{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Menopause Unscripted Podcast","title":"Sparked by Adversity: From Long Covid and Cancer to Menopause Coach | #0111 | The Menopause Unscripted Podcast","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/8a0dc3e9\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1846,"description":"In this episode of Menopause Unscripted, I’m joined by Dr. Magali, a UK-based medical consultant, public health specialist, and certified menopause coach. \nHer story is a profound masterclass in resilience, moving from debilitating illness to a complete life transformation.\nDr. Magali’s expertise is forged in personal experience. Her health challenges began in 2022 with long COVID and chronic muscle pain so severe she often required crutches. \nIn 2025, at age 37, she faced a second blow: a breast cancer diagnosis. \nWhile treatment saved her life, it triggered \"treatment-induced menopause\" almost overnight—an experience she describes as \"jumping off a cliff.\"\nBecause her cancer was estrogen-sensitive, HRT was not an option. \nFacing intense hot flushes, anxiety, and cravings, Dr. Magali refused to accept suffering as inevitable.\nReclaiming Health Through Lifestyle Medicine\nDr. Magali dedicated over 500 hours to researching chronic pain recovery and menopause management. \nBy applying evidence-based lifestyle interventions and mindset practices, she achieved extraordinary results:Physical Recovery: She transitioned from struggling to walk to running her first 10K race.Symptom Management: She regained control over menopause symptoms without the use of hormones.Professional Pivot: Her journey inspired her to found Sparrk Life Coaching, where she helps women navigate menopause using lifestyle medicine, NLP, and sustainable behavior change.Key Themes of the ConversationBeyond HRT: For women who cannot take HRT due to medical reasons, Dr. Magali explores essential alternative strategies.Sustainable Habits: Shifting from generic advice to practical habits that fit into busy, midlife realities.Identity & Reinvention: How health crises can serve as turning points to rediscover personal style, confidence, and authenticity.Overcoming Dismissal: Challenging the narrative that menopause symptoms must simply be \"endured.\nEpisode HighlightsLessons in resilience from long COVID and...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/i9gr5pa-XDNs6KPC_Oyy2ckLYaRMVoij_QkWymN0h-g/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zMWJl/YTAwN2Y4NmY1NjRl/ZTc1ZTc4MmMyNTU5/NWM4My5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}