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Send a textAnn Marie is back with a solo episode, her last of the year. Get ready as she makes sense of a crazy year she's still trying to make sense of, and looks at taking that wisdom forward, so maybe you can make a little sense of where you are headed too. Highlights: • Why our bodies and brains work overtime to keep us safe – and why we need to recognize it when they do •  It’s not all perimenopause• We've got to move what we can and lift heavy things • Duh: hormone therapy is a really good way to deal with perimenopause symptoms • Big pharma is working overtime on us – and no one is watching • Why how we talk about menopause is important • Have you thought about choline? Here's why you might want to• Everyone needs to learn this: Progestin and progesterone are not the same thing • If you want to get to know yourself, quit drinking and eating crap• If you feel called to do something, just do it and find out why later• “Low and slow” for the winJoin the Hotflash Inc perimenoposse:Web: hotflashinc.comTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincTwitter: @hotflashincEpisode website: HotflashincSee hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy informationJoin the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send a textAmy Fleming is way too young to be going through menopause, but her attitude about it would outshine many of her much older peers. She was just 27 when a series of painful issues landed her in the hospital multiple times, and ultimately found out that she was going through primary ovarian insufficiency (POI, which I accidentally call "premature" in the intro) and ultimately, premature menopause. Now, at 29, she's sharing her experiences, raising awareness for the #makemenopausematter campaign, changing the face of menopause and smashing the taboo for old or younger people to educate themselves on this inevitable life transition.Find out how she's managed to put purpose to her pain and is helping others do the same.Highlights:• How she finally got the right diagnosis • How her peers and fiance (now husband) reacted• Finding the right HRT path• What lifestyle adjustments work best• How she handled the psychological impact of such an unexpected event• Her advice for others who are going through this• How to best advocate for yourself in this situation• The most helpful resourcesFact check: Women do not make more testosterone than men, we make more testosterone than estrogen. Where to find Amy:Instagram: @girl_poiwerJoin the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send a textWhat a discussion this is. (The first explicit one too!) Jessica Jolie Badonsky is a New York City-based, board-certified family nurse practitioner and North American Menopause Society certified practitioner with more 18 years of experience in the medical arena. She is also a life coach who specializes in menopausal health, human sexuality, medicinal cannabis, and intimate wellness. And during her own menopause journey, she discovered how much more there was to to all this than hot flashes and mood swings. She is also the founder of Agelust Labs, a group progam designed to reframe the menopausal mindset with a fresh, modern approach that integrates science and spirit to help you through your meno-morphosis.All the highlights in our conversation: • Why she went on HRT • How it’s going – good and bad• ADHD and perimenopause• How giving birth is like perimenopause• Using hormone therapy to “take the pressure off”• Why she uses a compounding pharmacy • The launch of Agelust Labs• How we change about sex in menopause • The first mention of “queef” in the Hotflash inc podcast • Changing sexual attitudes – and dynamics – within a long-term relationship• The nascent but fascinating possibility of psychedelics and menopause• Understanding the endocannabanoid system and perimenopause Where you can find Jessica: Instagram: @agelustco @jessica_jolie_npWeb: Privatepartsofwellness.comJoin the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send a textEsther Blum is an integrative dietitian and lifestyle coach based in New York City. She’s a bestselling author and has been on a number of the top US shows including Dr Oz and the Goop Podcast. In her fifth and latest book, See You Later, Ovulator, she draws on 27+ years in nutritional counseling as well as her own personal experience to give women the resources they need to find the exact treatment, testing and follow up they need to start feeling like themselves again. (This is a woman who used to research how to get over hangovers, so she doesn’t expect you to live like a monk.)In this podcast we cover: • Esther’s own perimenopause experience• ‘Rampant negligence’ about menopause in medicine• All the tests she does• Why ‘normal is not optimal’• The things you need to sort out before you go on hormone therapy• The power of progesterone• Why drinking alcohol and HRT don’t mix • Why and when you need carbs • How the birth control pill complicates everything• The awesome things about this time of life Stay tuned to the end for her giveaway, too. Where to find Esther: Web: EstherBlum.comInstagram: @gorgeousestherJoin the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send a textUpdate: Rochelle has since exited Pause-Well Aging. It’s hard to believe that when Rochelle Weitzner launched her company in 2019, Pause-Well Aging was the first to target the wide-open menopause space. The beauty industry veteran ran or helped run brands like Erno Laszlo, Laura Mercier Cosmetics and RéVive Skincare before she started having hot flashes, brain fog and other “experiences”, leading her to start thinking about entering the well-aging (never anti) space in an entirely new, pretty badass way. And she just won the Female Founder of the Year award from CEW cosmetics (sharing it with Bobbi Brown). Highlights: The two big walls she encountered when starting outHow menopause marketing is censored on GoogleHer big pet peeve about the  “gua sha” trend How the Pause-Well fascia stimulating tool worksWhat helped her own menopause (and what complicated it)Why she doesn’t like the word "symptoms"What people get wrong about clean beautyPeptides, collagen, parabens + formaldehyde Where we are on “menowashing”The one big thing she did for her own health Menopause as a “passage to power”Why she trademarked "Well-Aging" Her dream for the futureWhere to find Rochelle and Pause Well-Aging: Web: Pausewellaging.comInstagram: @pausewellaging; @rochelleweitznerTwitter: @pausewellagingTikTok: @pausewellagingJoin the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send a textJill Angelo is the co-founder and CEO of Gennev, a virtual care platform for menopause in the US. Jill spotted an opportunity six years ago, and although Gennev started out a little different than it has ended up, they were one of the first companies to become a leader in this space. And over the pandemic Gennev pivoted to providing education and telemedicine for menopause relief to thousands of women via one-on-one and group visits through a team of ob/gyns and registered dietitians. And they must have done something right: because, the company was recently acquired by Unified Health Care Group – one of the first acquisitions in the new fast-growing menopause space.Highlights:• What happened when she noticed people leaving the workforce• What women in the workplace who are going through menopause need from their employers • The gifts menopause brings us • How her perimenopause is going at 48•  How Gennev started selling a lubricant and morphed into telehealth and HRT during the pandemic• How menopause treatment is unique to each person • What changes she’s seen in the menopause conversation • Her take on the safety of HRT right now • The menopause research she’s most excited about • What annoys her about celebrities and menopause  • Why she wants every woman to get an M-check starting at 45 • How she got over her nerves talking about menopauseWhere to find Gennev:Web: Gennev.comInstagram: @mygennevTwitter: @mygennevJoin the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send a textAnn Marie McQueen speaks to Irene Ndagire, a physiotherapist based in Kampala, Uganda.She runs the Women’s Health Foundation, launched in 2014, and has been advising women on all aspects of menopause.  She recently launched Menopause Uganda to help even more people menopause symptoms, fear and other issues associated with the transition. She's also doing something that people working for menopause awareness have not been able to do – involve men. Although women in Uganda face some unique circumstances, you will hear that our similarities are much more than our differences. Among the topics: How Irene got interested in menopause (her mother's was not so hot) (4.05)The biggest fear of women in Uganda (5.00)What women are experiencing in terms of symptoms (6.10)How they got men involved (6.45)Why most women don't take HRT in Uganda (8.30)Food is menopause medicine (9.15)Walking is a great exercise but... (12.30)Hot flashes are big in Uganda too (13.50)Menopause = old (16.15)The first menopause research in Uganda (18.55)What they need to help support women (20.50)How Irene got her nickname (24.20)Where to find Menopause Uganda:Web: Whfuganda.orgTwitter: @MenopauseUgJoin the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send a textKaren Arthur is the ultimate multi-potentate: a leader in the global menopause space; former teacher, fashion creative, model, activist, grandmother, mentor and so much more. Her podcast Menopause Whilst Black is now in it’s third season; she’s been featured across major media platforms in Britain and North America, and she’s a well-respected and reasonable presence on social media. Karen speaks on a range of topics including mental wellbeing and finding courage to change your mind, your direction and your life. Highlights:The power of learning to make choices (4.00)Realizing it was always peri/menopause (5.45)“I fell down a hole” (8.00)Navigating the space between saying “f*** it” to the life you don’t want and finding one you do (11.00)What helped her out of physical pain (18.27)Recognizing and rejecting expectations (27.15)A path to curating the next decades of your life (36.21)Affirmations are woo-woo but they work (39.50)What she found out about Black women in menopause (49.05)What helps her in menopause, including HRT, and why you have to be patient (59.50)We can change – and should – change our minds (1.07.29)Where to