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Perimenopause, Powerlifting, and Angels with Jenny Smith (Episode 272)
29 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Elite cyclist, multisport athlete, and endurance coach Jenny Smith has spent decades pushing her limits — including multiple Leadville 100 podiums —...
The Hardest Finish Line: Grieving and Growing Beyond Your Running Years with Dimity McDowell (Episode 271)
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In running, we celebrate grit, determination, pushing through pain, and crossing the finish line—whatever it takes. It shines on Instagram, but what...
Body Breaking Down in Midlife? A Performance PT Explains How to Build It Back Up with Casey Francis, DPT (Episode 270)
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you're an active woman in perimenopause or menopause and it feels like your body is suddenly falling apart — new injuries, recurring pain, workou...
BONUS: Another Mother Runner - Menopause + Active Women with Selene Yeager
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Feisty Media is proud to welcome Another Mother Runner to the Feisty Media family. Enjoy this bonus crossover AMR episode starring, Selene Yeager!--Ca...
Harden the F Up No More: Bioharmony for Midlife Athletes with Dr. Tamsin Lewis (Episode 269)
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As athletic women, we often pride ourselves on grit—shoving down feelings, pushing through pain and measuring every metric in pursuit of optimizatio...
The Core Truth: Incontinence, Intimacy, Pain, and Performance: Healing from the Inside Out with Leah Keller (Episode 268)
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you've ever leaked when you laughed, jumped, or sneezed–or felt like your core disappeared after pregnancy, injury, or into perimenopause–you'r...
Running into Your Best Midlife with Anna Troup (Episode 267)
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Women in their 50s, 60s, and beyond are crushing courses around the world. At a time when we’ve been preconditioned to believe we’ll slow down, ma...
Perimenopause and the New Midlife Playbook with Dr. Alyssa Dweck (Episode 266)
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Now that menopause is finally getting the research and medical attention it deserves, we are finally putting perimenopause in the spotlight as a pivot...
When Perimenopause Gets Personal: Training Through the Chaos with Shawna Norton (Episode 265)
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s guest would like to apologize. Like many of us before perimenopause hit, Shawna Norton admits she used to quietly doubt—even judge—w...
Understanding Midlife Weight Gain, Menopause, and GLP-1s with Diana Reid, MPH, RDN (Episode 264)
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As women, we’re told our bodies are wrong almost from the moment we become aware of them—and that messaging hits hyperdrive when the body composit...
Stop Spinning Your Wheels: Fueling for Real Midlife Gains with Meghann Featherstun, MS, RD, CSSD (Episode 263)
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sports nutrition is confusing. Sports nutrition for endurance athletes is even more confusing. And sports nutrition for midlife female endurance athle...
The Menopause Sleep Syndrome: Why You’re Up at 3 a.m.—and What Helps with Andrea Matsumura, MD, MS, FACP, FAASM (Episode 262)
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Up in the middle of the night at 2:37 a.m. like clockwork? Toss and turn, desperately trying to slip into slumber? Eyes pop open at 4 a.m. though you’...
Why So Many Midlife Women Stop Wanting Sex—and What Helps with Cindy Scharkey, RN, BSN, PHN (Episode 261)
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Midlife and menopause can bring real physical and psychological changes that affect libido, arousal, and pleasure—but that doesn’t mean desire or ...
Hard Conversations in the Menopause Transition: Hormones, Testing, GLP-1s & What’s “Ideal” Now with Carla DiGirolamo, MD, PhD (Episode 260)
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome back our resident reproductive endocrinologist and menopause specialist, Dr. Carla DiGirolamo, for another candid conversation. W...
The Science of Your Nervous System and How to Respond to Stress, Trauma, and the State of the World
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, your Feisty Women's Performance podcast host Dr. Erin Ayala brings together a group of experts on mental health to talk about...
Why Rest Feels Hard: Midlife Training, Anxiety & Identity with Erin Ayala, PhD, LP, CMPC (Episode 259)
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Exercise is supposed to be healthy—but when does dedication cross into compulsion? In this episode, we sat down with sports psychologist and new hos...
