With All Due Respect! by Amanda Thebe

Naomi Watts is an award-winning actor, producer, activist, and Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Stripes. She has Academy Award nominations for her performances in 21 Grams and The Impossible and starred in Birdman, which won the Oscar for Best Picture.     She joins me on the podcast today to talk about why she decided to share her own personal menopause experience, despite the risk of being shunned by Hollywood. So far her experience of sharing has only be positive and she uses her platform to amplify the voices of other women so that they don't feel alone and abandoned like she did.    We have a right old natter and it is a fun, uplifting conversation.    ___________________________________________________________   Do you want all your menopause resources in one place? To pick up your free copy, simply head to amandathebe.com/meno-resource/    PS don't forget to leave me a nice, juicy review! It really helps support this podcast.    Much Love, Amanda x  __________________________________________________________________________  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amandathebe.substack.com

Over the last 50 years, women have made extraordinary advances in athletics, accomplishing incredible feats and smashing long-held beliefs about the limits of their physical capabilities. And yet, the institutions of sport and science have largely ignored the needs of this growing population.     In UP TO SPEED: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes, sports and health journalist Christine Yu disentangles myth and gender bias from real science, making the case for new approaches that can help women athletes excel at every stage of life, from adolescence to adulthood, through pregnancy, menopause, and beyond. She explains the latest research and celebrates the researchers, athletes, and advocates pushing back against the status quo and proposing better solutions to improve the active and athletic lives of women and girls.    Talking about humans and their bodies within the context of sports and science is a tricky endeavor. Both disciplines rely heavily on binary categories that often conflate sex and gender and don't accurately describe the larger spectrum of sex or gender. Ultimately, the systemic injustices and assumptions embedded in sports and science don't just affect women and girls. They affect all people. By examining how women and girls are marginalized and excluded, we can start to uncover ways to make these systems more equitable for everyone.     ___________________________________________________________   Do you want all your menopause resources in one place? To pick up your free copy, simply head to amandathebe.com/meno-resource/    PS don't forget to leave me a nice, juicy review! It really helps support this podcast.    Much Love, Amanda x  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amandathebe.substack.com

Meredith is one of the co-founders of Tactic Functional Nutrition, with her partner in business and live, Alex Parker. They have the most amazing account on Instagram calling out all the BS nutritional nonsense and breaking down the complexities of nutrition & health to build tools that can be adopted into every day life, to power your potential.    Meredith has been in the nutrition coaching space since 2015. What started as a fascination with the science of performance nutrition slowly grew into a love for a more holistic approach to nutrition and behavior for performance, health, wellness, and longevity.    She combines her strong scientific and engineering background with an empathetic and open communication style to create an evidence based coaching experience that pushes her clients to learn more about themselves as they grow in the direction of their goals. She has worked with clients across the entire spectrum of humans, from Olympic athletes to everyday people. She is a lifelong student and has curated a coaching approach that draws from some of the best behavior change practitioners and nutrition minds in the space.    Website: https://tacticmethod.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tacticnutrition/  Meredith: https://www.instagram.com/meredith_root/  ___________________________________________________________   Do you want all your menopause resources in one place? To pick up your free copy, simply head to amandathebe.com/meno-resource/    PS don't forget to leave me a nice, juicy review! It really helps support this podcast.    Much Love, Amanda x  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amandathebe.substack.com

This episode is a ride, it is difficult to not enjoy the two amazing brothers Dr Spencer Nadolsky and Dr Karl Nadolsky. They are hilarious together and host their own podcast, Docs Who Lift, where they spend time distilling the complicated science into practical morsels that we can all benefit from. We spend a lot of time during this episode myth busting, dropping knowledge bombs and laughing...a lot.  Enjoy!    In their own podcast, Drs. Spencer and Karl Nadolsky talk about nutrition, medicine, and fitness through the lens of two physicians who lift weights. Both doctors are former NCAA division 1 wrestlers who have gone into medicine. Dr. Spencer Nadolsky is a board certified family physician specialized in obesity medicine and lipidology. Dr. Karl Nadolsky is a board certified endocrinologist also specialized in obesity medicine.    https://open.spotify.com/show/2umc46jxx2i4qyjY0MRbDJ  ___________________________________________________________   Do you want all your menopause resources in one place? To pick up your free copy, simply head to amandathebe.com/meno-resource/    PS don't forget to leave me a nice, juicy review! It really helps support this podcast.    Much Love, Amanda x  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amandathebe.substack.com

