Lorraine Keane: 'Let's change the menopause narrative - I want there to be less shame'

Today is International Menopause Day. Mary Cate Smith talks to Lorraine Keane about sex drive, guilt, and how we need change to happen on a grand scale when it comes to women's health

Lorraine Keane and Dr Mary Ryan: working to change the conversation around menopause with their podcast Let's Talk Hormone Health

Lorraine Keane wasn’t exactly chuffed when she was approached to front a campaign about menopause health. She had noticed her body slowing down, experiencing symptoms she automatically put down to stress and tiredness, never once considering it could be perimenopause.

“I was getting up in the middle of the night, probably three to five times and then it would take me ages to get back asleep. My mind would be racing.”