Is perimenopause really starting earlier than we thought? What’s the truth about HRT and breast cancer risk? And does childhood trauma show up harder in menopause?

In this special roundtable, I sit down with my menopause besties Karen Martel and Dr. Fiona Lovely to untangle some of the most confusing, and often controversial, topics in women’s health today. Between the three of us, we’ve spent decades studying hormones, coaching women, and cutting through the myths that keep so many of us suffering in silence.

We cover:

• Why perimenopause symptoms often start in the brain years before your periods change

• The real benefits of hormone replacement therapy (and why the risks have been overstated)

• How to optimize your HRT dosage and delivery for maximum results

• Groundbreaking research linking trauma and hormone receptor sensitivity

• Biohacking tools and supplements that may help smooth the menopause transition

Karen Martel has a brilliant podcast called The Hormone Solution. She is a Certified Hormone Specialist and Transformational Nutrition Coach and has been working with women in this space with her online community and one to one for a decade now. She specializes in weight loss resistance.

Fiona has one of the longest running menopause podcasts with over a million downloads now called Not Your Mother’s Menopause. She is a women’s health expert with specialties in functional medicine, neurology and restorative endocrinology and takes a holistic approach to healing, focusing on finding the root cause of a woman’s issues, reaching all aspects of health and making space for wellness.

Contact Karen Martel:

Website: https://karenmartel.com

Podcast: https://karenmartel.com/blogs/podcast

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karenmartelhormones

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karenmartelhormones/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfWWN_4IhMZJOXjvj8FDKIQ

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Contact Dr. Fiona Lovely:

Website: https://drlovely.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drfionalovely

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drfionalovely

Podcast: Not Your Mother’s Menopause: https://drlovely.com/#!/podcast

 

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