<p dir="ltr">Too often women living with disability are left out of the menopause and midlife women's health conversations, and as a result put their symptoms down to pre existing health conditions, not realising that they could be entering perimenopause or menopause. </p> <p dir="ltr">In this episode, I’ll be talking to Emma Livingstone about navigating the menopause with a disability.<br/> Emma Livingstone was born with cerebral palsy and had to give up work having seen a significant decline in her mobility in recent years, leading to several surgeries. It was her frustration at the lack of knowledge and understanding of cerebral palsy as a disability affecting adults that spurred her on to begin campaigning. And she founded Up, the adult cerebral palsy movement, to campaign for better support and services and give a voice to the adult cerebral palsy community.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>In this episode:</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">01:46 Why Emma founded Up<br/> 08:09 The impact of aging on Emma’s health<br/> 12:56 Experiences of the CP community with menopause<br/> 21:48 Untangling diagnoses<br/> 25:43 Recognising CP as an adult condition<br/> <br/></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>About The Latte Lounge:</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">This episode of the Latte Lounge podcast was presented by Katie Taylor from <a href="https://www.lattelounge.co.uk/">The Latte Lounge</a>: <a href="https://www.lattelounge.co.uk/">https://www.lattelounge.co.uk/</a></p> <p dir="ltr"> We help women over 40 navigate perimenopause, menopause and midlife with confidence!</p> <p dir="ltr">Download our free perimenopause symptom checker here: <a href="https://www.lattelounge.co.uk/the-34-symptoms-of-perimenopause-and-menopause-symptom-checker/"> https://www.lattelounge.co.uk/the-34-symptoms-of-perimenopause-and-menopause-symptom-checker/</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Would you like some extra support with managing your menopause symptoms? </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Here's a few ways we can help:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Katies's Book - Midlife Matters</strong> will be published by DK RED on March 6th 2025 and is now available to pre order now <a href="https://www.dk.com/uk/book/9780241722268-midlife-matters/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here!</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>The Latte Lounge + is our online menopause clinic</strong> where you can get an online appointment with a menopause doctor, a personalised treatment plan and prescriptions delivered to your door, all for an affordable monthly payment. <a href="https://www.onstella.com/the-latte-lounge/">More info here.</a></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>The Latte Lounge Membership</strong>: join Katie in her inner hub for just £9.99 a month and you'll get monthly practical masterclasses (things like taster menopause yoga sessions, Q&As with menopause specialists etc), members-only content (including 'cheat sheet' summaries of our podcast episodes), how-to guides and resources, and closer support from Katie when you need it. <a href="https://members.lattelounge.co.uk/latte-lounge-membership">More info here. </a></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>Our free menopause symptom tracker:</strong> download our free symptom resource to check, track and understand your symptoms. <a href="https://www.lattelounge.co.uk/the-34-symptoms-of-perimenopause-and-menopause-symptom-checker/"> Download for free here.</a></p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Find The Latte Lounge community online...</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelatteloungewomenover40">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelatteloungewomenover40</a> (or search The Latte Lounge group to find us)</p> <p dir="ltr">Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/loungethelatte/">@loungethelatte</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lounge_latte">@lounge_latte</a></p> <p dir="ltr">YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVraZoysZdpYVsAXiZq10og">The Latte Lounge</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Website: <a href="http://www.lattelounge.co.uk">www.lattelounge.co.uk</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Menopause resources: <a href="http://www.lattelounge.co.uk/menopause">www.lattelounge.co.uk/menopause</a></p> <p dir="ltr">The Midlife Festival: <a href="https://www.themidlifefestival.com/">https://www.themidlifefestival.com/</a> </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Links from this episode:</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Find out more about the Up Movement:<br/> Insta: @upmovement_cp<br/> FB: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/upmovementcp">https://www.facebook.com/upmovementcp<br/> </a>Tw: <a href="https://twitter.com/upmovement_cp">https://twitter.com/upmovement_cp<br/> </a>LI: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/upmovementcp/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/upmovementcp/</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Thank you:</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">The Latte Lounge podcast is produced by <a href="https://www.emilycrosbymedia.com/">Emily Crosby Media</a> <a href="https://www.emilycrosbymedia.com/" class="linkified" target="_blank">https://www.emilycrosbymedia.com/</a></p> <p dir="ltr">This series is sponsored by <a href="https://youthandearth.com/">Youth & Earth</a>. Visit Youth & Earth and use code LATTE25 at the checkout for a 25% discount on products!</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://youthandearth.com/">https://youthandearth.com/</a></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Disclaimer: Information contained within this podcast is no substitute for personalised medical advice and should not replace advice from your own doctor.</p> <p dir="ltr">Please note that none of our podcast guests receive payment from our sponsor!</p> <p> </p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://thelattelounge.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">thelattelounge.substack.com</a>