What is Hot Flashes? An Interview with Helena Jevons, writer of ”The Menopause Monologues”

2025-04-24

Well, we know how these things start. A conversation began between two perimenopausal friends. One an Audio Producer, the other a Creative Branding Expert. What happened next was inevitable... In this first episode of Hot Flashes, find out how and why writer Helena Jevons was compelled to write The Menopause Monologues. Talking to Producer Helen Quigley, Helena describes how her experiences and conversations with friends manifested themselves as a creative writing process. Featuring monologue extracts from ...

Well, we know how these things start. A conversation began between two perimenopausal friends. One an Audio Producer, the other a Creative Branding Expert. What happened next was inevitable...

In this first episode of Hot Flashes, find out how and why writer Helena Jevons was compelled to write The Menopause Monologues. Talking to Producer Helen Quigley, Helena describes how her experiences and conversations with friends manifested themselves as a creative writing process.

Featuring monologue extracts from the series performed by Natalie Chisholm, Katy Maw, Nano Nagle and Gayanne Potter.

WARNING: Frank discussion about menopause, its symptoms and impact.

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