What the Largest Menopause Fitness Survey Reveals About Hormones, Calories, and Fat Loss with Bill Campbell, PhD (Episode 258)
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome back protein and fat-loss researcher Dr. Bill Campbell to unpack early findings from what may be the largest menopause fitness su...
Building Your Personalized Peri/Menopause Plan with Sarah Gray (Episode 257)
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When the first signs of menopause hit, the temptation can be strong to throw everything we have at it–all the supplements, all the hacks, all the ho...
Carbohydrates: The Key to Midlife Health & Performance with Kristen Arnold, MS, RDN, CSSD (Episode 256)
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
“Carbs are evil.” As we usher in 2026, and as endurance athletes around the globe are stuffing down as many carbohydrates per hour as humanly poss...
Building Strength & Pushing Limits after 40 with Steph Gaudreau (Replay)
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally dropped on: March 19, 2025Many of us have spent a lifetime trying to shrink ourselves. We grew up being told you could never b...
Hormones & Heavy Lifts: The Menopause Blueprint with Holly Rilinger (Replay)
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally dropped on: June 2, 2025When some of the biggest names in menopause medicine want to learn to lift heavy, they turn to this we...
Why Now is the Time to Go Big with Paula Ralph (Episode 255)
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we wrap up 2025 and start dreaming about our goals for the New Year, this week’s guest, ultracyclist Paula Ralph, has one simple message: Just go...
Is It Burnout or Perimenopause? How to Tell (and What to Do About It) with Erin Ayala, PhD (Episode 254)
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you burned out? Or just in a rough patch? Is it perimenopause, depression, or some messy mix of well, everything? In this episode, we’re joined ...
Muscle, Hormones & the Menopause Transition with Carla DiGirolamo, MD, PhD (Episode 253)
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As active women, muscle is the engine that powers us through our lives, no matter what sport we love. When we hit midlife and menopause, it can feel l...
The Bone-Building Blueprint with Lisa Moore, DPT (Episode 252)
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The menopause transition is a critical tipping point for bone health. Bone loss accelerates rapidly in late perimenopause and continues for roughly 3 ...
Rethinking the Rules: Peak Performance in a Menopausal Body with Becky Croft (Episode 251)
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Unpredictable cycles. Sleepless nights. Mood swings. Body composition changes. And performance that mirrors all of it. During the menopause transition...
Active Release Techniques, Massage & Musculoskeletal Health in Menopause with Jan Wanklyn, LMT (Episode 250)
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our ligaments, tendons, and overall musculoskeletal system can take a real hit during the menopause transition, making injuries more frequent and reco...
Smart Glucose Management for Active Midlife Women with Liz McKinney, CNS, LDN (Episode 249)
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Grazing. Chronic stress. Poor sleep. Rushed meals. Sitting for long hours. Underfueled workouts. Estrogen decline. There’s a lot more behind our fas...
Precision Menopause Care: The Right Hormones for the Right Goals with Lauren Streicher, MD (Episode 248)
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We asked for your big questions on hormone therapy–and an avalanche ensued! This week, after 5+ years of Hit Play Not Pause, we’re doing a level s...
The Secrets to Going Further Than You Think You Can with Serena Bishop Gordon (Episode 247)
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At 46, professional off-road cyclist and coach Serena Bishop Gordon has redefined what she thought was possible—physically, mentally, and emotionall...
Get in the Ring with Perimenopause with Jessica D’Abrosca (Episode 246)
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When amateur boxer Jessica D'Abrosca entered perimenopause, she didn’t know what hit her. The exhaustion. The night sweats. The joint pain. She felt...
Make Stress Your Superpower in Midlife and Menopause with Sharon Horesh Bergquist, MD (Episode 245)
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re told stress (looking at you cortisol) is the enemy in midlife—but that’s too simple. In the right dose (and with real recovery), stress is...
