The Pressing Play Podcast

Joanne Fiddy
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Welcome to the Pressing Play Podcast a show empowering women to move out of the pause of perimenopause and press play. Hosted by Jo Fiddy, Motivational Speaker and Menopause Mentor, this podcast is rewriting the narrative around midlife and ageing. Through powerful solo episodes and honest conversations with inspiring guests, you’ll learn what’s really happening in your brain and body and how to move forwards into your power years. This isn’t about slowing down. It’s about stepping into your next chapter. Are you ready to press play?

Episodes

  1. 6d ago

    Ep10 Pressing Play on Women's Health with Wizz Selvey Co-Founder of Valerie

    Welcome back to episode 10 of the Pressing Play Podcast and this week's guest is the co-founder of Valerie Wizz Selvey. Jo and Wizz talk about dropping the p word (perimenopause), starting a hormone health business and Wizz's personal experience of Perimenopause. About Valerie Valerie is an unflinchingly real women’s health brand. Something starts to feel off. Not dramatic. Not a meltdown. Just irritating. Your energy dips, your mood goes rogue, and your tolerance for b******t drops through the floor. There’s no neat explanation, just the sense that something’s changed. And it deserves better than Googling at 3am. 24/7 formulations to support energy, focus, and emotional balance - including that tired-but-wired feeling - with up to 5x better absorption than pills or powders, powered by liposomal technology. Less “what did I come in here for?”, more “I’ve got this.” Clarity, calm, and a fighting chance of finding your keys. Expert-developed. Real-woman tested. Most pills and powders break down before your body can absorb them. Valerie’s don’t. The liposomal nano-technology protects nutrients through digestion, delivering them into your bloodstream faster - for up to 5x better absorption and stronger results. For women 35+ who want to feel good now and live big later. Get 30% off with code Joanne58840 https://wearevalerie.com/ https://instagram.com/weare.valerie https://tiktok.com/@weare.valerie https://www.facebook.com/people/Valerie/61553752936091/ About Wizz Selvey, Co-founder Wizz Selvey is the Co-founder of Valerie, an unflinchingly real women’s health brand redefining how women feel day to day. After years of being told everything was “normal” despite feeling anything but, Wizz took matters into her own hands - rebuilding her energy, focus, and emotional balance through smarter, more effective solutions. That experience shaped Valerie: expert-developed, real-woman tested formulations designed to actually work. With over 20 years in retail, consumer trends, and strategic retail expertise across beauty and wellness, Wizz brings sharp commercial thinking and lived experience to a category that’s crying out for disruption. https://www.linkedin.com/in/wizz-selvey-14915552/ https://www.instagram.com/wizzbangwizzy/ About Jo Fiddy Jo is a Menopause Coaching specialist and the host of the Pressing Play Podcast who empowers & coaches women to go from living in the pause and unravelling in Perimenopause to pressing play and start Menoplaying® and regain their confidence and purpose. https://jofiddy.com/

