Sonya Lovell

Sonya Lovell Speaker | Podcaster | Advocate | Workshop Facilitator | Cancer & Menopause Ambassador| Women’s Health Champion

🎙 Speaker | Podcaster | Advocate | Workshop Facilitator | Cancer & Menopause Ambassador| Women’s Health Champion

I help women feel seen, heard, and supported through one of life’s biggest transitions: menopause. With lived experience of medically-induced menopause following a breast cancer diagnosis at 47, I bring real-life insight, empathy, and evidence-based conversations to the forefront of women’s health. As the host the Dear Menopause podcast, I’ve spent 3+ years interviewing global and local experts, sharing lived experience stories, and sparking vital conversations. My background includes over a decade as a personal trainer and studio owner, 10+ years as a speaker and workshop facilitator, and a deep commitment to empowering women with knowledge, confidence, and community. Whether I'm speaking on stage, behind a podcast mic, or facilitating transformative group sessions, I advocate for better awareness, education, and support for women navigating menopause — especially those going through it as a result of cancer.

🎤 Available for speaking engagements, podcast interviews, brand partnerships, and collaborative projects focused on women’s health, menopause, and cancer survivorship.

📩 Let’s connect or chat: sonya@sonyalovell.com

After cancer, many women tell me they don’t know what they’re allowed to ask anymore.Menopause can arrive suddenly, quie...
22/01/2026

After cancer, many women tell me they don’t know what they’re allowed to ask anymore.

Menopause can arrive suddenly, quietly, or without enough support — and the questions often stay unspoken.

I’ve created a gentle guide to help name some of those questions — for doctors, partners, work, and yourself.

It’s not about having the perfect words. It’s about remembering that your voice still matters.

You’ll find it via the link in my bio ❤️

I didn’t choose this work. I’ve come to it through lived experience and responding to what is missing.Cancer changed my ...
12/01/2026

I didn’t choose this work. I’ve come to it through lived experience and responding to what is missing.

Cancer changed my body.

Menopause changed my identity.

And survivorship taught me how little support exists once treatment ends.

Coaching and supporting for me, is about helping women make sense of what’s happening — physically, emotionally, hormonally — without being rushed, dismissed, or told to “just be grateful.”

If this resonates, you’re not alone 🤍

And you’re exactly who this work is for.

Some rooms require more than information.They require steadiness.Clear language.And someone who knows how to stay when t...
31/12/2025

Some rooms require more than information.

They require steadiness.

Clear language.

And someone who knows how to stay when the conversation slows or deepens.

I speak and facilitate in spaces where menopause, cancer, health and identity intersect -
often in conversation, not performance.

My role isn’t to dominate a room or deliver answers. It’s to create conditions where people can listen, reflect, and speak honestly (without rushing to fix or simplify).

That might look like:
– a keynote that names what’s usually left unsaid
– a facilitated conversation held with care and boundaries
– a room where people feel informed and human.

I work best where integrity matters more than noise,
and where depth matters more than being seen.

—
Sonya

Menopause after cancer — lived & understood.This space exists for women whose menopause was shaped by cancer treatment. ...
31/12/2025

Menopause after cancer — lived & understood.

This space exists for women whose menopause was shaped by cancer treatment. Not chosen. Not gradual. Not well explained.

Here, we talk about what often gets missed:
– the physical changes
– the emotional recalibration
– the quiet grief and identity shifts
– the need for support that isn’t rushed or reductive.

My work is grounded in lived experience and years of listening to women navigating life after treatment.

I don’t offer quick fixes or universal answers.

I offer steadiness, language, and informed support — at your pace.

Sometimes this work looks like private support.

Sometimes it’s small groups, workshops, or rooms where hard conversations need to be held well.

Sometimes it’s speaking or facilitation for organisations who want to do better by the women they serve.

You don’t need to be ready. You don’t need to know what you’re asking for. You’re welcome to take your time here.

—
Sonya

🚨 Groundbreaking news for women’s health! The FDA has announced it will remove the black box warnings from menopause hor...
10/11/2025

🚨 Groundbreaking news for women’s health! The FDA has announced it will remove the black box warnings from menopause hormone therapy (MHT) products — finally acknowledging that decades of fear and confusion have held women back from safe, effective treatment.

This is a huge step toward evidence-based care and away from stigma. 💪

A heartfelt thank you to the doctors, researchers and advocates who’ve worked tirelessly to bring the science forward and push for this change. 🙏 and more!

Now it’s time for Australia’s TGA to do the same. Women here deserve access to accurate information, not outdated fear labels.