What Millennials Need to Know About Menopause with Lauren Tetenbaum, LCSW (Episode 244)
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The next wave of menopausal women is here. Millennials (born 1981–1996)—with the oldest now 44—are marching into the transition. And no, they’...
No Ego, All Engine: The Midlife Advantage in Multi-Day Racing with Kim Beckinsale & Alina McMaster (Episode 243)
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Beckinsale and Alina McMaster, both in their mid-50s, race with Mountain Designs Wild Women, along with their teammates Cass Kimlin and Del Lloyd,...
The Overlooked Epidemic: Fibroids in Women’s Health with Taraneh Shirazian, MD (Episode 242)
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eighty percent of us will develop fibroids by age 50–making them an epidemic nobody talks about. Tennis legend Venus Williams, 45, has recently spok...
Psychedelics 101 for Menopause: Myths, Mechanisms, Must-Knows Grace Blest-Hopley, PhD (Episode 241)
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Buckle up for a trip (pun intended) into the midlife brain. This week we sit down with neuroscientist Dr. Grace Blest-Hopley to connect the dots betwe...
Breaking the Skinny Spell: Body Image, Building Muscle, and Midlife Resilience with Anne Marie Chaker (Episode 240)
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up in sport, this week’s guest was often told her body wasn’t “right”—too muscular, not tall enough, never thin enough—and those m...
You're Never Too Old to Be Young Again: Chasing 100 Miles at Age 65 with Diane Grim (Episode 239)
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At 65, Diane Grim was the oldest woman competing at the Western States 100–widely considered one of the toughest organized trail runs in the United ...
Own Your Mountain: Menopause, Resilience & Summiting Mount Everest with Jeannette McGill (Episode 238)
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
She did it. At 10:06 a.m. on May 24th, two-time guest Jeannette McGill stood on top of the world. Jeannette, 52, summited Mount Everest after three ye...
Why the Calories In/Calories Out Equation Can Fail Women with Jody Dushay, MD (Episode 237)
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How many times have we heard that weight loss and maintenance is simply “calories in, calories out?” Well, the equation may be rooted in thermodyn...
Why Hybrid Training Rules for Peri & Menopausal Women with Alyssa Olenick, PhD (Replay)
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the longest time, endurance athletes avoided the weight room, afraid unwanted muscles would weigh them down, while strength athletes all but kicke...
Menopause and Fat Loss with Bill Campbell, PhD (Replay)
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally dropped on February 12, 2025.Bill Campbell, PhD, has spent his entire career as a fat loss researcher. So when his wife hit me...
It's Tour de France Femmes Time!
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're sharing this episode of Feisty's weekly women's sports show, called The Feist, because we thought you’d enjoy this preview of the Tour de Fran...
Outrunning Assumptions: How to Get Faster in Midlife and Menopause with Jen Temperley (Episode 236)
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When things start to feel “off” in midlife, it’s easy to blame perimenopause. It’s easy to accept the advice to slow down—or to internalize ...
Mistakes, Menopause, & Second Winds with Marion Jones (Episode 235)
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Former track and field Olympic champion Marion Jones, who lost her record-breaking 5 medals and served prison time in a high profile doping scandal, t...
Brave Enough to Be Real: Honest Talk About Menopause, Midlife, and Athletics with Christine D'Ercole (Episode 234)
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Feisty favorite Peloton Instructor Christine D’Ercole is back on the show this week for a candid conversation about how she’s managing a high prof...
Running, Resilience, and Reinvention with Dena Lewis (Episode 233)
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Like many women, Dena Lewis planned on “fighting through” menopause. She thought she could outrun, out-nutrition, and out-supplement menopause. Me...
Welcome to The Feist - Your Favorite Sports with Your Feistiest Friends
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Feist — your favorite sports, with your feistiest friends. Hosted by Sara Gross and Kelly O’Mara, Feisty's newest podcast is here t...
