The Hotflash inc podcast

105: The menopause transition: 'It's a deconditioning' with Sherry Jibb

23 Dec 2023

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Send us a textToday we are doing something a little bit different because let’s be honest, everyone is overwhelmed right now and I’m no different....

104: Journalism, my mom, and the search for health harmony

15 Dec 2023

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Send us a textI'm giving a talk at the Organic & Real show in Dubai and this is my test run. I talk about the intersection of my 30-year jou...

103: Dr Vonda Wright: What to do about your perimenopause body pain (and protect your body as you age)

08 Dec 2023

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Send us a textDr Vonda Wright is an American double board-certified orthopedic sports medicine surgeon, who has spent a career working with high-level...

102: 4 women go through perimenopause and along comes WILE

01 Dec 2023

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Send us a textI have two power players in this perimenopause space: half of the four-person team that founded Wile, “a plant-powered hormonal and em...

101: The most inspiring mid-sex-life story ever

24 Nov 2023

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Send us a textThis is a very special podcast, because it’s with a person who is so authentic and honest about what she’s been through – a rare t...

100: SOLO 10 things I've learned from 100 episodes

17 Nov 2023

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Send us a textI started the Hotflash inc podcast two years ago on a wing and a prayer and a glass desk, and quickly learned that is the worst possible...

99: Dr Junella Chin, CBD and perimenopause pain

03 Nov 2023

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Send us a textDr June Chin knows about pain and how to treat it on the deepest levels: from her own experiences that started in her teens years and th...

98: Perimenopause “down there” 101 with Dr Karyn Eilber

28 Oct 2023

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Send us a textDr Karyn Eilber is board certified in urology and female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery, as well as an associate professor t...

97: Dr Vikram Talaulikar: Straight facts about hormone therapy

21 Oct 2023

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Send us a textThis week we get down to basics, and basics are exactly what we need in this confusing world right now. This is THE podcast to listen to...

96: Hot Flashes & Cool Topics x Hotflash inc

14 Oct 2023

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Send us a text“Just put it out there. No one expects you to be perfect.”When Colleen Rosenblum talks about starting the Hot Flashes & Cool Top...

95: Lara Briden explains the stages of perimenopause

07 Oct 2023

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Send us a textThe first encore guest on the Hotlflash inc podcast is the women's health ND Lara Briden, who is a calm, cool, collected and highly...

94. SOLO episode: Don’t get FUDed

30 Sep 2023

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Send us a textFUD = Fear, uncertainty and doubtThis is a special solo episode on the eve of Menoapuse Awareness Month to talk about the current situat...

93. Compounding pharmacies are not meth labs

23 Sep 2023

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Send us a textWe hear this message all the time: compounding pharmacies and the bioidentical hormones they produce are dangerous and unregulated. But,...

92: Why Paula Rastrick wants you to go low and slow on HRT

16 Sep 2023

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Send us a textPaula Rastrick is a British psychotherapist who was prescribed too-high levels of hormone therapy at a private clinic in the UK, which e...

91. SOLO episode: My big big big big news

09 Sep 2023

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Send us a textHotflash inc is the #1 podcast in Women's Health on Goodpods and in the top 1.5 percent globally according to Listen Notes. A quic...

90. Kashif Khan - What’s your DNA got to do with menopause?

04 Sep 2023

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Send us a textThere is something that is discussed very little in the current wave of menopause awareness, yet it is, in essence, our very structure.Y...

89. Tania Elfersy: What is your body telling you?

24 Aug 2023

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Send us a textTania Elfersy is a transformative coach, speaker and award-winning author specializing in midlife women's health. Tania has spent y...

88. Andrea Donsky knows her menopause supplements

19 Aug 2023

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Send us a textThe Hotflash inc podcast is the #1 podcast in Women’s Health on Goodpods and in the top 1.5 percent on Listen Notes. Thank you for mak...

