For anyone who grew up in the late 80s and 90s, the name Alison Brahe-Daddo is synonymous with that Dolly magazine cover - the one blu-tacked to bedroom walls and plastered all over school lockers. 

With her dazzling smile and golden beach body, Ali exploded onto the Australian modelling scene at the age of 16, gracing the glossy covers of Cleo, Dolly and Cosmopolitan and making herself a household name. Ali was the absolute ‘It-Girl’ of the time, and everything every young woman wanted to be.

Fast-forward to today, and Alison Brahe-Daddo is a Mum to three adult children, fitness teacher, birth assistant, podcaster co-hosting the hit show "The Heart Of It" with her husband Cameron Daddo and she is also the author of Queen Menopause: Finding Your Majesty in the Mayhem.

In this episode, Ali takes us back into the often brutal world of modeling when as a self-proclaimed naïve teenager she learned to people-please her way through the industry - a pattern that followed her well beyond the runway and into her adult life.

We talk about how she fell madly in love with and married Cameron Daddo when she was aged just 22, and unpack the beautiful, messy reality of how Ali and Cam have evolved both individually and together over three decades of life and marriage.

But the big nugget in this conversation is MENOPAUSE: that universal yet profoundly misunderstood and stigmatised life change we still don't talk about nearly enough. 

Ali doesn't hold back about her own challenging journey through menopause: the crippling anxiety, terrible panic attacks, insomnia, deep depression, blind rage and complete absence of joy that beset her through this stage of life. 

What's remarkable about Ali's approach is that she doesn't just catalog the struggle: she dispels the myths, destigmatises what it means when a woman's fertile years end and explores the hidden gifts of menopause, including the power of self-love and self-compassion, and how she used this time to live a fuller, more authentic life. 

The ripple effect of menopause impacts everyone - partners, children, workplaces, society at large - so this conversation isn't just for women, it’s for all of us.

But we hope Ali’s experience and wisdom in this episode will offer help and reassurance to anyone struggling with the challenges of menopause right now.

 

Guest: Alison Brahe-Daddo
Podcast: The Heart Of It
Instagram: @alidaddo


Hosts: Mads Hanger (Grummet)and Sabina Read
Producer: Audio Superstar Daryl Missen

Human Cogs is available on Apple, Spotify or via our website where you can also catch great conversations with stacks of our previous guests :)

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For anyone who grew up in the late 80s and 90s, the name Alison Brahe-Daddo is synonymous with that Dolly magazine cover - the one blu-tacked to bedroom walls and plastered all over school lockers.&nbsp;
With her dazzling smile and golden beach body, Ali exploded onto the Australian modelling scene at the age of 16, gracing the glossy covers of Cleo, Dolly and Cosmopolitan and making herself a household name. Ali was the absolute &lsquo;It-Girl&rsquo; of the time, and everything every young woman wanted to be.
Fast-forward to today, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alidaddo/?hl=en">Alison Brahe-Daddo</a> is a Mum to three adult children, fitness teacher, birth assistant, podcaster co-hosting the hit show "The Heart Of It" with her husband Cameron Daddo and she is also the author of&nbsp;Queen Menopause: Finding Your Majesty in the Mayhem.
In this episode, Ali takes us back into the often brutal world of modeling when as a self-proclaimed na&iuml;ve teenager she learned to people-please her way through the industry - a pattern that followed her well beyond the runway and into her adult life.
We talk about how she fell madly in love with and married Cameron Daddo when she was aged just 22, and unpack the beautiful, messy reality of how Ali and Cam have evolved both individually and together over three decades of life and marriage.
But the big nugget in this conversation is MENOPAUSE: that universal yet profoundly misunderstood and stigmatised life change we still don't talk about nearly enough.&nbsp;
Ali doesn't hold back about her own challenging journey through menopause: the crippling anxiety, terrible panic attacks, insomnia, deep depression, blind rage and complete absence of joy that beset her through this stage of life.&nbsp;
What's remarkable about Ali's approach is that she doesn't just catalog the struggle: she dispels the myths, destigmatises what it means when a woman's fertile years end and explores the hidden gifts of menopause, including the power of self-love and self-compassion, and how she used this time to live a fuller, more authentic life.&nbsp;
The ripple effect of menopause impacts everyone - partners, children, workplaces, society at large - so this conversation isn't just for women, it&rsquo;s for all of us.
But we hope Ali&rsquo;s experience and wisdom in this episode will offer help and reassurance to anyone struggling with the challenges of menopause right now.
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Guest: Alison Brahe-Daddo Podcast:&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-heart-of-it/id1463023422">The Heart Of It</a> Instagram:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/alidaddo/?hl=en">@alidaddo</a>
 Hosts:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.madeleinegrummet.com/">Mads Hanger (Grummet)</a> and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sabinareadpsychology.com.au/">Sabina Read</a><a href="https://www.madeleinegrummet.com/"> </a>Producer: Audio Superstar Daryl Missen Human Cogs is available on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/human-cogs-podcast/id1525840415"> Apple</a>,<a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/human-cogs-podcast#/">&nbsp;</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1okDf71XeRCI5RnfxhC6OD">Spotify</a> or via our<a href="https://www.humancogs.com/guests"> website</a> where you can also catch great conversations with stacks of our previous <a href="https://www.humancogs.com/guests">guests</a> :)
Got some thoughts on today's episode or on menopause you'd like to share? Join us on Instagram&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/human.cogs/">@human.cogs </a>We'd love you to support our show or get in touch to tell us about someone you think we should feature on Human Cogs! Please follow us or leave a quick review.

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Human Cogs is the podcast that rips the veneer off everyday life to reveal the raw human truths that lie underneath our everyday lives.
Hosted by award-winning entrepreneur, startup investor and ABC journalist and presenter&nbsp;<a href="https://linktr.ee/MadeleineGrummet">Madeleine Hanger (Grummet)</a>, alongside psychologist and media commentator <a href="https://www.sabinareadpsychology.com.au/">Sabina Read</a>, each episode unpacks big ideas, untold truths and the messy magic of being human.
From life&rsquo;s darkest moments to its most profound joys, our <a href="https://www.humancogs.com/guests">extraordinary guests</a> share secrets they&rsquo;ve never told, surprising insights into love, loss, success and identity &mdash; and the hard-won wisdom that just might change the way you live, think and feel.
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Humans Cogs brings you stories that matter, hard-won wisdom and raw conversations about what's really going on in people's lives.

Hosted by award-winning entrepreneur, journalist and investor Madeleine Grummet and psychologist and media contributor Sabina Read, each episode features raw conversations with extraordinary guests who lift the lid on their real lives to help you explore what you think you know about yourself, and the changing world around you.

Human Cogs is a point of universal connection for us all, exploring the things that bring us together, and the things that tear us apart.

Humans Cogs brings you stories that matter, hard-won wisdom and raw conversations about what's really going on in people's lives. Hosted by award-winning entrepreneur, journalist and investor <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/madeleinegrummet">Madeleine Grummet</a> and psychologist and media contributor <a href="https://www.sabinareadpsychology.com.au/">Sabina Read</a>, each episode features raw conversations with <a href="https://www.humancogs.com/guests">extraordinary guests</a> who lift the lid on their real lives to help you explore what you think you know about yourself, and the changing world around you. Human Cogs is a point of universal connection for us all, exploring the things that bring us together, and the things that tear us apart.

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