    26 min

  2. May 20

    Ep9 Pressing Play on Peri Rage and The Anger Nobody Warned You About

    About this episodeAre you snapping at the people you love and then spending an hour in a shame spiral wondering what is wrong with you? You’re not alone, and nothing is wrong with you. Peri-rage is one of the most under discussed symptoms of perimenopause, and the one women tell Jo they feel most ashamed of. In this episode, host Jo Fiddy goes deep on the anger that feels like it comes from nowhere: why it happens, what’s going on in your brain and body, and how to stop it from unravelling your sense of who you are. Jo has been featured in Top Santé on this topic and runs workshops on peri-rage. This episode is the honest, science-led conversation she wishes every woman in perimenopause could hear.   What is included•       Why peri-rage feels like it arrives from nowhere and where it actually comes from •       The hormonal science: what Estrogen and progesterone have to do with your fuse getting shorter •       The shame spiral that follows the rage and why it keeps women stuck •       How your Belief Soundtrack™ gets amplified in perimenopause and turns up the volume on the anger •       Why the unravelling is not the end of you it’s part of the pivot •       What to do when you feel yourself losing control practical first steps    Key takeaway “Your rage is not a character flaw. It’s a chemistry shift and a signal that something inside you needs to be heard.”   Work with Jo If peri-rage, the anger, or the unravelling is part of your story right now, Jo would love to have a conversation with you. The Perimenopausal Pivot is Jo’s 1:1 work for women who are ready to stop white-knuckling their way through perimenopause and start feeling genuinely alive again. Visit jofiddy.com to find out more.   Connect with Jo•       Instagram: @jofiddy •       LinkedIn: Jo Fiddy •       Website: jofiddy.com •       Email: jo@jofiddy.com Enjoyed this episode? It would mean the world if you could: •     Subscribe to Pressing Play on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss an episode •       Leave a review — it helps more women find the show •       Share this episode with one woman who needs to hear it today •       Screenshot and tag Jo on Instagram she reads every one   Until next time, press play.

    19 min

  3. May 14

    Ep8 Pressing Play on Witchtok, Sisterhood and taking our words back

    In this solo episode host Jo Fiddy explores Witchtok, how women in their 40s and 50s gathering and reclaiming the words we were taught to fear.    This episode became a conversation about aging, power, conditioning, sisterhood, perimenopause, and the stories women inherit about themselves without even realising it. Jo Fiddy is a Speaker and Menopause Coaching Specialist who helps women regain their confidence in Perimenopause. www.jofiddy.com

    8 min

  4. May 7

    Ep7 Pressing Play on Midlife Beauty with Mala Moonbeam

    Jo Fiddy is joined by Mala Moonbeam — beauty influencer, motivational speaker for a conversation about midlife beauty, confidence, and what it actually takes to enjoy your face in your forties and fifties and beyond. Mala's philosophy is Makeup Your Face, Makeup Your Mind™. In this episode, she shares her Mirror Time Method™ — a gorgeous daily practice that changes how women in midlife see themselves. The conversation moves from skincare myths and ingredients to confidence, reinvention, and the inner work that midlife beauty really begins with. In this episodeThe Mirror Time Method™ — Mala's daily ritual for confidenceWhy youth culture is failing midlife womenSkincare myths, ingredient transparency, and the instant-results trapBotox, fillers and tweakments — the honest conversationRapid Tapping® for confidence and self-image in perimenopauseReinvention without losing yourselfThe non-negotiables — Mala's beauty essentials for midlifeThree takeawaysLook in the mirror differently. The way you talk to yourself while getting ready becomes the way you walk into the day.Read the label. If you don't understand what's in your skincare, it's probably not doing what it claims.Confidence is built from the inside out. Tapping, mindset, and small daily choices compound.Find MalaWebsite: verymakeupmad.comRead about the Mirror Time Method™: verymakeupmad.com/blog/makeup-your-face-makeup-your-mindInstagram: @verymakeupmadBook a free 30-min discovery call: calendly.com/hello-verymakeupmad/30minProducts mentionedStudio10 Beauty — SPF 30 Soft Blurring Priming Skin TintElle Sera — Liposomal Collagen (use code MALA50414 for £10 off)CurrentBody — LED Face Mask (shop here, code MALACB)Rosalique — 3-in-1 Balm (code MALA15)Prime Prometics — Foundation, Lash Serum, Eyeliner (code VERYMAKEUPMAD)Free gift: The Comeback KitJo's free Comeback Kit includes an EFT tap-along to help you reset and reconnect with yourself in midlife. 👉 Download here Follow Jo Fiddy for more ways on Pressing Play www.jofiddy.com Instagram jofiddy_

    43 min

  5. Apr 30

    Ep6 Pressing Play on The Stress Trap in Perimenopause (and 5 ways to get out)