find Karen: Web: TheKarenArthur.comPodcast: MenopauseWhilstBlackInstagram: @MenopauseWhilstBlackTwitter: @thekarenarthurSPONSORS:Become anti-flush cooling clothing | Now shipping to the US | Use code HOTFLASHINC to get a 20 percent discountJoin the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send a textAnn Marie speaks with Sally Mueller and Michelle Jacobs, who as co-founders of the skin and supplement line Womaness have surged to the forefront of the industry since they launched in 2021. Highlights: • Celebrities and menopause (4.00)• How they settled on their brand of menopositivity (9.12)• Why a business partnership is like a marriage (11.26)• How to run a company with your BFF (12.45)• The fun way they deal with disagreements (15.21)• Their own perimenopause and menopause experiences (19.36)• What Sally wish she knew earlier about taking care of herself (25.00)• What's menopause + what's life? (28.00)• Why so many of us are taking big chances these days (31.32)SPONSORS:Become anti-flush cooling clothing | Now shipping to the US! | Use code HOTFLASHINC to get a 20 percent discountIf you liked this episode and you wanted to do some shopping, Hotflash inc is part of the Womaness affiliate network. Use the code HFINC20 to get a 20 percent discount (fyi: Hotflash inc will get a percentage of the sale).Web: Womaness.comInstagram: @womaness Twitter: @mywomanessTikTok: @womanessJoin the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send a textWe hear this message all the time: compounding pharmacies and the bioidentical hormones they produce are dangerous and unregulated. But, are they? To find out Ann Marie turns to two people who are inside the industry, which accounts for about 1 to 2 per cent of drugs sold, and gets a very different story. They are Scott Brunner, CEO of the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding, which represents compounding pharmacists and technicians as well as prescribers, educators, researchers and suppliers in the United States, and Jennifer Burch, a doctor of pharmacy and owner of the independent pharmacy her father started in Durham, North Carolina. Although this episode focuses on the compounding pharmacies industry in the US, there are takeaways that can be applied all over the world. Highlights: • The drug industry began with compounding pharmacies – so why are they still here? (4.45)• The rigorous regulatory framework in place to oversee them (5.50)• How compounding pharmacies help patients traditional pharmaceuticals cannot – including in menopause (7.32)• Examples in peri/menopause where compounded medications help where pharmaceuticals cannot (10.13)• How practioners work collaboratively with compounding pharmacists (12.30) • The one way pharmacists can tell if a medication is working for a patient (13.10)• How compounded menopause hormone therapy works and is overseen by pharmacists, practitioners and patient consulation for peri/menopause symptoms – and how it’s different from how the majority of HRT prescriptions handled (13.30)• The rare cases where compounding has gone wrong (17.30)• The difference between synthetic and bioidentical hormones (and how even doctors confuse them) (19.01)• Why you probably want to skip medroxyprogesterone and go for bioidentical progesterone instead (21.00)• The imminent threat facing the compounding industry (26.00)• Why the compounding isn’t even suited to the large-scale clinical trials it’s demonized for not having – and how it’s actually tested (27.23)• The issue of pellets (and why the Alliance wants a more rigorous reporting system for adverse events for all drugs) (37.30)• The case that may have scarred the FDA about compounding pharmacies (42.20)• Are compounded medications really more expensive?(43.30)Find out more:Web: Compounding.comTwitter: A4PC @a4pcrx Jennifer Burch @drjenn93Join the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send a textDr Kourtney Sims has an unusual combination of skillsets when it comes to menopause, and has really dedicated her continuing education post-medical school to understanding this transition. The Texas-based, North American Menopause Society-certified obstetrician-gynecologist is also an herbalist, a yoga teacher, and a functional integrative women's health advocate. And she's chief medical advisor to Phenology, which is a new US company led by former Silicon Valley executive Jess Graham aimed at offering relief and guidance to women through supplements and rescue remedies.Highlights:What MDs learn about menopause in medical schoolThe lack of oversight of menopause treatment How the system works in the UK (hint: it’s driven by pharma)Her take on the “menopause is a disease” narrativeThe holistic, energetic, ritual-based view of menopauseDo worse symptoms mean larger health problems? Menopause hormone therapy, disease prevention, longevity and antiaging HRT + the individual Why other countries are doing research on herbs and not the US2 good herbs you may not have heard of for sleep + hot flashesTracking perimenopause by testing progesterone levelsWhat the women she sees who have an easier time have in commonWhere to find more:Web: DrKourtney.com, Myphenology.comAnd no affiliation, but if you wanted to check out Phenology, use code HOTFLASHINC for 10 percent off your order.SPONSORS:Become anti-flush cooling clothing | Now shipping to the US! | Use code HOTFLASHINC to get a 20 percent discountJoin the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send a textDr 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.