Take A Breath
A podcast for creating practical calm in the messy middle of midlife.
This is your space to pause.
Because life in midlife is full-on. Between work, family, menopause, and the mental load, your nervous system can easily end up in constant overdrive — leaving you feeling exhausted, reactive, and overwhelmed by even the smallest things.
Each week, I’ll share my own tools, alongside honest conversations and practical nervous system support — to help you create more calm, peace, joy, and inner steadiness. Not by escaping your life, because that’s totally unrealistic, but by meeting it differently.
So when you're ready, let’s take a breath together…
Take A Breath
#44 Using Humour to Help Through Menopause With Stephanie Oram
Ever get the feeling that the world thinks you're past it and it’s time to give up on your hopes and dreams and fade quietly into the background?
Thankfully this outdated old fashioned narrative is being put to bed by women like Stepahanie Oram, who is my guest this week on The Positive Perimenopause Podcast.
Having never read any erotic fiction, Stephanie decided to write her own humorous erotic novels at the age of 52 during lockdown and hasn’t looked back since.
Her debut novel Wax, Whips And My Hairy Bits, became an Amazon bestseller and since then Stephanie has gone on to write more books including Wax, Whips and My Menopausal Bits.
Stephanie knows personally how humour can help during menopause and wants to help other women see the funny side of this phase of life.
She has also published a book called It's Not The F&!#@%G Change!, which features real women's funniest stories and quotes from their menopause experiences.
I love this conversation. Come and join us to hear about:
🎙️ What inspired Stephanie to write humorous erotic fiction
🎙️ How she researched her novels
🎙️ Why it was important to write about the menopause
🎙️ Why midlife shouldn’t stop you from pursuing your dreams
🎙️ How humour helps going through menopause
🎙️ Not allowing fear to hold you back
🎙️ The benefits of finding your purpose
You can find Stephanie's books on Amazon here.
For more about Stephanie:
https://www.tiktok.com/@sjcarmineauthor
https://www.instagram.com/wax_whips_and_my_hairy_bits/?hl=en
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