Podcast Episodes

Music, motherhood and moving halfway round the world | Nadia Reid

Season 7 Episode 2

I'm stoked to sit down with Nadia Reid, who recently released her fourth album, Enter Now Brightness. Our conversation meanders through the various stages of her life – from a futon in Auckland’s Dev…

Published on 6 months ago

When ADHD meets perimenopause | Petra & friends (with special guest Dr Greg Finucane)

Season 7 Episode 1

What does happen when ADHD meets perimenopause? Neuropsychiatrist Dr. Greg Finucane joins us to help untangle this growing connection.

Recently, I have found myself navigating the surprising emotions…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Season 7 kicks off March 6th!

Season 7 Episode 1

Kia ora e hoa mā! I'm Petra Bagust and Grey Areas is back for season 7, and I have to say I'm so excited for this season. 

You know how sometimes you just have a good feeling about things? 

And look,…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Let’s end cervical cancer in Aotearoa | Dr Bev Lawton

Season 6 Episode 8

Join me as I sit down with the delightful Professor Bev Lawton, a trailblazing advocate for women's health, who shares her insights into menopause, cervical cancer prevention and endometriosis. From …

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago

Rethinking fitness and hormones | Dr Stacy Sims + Financial fitness with Generate

Season 6 Episode 7

Fresh from a work out Dr Stacy Sims joins me for a deep dive into the specific ways women need to move our bodies as we age.

A trailblazer in the science of female physiology, Stacy challenges the tr…

Published on 10 months ago

When friends are whānau | Suzanne Lynch, Tina Cross + Jackie Clarke (The Lady Killers)

Season 6 Episode 6

Today I’m joined by three extraordinary and radically different women who consider each other family. Each in a different decade of life – their 50s, 60s, and 70s – Jackie Clarke, Tina Cross, and Suz…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

Making friends with my body - good friends! | Dr Hillary McBride

Season 6 Episode 5

In this episode, I sit down with psychologist, author, and menopause researcher Dr Hillary McBride to explore what it means to truly come home to our bodies - to treat them like a best friend. Hill…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Petra introduces the Parents We've Met podcast

Season 2 Episode 1

Buckle in for an uplifting conversation filled with laughter and wisdom! Petra Bagust is the host of popular rova podcasts Grey Areas and Sunday Sanctuary, a radio personality and TV presenter, a med…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Diving into the wreck: on mermaids, motherhood and midlife | Megan Dunn

Season 6 Episode 4

The tide is rising toward Megan’s 50th birthday, and we surf the currents of childhood memories to uncover how mermaids, like the best stories, delight us with their symbolic depth.

We reflect on my …

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Bullies, blood and battlegrounds | Susie Ferguson

Season 6 Episode 3

There were three things Susie Ferguson was never going to do; climb Mt Everest, run a marathon or write a book.

However a serendipitous podcast interview with my good friend Frank nudged her to captu…

Published on 11 months ago