When we heard from a listener who was struggling with her experience of peri-menopause, we knew exactly which friend to call!

Fiona Gehring founder of Mid Point 4 Women Limited. When herbed and mind started to go through dramatic changes around the age of 45, she was desperate not to fall apart and started looking into it further. From her experiences came Mid Point 4 Women. A model aimed at peri-menopausal women who want to get coping strategies from diet and exercise to mental wellbeing and connection, all carefully curated by Fiona to help them navigate this new stage of life.

Listen in as we share our stories of brain fog, gin cravings and why sometimes the box set it okay (as long as you're balancing it with movement...)

You can find Fiona at https://www.midpoint4women.co.uk/ where you can find out more about her incredible programme (fully endorsed by Carrie-Ann and the hundreds of other women who've benefited)

Or email her at info@midpoint4women.co.uk

Find out more about Jane and Quiet the Hive - https://quietthehive.com/

And Carrie-Ann and Cat's Pajamas at - https://www.cats-pajamas.co.uk/

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Gareth Dauncey an Architect, the Founder of the Mood app and host of the How do you feel today? podcast.

Gareth knew things hadn’t felt right for a while, but he didn’t know how bad or for how long. So he started recording how he felt each day with a calendar and coloured pens. Over weeks and months he gained a self-awareness that helped him to better manage his mental well-being. Along the way, he met other people who wanted to do the same, so he created Mood. An app that allows you to 'See how you feel’ with one click a day. Gareth also chats to people about how they feel on his companion podcast 'How do you feel today?'

Like us, he is a sea dipper and, as you will find out too, we think his advice is worth listening to.

In this episode, we explore the listener question “How do you stay calm when the world around you feels like it’s falling apart?”.

Find Gareth at:

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/gareth-dauncey-265b94169

And learn more about his work for the app and podcast at:

website: moodapp.io

Mood instagram - instagram.com/moodapp.io/

How do you feel today? instagram - instagram.com/howdoyoufeeltoday.podcast

Do remember that the mood app is free for 30 day trial then just 99p a month after that.

Gareth mentions:

Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence - Dr. Anna Lembke

The Real Seed Company - https://www.realseeds.co.uk/

There is the odd swear word in this chat, so you might want to use headphones if you are in the office, or have little ones about!

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Mikaela Jackson is the Founder of She Almighty, she thrives from working with aspirational, mission-led and impact-driven women, and she was the perfect guest for this episode of Advice From Friends.

In this episode, a listener has shared her challenges around starting a business, and how to know if she's focussing on the right things. Carrie-Ann and Jane invite Mikaela to share her valuable advice about knowing what to focus on when you set up a business, how to tune out the noise, and how some of the best advice can be the daily bits you swop at the school gate!

Things we mention:

Period Power by Maisie Hill

Friendship Advice from Friends episode with Lorna Reeves

You can find Mikaela at https://shealmighty.com/

Find out more about Jane and Quiet the Hive - https://quietthehive.com/ and @quiet_the_hive

And Carrie-Ann and Cat's Pajamas at - https://www.cats-pajamas.co.uk/ and @catspjs_uk

Drop us a DM and let us know what you thought or if you have a question that you'd like to have some advice from friends on!

If you enjoy this chat look out for new episodes landing every Monday throughout the summer.

Don't forget to leave us a rating or review, and share with your friends too - we'd love to hear what advice you would come up with together!

*Friendly reminder – these conversations are just for fun, do reach out to professionals if you have something you are struggling with.

The odd swear word made its way into this one (all Jane's doing!), nothing too punchy, but you might want headphones if there are Littles about or you're in the office!

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