    In this Stress Awareness Month edition of Pressing Play, host Jo Fiddy unpacks the stress trap of perimenopause: the part no one warned you about. The shrinking tolerance. The thinning sleep. The cortisol that lands harder than it used to. The anxiety that seems to come from nowhere. Spoiler: nothing is wrong with you. Your brain is literally rewiring. Jo walks you through what’s actually happening in the hippocampus and amygdala as Estrogen fluctuates, why cortisol hits differently in midlife, and how to work with the renovation instead of fighting it. Then she gives you 5 ways to support yourself including Tapping (as seen by Emily in the Devil Wears Prada 2) — practical, doable, and rooted in both science and soul. This is perimenopause support for midlife women who are done being told it’s “just stress” or “just ageing.” It’s neither. It’s a hormonal transition that deserves real understanding. In this episode: • Why perimenopause anxiety is a brain event, not just a hormone event • Why cortisol lands harder in midlife (and what that means for stress, sleep, and mood swings) • 5 evidence-informed ways to support yourself: sleep, exercise, nutrition, community, and play • Why dopamine through play isn’t optional — it’s neurological maintenance for women over 40 • Embracing the Power Years on the other side of the renovation About Jo Fiddy  A Menopause Coaching Specialist who blends science with soul, anf works with women who’ve hit an invisible pause button in perimenopause and are questioning whether their best years are behind them. Through her Menoplaying® approach, Jo helps them regulate their energy, rebuild their confidence, and step into a powerful next chapter. The 90s have made a comeback and now it's your turn. Get your FREE Comeback Kit - download here. Work with Jo - find out more about working with Jo and how you can start pressing play on our life - find out more here. Podcast: Pressing Play — available on Apple & Spotify & Amazon out every Thursday www.jofiddy.com

    16 min

  6. Apr 23

    Ep5 Pressing Play on transitions with Roanna Stromberg Smith

    This week on the Pressing Play Podcast, Jo is joined by the remarkable Queen of the Cotswolds, Roanna Stromberg Smith Founder of the RSS bespoke Cotswold experienced, and a woman whose life is a masterclass in what it means to keep the pilot light on.   This episode is a conversation about authentic transition the chosen ones and the ones that choose us. About what it takes to keep pressing play when the chapters of your life don’t arrive in the order you imagined. About running a business, grief, grit, reinvention and keeping your pilot light on.   Roanna is living proof that it’s never too late. That midlife is not a closing door. That you can hold devastation and possibility in the same hands and still build something that matters.   🎧 Listen now to Episode 5 with Roanna Stromberg Smith    Connect with Roanna: Join Roanna in the Cotswolds or sign up to her exclusive suppers curated for interesting and interested women.   www.the-rss-brand.co.uk Instagram: @therssbrand   This episode inspired and deeply moved me and a reminder to keep pressing play. I want to thank Roanna for sharing her story, providing beautiful gems of advice for women who are running or want to start their own business and coming on the Pressing Play podcast.   with love  Jo xx      About Jo Fiddy  I work with women who’ve hit an invisible pause button in perimenopause and are questioning whether their best years are behind them. Through my Menoplaying® approach, I help them regulate their energy, rebuild their confidence, and step into a powerful next chapter.   Read to press play? The Comeback Kit is your free guide. Download Here.   Podcast: Pressing Play — available on Apple & Spotify out every Thursday www.jofiddy.com

