THE MENOSHINE MOVEMENT
Because no one should have to pause.
Sweary books & straight talk.
For the messy, magnificent woman.
You're not broken. You're not alone. You're not cursed. You're just in the middle of something — and there's a whole community of spectacular, sweary, struggling women right here with you.
I'm Jo — author, poet,
Mama Bear to four, and the woman who got lost in midlife and found something better on the other side.
I was misdiagnosed, exhausted, and wondering what the hell was happening to me. Turns out it was perimenopause — and once I figured that out, everything changed. Not overnight. Not perfectly. But it changed.
I wrote sweary poems about it. I turned them into a book. And then I realised I wasn't the only one who needed someone to say: you're not broken, you're not cursed, and this chapter? It's not over. It's just getting interesting.
THE MENOSHINE LIBRARY
Words that make you laugh,
cry, and feel less alone
Poetry
Dear Meno Pause
Sweary poems from the MenoVerse to say you're not alone or cursed. Meet Peri, Meno and Auntie Flo — the uninvited houseguests you never asked for.
Get your copy →Picture Book for Mamas
Dear Mama Bear with the F*cked Up Hair
For the real, tired, messy mama who is doing more than she knows. Beautifully illustrated by Sarah Lovell.
Get your copy →Coming Soon
The MenoShine Experiment
Tear up the script. Write your own rules. Make it your mission to SHINE. A 90-day experiment in finding what lights you up.
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Woman of the Week
Every Monday, MenoShine celebrates a woman from our community who is living proof that midlife isn't the end of the story — it's where it gets interesting.
She might be launching something new, finding herself again, or simply showing up every day with grit and grace. Whatever her story, she deserves to shine.
Know someone who deserves the spotlight? Nominate her →
Coming Soon — Watch this Space! ✦
"Tear up the script. Write your own rules. Make it your mission to shine."— Jo Dodd
✦ The Bestie Collab ✦
When the universe decides
two women need to find
each other — it delivers.
The first time Jo and Erin met, they were at a retreat doing an exercise where everyone had to organise themselves into a circle by birthday — without speaking. They ended up next to each other. Both September birthdays. Virgo soul sisters, as it turned out.
A few months later, at another retreat, they did an intense breathwork and visualisation session. Afterwards, everyone shared what they'd seen. Erin described her visualisation — standing in a kitchen, a glass of wine in hand, her husband beside her holding their baby.
As Erin was speaking, Jo felt the hair on the back of her neck stand up. Because Erin was describing a page from Jo's book. Almost word for word. Image for image. The book fell open to that exact page.
That was the moment they knew. The universe had been planning this friendship — and this collab — all along.
Erin is the creator of C.A.P.S — Confident. Authentic. Positive. Self-Image. Beautifully designed caps that are so much more than something you put on your head. They're a reminder of who you are and how you choose to show up in the world. Jo and Erin have designed a limited edition You Are Enough gift box — pairing Jo's book with Erin's iconic caps — because every woman deserves to feel exactly that.
⚡ Limited Edition — While Stocks Last ⚡
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