Mary Coustas
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Oct 21, 2026
Jess RoweHOST
In this episode, you're going to hear about the psychological and physical cost of menopause.
Jess RoweHOST
My guest is comedian and author Mary Coustas, who describes her experience of menopause as a type of grief.
Jess RoweHOST
Mary says that the symptoms totally overwhelmed her, and that she suffered in silence, as she didn't realize that what she was going through was menopause.
Jess RoweHOST
Now, what helped Mary is humor.
Cath MahoneyHOST
So who have we got on the couch today? Hi, I'm Bruna Papandrea.
Cath MahoneyHOST
And I'm Mary Kustis.
Cath MahoneyHOST
And I'm Cath Mahoney.
Cath MahoneyHOST
And wherever you are listening, I'd like you to do three things.
Mary CoustasHOST
I love a game.
Cath MahoneyHOST
I know you love a game.
Cath MahoneyHOST
You're very competitive, as are you, Mary.
Cath MahoneyHOST
Am I? I think you are.
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[laughs]
Patrina JonesHOST
For more than three decades, Mary Coustas has been a household name and one of Australia's most loved actors, writers, and comedians.
Patrina JonesHOST
She's funny, endearing, and a great storyteller, and she's penned a memoir, MaryPause: A Funny, Physical Memoir Anticlimaxing With Menopause.
Patrina JonesHOST
It's part reflection, part painful, part comical, and explores her physical life as a woman.
Cath MahoneyHOST
Who is on the sofa today?
Mary CoustasHOST
Hi, I'm Mary Coustas, and I'm a Virgo.
Grace LamHOST
Hi, I'm Grace Lamb, and I am a true Aries.
Ginni MansbergHOST
I'm Ginni Mansberg, and I am a Leo.
Cath MahoneyHOST
Who is on the sofa today?
Mary CoustasHOST
Hi, I'm Mary Coustas.
Bruna PapandreaHOST
I'm Bruna Papandrea.
Cath MahoneyHOST
I'm Cath Mahoney, and we have an extra, don't we?
Cath MahoneyHOST
Ladies.
Bruna PapandreaHOST
Oh my God.
Cath MahoneyHOST
What, w- who, who are we? Mary, what are you like in a group chat scenario?
Mary CoustasHOST
Well, definitely the school group chat is that.
Adrienne HornbyHOST
hiding in plain sight and far too often mistaken for burnout.
Adrienne HornbyHOST
Today on the Well-Led Schools podcast, I'm joined by one of Australia's best-known performers and writers, Mary Coustas, for a conversation about menopause, truth-telling and what real support at work actually looks like.
Adrienne HornbyHOST
Stay with me.
Adrienne HornbyHOST
Welcome to the Well-Led Schools podcast.
Adrienne HornbyHOST
So this brings me to today's guest.
Adrienne HornbyHOST
And honestly, what an honour this one was.
Adrienne HornbyHOST
Many of you will remember Mary Coustas as Effie from Acropolis Now, one of the most loved characters in Australian comedy.
Adrienne HornbyHOST
But Mary is also a writer, an incredible writer.
Bruna PapandreaHOST
There's nothing funny about it.
Bruna PapandreaHOST
Um, as, as Mary Coustas says, death, you know, has a billion followers and zero likes is-
Ginni MansbergHOST
[laughs]
Bruna PapandreaHOST
... it's what I always like to remember.