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Welcome to Hot Flashes: Menopause Monologues, where the shimmering heat of real-life truths meets the crackling sparks of creative fantasy. This is not your mother’s menopause manual, nor is it a collection of dreary statistics to send you scrambling for the nearest sage tea. Instead, it’s a brazen celebration of a universal experience that so often goes unspoken, unexplored, and underestimated. This podcast series features monologues collected from the book series ”The Menopause Monologues” written by Helena Jevons, dramatised and performed by actors all with lived experience of menopause. From stories inspired by real-life women to imagined experiences from history and fiction, it’s an emotional rollercoaster - not unlike menopause itself. Look out for bonus episodes, interviews and live events as HOT FLASHES warms up... A Soundliness Production 2025
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Monday Feb 03, 2025
Monday Feb 03, 2025
"The Menopause Creation Myth". Taking advantage of her church pulpit, a woman outlines who is to blame, in detail, for exactly what's coming.
"The Red Sea" describes the horror of discovering that just as you’ve reached an age where you’ve finally got used to your periods, menopause delivers some epic - and unwelcome - bonus content.
Hot Flashes: Menopause Monologues features two dramatised monologues each week and the writer's inspiration behind each one.
"The Menopause Creation Myth" was performed by Katy Maw and "The Red Sea" was performed by Bethan Dixon Bate.
The Menopause Monologues are written by Helena Jevons. For more information about the podcast, books and events visit hotflashes.info
Music from Artlist.
Hot Flashes: Menopause Monologues is produced by Helen Quigley and is a Soundliness production.
Wednesday Jan 29, 2025
Wednesday Jan 29, 2025
Well, we know how these things start. A conversation began between two perimenopausal friends. One an Audio Producer, the other a Creative Branding Expert. What happened next was inevitable...
In this first episode of Hot Flashes, find out how and why writer Helena Jevons was compelled to write The Menopause Monologues. Talking to Producer Helen Quigley, Helena describes how her experiences and conversations with friends manifested themselves as a creative writing process.
Featuring monologue extracts from the series performed by Natalie Chisholm, Katy Maw, Nano Nagle and Gayanne Potter.
WARNING: Frank discussion about menopause, its symptoms and impact.
To find out more about the books, the podcast and upcoming events, visit the Hot Flashes website. Don't forget to like, follow or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!
Hot Flashes is a Soundliness production. Music via Artlist.