Your Fertile Years - What You Need to Know to Make Informed Choices by Professor Joyce Harper
Your Fertile Years - What You Need to Know to Make Informed Choices by Professor Joyce Harper

Your Fertile Years

When Joyce was in her twenties she started working in the field of fertility and she often had conversations with friends about their bodies and their fertility.  At this time she read ‘Ourbody, ourselves’ and felt it was a book that every woman should read…

Your Joyful Years

In Your Joyful Years, Professor Joyce Harper provides an empowering, evidence-based guide to thriving beyond 50. Moving past the menopause, this book reframes later life as a vibrant new beginning—a time to rediscover purpose and prioritise self-care. Combining 40 years of scientific expertise with the candid wisdom of 50 inspiring women, Professor Harper offers a reassuring roadmap to health, happiness, and living authentically. This is the essential second book in her life-stage trilogy, proving that your best years are still to come.

Professor Joyce Harper
The Podcast

Why didn’t anyone tell me this?

Welcome you to season 4 of my podcast, Why Didn’t Anyone Tell Me This? Together with expert guests and those with lived experiences, we will give you some tools to empower you to live a life of good health and happiness. The podcasts will be in mini series on hot topics, starting in 2026 with ways to look after your mental health. 

Episode 12 – Dr Nitu Bajekal: Finding me in menopause

Episode 12 – Dr Nitu Bajekal: Finding me in menopause

Episode 11 – Dr Julie Angel: Move more and dare to be creative in everything you do

Episode 11 – Dr Julie Angel: Move more and dare to be creative in everything you do

Episode 10 – Jinty Sheerin and Lou Hockings-Thompson – The Womenkind collective; spilling the tea on taboos 

Episode 10 – Jinty Sheerin and Lou Hockings-Thompson – The Womenkind collective; spilling the tea on taboos 

Episode 9 – Breeda Bermingham, Midlife Women Rock

Episode 9 – Breeda Bermingham, Midlife Women Rock

Episode 8 – Jackie Lynch: Nutrition for a happy menopause

Episode 8 – Jackie Lynch: Nutrition for a happy menopause

Episode 7 – Amber Lort-Phillips: Feel good – your way. The Big Retreat Festival

Episode 7 – Amber Lort-Phillips: Feel good – your way. The Big Retreat Festival

Episode 6 – Edele Andaya: Day Rave DJ: The Woman Behind the Decks

Episode 6 – Edele Andaya: Day Rave DJ: The Woman Behind the Decks

Episode 5 – Joe Baynham: Relax and Reset: Breath Work, Cold Plunges and Saunas

Episode 5 – Joe Baynham: Relax and Reset: Breath Work, Cold Plunges and Saunas

Episode 4 – Petra Coveney: Yoga for women’s health

Episode 4 – Petra Coveney: Yoga for women’s health

Episode 3 – International Women’s Day Special: The Big Swim: Why women swim: Nicky Chisholm, Dr Heather Massey, Jo Moseley, Tash Sones and Professor Joyce Harper

Episode 3 – International Women’s Day Special: The Big Swim: Why women swim: Nicky Chisholm, Dr Heather Massey, Jo Moseley, Tash Sones and Professor Joyce Harper

Episode 2 – Dr Lauren Colenso-Semple: Sifting through social media misinformation about our health

Episode 2 – Dr Lauren Colenso-Semple: Sifting through social media misinformation about our health

Episode 1 – Professor Joyce Harper, Your Joyful Years: let’s make looking after your good health and happiness sexy

Episode 1 – Professor Joyce Harper, Your Joyful Years: let’s make looking after your good health and happiness sexy

Episode 25 – Professor David Nutt, Alcohol: Our Favourite Drug

Episode 25 – Professor David Nutt, Alcohol: Our Favourite Drug

Episode 24 – Professor Pauliina Damdimopoulou – How everyday chemicals affect our health

Episode 24 – Professor Pauliina Damdimopoulou – How everyday chemicals affect our health

Episode 23 – Dr Nerys Astbury, Why We Gain: Understanding Obesity

Episode 23 – Dr Nerys Astbury, Why We Gain: Understanding Obesity

Episode 22 – Professor Partha Kar: Understanding Diabetes

Episode 22 – Professor Partha Kar: Understanding Diabetes

Episode 21 – World menopause day special Amanda Thebe: Navigating the Wild West of Menopause

