Bonus: The menopause episode

<p>BONUS EPISODE – today’s installment of BFN is sponsored by Thriva. </p><p><br></p><p>Emma and Gabby were invited to host a brilliant event with Thriva, <em>She’s So Hormonal, </em>which brought together experts and real-life stories to raise awareness of how female hormones can affect us. Yes that’s our old friends mood swings, fatigue, bad skin, fertility and the menopause. </p><p><br></p><p>This episode is a recording of one of the panel discussions – Own Your Menopause – which saw some kick-ass women talking about their experiences of the menopause and how best to survive it, including:</p><p><br></p><p>Meg Matthews – Britpop icon and founder of Megs Menopause </p><p>Sally Bee – health &amp; wellbeing coach, journalist and presenter </p><p>Jo McEwan – co-founder of Positive Pause </p><p>Sara Matthews – gynecologist and menopause specialist at the Portland Hospital </p><p><br></p><p>Thriva is the proactive health company enabling you to get a better understanding of your health over time with clinical grade, finger-prick blood tests you take at home. The event was to celebrate the launch of two new kits: <a href="https://thriva.co/tests/female-hormones-test" target="_blank">female hormones</a> and <a href="https://thriva.co/tests/menopause-hormones-test" target="_blank">menopause</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>If you fancy trying one, use the discount code BFN to get £10 off. Unfortunately this is one for our UK listeners only. Sorry international buddies xx</p><p><br></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>