap through what's blocking you, get clear on where you are, and leave knowing your next step. Book yours and find out more jo@jofiddy.com [jo@jofiddy.com] The Comeback Kit — free — Reset all your passwords and now it's time to reset you. Includes a pep talk, an EFT tapping session and a boundaries guide. Grab it free here [https://jofiddy.myflodesk.com/comeback] Follow Jo on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/jofiddy_/ [https://www.instagram.com/jofiddy_/] Subscribe to the Pressing Play Podcast so you never miss an episode.

Ep11 Pressing Play with Yula Andrews and the power of singing in Menopause

Welcome back to Pressing Play, I am so glad you’re here. What if the thing that could ease your brain fog, lift your mood and help you sleep better was something you already loved doing? In this episode, I’m joined by the extraordinary Yula Andrews founder of Pop Chorus, the UK’s friendliest choir, and the woman behind a groundbreaking research programme into singing and menopause symptoms with the University of Essex. This one genuinely blew my mind. Yula isn’t just talking about the feel-good factor of singing, she’s proving it. And the results from her Singing for Menopause programme are nothing short of transformative. If you’ve ever thought “I can’t sing” this episode is especially for you. What we cover • How Yula built Pop Chorus from scratch on maternity leave and turned it into seven choirs and the UK’s friendliest community • Why singing in a group reduces cortisol, boosts serotonin and happy hormones in your Menopause brain • The Singing for Menopause research programme Yula ran with the University of Essex and what the women who took part actually experienced • How singing targets the specific symptoms that make perimenopause so hard: brain fog, low mood, sleeplessness, anxiety • Yula’s brand new singing retreats part wellbeing holiday, part choir experience, all joy Find out more about Yula Andrews • Pop Chorus — www.popchorus.co.uk [http://www.popchorus.co.uk] • Singing for Menopause research www.popchorus.co.uk/community [http://www.popchorus.co.uk/community] • We Are Unique Singing Holidays — www.uniquesingingholidays.co.uk [http://www.uniquesingingholidays.co.uk] Work with Jo I help women release the blocks and beliefs holding them back in perimenopause, support with their symptoms, and help them press play on the life they actually want. 1:1 online with me 90 minute energy boosting session. Find out more at jofiddy.com [http://jofiddy.com] Connect with Jo • Instagram: @jofiddy • LinkedIn: Jo Fiddy • Website: jofiddy.com [http://jofiddy.com] • Email: jo@jofiddy.com [jo@jofiddy.com] Enjoyed this episode? • Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify • Leave a review — it helps more women find the show • Share this with one woman who needs to hear it • Screenshot and tag Jo on Instagram she reads every one