Episode 28: Going on a Messy Middle Road Trip with Janine and Nicole

I interview Janine Queenin and Nicole Markel, hosts of the Messy Middle Roadtrip Podcast. In this fascinating and very wide-ranging interview, we talk about almost everything under the sun from perimenopause to travel, from toxic products to being a ninja warrior! And all things midlife in between.

We cover:

• How Janine and Nicole came up with the concept and the name for their podcast, Messy Middle RoadTrip
• Getting beyond the invisibility of getting older and the embarrassment of menopause
• Changing society’s narratives around our worship of youth
• How midlife women are a huge untapped sector of society
• How we can sometimes make ourselves invisible by our poor self-talk
• Fighting against the urge to step back
• Starting new businesses in midlife
• Disconnecting through travel
• Eliminating toxicity from the products we use everyday
• Finding inspiration for a business in illness
• Defeating psoriatic arthritis and improving psoriasis through eating clean, using clean products and lifestyle changes, rather than medication
• How labels can in be incredibly misleading
• Regulations on products are woefully inadequate and worse in the US than in Europe
• How the term fragrance can be used to hide a multiple of nasty ingredients
• In the US only 11 harmful ingredients are banned. In Europe the figure is 1300!
• How hormonal changes in midlife can highlight issues that need to be dealt and it’s important to listen to our bodies
• How stress can create a perfect storm of factors leading to ill health
• How positive natural solutions can be massively transformative
• The importance of not letting disease define you
• Trial and error in starting a business and not wanting to have a boss any more
• The importance of thinking about the environment when it comes to travelling
• The prevalence of greenwashing – making environmental claims that cannot be backed up
• How product formulations change when the small business sells out to a bigger company
• The impact of laundry detergent on skin
• The impact of inhaling vapours from synthetic cleaning products especially at home when it’s cold outside
• The importance of checking labels on products
• The impact of the toxic body buildup of ingredients on fertility and other issues including our experience of menopause
• The amazing things midlife women are doing and that they talk about on the Messy Middle Roadtrip podcast
• How little we know about teenager’s lives
• The spirit of midlife women and their willingness to share
• The importance of talking about health issues in particular
• The power behind owning your story and being proud of it

And lots more!

Find out more about Janine and Nicole: messymiddleroadtrip.com

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