The Great Equalizer

Menopause DOES NOT mean the end of your sex life!In Episode 3 of TGE Talks Season 1, we tackle one of the most misunderstood aspects of menopause: sex, intimacy, libido, desire and sexual wellbeing after 40.Too many women live with the misconception that menopause means you're "dried up," undesirable or no longer interested in sex. But the reality is far more nuanced. Desire can change during midlife, but it doesn't disappear. Understanding those changes can help you reconnect with your body and rediscover pleasure, confidence, and unexplored intimacy.South African medical doctor and sexual health specialist Dr Heather Blaylock joins us to discuss sexual medicine, menopause care, hormonal health, pain management and regenerative wellness.In this episode, we cover:✔️ What a healthy libido can look like after 40.✔️ The difference between libido and desire.✔️ Dryness and atrophy: what is happening to our vaginas!?✔️ The physical, emotional and psychological factors that affect sexual wellbeing✔️ Common and treatable causes of low libido during perimenopause and menopause✔️ Pain during sex, including chronic pain and its impact on intimacy✔️ PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) therapy and other non-surgical treatment options for vaginal rejuvenation✔️ Practical first steps for women who feel disconnected from their sexualityWhether you're navigating perimenopause, menopause, hormonal changes, low libido, painful sex, relationship challenges, or simply wondering what's normal in midlife, this conversation offers evidence-based information, practical tools and the reassurance that you're not alone in the chaos.Brought to you by The Great Equalizer, TGE Talks: Menopause is a six-part podcast series that explores every aspect of menopause with insight from leading medical experts, specialists and sexual health advocates.🎧 Tune in on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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When your hormones feel out of wack and weird symptoms start impacting your sexual health (and general wellbeing), what counts as “normal”?In Episode 2 of TGE Talks: Menopause, hosts Sam and Charlene quiz GP and sexual health specialist Dr Louisa Albertyn about the often-confusing world of postpartum, perimenopause and menopause symptoms.This episode unpacks what women can expect as our hormones begin to shift. We chat about the early signs of perimenopause, and how symptoms can present differently in your late 30s, 40s, and 50s.The conversation also examines how perimenopause symptoms can overlap with other common women's health conditions, including PMS, PMDD, ovarian cysts, PCOS, and endometriosis.
We set out to help listeners understand when symptoms may be part of a normal hormonal transition, and when they deserve further medical investigation.If you're wondering whether perimenopause is knocking on your door, or you’re supporting a partner through menopause, or you’re simply trying to understand your changing body, this episode offers practical, evidence-based guidance for navigating midlife with confidence.In this episode we chat about:
Our personal sexual health journeys and unwelcome hormonal shifts
What defines perimenopause and menopause
Early signs and symptoms to look out for
Menopause symptoms by age
When to seek medical advice
Why more women are finally talking about menopause
And so much more...🎙️ Subscribe to TGE Talks: Menopause for honest conversations, expert insights, and real stories about perimenopause, menopause, hormones, sexual health, and women's wellbeing.🩺 For more from Dr Louisa Albertyn, follow her on Instagram: @drlouisa_albertyn or book an online or in-person consultation: https://mysexualhealth.co.za/dr-louisa-albertyn?srsltid=AfmBOorRQu8ZGfVYhC37xmVi-FjsJ_5vCgRJ1K3u1meqZNMRVy__coLX__🖤 LISTEN 💛 LIKE 🖤 SHARE 💛 ☑️ SUBSCRIBE 🗣️ JOIN THE CONVERSATION: info@thegreatequalizer.co.za | www.thegreatequalizer.co.za — #Menopause #Perimenopause #MenopauseSymptoms #PerimenopauseSymptoms #Hormones #WomensHealth #MidlifeWomen #MenopauseAwareness #HormonalHealth #BrainFog #HotFlushes #NightSweats #SexualHealth #PCOS #Endometriosis #PMDD #Fibroids #TGETalksMenopause

