The Dr Louise Newson Podcast

In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by model and author Rosie Viva, who speaks openly about her experience of living with bipolar disorder, something she also explores in her book, Completely Normal and Totally Fine.Rosie shares her journey to diagnosis in her early twenties, the challenges of being misunderstood, and the reality of finding the right treatment. Together, Louise and Rosie discuss why bipolar disorder is often missed in women, and how stigma and lack of awareness can leave many feeling unsupported.They also explore the often overlooked role of hormones in mental health and why low and changing hormones can often worsen the symptoms of mood disorders. It’s an honest and hopeful conversation about recovery, awareness and improving care for women.LET'S CONNECT  Subscribehere 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@menopause_doctor Website 👉 https://www.drlouisenewson.co.uk/Instagram 👉   / @drlouisenewsonpodcast  Download balance app 👉 / https://www.balance-menopause.com/balance-app/ LinkedIn 👉     /https://www.linkedin.com/in/drlouisenewson/ TikTok 👉   / https://www.tiktok.com/@drlouisenewson Spotify 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/7dCctfyI9bODGDaFnjfKhg  LEARN MORE Download my balance app 👉 https://www.balance-menopause.com/balance-app/Get tickets for my new theatre tour, Breaking the Cycle 👉 https://www.nlp-ltd.com/dr-louise-newson breaking-the-cycle/ Order Rosie’s book 👉https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1526679426?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apin_dp_05FF0ZGRWP49GNY6XCRX&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apin_dp_05FF0ZGRWP49GNY6XCRX&social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apin_dp_05FF0ZGRWP49GNY6XCRX&bestFormat=true

In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by mental health nurses Jayne and Diane to discuss the often overlooked role of hormones in women’s mental health.Drawing on their experience working in mental health services, they share how hormonal changes are rarely considered when women present with symptoms such as anxiety, depression or mood changes. As a result, many women are given psychiatric diagnoses and medications without anyone exploring whether hormones may be contributing.Together they discuss the impact this can have on women’s lives, the need for better education for healthcare professionals and why simple questions about hormones should become routine in mental health care.LET'S CONNECT  Subscribe here 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@menopause_doctor Website 👉 https://www.drlouisenewson.co.uk/Instagram 👉   / @drlouisenewsonpodcast  Download balance app 👉 / https://www.balance-menopause.com/balance-app/ LinkedIn 👉 / https://www.linkedin.com/in/drlouisenewson/ TikTok 👉   / https://www.tiktok.com/@drlouisenewson Spotify 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/7dCctfyI9bODGDaFnjfKhg  LEARN MORE Download my balance app 👉 https://www.balance-menopause.com/balance-app/Get tickets for my new theatre tour, Breaking the Cycle 👉 https://www.nlp-ltd.com/dr-louise-newson-breaking-the-cycle/

In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by consultant psychiatrist Dr Gareth Jarvis to explore the important, and often overlooked, connection between hormones and mental health.  Louise and Gareth discuss how hormonal changes can often contribute to depression, anxiety, sleep disturbance and severe mental illnesses. They also explore why psychiatrists are rarely trained to consider hormones as part of their assessment and treatment, despite clear evidence of the impact of the hormones progesterone, estradiol and testosterone on brain function, mood regulation and long-term mental health. This episode highlights the importance of curiosity, education and collaboration across specialties.  Want more from the podcast? Sign up to my premium offer: https://www.drlouisenewson.co.uk/premium-podcasts  LET'S CONNECT   Subscribe here 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@menopause_doctor  Website 👉 https://www.drlouisenewson.co.uk/ Instagram 👉   / @drlouisenewsonpodcast   Download balance app 👉 / https://www.balance-menopause.com/balance-app/  LinkedIn 👉  https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqblo3cGZIUmNnS3RPUklhUHc3RE1jWlNBRHZJZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuYzVSX2pOLXB4NjRENEEwZVA5WDIxbmlfV0U3VUh3R2tGVm13dHEzY0I1NEw3OHJ4QlZpS3RRZVBUU0ptUjl3X21ySEYyb29OVElwZzR1cE9KUC1aTXZVdU4wV05MakdvUW1GemRSbVJ3a2xBSW0xWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fdrlouisen..&v=SVfThT3hXbM / https://www.linkedin.com/in/drlouisenewson/  TikTok 👉   / https://www.tiktok.com/@drlouisenewson  Spotify 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/7dCctfyI9bODGDaFnjfKhg   LEARN MORE  Download my balance app 👉  https://www.balance-menopause.com/balance-app/ Get tickets for my new theatre tour, Breaking the Cycle 👉  https://www.nlp-ltd.com/dr-louise-newson-breaking-the-cycle/  

Joe Warner, journalist and author of Burning Up, Frozen Out, offers a concise male-perspective primer on supporting partners through perimenopause and menopause. He discusses how partners often spot symptoms first. They cover communication tips, navigating dismissive healthcare, intimacy changes, practical ways men can listen and advocate, and why patience and teamwork matter.

