Karen Arthur

Karen is a grandmother in her sixties. A former dance teacher, pastoral leader, fashion designer and model, Karen is a broadcaster, menopause diversity campaigner, and founder of Wear Your Happy – conscious clothing choices for better mental wellbeing.

A content creator and speaker who has been honing her craft for over 40 years, Karen is founder-host of ground-breaking podcast Menopause Whilst Black which champions Black British based menopausal stories now entering its sixth season. She is also the host of bi-weekly radio conversation show ‘Can We Talk’ on Gold Dust Radio.

Karen has been featured in Vogue, the Guardian, Times Radio and BBC London Radio as well as BBC Breakfast, and Sky Arts. She has been commissioned to create an textiles art for The Migration Museum and Hastings Museum.

Karen is a welcome guest on many platforms and podcasts speaking on menopause, fashion, and mental wellbeing as well as the joys of ageing. Karen has advocated for diversity in menopause representing in Parliament twice and is now part of The Health Collective with RCOG committed to equity in women’s health care as well as the world’s first National Menopause Education and Support Programme with UCL.  

After living in London for almost four decades, Karen relocated to the seaside last year where, alongside broadcasting she is further developing her arts practice.