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The Riviera Menopause

The Riviera Menopause

By: Laura Johnson
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The Riviera Menopause Podcast is the show for women who are done Googling their symptoms at 3am and ready for actual answers.

Hosted by Laura Johnson, founder and creator of the 5 Riviera Standards, each 15-minute episode tackles one specific menopause experience - the brain fog, the weight that won't shift, the confidence that vanished, the 3am wake-up - with real science, real humour, and advice you can use before the episode even finishes.

No jargon. No judgement. No pretending you should have this figured out.

New episodes every Tuesday. Grab the free 5 Riviera Standards Starter Guide in the show notes.

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  • 4 - The Alcohol Conversation Nobody Wants to Have What actually happens when you drink now (and why it’s different)

    4 - The Alcohol Conversation Nobody Wants to Have What actually happens when you drink now (and why it’s different)
    Mar 30 2026

    In this episode:

    I’m not going to tell you to stop drinking. But I am going to tell you what that glass of wine is doing to your body at 47 that it wasn’t doing at 37. The enzyme that processes alcohol declines with oestrogen. The sleep sabotage is real and it explains the 3am wake-up after a couple of glasses. The inflammation accelerates. And the next-day anxiety has a name and a neurochemical explanation. I give you the full picture, and then you get to decide. Because you’re a grown woman and you can handle the truth.

    Your One Thing this week:

    Next time you reach for a drink, pause for three seconds. Ask yourself: am I choosing this, or am I defaulting to it? If choosing then enjoy it, no guilt. If defaulting, try “actually, not tonight” and see how that feels.

    Links:

    → Grab the free 5 Riviera Standards Starter Guide: https://rivieramenopausemethod.kit.com/5-riviera-standards

    → Follow Riviera Menopause on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rivieramenopause/

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