87. HRT + heart disease: 'We don't believe it's going to protect you' with Kathryn Lindley

13 Aug 2023

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Send us a textBIG NEWS: Hotflash inc is the #1 Women's Health Podcast on Goodpods, and in the top 1.5 percent of podcasts according to Listen Not...

86. SOLO episode: 'I belong in this room'

04 Aug 2023

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Send us a textBIG NEWS: Hotflash inc is the #1 Women's Health Podcast on Goodpods, and in the top 1.5 percent of podcasts according to Listen Not...

85. REPLAY Dr Maria Luque: "Muscle is life"

30 Jul 2023

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Send us a textBIG NEWS: Hotflash inc is the #1 Women's Health Podcast on Goodpods, and in the top 1.5 percent of podcasts according to Listen Not...

84. Part 2: More menopause vagina stuff with Dr. Burt Webb

20 Jul 2023

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Send us a textDr. Burt Webb is an Arizona-based ob-gyn and intimate wellness specialist who takes a holistic, functional, integrative approach to wome...

83. Part 1: Menopause vagina stuff with Dr. Burt Webb

13 Jul 2023

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Send us a textDr. Burt Webb is an Arizona-based ob-gyn and intimate wellness specialist with a holistic approach to women’s health. (He also represe...

82. Michelle Aspinwall is a Body Whisperer

08 Jul 2023

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Send us a textMichelle Aspinwall is a Medical Intuitive, Body Whisperer, and transformative healer whose mission is to shift women’s health specific...

81. Elisa Kurylowicz wants you to think about what you believe

29 Jun 2023

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Send us a textThis conversation was life-shifting for me and I hope it will be for you too. Elisa Kurylowicz is a Canadian former World Cup freestyle ...

80. KC Councilor can talk about menopause now

27 Jun 2023

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Send us a textKC Councilor is an assistant professor in Communication, Media, and Screen Studies at Southern Connecticut State University. He is also ...

79. Dr Angela DeRosa wants you to think about testosterone

23 Jun 2023

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Send us a textDr Angela DeRosa is a doctor of osteopathy, integrative physician and hormone specialist in Arizona. She has a unique take on the curren...

78. Karen Newby is all about increasing your nutrients

16 Jun 2023

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Send us a textKaren Newby is a UK-based nutritional therapist and author of The Natural Menopause Method - a nutritional guide to perimenopause and be...

77. Holly Grigg-Spall is still talking about the pill

09 Jun 2023

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Send us a textIn a week where we had the release of the new Davina McCall documentary Pill Revolution, Holly Grigg-Spall joins the Hotflash inc podcas...

76. Dr Mikhail Kogan: Medical marijuana + menopause

02 Jun 2023

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Send us a textDr Mikhail Kogan came to medical marijuana via his work as a geriatrician at GW Medical Faculty Associates and as an associate professor...

75. Jennifer Harrington doesn’t want you to start at the end of perimenopause

27 May 2023

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Send us a textFYI: this is a very important replay of one of my most popular episodes, which was originally posted in November.  Jennifer Harrington ...

74. Dr Kirstey Holland & The most helpful perimenopause podcast ever

20 May 2023

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Send us a textIt's a broad claim, but if I’m more clear on what is going on now that I’ve done it, I can guarantee you will be if you listen....

73. SOLO: I had a good mother

13 May 2023

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Send us a textA solo episode where I talk about my mom.She died right after she turned 53. I am about to turn 53. This has been a thing. This is a ...

72. Morgan Adams will get you to sleep

06 May 2023

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Send us a textMorgan Adams is a holistic sleep coach, with two advanced certifications in sleep science coaching. She works withwomen who struggle to ...

71. Dr Quentin Oury talks andropause (aka manopause)

28 Apr 2023

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Send us a textDr Quentin Oury is a leading British GP at a busy NHS service with 16,000 patients. He is focused on men’s health, including the areas...

70. Dr Mary Claire Haver has to take a stand on hormone therapy

21 Apr 2023

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Send us a textDr Mary Claire Haver is a Texas-based board-certified ob-gyn and Certified Culinary Medicine specialist. She’s also TikTok’s top men...