Let’s bring menopause care into 2025 — informed, empowered and evidence-led.

If you’ve ever felt invisible, silenced, or dismissed - you’re not alone.This space is for you.To be seen.To be heard.To...
26/06/2025

If you’ve ever felt invisible, silenced, or dismissed - you’re not alone.
This space is for you.

To be seen.
To be heard.
To be celebrated - exactly as you are, in all your fierce, messy, brilliant midlife glory.

Let’s raise our voices, together.

💬 Tag a woman whose story inspires you.



Advocacy doesn’t always look like a placard or a protest.Sometimes, it’s a woman in midlife, refusing to be quiet about ...
22/06/2025

Advocacy doesn’t always look like a placard or a protest.
Sometimes, it’s a woman in midlife, refusing to be quiet about the things we’re told to keep hidden.

When we speak from lived experience, we change conversations.
When we own our truth, we change systems.

This is advocacy. And I’m not done yet.

Your voice might shake.Your story might still sting.But someone, somewhere, is waiting for it.Don’t underestimate the im...
19/06/2025

Your voice might shake.
Your story might still sting.
But someone, somewhere, is waiting for it.

Don’t underestimate the impact of speaking your truth - even if it’s raw, messy, or still healing.

Your voice matters.
Always.

🎤 Ready to start a conversation that matters?
I speak about menopause, cancer, lived experience, and the power of using your voice - with honesty, heart, and zero fluff.

📩 Now booking keynotes, panels & workshops for 2025.
Let’s make midlife louder, prouder, and radically more informed.

👉 DM me or email sonya@sonyalovell.com to enquire.

Huge thank you to for such a fantastic conversation on the podcast!We had a great chat about how I transformed persona...
17/06/2025

Huge thank you to for such a fantastic conversation on the podcast!

We had a great chat about how I transformed personal trauma into radical impact by educating and inspiring audiences across workplaces, healthcare, and the media, as well as on my own podcast, .

And my work as an advocate helping to shift the conversation around menopause, cancer, and women’s health, especially for those of us in midlife who’ve been too often ignored.

You will find The Real Health and Weight Loss Podcast on your fav podcasting platforms or head to the link in bio at .

There was a time I stayed silent.About the night sweats. The fear. The menopause because of cancer. The anger.Because as...
15/06/2025

There was a time I stayed silent.
About the night sweats. The fear. The menopause because of cancer. The anger.
Because as a younger woman raising her voice, I was told I was “too much.”

Turns out, my “too much” is exactly what someone else needed to hear.
Speaking up didn’t make me too much - it made me enough.
And it made me free.

🎤 Book me to speak — because women’s stories should be heard, not hidden.
📩 Enquire at sonya@sonyalovell.com

“With lived experience as my anchor and an unapologetic voice, I turn taboo into truth, silence into strength, and lived...
10/06/2025

“With lived experience as my anchor and an unapologetic voice, I turn taboo into truth, silence into strength, and lived trauma into radical, relatable impact.”

I’m not an expert in theory - I’m an expert in reality.

And in a world that too often dismisses women’s pain, stories like mine - and yours - are not just powerful. They’re necessary.

🎤 Ready to start a conversation that matters?
I speak about menopause, cancer, lived experience, and the power of using your voice - with honesty, heart, and zero fluff.

📩 Now booking keynotes, panels & workshops for 2025.
Let’s make midlife louder, prouder, and radically more informed.

👉 DM me or comment SPEAK for more info.

Have you experienced menopause after cancer and felt let down by the care and support you received?You’re not alone — an...
02/06/2025

Have you experienced menopause after cancer and felt let down by the care and support you received?

You’re not alone — and thankfully, are working to change that.

They are collaborating with two leading doctors, Mr. Vikram Talaulikar (MD, FRCOG, PhD) and
Mr. Bassel H. Al Wattar (MD, PGD, MRCOG, PhD) to run an important research survey focused on understanding the real-life experiences of people navigating menopause after cancer.

The survey aims to:�
📕Highlight the gaps in care and support after cancer treatment
📕Explore how menopause is managed�
📕Provide evidence to influence better medical training, awareness, and patient-centred care�
📕Help shape future resources, advocacy, and support services for this often-overlooked community

Your voice matters. The more we understand, the more we can push for the change that’s so desperately needed.

It takes just 5 minutes to complete and is completely anonymous, but your answers could help improve the lives of thousands.

Click the link below to have your say.

https://forms.office.com/e/XUKvCESsrt

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