This is a must listen to podcast that shows what true grit looks like – so very incredible. Enjoy!!   Meet is Lesley Patterson who won a BAFTA on Sunday for best adapted screenplay but the BBC cut her acceptance speech from the programme . They found time for inane interviews backstage, but not the story of how a 3 x World Champion Triathlete became a BAFTA winning scriptwriter.   Let's start the story after her retiring as an elite sportswoman when she was asked " What's next " she replied " I am going to move half way across the world from my home here in Scotland  become a scriptwriter and win an Oscar .   That was more than 16 years ago when she landed in LA and set out to make a new version of the silent movie ' All Quiet On Thé Western Front' .She bought the rights from the estate of the writer who wrote the best selling book that was made into an Oscar winning film. Over the course of 16 years she pitched the idea to anyone who would listen , listen they did but no one was interested in a German language film about World War 1 , without a famous actor being involved.    She used all he savings and remortgaged her house to keep her dream alive , but the dream was about to become a nightmare when she was told raise $10,000 or lose the rights to the film. She was turned down by everyone she tried to borrow from, but fate played it's hand . There was a triathlon taking place with $10,000 prize money .  Exactly the amount she needed , she entered and began training. The day before the race she fell from her bike and broke her shoulder. She was down but she was not out, she strapped up , cycled, ran and swam a mile using just her legs and one arm .    She WON the race, the film as we know was made with money from Netflix, and now she has won a BAFTA and was awarded multiply Oscars!   So if you didn't know this story, you do now!"    https://braveheartcoach.com/  ___________________________________________________________   Do you want all your menopause resources in one place? To pick up your free copy, simply head to amandathebe.com/meno-resource/    PS don't forget to leave me a nice, juicy review! It really helps support this podcast.    Much Love, Amanda x  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amandathebe.substack.com

Very practical advice and education for menopausal women who like to exercise and stay healthy from an industry expert.     Dr. Carla DiGirolamo is a double Board-Certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist and Reproductive  Endocrinologist who specializes in the care of reproductive age and mid-life women. Carla completed her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Brown University Medical School/Women and Infants' Hospital and her Reproductive Endocrinology fellowship training at the Massachusetts General Hospital at Harvard Medical School. She is a North American Menopause Society (NAMS) Certified Menopause Practitioner and has been featured in multiple podcasts and speakerships at various events discussing the physiology of the hormonal changes of menopause, hormone therapy and optimizing physical performance in elite and avid recreational female athletes. Carla has been in the fitness industry her entire life as a recreational athlete and for the last decade as a fitness professional with credentials as a Crossfit Level 1 Trainer and Certified Nutrition Coach. As a pioneer in Women's Performance Endocrinology, her focus is on optimizing physical performance in women in high-performance professions and female athletes of all ages. Carla has a blog through Substack called "Athletic Aging". https://www.athleticaging.blog/ and her second publication "Performance Edge" https://www.performanceedge.blog/ launched in February 2023 Dr. DiGirolamo is currently a Partner Physician at Boston IVF in Waltham, MA. She has over 17 years of experience practicing as a fertility specialist and more recently as a menopause health consultant. She has been featured in Boston Magazine's Top Doctors in the Boston area for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.    Website: https://www.drcarlad.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carla.digirolamo.14  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_carla_d/  Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carla-digirolamo-0109b8103/   Medfit course: https://www.medfitclassroom.org/product/menopause-health-and-fitness-specialist/  ___________________________________________________________   Do you want all your menopause resources in one place? To pick up your free copy, simply head to amandathebe.com/meno-resource/    PS don't forget to leave me a nice, juicy review! It really helps support this podcast.    Much Love, Amanda x  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amandathebe.substack.com