Pelvic Floor Facts Every Active Menopausal Woman Should Know with Ingrid Harm-Ernandes, PT (Episode 232)
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pelvic floor disorders can wreak havoc on your well-being, especially as a woman who wants to run, jump, hike, bike, and otherwise enjoy an active lif...
Menopause After Paralysis: Hormones, Catheters and Competition with Edie Perkins (Episode 231)
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Edie Perkins was a 46-year-old elite runner and cyclist when a catastrophic accident left her paralyzed from the chest down—just as she was entering...
Bone Health, HRT & the Invisible Impacts of Menopause with Nicole Oh (Episode 230)
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“The person who wins is often the one who is fending off the menopause the best!” Those were words of advice a fellow competitor once gave this we...
Why Education is Everything at Feisty Media
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past eight years, Feisty Media has grown into a go-to resource for women’s health and performance education.In this special episode, Feisty...
Hormones & Heavy Lifts: The Menopause Blueprint with Holly Rilinger (Episode 229)
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When some of the biggest names in menopause medicine want to learn to lift heavy, they turn to this week’s guest, Nike Master Trainer and midlife fi...
Running a Record-Setting 366 Marathons at 55 with Hilde Dosogne (Episode 228)
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At the start of 2024, 55-year-old ultrarunner Hilde Dosogne set out to achieve the female World Record for the most consecutive days to run a marathon...
Mind Over Midlife: Brain Health Tips for Midlife with Therese Huston, PhD (Episode 227)
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As estrogen drops, our midlife brains go through a lot of changes. The activity in our dopamine network declines, which can leave us going from highly...
Midlife Fueling 101: Essential Sports Nutrition Advice for Peri & Postmenopausal Women with Kristen Arnold, MS, RDN, CSSD (Episode 226)
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Muscle and bone loss. Inflammation. Bloating, diarrhea, and other GI issues. Peri and postmenopausal active women can face myriad training and perform...
Learning to Thrive: A Runner’s Midlife Reinvention with Megan Eastwood (Episode 225)
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s guest ultrarunner Megan Eastwood is a portrait of perseverance. She’s lived through trauma, battled eating disorders, and been flatten...
Respinning Menopause: Movement, Mindset & Midlife with Maria Luque, PhD (Episode 224)
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Active and athletic women can be hit hard by the menopause transition. Many of us have become accustomed to our bodies responding in a predictable way...
The Fast Lane After 40: Perimenopause Training Tips with Marissa Axell (Episode 223)
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Perimenopause can blindside us in unexpected ways. Fatigue hit this week’s guest, elite cyclist and coach Marissa Axell, so hard she thought she had...
Underwear, Estrogen & Ultras with Lauren Puretz, DO (episode 222)
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve got a grab-bag of gynecological goodness for you this week, as we sat down with elite ultrarunner, gynecologist, and Paradis pro ambassador Dr...
The Nervous System, Hormones & Trauma with Paula Rastrick (Episode 221)
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever felt like your mood has a mind of its own during PMS, pregnancy, or perimenopause, you already know that hormones like estrogen and p...
Why Toughing Out Perimenopause Isn’t the Answer Carrie Tollefson (Episode 220)
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many women, like this week’s guest Olympian runner and broadcaster Carrie Tollefson, suffer through perimenopause for far too long because they know...
Menopausal Hormone Therapy: Managing Side Effects with Carla DiGirolamo, MD, PhD (Episode 219)
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Women go on hormone therapy to manage peri/menopause symptoms and feel better. But sometimes to their surprise, they feel worse. Or some symptoms go a...
Building Strength & Pushing Limits after 40 with Steph Gaudreau (Episode 218)
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us have spent a lifetime trying to shrink ourselves. We grew up being told you could never be too thin. As athletes, especially in endurance s...
The Forgotten Athletes: Why Midlife Women Deserve Better Science with Kelly McNulty, PhD (Episode 217)
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Women have been left on the sidelines when it comes to sport and exercise research. Research finds a measly 6% of studies in the field have exclusivel...
