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Woman's Hour: Rosie's Plaques, Anorexia and Sectioning, Hormones and Learning to Trapeze

25/08/2022

Rosie's Plaques, Anorexia and Sectioning, Hormones and Learning to Trapeze

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Emma speaks to Rosie's Plaques, a group from Norwich memorialising brilliant daring women.

Emma speaks to Rosie's Plaques, a group from Norwich memorialising brilliant, daring women, and she explores if we are being too negative when we talk about hormones?

As Listener Week continues...

Nicky e-mailed us about a group in Norwich called Rosie’s Plaques, who put up blue plaques for the brilliant and daring things women have done over the years. Maggie Wheeler from the group joins Emma Barnett to talk about why they do it.

Alice emailed in as she wants to address the issue of negative connotations around hormones. She feels that more conversations should happen between mothers and their children about hormones and we should be embracing our hormones and the way we behave because of them.  Also joining the discussion will be Dr Farah Ahmed, women’s health specialist. 

A topic that we feature a lot on Woman’s Hour is eating disorders and the mental health of young people, something that has been particularly highlighted during the pandemic. When it comes to mental health services, we often speak about waiting lists and lack of resources, but one listener, Freya, got in touch because she wanted to share her experience of having anorexia and being sectioned, and coming out the other side. 

And Liz emailed to tell us about the unusual way she keeps fit: on a trapeze. It was a friend who persuaded to take it up in her late 40s. She'll be explaining how it changed her life and feels like joy therapy, along with Katy Kartwheel - an actress and circus performer, who also teaches aerial skills to people of all ages.

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