Episode 21 – World menopause day special Amanda Thebe: Navigating the Wild West of Menopause

Episode 20 – Professor Neil Gittoes: Understanding Osteoporosis

Episode 20 – Professor Neil Gittoes: Understanding Osteoporosis

Episode 19 – Dr. Sarah McKay: Understanding Dementia and Alzheimer’s

Episode 19 – Dr. Sarah McKay: Understanding Dementia and Alzheimer’s

Episode 18 – Dr. Nerina Ramlakhan: reclaiming joy

Episode 18 – Dr. Nerina Ramlakhan: reclaiming joy

Episode 17 – Debbie Robinson: The Yoga Junkie – Sound baths – vibrations for wellness

Episode 17 – Debbie Robinson: The Yoga Junkie – Sound baths – vibrations for wellness

Episode 16 – Lou Featherstone: Luinluland’s self-love revolution baby

Episode 16 – Lou Featherstone: Luinluland’s self-love revolution baby

Episode 15 – Harrison Ward: From Addiction to Adventure: The Fell Foodie’s Recipe for Joy

Episode 15 – Harrison Ward: From Addiction to Adventure: The Fell Foodie’s Recipe for Joy

Episode 14 – Sophie Messager – The beat of your own drum – drumming for women’s health

Episode 14 – Sophie Messager – The beat of your own drum – drumming for women’s health

Episode 13 – Julia Hollander – Why We Sing

Episode 13 – Julia Hollander – Why We Sing

Episode 12 – Di Westaway  – Wild Women on Top: trekking for your health

Episode 12 – Di Westaway  – Wild Women on Top: trekking for your health

Episode 11 – Deborah Ives – Solo traveller and adventure maker

Episode 11 – Deborah Ives – Solo traveller and adventure maker

Episode 10 – Lucy Ward: What Catherine the Great did with her body

Episode 10 – Lucy Ward: What Catherine the Great did with her body

Episode 9 – Dr Lucy Havard – Elizabeth Garrett Anderson: the first female doctor

Episode 9 – Dr Lucy Havard – Elizabeth Garrett Anderson: the first female doctor

Episode 8 – Clare Mulley: The Stories of Wartime Heroines

Episode 8 – Clare Mulley: The Stories of Wartime Heroines

Episode 7 – Glenn Stout:  Trudy Ederle: Young women and the sea

Episode 7 – Glenn Stout:  Trudy Ederle: Young women and the sea

Episode 6 – Professor Helen O’Connell: The clitoris; The great unknown

Episode 6 – Professor Helen O’Connell: The clitoris; The great unknown

Episode 5 – Dr. Pippa Sangster: Understanding the penis and testicles

Episode 5 – Dr. Pippa Sangster: Understanding the penis and testicles

Episode 4 – Dr. Anita Mitra the Gynae Geek: Understanding the womb, fallopian tubes and ovaries

Episode 4 – Dr. Anita Mitra the Gynae Geek: Understanding the womb, fallopian tubes and ovaries

Episode 3 – Dr. Tasha Gandamihardja: Understanding breasts

Episode 3 – Dr. Tasha Gandamihardja: Understanding breasts

Episode 2 – Dr. Aziza Sesay:  Understanding the vulva, vagina and cervix

Episode 2 – Dr. Aziza Sesay: Understanding the vulva, vagina and cervix

Episode 1 – Professor Joyce Harper: Nurturing your good health and happiness

Episode 1 – Professor Joyce Harper: Nurturing your good health and happiness

Episode 27 – Sheree Hargreaves – Life of POI – Primary Ovarian Insufficiency

Episode 27 – Sheree Hargreaves – Life of POI – Primary Ovarian Insufficiency

Episode 26 – Professor Helena Teede – Understanding polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

Episode 26 – Professor Helena Teede – Understanding polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

Episode 25 – Professor Ertan Saridogan – Understanding endometriosis

Episode 25 – Professor Ertan Saridogan – Understanding endometriosis

Episode 24 – Dr Jackie Maybin – Understanding your menstrual cycle and period

Episode 24 – Dr Jackie Maybin – Understanding your menstrual cycle and period

Episode 23 – Eleanor Mills: Much more to come

Episode 23 – Eleanor Mills: Much more to come

Episode 22 – Bukky Ayoade: Your Vibrant Midlife

Episode 22 – Bukky Ayoade: Your Vibrant Midlife

Episode 21 – Dr. Stella Duffy, What is it like to be postmenopausal?

