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Welcome to the Hot Mess Mums Club Podcast. Where we discuss the truth about motherhood in all its messy, complicated, beautiful reality. No pretending. No perfect answers. Just honest conversations that make us feel less alone. For overwhelmed women who want more.The Hot Mess Mums Club Parentalité Relations
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  • Professor Joyce Harper: Menopause, Fertility & Finding Joy After 50

    Professor Joyce Harper: Menopause, Fertility & Finding Joy After 50
    Sep 18 2026
    What if menopause wasn’t something to fear, but a wake-up call to start living differently? In this episode of Hot Mess Mums Club, Professor Joyce Harper joins us for an honest and empowering conversation about menopause, fertility, motherhood, ageing and why women need better education about their bodies at every stage of life. Joyce shares her own seven-year fertility journey and experience of becoming a mum through IVF, explains the realities of fertility and the biological clock, and discusses why women need access to accurate, evidence-based information long before they reach perimenopause. We also explore what happens when motherhood and perimenopause collide, why self-care becomes non-negotiable as we get older, and how Joyce has created more joy in her own life through exercise, cold-water swimming, saunas, reading… and even day raving. Joyce also shares the thinking behind her latest book, Your Joyful Years, and the two principles she believes can help women thrive as they age: nurture your happiness and nurture your health. In this episode: Why Joyce sees menopause as a wake-up call rather than a decline The misinformation surrounding menopause on social media Why reproductive health education needs to start in school Fertility, egg freezing and the realities of the biological clock Joyce's personal IVF journey and becoming a mum in her 40s The challenge of parenting young children during perimenopause Why women need to rediscover what brings them joy Self-care, exercise, sleep, mental health and relationships Cold-water swimming, saunas and Joyce's love of day raving The five pillars of wellbeing for healthy ageing Why Joyce says she feels fitter and stronger at 63 than ever before 00:00 Welcome to Hot Mess Mums Club00:21 Introducing Professor Joyce Harper00:42 Your Joyful Years and rewriting the story of female ageing01:43 Why menopause can be a wake-up call03:39 The problem with menopause misinformation online05:44 When should menopause education begin?07:30 Why women's health needs to be taught in schools10:07 Fertility education and Your Fertile Years10:55 Joyce's experience of fertility and IVF13:10 The emotional reality of trying to become a parent15:24 Having children later in life15:53 Fertility in your 40s and the realities of IVF18:13 Magpie Beauty and Balance19:06 Motherhood and perimenopause at the same time20:00 Why lifestyle becomes non-negotiable in perimenopause21:14 The pressure facing mums in their 40s22:23 Rediscovering yourself after years of caring for others24:15 Cold-water swimming, saunas and self-care25:00 Why Joyce still loves going raving25:59 What 50 thriving women taught Joyce about ageing28:07 Joyce's bath-time confession29:15 Finding 15 minutes of joy every day31:10 Why happiness takes deliberate effort32:00 Magnesium, exercise and recovery34:06 Joyce's two biggest lessons from Your Joyful Years35:25 The five pillars of wellbeing36:41 Why Joyce feels fitter and stronger at 6337:35 Final thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    41 min
  • Why Women Feel So Overwhelmed | Gemma Donnelly on Burnout, Guilt & People Pleasing

    Why Women Feel So Overwhelmed | Gemma Donnelly on Burnout, Guilt & People Pleasing
    Sep 4 2026
    Gemma Donnelly joins the Hot Mess Mums Club to talk about why so many women feel overwhelmed, overstimulated and unable to switch off — and what we can actually do about it. In this episode, Gemma shares her own journey from a high-pressure corporate career into coaching, and explains why burnout, people pleasing, guilt and self-doubt are so common, particularly for women who feel responsible for everyone else. We talk about the nervous system, why “just think positively” often isn’t enough, how to build healthier boundaries, the role of anger, dealing with other people’s opinions and what to do when you know something in your life needs to change. Gemma also shares practical ways to create more calm, including journaling, movement, breathing techniques and simple ways to reduce mental overload. Gemma Donnelly is the confidence and resilience coach behind Coaching With Gemma in Manchester. She provides 1:1 confidence and resilience coaching for women, and workplace resilience training, team workshops and leadership coaching for leaders, teams and organisations in Manchester, Cheshire and online. Her practical coaching works with the mind and nervous system to help people quiet busy minds, reduce overthinking and self-doubt, build confidence, handle workplace pressure and prevent burnout. Learn more about her at https://www.coachingwithgemma.co.uk/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    42 min
  • Katharine Merry: Motherhood, Menopause & Learning to Back Yourself

    Katharine Merry: Motherhood, Menopause & Learning to Back Yourself
    Aug 21 2026
    Olympic medallist and broadcaster Katharine Merry joins Kelly for a brilliantly candid conversation about life after elite sport, motherhood, hormones, resilience and learning to give yourself a break. Katharine reflects on becoming the fastest girl in the world at just 14, winning an Olympic medal and later breaking new ground as the first female stadium commentator at an Olympic Games. She also opens up about the physical and mental toll of elite athletics, retiring through injury and rebuilding her identity beyond sport. The conversation then turns to motherhood. Katharine shares what it was like having her children in her late 30s, why she thinks parenting teenagers is the hardest stage yet, and the advice that helped her through the exhausting early years. She also talks openly about perimenopause, hot flushes, irritability and poor sleep, her experience of HRT, and why finding the right medical support made such a difference. Plus, Katharine reveals her slightly unconventional form of self-care, why she’d choose a long shower over a spa day every time, and the two pieces of advice she wants every woman to remember: Back yourself — and stop beating yourself up. A funny, honest and reassuring conversation about the many different versions of ourselves we become throughout life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    40 min
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