How 40+ Fitness Happens with Hailey Babcock (Episode 216)
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lots of experts have training and nutrition advice for midlife and menopausal women that is grounded in scientific evidence. Yet, the advice doesn’t...
Is It Burnt Toast? Or is it Menopause? with Andrea Donsky (Episode 215)
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Phantom smells. Lack of focus. Dizziness. While everyone is talking about hot flashes and night sweats, women know that the transition to menopause br...
Flipping the Script on What’s Possible in Your 50s with Debra Tacium, DMV (Episode 214)
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Veterinary surgeon Debbie Tacium, 55, wanted to flip the script of my menopause. After suffering pain, loss of coordination, weakness, and changes in ...
Menopause and Fat Loss with Bill Campbell, PhD (Episode 213)
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Campbell, PhD, has spent his entire career as a fat loss researcher. So when his wife hit menopause and wanted help with body composition changes...
Injuries, Setbacks & MIA Motivation: Overcoming the Challenges of Running Through Perimenopause with Normi Coto, PhD (Episode 212)
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Running through the menopause transition can be challenging. If you feel like throwing in the towel sometimes, you’re not alone. This week’s guest...
Menopause Research Review: Hormone Testing & Therapeutic Levels with Dr. Carla DiGirolamo (Episode 211)
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Menopause Research Review! Now that menopause has hit the mainstream, we’re swimming in a steady stream of studies, which is great and ca...
Why You Can Probably Worry Less About Blood Sugar with Nicola Guess, RD, MPH, PhD (Episode 210)
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Spikes, crashes, excursions, and elevated numbers. Blood sugar is on a lot of active midlife women’s minds. But what do we really know about what th...
Turn Your Raw Emotions into Personal Power with Aimee Anaya Everett (Episode 209)
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Women are often accused of being “too emotional”, whether it’s PMS, perimenopause, or just plain life. Worse, we’re made to believe those emot...
Why Hybrid Training Rules for Peri & Menopausal Women with Alyssa Olenick, PhD (Episode 208)
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the longest time, endurance athletes avoided the weight room, afraid unwanted muscles would weigh them down, while strength athletes all but kicke...
Sports Supplements for Midlife & Menopausal Women with Kristen Arnold, MS, RDN, CSSD (REBROADCAST)
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Supplements get a bad rap. And to be fair, there is a lot of trash out there. But there are some treasures, too, especially for midlife and menopausal...
Feisty Conversations for a Fueled Future - Let's Get Beyond Diet Culture - Feisty Triathlon
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Here we go again with the bombardment of “New Year, New You” ads and messages to “eat this, not that,” or “do this specific workout for 30 d...
Should We All Be On Hormone Therapy? with Professor Susan Davis, AO (REBROADCAST)
25 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The conversation around hormone therapy for menopausal symptoms is pretty clear. Hormone therapy is the gold standard for treating hot flashes and nig...
Lifestyle is Important…and Sometimes It’s Not Enough During Menopause with Laurie Marbas, MD (Episode 207)
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A healthy lifestyle doesn’t mean you won’t suffer during peri or postmenopause. Many women are led to believe that if they exercise, eat healthy, ...
Unlock Your Fascia to Go From Stiff to Swift in Menopause with Nicole Armbrust (Episode 206)
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever felt stiff and stuck like the Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz after being left out in the rain; have tight, sore knots that restrict your...
Preventing & Coming Back from Injury During the Menopause Transition with Julie Sapper (Episode 205)
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Menopause doesn't mean that you will automatically be slower. It does mean you may have to change the way you train, especially since we don’t bounc...
How to Adapt Your Training During the Menopause Transition with Phaedra Kennedy (Episode 204)
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Horrible periods. Crippling anxiety. Weight gain. Rage. Sheet-soaking night sweats. This week’s guest, elite runner, triathlete, and endurance coach...
Breathe Better, Perform Better, Live Better through Menopause and Beyond with Erin Carson, CSCS (Episode 203)
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Midlife and the menopause transition can leave us breathless, with stress, rising anxiety, and for some an accelerated decline in lung function. The g...
