Dear Menopause
Dear Menopause
Raising awareness about menopause, challenging societal stigmas and taboos surrounding it, and promoting better education and resources for everyone. Gain insights from conversations with top women's health experts and hear stories that inspire, empower and normalise menopause.
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Dear Menopause

Raising awareness about menopause, challenging societal stigmas and taboos surrounding it, and promoting better education and resources for everyone.

Gain insights from conversations with top women's health experts and hear stories that inspire, empower and normalise menopause.

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124: Critical gaps in Indigenous menopause care with Prof Odette Best

About the Host

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Sonya Lovell

🎙 Speaker | Podcaster | Advocate | Cancer & Menopause Ambassador | Women’s Health Champion

Sonya helps women feel seen, heard, and supported through one of life’s biggest transitions: menopause. With lived experience of medically-induced menopause following a breast cancer diagnosis at 47, she brings real-life insight, empathy, and evidence-based conversations to the forefront of women’s health.

As the host of Dear Menopause, she has spent 3+ years interviewing global and local experts, sharing lived experience stories, and sparking vital conversations.

Whether speaking on stage, behind a podcast mic, or facilitating transformative group sessions, Sonya advocates for better awareness, education, and support for women navigating menopause — especially those going through it as a result of cancer.

🎤 Available for speaking engagements, podcast interviews, brand partnerships, and collaborative projects focused on women’s health, menopause, and cancer survivorship.

Reviews

LOVE this podcast!!! ⭐️⭐️

"About time women had access to such important information and conversations!! Thanks so much, keep the episodes coming."

Sonya @ Dream Big Live Bold | July 9, 2022

Finally, let’s talk!

"I’m so glad we can finally listen and learn from incredible women and talk about this very important topic. The phase in our life that will absolutely change us. Thank you Sonya 🌟"

janee^7 | May 28, 2022

Podcast

"I am so grateful for your podcast, I am a breast cancer survivor 5 years and I’m 56. I have been in and out of a private clinic trying to navigate my way through this induced menopause. It is so com…"

knp05 | Oct. 28, 2022

Amazing resource for perimenopausal and menopausal women

"I recently partook in a menopause workshop run by Sonia Lovell and found out about her podcast. I have been listening to the episodes the past fortnight and find them to be incredibly informative, su…"

mrscolwell | Nov. 25, 2022

Amazing resource

"Finally a place to be seen and heard for people traversing menopause and for those wanting to understand what that feels like."

Loubeejay | March 11, 2023

Can’t thank Sonya enough!

"This podcast has been such a blessing to me in a rough menopausal time. To have Australian content is wonderfully helpful to find a doctor, resources and products for relief of crippling symptoms. A…"

Cabsth | March 18, 2023

Loved this 💕

"Hi Sonya Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this podcast with Ange she is so knowledgeable and makes sense of this crazy supplement industry !! Got all my ironing done listening to her - great educatio…"

Katherine Jones | June 26, 2023

So much valuable information

"Bingeing my way through the episodes. So much factual and valuable information every time that I walk away more informed & knowledgeable every time."

Madame Menopause | Aug. 7, 2023

So great

"Love this podcast, just listened to my first episode no 78 - highly recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️heading back to work my way through from the start"

Kpietro | Nov. 10, 2023

Thank you 🙏🏻 Sonya

"Ep 78 resonated with me so much. Ange knows her stuff on nutrition and exercise. After listening, I’ve increased my protein & can already feel the difference in my mood and mind. Thanks Sonya 🧡"

Insta queen 33 | Nov. 17, 2023

Menopause Senate Inquiry

"Brilliant discussion about the up coming Senate Inquiry Sonya. Thank you for your advocacy and informative, evidence-based podcasts"

Jo C | Feb. 5, 2024

Great podcast

"So glad I stumbled upon this podcast. At 47 and feeling the effects of perimenopause, it’s been a great source of information and normalisation for me. Sonya is a great interviewer and the topics are…"

Snap7705 | Feb. 13, 2024

Fantastic podcast

"I didn’t know what was happening with my body over the last few years. At 38 now I thought I was too young for these changes, I now have a greater understanding of my menopause journey. Thank you"

Bambiii123 | April 19, 2024

Excellent!!

"Excellent, informative and heart warming👌😘"

Susan Sayer | July 9, 2024

A must-listen for all women!

"Sonya and her informative guests cover a breadth of information that every woman needs to know, wherever her path leads during the menopausal transition. Be informed and be prepared, and your life af…"

DrKelLikes... | Feb. 10, 2025

Thank you 🙏🏻 Sonya

"Thank you Sonya🧡 Every single episode I listen to gets me thinking. Your guests are so informative and empowering and I gain so much insight. The aha moment are gold. Thank you 🙏"

Ange_71 | Feb. 9, 2025

Recent Episodes

June 5, 2025

124: Critical gaps in Indigenous menopause care with Prof Odette Best

When Professor Odette Best, Pro Vice-Chancellor (First Nations Strategy) at UniSQ discovered she was experiencing perimenopausal symptoms, she turned to her healthcare provider for answers, only to find a glaring absence of r...
May 29, 2025

123: The Beauty of Aging: A Conversation with Elizabeth Barbalich from Antipodes Skincare

What if your menopause journey could be a celebration of your skin's resilience rather than a battle against it? Elizabeth Barbalich, founder and CEO of Antipodes Skincare, shares this refreshing perspective as she joins us t...
May 22, 2025

122: Hot Take with Sonya and Johanna

A captivating conversation between Sonya and Jo explores the rapidly evolving landscape of menopause healthcare, research, and politics in Australia. In this episode we begin by unpacking the viral podcast between Dr. Rachel ...
May 15, 2025

121: Breakups in Midlife: When Menopause Reshapes Your Relationship

What happens to marriages and long-term relationships during menopause? Clinical psychologist Kirstin Bouse returns to the podcast to tackle this powerful question, revealing why 70% of midlife breakups are initiated by women...
May 8, 2025

120: Your Brain During Menopause with Dr Jen Hacker Pearson

Your brain is undergoing a massive renovation during menopause, and Neuroscientist Dr Jennifer Hacker Pearson is here to help you understand the how and why. With nearly three decades studying neuroplasticity, the brain's ability to change itself, Dr Jen offers revolutionary insights into why perim…
May 1, 2025

119: The Testosterone Access Gap No One's Talking About

We need to talk about the glaring inequity in Australian healthcare that's affecting millions of women. After 18 months on menopause hormone therapy, testosterone has transformed my life, restoring my vitality, sharpening my ...