By age 40 we should know about the menopause transition — when it starts and what happens in our bodies. Women Living Better empowers those on the path to menopause through knowledge and collective experience. But most women don't and Nina Coslov decided to do something about that.    What started as a "what the heck is going on in my body", to providing women with clear information about menopause, soon turned into research, as Nina knew there were woeful gaps. In 2020 Nina, Dr. Woods and Dr. Richardson conducted the WLB Survey focusing on better characterizing the experience of the path to menopause, beginning while periods are still coming monthly. As a team, this energetic trio has published six papers in peer-reviewed journals and is working on more.    Nina was honored with the North American Menopause Society's Media Award in 2021.    Nina truly believes (as do I) that by our late thirties, we will receive anticipatory guidance about what to expect on the path to menopause.   Head over to the Women Living Better for more information and to take their polls!    https://womenlivingbetter.org/  ___________________________________________________________   Do you want all your menopause resources in one place? To pick up your free copy, simply head to amandathebe.com/meno-resource/    PS don't forget to leave me a nice, juicy review! It really helps support this podcast.    Much Love, Amanda x  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amandathebe.substack.com

Stephanie Kruse is the host of the podcast Good Enough For Now, which celebrates stories of the detours in life, the unexpected challenges that happen and lead people to determine how to move forward and redefine what matters most.    During Stephanie Kruse's 25-year career she led marketing and consumer insights for brands like Gap, Banana Republic, Yahoo! and Dell. Unexpectedly detoured from a corporate role, she launched her own consulting practice in 2010. Since then, she has driven new business launches, strategic expansions, and loyalty programs at Sephora, Gymboree and a cadre of wellness, retail and emerging technology startups, while working flexibly and starting a family. She lived in Atlanta, Austin and San Francisco before moving to Greenwich, Connecticut in 2016.    In 2020, Stephanie reconnected to creative writing. She is now working on a memoir. When she's not trying to find time on her calendar for exercise, you'll find her singing 80s music in the car, meeting friends for coffee, planning travel breaks, hanging out with her husband and two teenagers, listening to podcasts and daydreaming about taking a nap.    Follow Stephanie at @_skruse on Instagram and listen to the podcast at https://www.goodenoughfornowpod.com/  ___________________________________________________________   Do you want all your menopause resources in one place? To pick up your free copy, simply head to amandathebe.com/meno-resource/    PS don't forget to leave me a nice, juicy review! It really helps support this podcast.    Much Love, Amanda x  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amandathebe.substack.com

Deborah Chambers, better known as Deborah Darling, is a 61-year-old silver model and social media influencer based in Pretoria, South Africa.     She started modelling as a side-hustle in her mid-fifties while working full-time as a technical writer for an IT company. A friend suggested she create an Instagram account (she hadn't heard of the platform at the time) and to her surprise her following started growing almost immediately.     Her side-hustle has since become a full-time mission to challenge the negative stereotypes of ageing, and to inspire women to embrace the age they are at.   She believes that we are never to old, and it's never too late.    https://www.instagram.com/deborah__darling/  ___________________________________________________________   Do you want all your menopause resources in one place? To pick up your free copy, simply head to amandathebe.com/meno-resource/    PS don't forget to leave me a nice, juicy review! It really helps support this podcast.    Much Love, Amanda x  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amandathebe.substack.com

Catherine O'Keeffe is a Menopause Workplace Consultant, founder of Wellness Warrior, and creator of the Menopause Success Summit. Catherine is the author of the best selling All you need to know about menopause.She helps organisations implement a comprehensive menopause strategy that leads to meaningful change. She's helped hundreds of companies choose support over silence including Workday International, StateStreet, Department of Health, Sainsburys, and Microsoft. Catherine is on a mission to shatter the menopause taboo, for good.    We have a good old natter about the current menopause state of the world, and why her advocacy work is so needed and important. We also dig into her new book, which introduces us to the 6 M's of Menopause which are such practical ways to manage your menopause.    www.wellnesswarrior.ie    ___________________________________________________________   Do you want all your menopause resources in one place? To pick up your free copy, simply head to amandathebe.com/meno-resource/    PS don't forget to leave me a nice, juicy review! It really helps support this podcast.    Much Love, Amanda x    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amandathebe.substack.com

