I call it grey area drinker now, really, where I was using alcohol to de-stress,

celebrate any emotion or commiserate any emotion.

So I was relying on it.

But what made the difference for me is that I started to dislike myself.

And I thought in order to really take control of these hormones

and these emotions and this anxiety that was all going on, I really actually need to like

myself first. So what does a healthy approach to the menopause look like for you? Well, Donna Francis, also

known as the beauty editor, is saying no to Botox and alcohol and yes to testosterone and routine.

This is the Lizal Well-Being show, the podcast helping all of us have a better second half.

I'm Lizelle. And yet I'm on a bit of a menno mission to find ways for all of us to a better second half. I'm Liz Earle. And yet, I'm on a bit of a meno mission to find

ways for all of us to thrive in our later life by investing in our health and our well-being

today. Now, we have spent all of October, Menopause Awareness Month, exploring numerous

ways that the menopause affects our lives. So do listen back to our episodes on all the

different hormones we need to know about how ultra-processed foods affect midlife women and also

how hormonal changes impact our skin and hair, if you haven't already heard those really

fascinating conversations. And today we're going to pick up on that skin and hair

conversation and dive even deeper into how menopausal changes like these can knock our confidence

and how to reclaim the life that you want to lead in midlife and far beyond. Well, Donna Francis

has been an award-winning beauty editor for more than 25 years at magazines

like Hello, Vogue and Cosmopolitan, but she hasn't let the pressure to reverse the aging

process get to her.

Beauty has taken on a bit of a new meaning since she hit menopause.

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