Episode 21 – Dr. Stella Duffy, What is it like to be postmenopausal?

Episode 20 – Rachel Peru: Liberte: Free to Be

Episode 20 – Rachel Peru: Liberte: Free to Be

Episode 19 – Kate Codrington: Second Spring

Episode 19 – Kate Codrington: Second Spring

Episode 18 – Jody Day: Childlessness

Episode 18 – Jody Day: Childlessness

Episode 17 – Dr Zeynep Gurtin: Motherhood over 40

Episode 17 – Dr Zeynep Gurtin: Motherhood over 40

Episode 16 – Dr Lucy van de Wiel: Freezing fertility: is egg freezing the answer?

Episode 16 – Dr Lucy van de Wiel: Freezing fertility: is egg freezing the answer?

Episode 15 – Mel Johnson: Solo motherhood

Episode 15 – Mel Johnson: Solo motherhood

Episode 14 – Professor Tim Child: How to get pregnant naturally and with assisted conception

Episode 14 – Professor Tim Child: How to get pregnant naturally and with assisted conception

Episode 13 – Athena Lamnisos: Making the 5 (yes, FIVE) gynaecological cancers more visible

Episode 13 – Athena Lamnisos: Making the 5 (yes, FIVE) gynaecological cancers more visible

Episode 12 – Susan Saunders: How to age well

Episode 12 – Susan Saunders: How to age well

Episode 11 – Mel Berry: Her Spirit – getting women fit and healthy

Episode 11 – Mel Berry: Her Spirit – getting women fit and healthy

Episode 10 – Laura Spoelstra: Mental health: more than just a buzz word

Episode 10 – Laura Spoelstra: Mental health: more than just a buzz word

Episode 9 – Dr Tessa Copp: Is women’s health tech empowerment or exploitation?

Episode 9 – Dr Tessa Copp: Is women’s health tech empowerment or exploitation?

Episode 8 – Prof Dame Lesley Regan, The Women’s Health Strategy

Episode 8 – Prof Dame Lesley Regan, The Women’s Health Strategy

Episode 7 – Lavina Mehta MBE: The Feel Good Fix

Episode 7 – Lavina Mehta MBE: The Feel Good Fix

Episode 6 – Professor Mike Tipton: Cold water swimming, The Benefits & Dangers

Episode 6 – Professor Mike Tipton: Cold water swimming, The Benefits & Dangers

Episode 5 – Dr Philippa Kaye: A better world for women

Episode 5 – Dr Philippa Kaye: A better world for women

Episode 4 – Dr. Neil Stanley: How to sleep well

Episode 4 – Dr. Neil Stanley: How to sleep well

Episode 3 – Dr Naomi Sutton: The Sex Clinic

Episode 3 – Dr Naomi Sutton: The Sex Clinic

Episode 2 – Baz Moffat – The Female Body Bible

Episode 2 – Baz Moffat – The Female Body Bible

Episode 1 – Professor Joyce Harper, Why we need to teach everyone about reproductive health

Episode 1 – Professor Joyce Harper, Why we need to teach everyone about reproductive health

Episode 26 – Clare Fone: Exercise is just movement with purpose.

Episode 26 – Clare Fone: Exercise is just movement with purpose.

Episode 25 – Dr Nicky Keay – Exercise 4 Woman’s Health

Episode 25 – Dr Nicky Keay – Exercise 4 Woman’s Health

Episode 24 – Claire Dale: Physical Intelligence

Episode 24 – Claire Dale: Physical Intelligence

Episode 23 – Dr Elina Berglund Scherwitzl: The power of big data in women’s health

Episode 23 – Dr Elina Berglund Scherwitzl: The power of big data in women’s health

Episode 22 – Rachel Lankaster: Magnificent Midlife

Episode 22 – Rachel Lankaster: Magnificent Midlife

Episode 21 – Mr Vikram Talaulikar : A clinicians perspective on current menopause treatment

Episode 21 – Mr Vikram Talaulikar : A clinicians perspective on current menopause treatment

Episode 20 – Sian Richardson, The Bluetits Chill Swimmers

Episode 20 – Sian Richardson, The Bluetits Chill Swimmers

Episode 19 – Professor Isaac Manyonda: Menopause and HRT – medicalising a natural transition or addressing a vast unmet need in women’s health!?

