Irene Lowry is an absolute powerhouse of a woman who in 2010 founded Nurture, a unique charity offering immediate mental health counselling to women and their partners through, conception, pregnancy, postnatal depression, miscarriage, IVF, peri menopause and menopause. Irene is a humanistic counsellor, who has grown Nurture Health into a service that can be accessed by anyone. Nurture Health has already counselled 15,000 women and 4,500 partners. Her story is one of hope and persistence even in the darkest of times and we absolutely loved our conversation with her.You can also watch the full interview on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA We continue with our Book Collective who are reading, How To Live When You Could Be Dead, by Dame Deborah James, and this week in chapter 4 it’s all about the planning and making sure you achieve little wins every day. Would you know what to do if you saw someone having a cardiac arrest? We have been on the British Heart Foundation RevivR 15 minute online free course. Did you know 90% of cardiac arrests happen in the home? You too can complete this life saving course by clicking on the link: https://revivr.bhf.org.uk/assess-scene-4?projectId=893004bc-7ec2-47ff-9ea9-105f1e5f132a We also have a money saving new WI for you all to try this week, and there’s all your fantastic comments, stories and our usual shenanigans so make sure you put the kettle on and settle in for this hour (ish) of fun and meaningful chat. Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: menopauseclinicdc@gmail.comAnd finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.