#043 – Your Joyful Years with Prof. Joyce Harper

About this episode

Prof. Joyce Harper discusses her latest book and shares insights on women's health and happiness beyond 50.

Joyce is passionate about empowering women to live their best lives through good health and happiness. Her latest book, Your Joyful years – is out on now on Amazon and is an Amazon Best seller. Joyce is an internationally renowned award winning scientist and is a professor of reproductive science at University College London, Institute for Women’s Health. Her last book, Your Fertile Years: what you need to know to make informed choices, published in2021, explores women’s health from puberty to menopause. In her latest book, Your Joyful Years: empowering good health and happiness beyond 50, Joyce shares the wisdom of 50 women over the age of 50, on good health and happiness. Her podcast, ‘Why didn’t anyone tell me this?’ is listened to in over 90 countries and is ranked in the top 10% of podcasts globally. KEY TAKE AWAYS: 00:00 - Navigating the Journey of Menopause 03:11 - The Joyful Years of Menopause 10:47 - The Importance of Exercise and Consistency 17:56 - Personal Experiences and Education 20:34 - Sharing Stories and Building Community 26:36 - Finding Joy in Life USEFUL RESOURCES: Website: https://joyceharper.com/ Books: Your Fertile Years: What you need to know to make…

People in this episode

Host: Anel Quilliam

Guest: Prof. Joyce Harper

Topics covered

• menopause
• women's health
• empowerment
• exercise
• community
• happiness

Keywords

• menopause
• women's health
• exercise
• happiness
• community
• empowerment
• Joyce Harper

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University College London, Amazon, Institute for Women’s Health

Books & works: Your Joyful Years, Your Fertile Years: what you need to know to make informed choices

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