On this episode of The Great Equalizer, we’re kicking off a special series of episodes that take a deep dive into your sexual health beyond the baby years. A key resource for women approaching midlife and beyond, TGE Talks Menopause is looking to empower women with up-to-date and credible knowledge about their bodies, destigmatising false beliefs and debunking sex and menopause myths. On this inaugural episode of the series, we welcome back to studio the incomparable Aisha O’Reilly – influencer, podcaster and award-winning digital content creator – for a frank conversation about her menopause journey. While navigating complex PTSD after the birth of her third child, Aisha also had to figure out the impact of medically induced menopause and what that meant for the future of her sexual health.The Whole Mama Show host shares generously about the traumatic birth of her daughter and how her near-death experience shifted the way she’s looked at her children, her relationship with her husband, and her life. Like us, Aisha wants to help women who, like her, have been on the hunt for reliable information about menopause, seeking workable solutions to problems we no longer need to normalise.Against the backdrop of Aisha's story, Episode 1 of TGE Talks: Menopause unpacks the current narrative around midlife and the perception of women and women’s health beyond childbearing age. 🎙️ TGE Talks: Menopause is finally LIVE. And we're asking the questions nobody else is asking.If you have anything you'd like to say, or want to ask our upcoming expert guests a question about menopause or the perimenopause experience, please don't hesitate to contact The Great Equalizer: info@thegreatequalizer.co.za / www.thegreatequalizer.co.za.Over the next six weeks we're about to blow this conversation UP.Please also give Aisha O'Reilly and The Whole Mama Show a follow. A brand new season of this motherhood podcast is out and, as usual, Aisha is giving women a platform to be real about their motherhood experience.FOLLOW:  @AishaandLife  and  @thewholemamaza  . Find Aisha on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook: @aishaandlife and @thewholemamaza.__🖤 LISTEN 💛 LIKE 🖤 SHARE 💛 ☑️ SUBSCRIBE 🗣️ JOIN THE CONVERSATION:info@thegreatequalizer.co.za | www.thegreatequalizer.co.za—#menopausepodcast #inducedmenopause #medicalmenopause #perimenopause #menopauseawareness #perimenopauseawareness #womenshealth #hormonehealth #sexualhealth #midlifewomen #menopausesupport #womenshealthcare #femalehealthcare #thegreatequalizer #TGETalksMenopause #southafricanpodcast #podcastlife #parentingpodcast #motherhood #motherhoodunfiltered

Sooooo, we’ve been quietly working behind the scenes on something new… Especially for YOU 🫵🏼

A limited podcast series dedicated to the perimenopause experience. The symptoms, the science, the myths, the contradictions, and the solutions. 

We’re taking a closer look at how everyday life beyond the baby years is slowly starting to shift for women in their late 30s and 40s. 

Sex.
Relationships. 
Sleep.
Generalised discomfort. 
Irritability. 
Brain fog.
The mental load.
Maternal rage. 
Pre-menstrual anxiety, and
Depression.

Perimenopause is about so much more than hormones and hot flushes. And, honestly? Women deserve better conversations about their bodies.

Nobody really prepares you for the rollercoaster of midlife. Or for perimenopause. Or for menopause fullstop.

And nobody asks the endless questions that come with it.

So we decided to do it.

🎙️ TGE Talks: Menopause.

🎧 Launching 15 June 2026. 

🐦 For early access, subscribe now to The Great Equalizer on your favourite podcast platform.

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Ever felt like:
You disappear in relationships?
You can’t say no?
You manage everyone else’s emotions?
You’re “too nice” at your own expense?

Beyond just “being nice”, good old people pleasing can make you susceptible to being abused or taken advantage of. But did you ever think about it as another trauma response?

In this powerful episode of The Great Equalizer, hosts Sam and Charlene sit down with internationally renowned clinical psychologist and trauma therapist Dr Ingrid Clayton to unpack fawning — the lesser-known trauma response that joins fight, flight and freeze.

Dr Clayton, author of Believing Me and Fawning, has spoken on and been referenced on some major podcasting platforms including The Dr Phil Podcast and The Mel Robbins Podcast — and now she’s bringing the conversation to TGE.

For parents in the 2020s — especially millennial moms navigating boundaries, burnout, and identity — this episode is essential listening.

Here’s some of what we cover:
🙇🏼‍♀️ What fawning actually is
🙇🏻‍♀️ The “Good Girl Complex”
🙇🏼‍♀️ Financial fawning, sexual fawning & fawning as social currency
🙇🏻‍♀️ Trauma bonding, narcissistic dynamics & The Drama Triangle
🙇🏼‍♀️ Worthiness wounds and shrinking yourself to survive
🙇🏻‍♀️ Parenting triggers and breaking generational cycles
🙇🏼‍♀️ Somatic healing, EMDR & body-based trauma recovery
🙇🏻‍♀️ What “unfawning” really looks like
🙇🏼‍♀️ One practical step you can take to begin the healing process.

🎧 Tune in now and don’t forget to like, comment and subscribe.
And please leave us a loving comment or review! Every episode that gets out has the capacity to bring one mom closer to sanity. We believe it!
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