Speaker 1: I've been wanting to do something in the podcast space
Speaker 1: for a number of years now. My thirty plus years
Speaker 1: in Australian commercial radio and news really dictated that I
Speaker 1: should add my voice to a project. But I didn't
Speaker 1: want to do something just because I should be seen too,
Speaker 1: because of all my years in broadcasting. It had to
Speaker 1: be something I was really passionate about and if I
Speaker 1: could try and enforce a shift in the attitudes. In broadcasting,
Speaker 1: you really have to bring your whole self to work,
Speaker 1: and especially in Brecky Radio, that means your home life.
Speaker 1: You know, the stuff that's happening outside of the studio,
Speaker 1: all those little nuggets of life experience that other people
Speaker 1: can relate to. I've always prided myself on authenticity, on
Speaker 1: being real. I am, after all, essentially amom from the
Speaker 1: Western Suburbs who struggled with infertility and pregnancy loss, a
Speaker 1: cancer survivor, but also unwittingly jumping on board the perimenopause express,
Speaker 1: stopping all stations to what we're assured is the promised
Speaker 1: life and of no more pesky periods. However, enticing the
Speaker 1: destination the travel time isn't entirely clear, and nothing I
Speaker 1: would really subscribe to because I'm not really sure. I
Speaker 1: like the view out of my foggy economy class window.
Speaker 1: Rage Against the Menopause is about changing the narrative around
Speaker 1: perimenopause and menopause, budging the stigma that still hangs over it,
Speaker 1: and removing the uncertainty for women like me. I feel
Speaker 1: women really need this. I truly believe in my heart
Speaker 1: of hearts that they really want it. After all, knowledge
Speaker 1: is power, and there's so much strength to be gained
Speaker 1: after menopause, or so I'm assured. In this first series,
Speaker 1: I speak to a wealth of women who just like me,
Speaker 1: doing their best to navigate this stage of their lives,
Speaker 1: all experts in our own writer at telling our lived experiences,
Speaker 1: and in doing so, I really think making the one
Speaker 1: in three women experiencing perimenopause and menopause feel heard.
Speaker 2: Think about all the words that are used, you know,
Speaker 2: old chalk and crone and a bunch of grandma's and
Speaker 2: you know, where do you think about women in their
Speaker 2: forties who are getting these symptoms, you know, and sort
Speaker 2: of being embarrassed I think to be associated with aging.
Speaker 1: I'm Patrina Jones, and that's coming up on Rage Against
Speaker 1: the menopause. Make sure you don't miss an episode, Press
Speaker 1: follow in the podcast app you're listening to.