Dr Kelly Casperson, urologist and hormone health advocate who has worked on FDA discussions, talks about why testosterone matters for women’s brain health, energy, mood and sexual function. They unpack where testosterone is made and how it works at the cellular level. They also address research gaps, regulatory stigma, and how education and policy change could improve access.

Evelyn Scott, author and women’s health advocate living with endometriosis, fights for better recognition, research and care. She describes dismissal by clinicians and the wide-ranging, inflammatory nature of the condition. The conversation covers surgical limits, hormone roles, comorbidities, postcode variation in care, and practical steps for advocating and finding better support.

In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by Dr Jayne Morgan, a cardiologist and leading advocate for improving recognition of cardiovascular disease in women. Despite being the number one cause of death globally, heart disease in women remains underdiagnosed, misunderstood and frequently misattributed to anxiety or stress.Together, they explore how differences in symptoms between men and women have led to systemic gaps in diagnosis and treatment, with many women experiencing delays in care or missing warning signs altogether. They also discuss the critical role of hormones, particularly estradiol, in protecting cardiovascular health and why cardiovascular health should be considered a core part of menopause care.Want more from the podcast? Sign up to my premium offer: https://www.drlouisenewson.co.uk/premium-podcasts LET'SCONNECT  Subscribehere 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@menopause_doctor Website 👉 https://www.drlouisenewson.co.uk/Instagram👉   / @drlouisenewsonpodcast  Downloadbalance app 👉 / https://www.balance-menopause.com/balance-app/ LinkedIn 👉     / https://www.linkedin.com/in/drlouisenewson/ TikTok 👉   / https://www.tiktok.com/@drlouisenewson Spotify 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/7dCctfyI9bODGDaFnjfKhg  LEARNMORE Downloadmy balance app 👉 https://www.balance-menopause.com/balance-app/Gettickets for my new theatre tour, Breaking the Cycle 👉

Mark Horowitz, psychiatrist and deprescribing researcher who co-wrote the Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines and founded Outro Health, discusses why antidepressants and other psychoactive drugs became commonplace. He explores short-term trial limits, withdrawal challenges, increased suicidality risk in younger people, medicalisation of social and hormonal distress, and safer non-drug approaches.

In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by Professor Mary Ryan, Consultant Endocrinologist, Adjunct Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin and author of It’s Probably Your Hormones. Together, they explore why hormones are far more than just “reproductive messengers”, and how they influence almost every system in the body, including the brain, immune system, metabolism, bones and cardiovascular health. The conversation moves through perimenopause, menopause, autoimmune disease, thyroid conditions, PCOS, endometriosis and fertility, highlighting how hormone imbalance is often overlooked or misunderstood in both research and clinical practice.  This episode is a reminder that when we understand hormones properly, we don’t just treat symptoms. We change long-term health, quality of life and outcomes for women, as well as for society as a whole. Want more from the podcast? Sign up to my premium offer: https://www.drlouisenewson.co.uk/premium-podcasts LET'S CONNECT  Subscribe here 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@menopause_doctor Website 👉 https://www.drlouisenewson.co.uk/Instagram 👉   / @drlouisenewsonpodcast  Download balance app 👉 / https://www.balance-menopause.com/balance-app/ LinkedIn 👉     / https://www.linkedin.com/in/drlouisenewson/ TikTok 👉   / https://www.tiktok.com/@drlouisenewson Spotify 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/7dCctfyI9bODGDaFnjfKhg LEARN MORE Download my balance app 👉 https://www.balance-menopause.com/balance-app/Get tickets for my new theatre tour, Breaking the Cycle 👉 https://www.nlp-ltd.com/dr-louise-newson-breaking-the-cycle/

In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by Professor Robert Lufkin, physician, medical school professor and author, to explore how inflammation and metabolic dysfunction lie at the heart of many of today’s chronic diseases.They discuss why conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, dementia and mental illness are often treated as separate problems, when in reality they share the same inflammatory and metabolic origins. The conversation also looks at the central role of hormones in regulating inflammation, mitochondrial function and long-term health, and why progesterone, estradiol and testosterone may be among the most powerful disease-modifying treatments we already have.Want more from the podcast? Sign up to my premium offer: https://www.drlouisenewson.co.uk/premium-podcasts LET'S CONNECT  Subscribe here 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@menopause_doctor Website 👉 https://www.drlouisenewson.co.uk/Instagram 👉   / @drlouisenewsonpodcast  Download balance app 👉 / https://www.balance-menopause.com/balance-app/ LinkedIn 👉     / https://www.linkedin.com/in/drlouisenewson/ TikTok 👉   / https://www.tiktok.com/@drlouisenewson Spotify 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/7dCctfyI9bODGDaFnjfKhg LEARN MORE Download my balance app 👉 https://www.balance-menopause.com/balance-app/Get tickets for my new theatre tour, Breaking the Cycle 👉 https://www.nlp-ltd.com/dr-louise-newson-breaking-the-cycle/