Episode 19 – Professor Isaac Manyonda: Menopause and HRT – medicalising a natural transition or addressing a vast unmet need in women’s health!?

Episode 18 Professor Susan Davis – Making sense of the Menopause

Episode 18 Professor Susan Davis – Making sense of the Menopause

Episode 17  Dr Karin Hammarberg – Lets talk about reproductive health education

Episode 17  Dr Karin Hammarberg – Lets talk about reproductive health education

Episode 16 David Wood: The Abolition of Aging

Episode 16 David Wood: The Abolition of Aging

Episode 15 – Dr Nighat Arif, The Knowledge Your Guide to Female Health – From Menstruation to the Menopause

Episode 15 – Dr Nighat Arif, The Knowledge Your Guide to Female Health – From Menstruation to the Menopause

Episode 14 – Dr Liz O’Riordan: Under The Knife – Life Lessons From The Operating Theatre

Episode 14 – Dr Liz O’Riordan: Under The Knife – Life Lessons From The Operating Theatre

Episode 13 – Toby Trice: Racing for fertility

Episode 13 – Toby Trice: Racing for fertility

Episode 12: Dr Shema Tariq: Mothering against the odds: surviving infertility, baby loss and postnatal

Episode 12: Dr Shema Tariq: Mothering against the odds: surviving infertility, baby loss and postnatal

Episode 11: Dr Jen Gunter: From Vagina Bible to Menopause Manifesto.

Episode 11: Dr Jen Gunter: From Vagina Bible to Menopause Manifesto.

Episode 10: Siobhan Daniels: Pro-age campaigner and Retirement Rebel.

Episode 10: Siobhan Daniels: Pro-age campaigner and Retirement Rebel.

Episode 9 – Dr Marieke Bigg: This won’t hurt: how medicine fails women

Episode 9 – Dr Marieke Bigg: This won’t hurt: how medicine fails women

Episode 8 – Dr. Heather Massey: A dip into nature; swimming outdoors

Episode 8 – Dr. Heather Massey: A dip into nature; swimming outdoors

Episode 7 – Professor Mats Brännström: Transplanting wombs

Episode 7 – Professor Mats Brännström: Transplanting wombs

Episode 6 – Karen Newby, The Natural Menopause Method

Episode 6 – Karen Newby, The Natural Menopause Method

Episode 5 – Jo Moseley, The Joy of Post Menopause

Episode 5 – Jo Moseley, The Joy of Post Menopause

Episode 4 – Hannah Vaughan Jones, Finding your identity

Episode 4 – Hannah Vaughan Jones, Finding your identity

Episode 3 – Dr Annice Mukherjee: Your essential menopause toolkit

Episode 3 – Dr Annice Mukherjee: Your essential menopause toolkit

Episode 2 – Jessica Hepburn: Turning Life into an Adventure

Episode 2 – Jessica Hepburn: Turning Life into an Adventure

Episode 1 – Professor Joyce Harper: This is me

Episode 1 – Professor Joyce Harper: This is me

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My Podcast

Why didn’t anyone tell me this?

This podcast is about health education with an emphasis on reproductive health. We do not cover these topics enough in school or beyond.  Joyce Harper and her guests want to give you the tools to empower you to live a healthy, happy and fulfilled life. And on the way, we will debunk some of the myths around our health.

Joyce Harper Podcast - Why didn’t anyone tell me this?
Professor Joyce Harper

About the Author

Why didn’t anyone tell me this?

It is a question I hear from people all the time. I have amazing guests who will share their stories, what they want to tell people about their health, their personal journey, what advice they would give to their younger self and much more. We will be talking about periods, fertility, infertility, pregnancy, menopause, contraception, STIs, nutrition, exercise, sleep, mental health and more.

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