WomenKind Collective cover art

WomenKind Collective

WomenKind Collective

By: Jinty Sheerin and Lou Hockings-Thompson
Listen for free

About this listen

Welcome to Womenkind Collective: Spill The Tea, the podcast where no topic is off-limits, and every conversation is served with honesty, humour, and heart.


Hosted by lifelong friends Jinty and Lou, we bring you a vibrant, weekly mix of education, laughter, and real talk. From health and hormones to family, relationships, equity, and the realities of menopause, we tackle the topics that matter—especially the ones society often shies away from.


Menopause might not be our sole focus, but it’s a conversation that keeps coming up—for good reason. With the help of expert guests, including Menopause specialists, GPs, Gynaecologists, Nutritionists, Sleep Therapists, Cancer Survivors, Advocates, and Campaigners, we provide evidence-based facts, real-life experiences, and the support you deserve.


Beyond the podcast, we take action. We founded Exmouth’s first Menopause Café, giving women a space to connect, and launched the #WheresMyClinic campaign, fighting for an NHS Menopause Clinic in Devon. We’ve even spilled the tea live on BBC Radio Devon, hosting their first-ever menopause café.


So, whether you’re navigating the ups and downs of hormones, curious about the latest health insights, or just here for the relatable stories (and occasional faux pas), grab a cuppa and join us.


It’s time to spill the tea—because the conversations we have today can change the way we live tomorrow.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jinty Sheerin and Lou Hockings-Thompson Art Hygiene & Healthy Living Literary History & Criticism Personal Development Personal Success
Episodes
  • Friendship

    Friendship
    Mar 11 2021
    In this first podcast Jinty and Lou discuss friendships and the importance of friends in a women’s life.There’s menopause talk and plenty of laughter along the way.Jinty challenges Lou to the Weekly Invite challenge and the women discuss their 3 tips for life.The read along book of the month is More than a woman by Caitlin Moran.So put the kettle on and settle in for 30 minutes of collective chat and laughter.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Show More Show Less
    33 mins
  • Pregnancy and Birth during Lockdown & other Stories with Kerrie Preston

    Pregnancy and Birth during Lockdown & other Stories with Kerrie Preston
    Apr 4 2021
    In this Special Easter Sunday episode we thank defiant pagan women & the Goddess, Eostre, for all the tasty bits about this festival. A time of celebration & new birth it is fitting that in this weeks episode of the Collective we have a lovely guest, Kerrie Preston, Mum of two boys, 5yrs & 5 months, founder of Teddy & Millie teething necklaces and also writer of a mum blog, The Midnight Mum Club. Kerrie opens up about how her second pregnancy differed during a pandemic and the highs and lows of birthing, how her partner nearly missed it, and overcoming post natal health issues whilst in lockdown. We learn the challenges for both mum & midwife of building a relationship over the phone or through PPE & that even in the latter stages of labour and post birth the difficulties new mums have to overcome in a lockdown.Kerrie gives us 3 brilliant tips for life and they really will resonate with most women. Jinty and Lou discuss their WI’s and has Jinty completed her crotchet square yet? Lou is very honest about how she is getting on with her gut health challenge from Jinty! The book collective chat through chapters 11-15 of Caitlin Moran’s More Than A woman. We discuss the patriarchy and why we should all give the men in our life flowers, and agree dungarees are Big Bum Proof. Jinty tells us why hangovers are worse as we get older. We hear from a member of the collective, Laura, who has another Migraine tip and an intriguing question, will you know the answer?So put the kettle on and settle down to enjoy the Collective this Sunday.Please subscribe and leave a review if you like what you hear. Campaign to help and support working mums https://pregnantthenscrewed.com/. The innovative hands free shoe https://news.nike.com/news/nike-go-flyease-hands-free-shoe--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Autism in Women & Girls with Lyn & Libby Curtis

    Autism in Women & Girls with Lyn & Libby Curtis
    Apr 11 2021
    You’ll need a whole flask of tea for this weeks podcast as well as tissues, so settle in for a slightly longer episode with some beautiful stories from some amazing women.It’s autism awareness month and we have 2 very special guests mother and daughter, Lyn and Libby Curtis. Lou gets to the bottom of one of the collectives pube loss and chin hair gain. It’s the last 6 chapters of Caitlin Moran’s More Than A Woman and we discuss how truthful the book is for every woman including those of us at a certain age not packing the suspenders for a sexy weekend away but packing the M & S menopause pants!For our foodie collective Jinty talks probiotics and why we need them for good gut health and how to get probiotics into your body. During our interview with Lyn and Libby we learn that only 1:3 girls are diagnosed to boys, and diagnosis for girls can take much, much longer. Lyn was diagnosed when she was 40 years old and 3 of Lyn’s 5 children have autism, Libby is her youngest daughter and was diagnosed at 6 years old, but this was off the back of her brothers diagnosis. Lyn talks openly and honestly about parenting her children with autism, the struggles and reality, as well as trying to regulate her own symptoms, this fiercely loving family is full of love but can be perceived as cold by those who do not understand the gifts they have. There was a huge difference between her daughter and her son’s diagnosis - the internalization of Libby’s emotions and how it can manifest in girls as self-harm and eating disorders in an obsessive way. Lyn is also suffering from long COVID and she discusses how this as well as the menopause has massively impacted on her life. This episode is an emotional rollercoaster finishing with a beautiful letter from Jinty’s daughter who is waiting for a formal autism assessment.With much love and gratitude to the women of this week’s podcast for opening their hearts to us. We make this podcast ourselves so please share, subscribe, follow and review, it means a lot to us. Leave us a message or email us, we would love to hear your stories, suggestions and thoughts womenkindcollective@gmail.com. Disclaimer- These are stories told by real women with autism but everyone is different and there are many different traits or gifts in the spectrum. For advice on Autism https://www.autism.org.uk/. Books - More than a Woman by Caitlin Moran. Untamed by Glennon Doyle. If you’ve enjoyed this podcast we would love it if you could buy us a Ko-Fi, you can also find extra content, photos, and updates. It helps us create quality content and sound. We really appreciate it. https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 22 mins
No reviews yet
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.