    36 min

  7. Apr 16

    Ep4 Pressing Play on this is not a Midlife Crisis. It's a Coronation

    In this episode, Jo Fiddy reframes the midlife narrative completely because what you’re experiencing isn’t a breakdown, it’s a biological and identity upgrade that’s been centuries in the making. Welcome to your Queenager era. Let’s be honest. The stories we’ve been told about midlife are awful. Brain fog. Hormonal chaos. Losing your edge. The cultural script says you’re on the way down. This episode is your permission to throw that script out entirely. In today’s solo episode, I’m talking about why midlife isn’t a crisis it’s a coronation. Why everything that feels like it’s falling apart is actually falling into place. In this episode I cover: • The Queenager concept by Eleanor Mills — and why this decade is your most powerful yet • The 100-year life lens: how to think about midlife when you’re only halfway through • Why the women who thrive in this chapter aren’t the ones who push through they’re the ones who Press Play Resources + links mentioned: • The Comeback Kit — the 90s made a comeback and now it's your turn. Your free 3-day micro-moments guide: https://jofiddy.myflodesk.com/comeback • Work with Jo: includes a 90 minute Reset Session 1:1 to help you start pressing play. https://jofiddy.com/coaching Connect with Jo Instagram: @jofiddy_ Website: www.jofiddy.com If this episode landed for you, share it with a woman who needs to hear it. And leave a review it helps more women find this show.

    12 min

  8. Apr 9

    Ep3 Pressing Play on your Energy without Burning Out with Special Guest Selina Barker

    In episode 3, Selina Barker Coach, Speaker and Author of Burnt Out: The Exhausted Person’s Guide to Thriving in a Fast Paced World and Goodbye Hello Journals. Selina’s work is all about helping us rethink how we live and work, moving away from constant pressure and overwhelm and towards a way of life that actually supports our energy, our wellbeing and who we are becoming. Selina is also the creator of Time to Thrive - a toolkit and audio guide that shows you how to reclaim your energy through her unique 5 Energy Zone framework, where she explores the idea that we’re not in a time crises but an energy crisis. In the show we talked about your Burnout Archetypes and you can take the quiz here. https://projectyoushop.com/pages/burnout-archetype-quiz You can follow Selina Barker on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/selinathecoach/and  https://www.instagram.com/projectyouprojectyou/ And her own podcast Another Way - hosted over on Substack: https://anotherwaywithselinabarker.substack.com/s/another-way  Ready to press play? Join my newsletter and find out how to press play on your life. www.jofiddy.com

    48 min

  9. Mar 26

    Ep2 Pressing Play on the Power Of Play and the Perimenopausal Brain

    In this episode, Jo Fiddy discusses the power of play and its impact on the midlife female brain particularly during perimenopause. In this episode Jo explores the role of dopamine, the different play personalities, and the importance of reintroducing play into one's life as a way to boost creativity and reconnect with oneself. Imagine how powerful the world would be if women in midlife started pressing play! Shownotes: Jo Fiddy is a Motivational Speaker and Menopause Mentor empowering women to press on their life in midlife through the Pressing Play Movement. Find out more https://jofiddy.com/ Follow https://www.instagram.com/jofiddy_/

    13 min

  10. Mar 26

    Ep1 Pressing Play on Who told women to pause in midlife?

    The first episode of the Pressing Play podcast is an empowering and motivational conversation aimed at women in midlife. Host Jo Fiddy encourages women to press play on their lives and challenges the perception of midlife as a pause or post phase. She shares insights on language, beliefs, and the power of embracing the menopausal journey as a pivot into power years. Takeaways Empowerment in midlifeChallenging age bias and perception Chapters 00:00 Welcome to Pressing Play Podcast08:29 Learning to Pause15:05 Pressing Play on Life Find out more about Jo Fiddy and Pressing Play on Menoplaying® https://jofiddy.com/ Join the mailing list for news and updates on Pressing Play https://jofiddy.myflodesk.com/o9ic3adbxk

    15 min

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Welcome to the Pressing Play Podcast a show empowering women to move out of the pause of perimenopause and press play. Hosted by Jo Fiddy, Motivational Speaker and Menopause Mentor, this podcast is rewriting the narrative around midlife and ageing. Through powerful solo episodes and honest conversations with inspiring guests, you’ll learn what’s really happening in your brain and body and how to move forwards into your power years. This isn’t about slowing down. It’s about stepping into your next chapter. Are you ready to press play?

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  • Creator
    Joanne Fiddy
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Joanne Fiddy

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