The Hot Flush Lawyers Podcast
Hello and welcome to the Hot Flush Lawyers Podcast, where we discuss the menopause and its impact, with business leaders, healthcare professionals, and other inspirational women who bring to life their personal experiences of the menopause, discuss how times have changed, and share how the menopause has affected them in their lives and careers.
Episodes

Tuesday Apr 08, 2025
Tuesday Apr 08, 2025
Welcome to the fifth episode of Hot Flush Lawyers! This month, our hosts Clare Thornton and Amanda Gait are joined by Helen Knowles, former Director of Income Generation, and Melanie Milnes, Head of People and Culture at Wakefield Hospice. Together, they share their personal experiences with menopause, reflecting on how it has impacted their careers and lives—and how it led to the creation of a Menopause Champion role at the Hospice.
Sponsored by Thornton Jones Solicitors

Friday Mar 07, 2025
Friday Mar 07, 2025
Welcome to the fourth episode of Hot Flush Lawyers! This time, our hosts, Clare Thornton and Amanda Gait, sit down with Employment Lawyer Marie Horner to discuss her personal experience with the menopause and her professional insights on managing menopause symptoms in the workplace. Tune in for valuable advice on best practices to support employees and foster a more inclusive work environment!
Sponsored by Thornton Jones Solicitors

Friday Feb 07, 2025
Friday Feb 07, 2025
Welcome to our third episode of the Hot Flush Lawyers podcast. In this episode our hosts, Clare Thornton and Amanda Gait meet with Shelley Wales, Partner and Head of Family Law Dispute Resolution at Thornton Jones Solicitors.
In this episode, Shelley speaks openly about her own experiences of the menopause and how it has affected both her personal and professional life.
Sponsored by Thornton Jones Solicitors

Wednesday Jan 08, 2025
Wednesday Jan 08, 2025
Welcome to our second episode of Hot Flush Lawyers. In this episode our hosts, Clare Thornton and Amanda Gait meet with local legend Pat Langham, former Headmistress of Wakefield Girls High School, and embark on an open discussion about the menopause, Pat's experiences of going through the menopause, and how the menopause has affected Pat in both her personal and professional life.Sponsored by Thornton Jones Solicitors

Friday Dec 06, 2024
Friday Dec 06, 2024
In this our first ever episode, our hosts, Clare Thornton and Amanda Gait introduce themselves and the podcast and embark on a very open and frank discussion about their own experiences of the menopause and how the menopause has affected them in both their personal and professional lives. Sponsored by Thornton Jones Solicitors