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 uses Instagram to break down some of the most common things you hear about food, the pervading and stubborn impact of diet culture, and help women navigate the physical and emotional changes that happen in perimenopause and menopause, including their search for food freedom and body confidence.She's the host of 'The Midlife Feast' podcast and runs Beyond The Scale, a program that helps women "undiet" their lives after 40. Highlights: • How the menopause conversation is changing (4.30)• What she loves about menopause (5.15)• Early (ish) menopause (7.00)• Being hormone sensitive (10.00)• The power of and problem with nutrition (11.19)• The issue of research into nutrition and lifestyle (18.50)• The sugar conversation (23.10) • The problem with restrictions (26.00)• Insulin resistance and the best way to combat it (28.55)• The obsession with inflammation (32.15)• The problem with armchair medicine (34.30)• How to stay well beyond menopause (41.15)Where to find Jenn:Instagram: @menopause.nutritionistTikTok: @menopause.nutritionistWeb: JennSalibHuber.ca SPONSORS:Become anti-flush cooling clothing | Now shipping to the US! | Use code HOTFLASHINC to get a 20 percent discountJoin the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send a textDr Alicia Jackson is an American scientist, health-tech entrepreneur and CEO and founder of Evernow — a next-generation telemedicine startup that is completely focused on menopause and provides FDA-approved treatment from specialists. Evernow also recently announced a very significant round of funding, with some very influential donors. We speak all about how Alicia went from MIT to menopause, how and why Evernow attracted A-list celebrity funding, modern menopause hormone therapy and what she sees as most important moving forward.Join the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send a textAnn Marie speaks to Martha Hickey, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Melbourne and co-director of the Gynaecology Research Centre at the Royal Women’s Hospital. Prof Hickey is a leader in developing national guidelines for menopause management in Australia and New Zealand and also in developing a new model of care for managing menopausal symptoms after breast cancer.Join the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send a textI'm Ann Marie McQueen, a Canadian-born, Middle East-residing, perimenopausing journalist. I'm also founder of Hotflash Inc, a platform to inform, entertain and encourage the global perimenoposse. I'm here reminding you that while nothing about this peri/menopause transition is easy, it is going somewhere good.Join the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send a textAnn Marie talks about some of the cool things that are happening – including season 2 of the podcast starting Friday, September 9 2022 – before moving on to why perimenopause is all about figuring out how to exist in the middle. Then a few words about something that is definitely not our friend at this time, and that is A-L-C-O-H-O-L.Join the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send a textDebbie Baisden is a popular British menopause campaigner, comedian and Pub Landlady (which, if you are not from the UK, is quite different from a bartender. Ann Marie speaks to Debbie while she is in Scotland, spending a week performing and promoting her one-woman show Menopause Party at the annual Edinburgh Fringe Festival.Join the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send a text"The minute you get that good night sleep, everything changes." That's from Lilach Mazor Power. Find out how cannabis leader and co-founder of Phoenix-based menopause-focused Revelry Cannabis is helping women sleep better and longer than they ever could – as well as alleviating a bunch of other symptoms, too.Join the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send a textGet inspired by Ann Marie's conversation with Amy Schmidt, who is all the things a woman can be at this time of our lives and more. She inspired women through more than 100 episodes of her Fearlessly Facing Fifty podcast before pivoting and launching her Better Than Gossip project. Her journals turned into a book, Cannonball: Fearlessly Facing Midlife and Beyond, a Ted Talk, major television appearances and a big new project. But it wasn’t always this way. Amy lost herself in her 40s – as so many of us do – and she describes how she found her confidence again, and you can too.Join the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Send a textAnn Marie speaks to Rebecca Ann Simmons, a PhD researcher at the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds, whose research aims to uncover the multiplicity of experiences among LGBTQ+ people who are or have experienced menopause.Join the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comNewsletter: Hotflash inc. on SubstackTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information