Mad With The Menopause

#043 – Your Joyful Years with Prof. Joyce Harper

April 24, 2026·29 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

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 informed choices & Your Joyful Years: Empowering good health and happiness beyond 50,  Instagram:  @profjoyceharper   ABOUT THE HOST: Anel’s passion to help others, is evident from her professional life, having worked extensively within Recruitment, Human Resources, and the Third Sector. This passion is predominately the inspiration for her podcast. Blindsided by the perimenopause, when it took hold with a vengeance at the start of Lockdown, Anél is fiercely passionate about raising more awareness of the perimenopause, menopause and post menopause, and will tackle many taboo subjects head on, as she is a strong believer in ‘knowledge is power’.     CONTACT ME: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7252979209604673536/ E-mail:  info@madwiththemenopause.com

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