What to Know About Prediabetes and Menopause with Val Schonberg, RDN, CSSD (Episode 202)
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and many peri- and postmenopausal women have questions. Like why is my fasting blood glucose and/or AIC...
The Struggles of Premature Menopause with Christy Napolitano Wernau & Jewel Kling, MD, MPH (Episode 201)
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) sends about 4% of women into premature menopause before the age of 40. Yet, the condition is little understood and...
200!
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’re celebrating four years and 200 episodes together at Hit Play Not Pause! It’s like we’re finishing up peri/menopause high school and now we...
Say Goodbye to Sleepless Nights with Morgan Adams, MSW (Episode 199)
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We don’t have to tell you that menopause can be a real sleep wrecker. Recent research finds that half of women aged 45 to 64 say they experience sle...
A Candid Conversation About Hormone Therapy with Carla DiGirolamo, MD, PhD (Episode 198)
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The messages we see and hear about hormone therapy are often head spinning, as headlines seemingly say one thing and guidelines say another. Medical e...
Time to Unlearn the Bullsh*t with Erin Ayala, PhD (Episode 197)
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Female athletes of our generation have been told a lot of bullsh*t stories about what we’re supposed to look like; how much we’re supposed to weig...
It's Time to Unapologetically Invest in You with Natalie Perkins, PhD (Episode 196)
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For literally decades, active women like Natalie Perkins have suffered through night sweats, mood swings, low mojo, injuries, and disruptive symptoms ...
Fear and the Quest for Everest in Menopause with Jeannette McGill (Episode 195)
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Frozen with fear. That’s how many active women can find themselves on mountain bike trails, ski slopes, and wherever they recreate as our hormones f...
Navigating Menopause - Creating a Blueprint for Your Future (Episode 194)
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Menopause is a confusing, sometimes isolating time. We have more information than ever, but can still feel in the dark about exactly what’s going on...
Hormone Therapy and Breast Cancer Risk with Mindy Goldman, MD (Episode 193)
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Of all the things women worry about when it comes to hormone therapy, breast cancer, for many, tops the list. Our current understanding of breast canc...
Diary of a Gen Xer with Jody Trostler (Episode 192)
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us going through menopause at the moment were the latchkey kids of Generation X, who came of age without a whole lot of supervision and (thoug...
Chasing the Olympic Trials Dream at 46 with Gabrielle Rose (Episode 191)
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us grew up with implicit–and sometimes explicit–messages to be small, both in our physical selves and in our power. Now, as we hit midlife...
Dancing in the Face of Menopause, Trauma, and Midlife Challenges with Alexa Uhrich & Mirella Russell, The “House” Wives of Hip Hop (Episode 190)
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Menopause can be challenging. Menopause for women who have been through trauma can be exponentially harder. Few know this better than political refuge...
Hormones Got Your Attention? What to Know About ADHD in Menopause Kathleen Nadeau, PhD (Episode 189)
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Women and girls have historically been overlooked when it comes to ADHD. Now experts understand that many girls and women do indeed have ADHD. It just...
Weight Loss Drugs and Active Menopausal Women with Jody Dushay, MD (REBROADCAST)
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The New York Times recently called Ozempic a “new match for menopausal weight gain”. But is it? These drugs can be a godsend for those who ne...
I Am I Can I Will I Do in Menopause with Christine D’Ercole (REBROADCAST)
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
*This episode originally dropped on January 3, 2024*As we roll into a brand new year filled with goals and aspirations, this week’s guest, fan-favor...
Skills Coaching for More Fun, Confidence, and Next Level Menopause Performance with Karen Brooks (Episode 188)
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Midlife and menopause can be the perfect time to try something new (like as we talk about this week, mountain biking!...but also surfing, skiing, you ...
Should We All Be On Hormone Therapy? with Professor Susan Davis, AO (Episode 187)
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The conversation around hormone therapy for menopausal symptoms is pretty clear. Hormone therapy is the gold standard for treating hot flashes and nig...