221: Fashion, sex and turning sixty with Karen Arthur

The Scummy Mummies Podcast

Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn

Kids & Family, Self-improvement, Parenting, Education

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2022

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Our guest for this episode is the amazing Karen Arthur - educator, fashion creative, dancer, mum, grandmother, founder of Wear Your Happy and host of the brilliant podcast Menopause Whilst Black. She's a multimedia node!

We talk about why she's encouraging everyone to wear clothes that lift their mood, and why it all starts with our knicker drawer. There's a bit of serious chat about how the Black Lives Matter movement inspired Karen to start her podcast, and we get to ask her what she wishes she'd known before she went through the menopause. Plus we hear about Karen's experience of going through therapy, why she thinks it's good to cull your insta feed, and what she looks for in a sex toy.

You can find out more about all Karen's awesome work, including her podcasts, styling sessions and sewing lessons, via her linktree. She is @therealkarenarthur on instagram.

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0:35.7	Hello scumbags, this is the scummy mammy's podcast.
0:40.8	With your hosts, Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorne.
0:49.2	Hello and welcome to the scummy mammy's podcast, it's me, Helen Thorne.
0:52.4	And it's me, Ellie Gibson.
0:53.7	Guess what, Ellie?
0:54.8	I don't even know if it says anything yet, she's pissing herself.
0:58.4	Why, what? Just sent my name, why is that funny to you?
1:01.8	All right, you went into mode.
1:05.3	We're consuming professionals, Karen.
1:07.0	You are, it was like, oh, okay, all right.
1:09.7	I'm going to try and really add not to Giggle.
1:13.3	Well, who's sitting here laughing in this Ellie?
1:15.6	Yes, of course, the Karen Arthur.
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