The Dr Louise Newson Podcast

Becoming a mother is often described as the happiest time in a woman’s life. But for many, it can also be the hardest.
In this week’s episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by Motherhood Coach, Maternal Mental Wellbeing expert and Founder of Mind Mommy Coaching, Laura Guckian, who shares her deeply personal story of severe postnatal mental health difficulties that led her to admit herself to a psychiatric hospital when her son was just 10 months old. Years later, she was diagnosed with autism and ADHD, helping her make sense of experiences that had never fully been explained.
Together, Louise and Laura explore why hormonal changes after pregnancy can have such profound effects on the brain, particularly for neurodivergent women, and why hormones are so often overlooked in conversations about maternal mental health. They discuss the limitations of labels such as postnatal depression, why antidepressants don’t address the underlying cause for every woman and how understanding progesterone, testosterone and estradiol may transform the way we support mothers.
This is an important conversation about feeling unseen, finding answers and why every woman deserves healthcare that looks beyond symptoms to understand what’s really happening.
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Hormone treatments are often seen as a treatment to help with symptoms, but many clinicians still do not understand how they can improve our future health too.
This week, Dr Louise Newson is joined by physician, endocrinologist and longevity expert Dr Florence Comite to explore why balancing hormones is about far more than managing symptoms. Together they discuss how hormones influence every organ in the body, why healthcare should focus more on preventing diseases than treating them and why personalised medicine is key to helping people live healthier for longer.
Florence explains why the hormones estradiol, progesterone and testosterone are so important for brain, heart, bone and muscle health, why testosterone starts declining long before menopause, and how understanding an individual’s unique biology can transform the way we approach ageing.

Together, Louise and Florence discuss:
Why balancing hormones can reduce the risk of future disease
The differences between bioidentical and synthetic hormone treatments
Why testosterone is important throughout a woman’s life, not just after menopause
The lasting negative impacts of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study
Why prevention and precision medicine should be the future of healthcare.

This conversation challenges the traditional approach to medicine and offers a powerful reminder that optimising hormones isn’t just about feeling better today, it’s about investing in your long-term health.
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We’re surrounded by advice about what to eat, how toexercise and the latest wellness trends. Yet despite having more health information than ever before, many people feel overwhelmed, exhausted and nohealthier.
This week, Dr Louise Newson is joined by nutritionist, podcast host and bestselling author Sarah Ann Macklin to explore why looking after our health shouldn’t feel so complicated. Together they discuss the powerful connection between the mind and body, why self-compassion is backed by growing scientific evidence, and how our thoughts can influence everything from the food choices we make to the way our bodies respond to stress.
Sarah shares her own remarkable journey from international model to being critically ill in her twenties, an experience that completely changed how she viewed health. She explains why understanding her mind became just as important as understanding nutrition, and why sustainable health starts with kindness rather than perfection.
Together, Louise and Sarah discuss:
why mindset and physical health are inseparable
the science behind self-compassion and why it isn’t self-indulgence
how chronic stress and negative self-talk can affect our health
why the wellness industry has become so overwhelming
simple, practical ways to build healthier habits that last.
This conversation is a refreshing reminder that good health doesn’t have to come from doing more. Sometimes it begins by changing how we think about ourselves.
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Many women suddenly start feeling anxious, overwhelmed or unlike themselves during times of hormonal change. They often assume they’re no longer coping or are told it’s simply stress, depression or the pressures of everyday life, while the role of changing hormones is never considered.
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by therapist and executive coach Elinor Wilde to explore the often-overlooked relationship between hormones and mental health. Together, they discuss why so many women fail to recognise the signs of perimenopause, how hormonal symptoms can be mistaken for psychological illness or burnout and the lasting impact this can have on confidence, relationships and sense of self.
Whether you’ve been wondering why you no longer feel like yourself, are supporting someone who is struggling or want to better understand the connection between hormones and mental wellbeing, this episode offers reassurance, practical advice and hope.
If you are struggling with your mental health during times of hormonal change, you may want to contact Newson Clinic to discuss how hormone treatments may help you. Many women are also referred on to Elinor for therapy where required.
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We’re losing experienced, talented women from the workforce because hormonal symptoms are still being overlooked, misunderstood and too often left untreated.
In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by Dr Mecky McNeil, a former GP and health educator who is leading work to improve understanding of hormones and menopause in workplaces across Europe. Having trained together at medical school, Louise and Mecky reflect on how generations of doctors were left without the confidence to prescribe hormone replacement therapy following the publication of the Women’s Health Initiative study, and the lasting consequences this has had for women.
They explore why the most common hormone-related symptoms affecting work are often not hot flushes, but brain fog, poor concentration, anxiety, fatigue and loss of confidence. They also discuss the growing number of women reducing their hours, changing careers or leaving the workforce altogether because their symptoms are unrecognised or untreated, despite effective treatments being available for many.
The conversation highlights why improving hormone education isn’t just about individual health. It’s about protecting careers, families, workplaces and the wider economy. If you would like support in your workplace, get in touch with Balance@Work here: https://balanceatwork.co.uk?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=episodenotes&utm_campaign=mecky
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