Jo Moseley, 58, is a single Mum of two adult sons from North Yorkshire. Alongside her lovely day job, she is also a writer, speaker and podcast host. She describes herself as a joy encourager, beach cleaner and midlife adventurer.      After her mother died and experiencing a difficult perimenopause that left her feeling very broken and crying in supermarkets, Jo discovered the joy of moving for her physical, emotional and mental health. She hikes, cold water dips all year round and paddleboards. It eases her anxiety and helps her sleep.      In 2019 Jo became the first woman to paddleboard coast to coast across northern England, picking up litter and fundraising. A film about her coast to coast SUP journey in 2019, called Brave Enough - A Journey Home to Joy has been screened at prestigious film festivals and sell out online events.      Her first book Stand Up Paddleboarding in Great Britain - Beautiful Places to Paddleboard in England, Scotland and Wales was shortlisted for the Best Book of the Year in The Great Outdoors Magazine awards.     Jo is enjoying and very grateful for her post menopausal years and the freedom it brings to live life to the full.      ___________________________________________________________   Do you want all your menopause resources in one place? To pick up your free copy, simply head to amandathebe.com/meno-resource/    PS don't forget to leave me a nice, juicy review! It really helps support this podcast.    Much Love, Amanda x  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amandathebe.substack.com

Dr. Maki is best known for her contributions to the field of menopause and cognition. A central focus of her research has been the effects of hormone therapy (HT) and alternative treatments for menopausal symptoms on cognition.    Professor Pauline Maki, co-author of the IMS White Paper, said: "Patients with cognitive complaints at menopause are often concerned about their risk of dementia later in life and it's important to let them know that memory problems are common during the menopause transition and the large majority of women will not develop dementia"    In the show today we discuss:  What do we mean by cognitive function and brain fog?   How does cognitive function change in menopause?  What menopause-related factors appear to influence cognition? What role does MHT play?   What other modifiable risk factors influence cognition at midlife? Can we discuss girls/women's education and how that impacts dementia risk?   Cultural differences    You can read the WHITE PAPER – Brain Fog in Menopause here  https://www.imsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMS-White-Paper-2022-Brain-fog-in-menopause.pdf    ___________________________________________________________   Do you want all your menopause resources in one place? To pick up your free copy, simply head to amandathebe.com/meno-resource/    PS don't forget to leave me a nice, juicy review! It really helps support this podcast.    Much Love, Amanda x  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amandathebe.substack.com

Lizzie is a digital lifestyle host and social influencer. She helps women embrace the "middle ages" by sharing tips, advice, and interviews about aging, beauty, style, and menopause. Lizzie B's audience knows she doesn't take herself too seriously, and viewers love following her entertaining behind-the-scenes stories on Instagram and TikTok. Lizzie has 20+ years of experience as an Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist and host. During that time, she interviewed everyone from celebrities to CEOs and developed the skills of storytelling and engaging viewers. If you ask Lizzie about her favorite part of switching from traditional media to digital, she'll proudly tell you that it's because she can say whatever the eff she wants and no longer needs a full face of makeup to go on camera. You can find Lizzie at https://www.instagram.com/lizziebtv/ ___________________________________________________________ Do you want all your menopause resources in one place? To pick up your free copy, simply head to amandathebe.com/meno-resource/ PS don't forget to leave me a nice, juicy review! It really helps support this podcast. Much Love, Amanda x This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amandathebe.substack.com

Appropriately confident, Dr Jen Gunter, recently joined me on an Instagram Live to answer all your menopause questions and it was so well received that I wanted you to enjoy it here on my podcast. Dr Jen is an OB/GYN and pain medicine physician. She's been called Twitter's resident gynecologist, the Internet's OB/GYN, and one of the fiercest advocates for women's health and has devoted my professional life to caring for women. Her book, The Menopause Manifesto, all about peri-menopause and menopause, and made it to the NY Times Instant Best Seller list. You can find Jen at drjengunter.com ___________________________________________________________ Do you want all your menopause resources in one place? To pick up your free copy, simply head to amandathebe.com/meno-resource/ PS don't forget to leave me a nice, juicy review! It really helps support this podcast. Much Love, Amanda x This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amandathebe.substack.com

Our mutual admiration for one another's work collides in this episode as we both discuss our own personal journey through menopause and why we do what we do! Dr. Jenn Salib Huber is a Canadian Registered Dietitian, Naturopathic Doctor and Intuitive Eating Coach and she's on a mission to help women thrive in midlife. She helps women navigate the physical and emotional changes that happen in perimenopause and menopause, including their search for food freedom and body confidence. Working from a health at every size approach, she teaches women to become intuitive eaters and build body confidence at any stage of midlife. In addition to her 1:1 and group programs, she's the host of 'The Midlife Feast' podcast and community that helps women "undiet" their lives after 40 so they can nourish a relationship with food that helps them discover the magic of midlife! Learn more about Jenn at www.jennsalibhuber.ca ___________________________________________________________ Do you want all your menopause resources in one place? To pick up your free copy, simply head to amandathebe.com/meno-resource/ PS don't forget to leave me a nice, juicy review! It really helps support this podcast. Much Love, Amanda x This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amandathebe.substack.com

For American women today, working out is as accepted as it is expected, fueling a multibillion-dollar industry. But it wasn't always this way. For much of the 20th century, sweating was considered unladylike, and girls grew up believing physical exertion would cause their uterus to literally fall out. Danielle's book, digs deep into the history of women's fitness and how it has evolved from a beauty tool promoted to "reduce" towards a path of promoting mental, emotional and physical well-being. You can find Danielle at https://www.instagram.com/daniellefriedmanwrites/ ___________________________________________________________ Do you want all your menopause resources in one place? To pick up your free copy, simply head to amandathebe.com/meno-resource/ PS don't forget to leave me a nice, juicy review! It really helps support this podcast. Much Love, Amanda x This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amandathebe.substack.com

Are you open to learning how menopause impacts more than cisgender women? Well, I am, because I have had to have some difficult conversations in my menopause group, Menopausing So Hard. Lasara Firefox is a wonderful representative for people navigating queer menopause and for people like me, who need and want to learn more. This topic is complex and confusing, I trip up a lot during the conversation and you know what, that's ok – I want to get this right and I want to by an ally for everyone who goes through menopause.you can contact Lasara directly at lasara.firefox.allen@gmail.com Or on Instagram at www.instagram.com/lasara_firefox_allen/ ___________________________________________________________ Do you want all your menopause resources in one place? To pick up your free copy, simply head to amandathebe.com/meno-resource/ PS don't forget to leave me a nice, juicy review! It really helps support this podcast. Much Love, Amanda x This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amandathebe.substack.com

Julie is a psychology educator and specialises in helping women in menopause manage their stress through mindfulness techniques. BUT she doesn't make it feel exotic or extreme, even people like me can do it. I love talking with Julie, and even better, she is from the same small town in the northeast of England as me. Enjoy this podcast, it's a good un!  ___________________________________________________________ Do you want all your menopause resources in one place? To pick up your free copy, simply head to amandathebe.com/meno-resource/ PS don't forget to leave me a nice, juicy review! It really helps support this podcast.   Much Love, Amanda x This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amandathebe.substack.com

Imagine finding out in your teenage years that you are menopausal? It would be utterly devastating, even getting that same diagnosis in your 20's or 30's - we consider menopause to be associated with midlife or older. POI and early menopause are more common than you think, and Dr Hannah Short & Dr Mandy Leonhardt have made it their mission to provide as much helpful, evidence-based information as possible for women in this category. The co-authors of the new book, The Complete Guide to POI & Early Menopause, is a must-read and quite frankly a brilliant resource. ___________________________________________________________ Do you want all your menopause resources in one place? To pick up your free copy, simply head to amandathebe.com/meno-resource/ PS don't forget to leave me a nice, juicy review! It really helps support this podcast. Much Love, Amanda x This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amandathebe.substack.com

OM is a company that was created by Anca Griffiths, born out of her own personal experience of 3 different continents and 3 different healthcare systems. It was apparent to her that women were being fed a "one-size-fits-all" message that was doing women a huge disservice. So, she created OM where the best minds in healthcare come together to offer precision medicine support and preventative therapeutic strategies to corporates and individuals in a captivating way. For consumers, OM is the place to go to engage with the best health experts from across the world to find trusted information/support at any stage in their health journeys. For corporates working with OM, they get personalised precision medicine and therapeutic strategies for each of their employees (wherever they are, and at any time) from the best health experts across the world. For health experts, they get a platform enabling them to share their cutting-edge knowledge/experience in a new, engaging format with a wider audience. https://www.om-experts.com/ ___________________________________________________________ Do you want all your menopause resources in one place? To pick up your free copy, simply head to amandathebe.com/meno-resource/ PS don't forget to leave me a nice, juicy review! It really helps support this podcast. Much Love, Amanda x This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amandathebe.substack.com