69. Joyce Harper believes in HRT and worries about it at the same damn time

06 Apr 2023

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Send us a textDay raver, cold swimmer, rabble-rouser, educator, author, podcaster, academic and publisher of scientific papers: Joyce Harper is a prof...

68. SOLO My big health kerfuffle (and why I'm not on HRT - yet)

01 Apr 2023

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Send us a textA special episode in which I talk all about being beset with a variety of health problems that could spell trouble, and how that made me...

67. SOLO: Things I'm concerned about

25 Mar 2023

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Send us a textI'm a journalist critical thinking my way through my own perimenopause.In searching for good information, balance and context for m...

65. Kate Deering: ‘Stop blaming your metabolism on aging’

11 Mar 2023

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Send us a textKate Deering is a San Diego-based personal trainer, holistic nutritionist and author of the ground-breaking book How to Heal Your Metabo...

64. SOLO: How my perimenopause is going

03 Mar 2023

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Send us a textToday I unleash an update on my own epic perimenopause experience, which began sometime in my early 40s, wreaked all sorts of havoc, and...

62. OG Menopause Goddess Lynette Sheppard: 'Now there's TOO MUCH information' (REPLAY)

12 Feb 2023

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Send us a textLynette Sheppard is such an important voice in the menopause space because she has such depth of experience and context for this convers...

61. SOLO: How to stop spending so much money on perimenopause

03 Feb 2023

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Send us a text Are you sick of spending money in menopause? According to a report from the Female Founders Fund women in North America spend an avera...

60. Gerianne DiPiano: "We've been conditioned to accept hormones from cradle to grave"

27 Jan 2023

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Send us a textGerianne DiPiano is chairman and CEO of FemmePharma, which produces among other things a range of solutions for women going through meno...

59. Dr Rachel Rubin: "Too often the word hormone scares people"

20 Jan 2023

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Send us a textDr. Rachel S. Rubin is one of the most important voices on social media, advocating for women’s sexual health. Her frank manner and de...

58. Brooke Faught wants you to know more about testosterone

13 Jan 2023

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Send us a textBrooke Faught is a nurse practitioner and director of the Women's Institute for Sexual Health, a division of Urology Associates in ...

57. Ann Garnier is donating her hot flashes to science

06 Jan 2023

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Send us a textAnn Garnier is CEO and founder of Lisa Health, the US company that launched an app for menopause called Midday in conjunction with Mayo ...

56. SOLO: 11 lessons about menopause + midlife for 2023

30 Dec 2022

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Send us 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 mak...

55. Amy Fleming is way too young for menopause but it's happening anyway

16 Dec 2022

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Send us 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 ...

54. Jessica Jolie Badonsky: ‘Take the pressure off perimenopause with HRT’

10 Dec 2022

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Send us a textWhat a discussion this is. (The first explicit one too!) Jessica Jolie Badonsky is a New York City-based, board-certified family nurse p...

53. How Hello Again's Patty Pappas and Carrie Mapes turned a parking lot conversation into perimenopause solutions

02 Dec 2022

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Send us a textIn the last 3+ years longtime friends Patty Pappas and Carrie Mapes have completely transformed how THC and CBD can be delivered to help...

52. Esther Blum is going to sort your perimenopause out

25 Nov 2022

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Send us 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 numbe...

50. Rochelle Weitzner is the menopause skincare OG

11 Nov 2022

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Send us a textUpdate: Rochelle has since exited Pause-Well Aging. It’s hard to believe that when Rochelle Weitzner launched her company in 2019, Pa...

49. Gennev co-founder and CEO Jill Angelo is riding the highs and lows of perimenopause too

04 Nov 2022

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Send us 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 ...

48. How Irene Ndagire launched Menopause Uganda

28 Oct 2022

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Send us a textAnn Marie McQueen speaks to Irene Ndagire, a physiotherapist based in Kampala, Uganda.She runs the Women’s Health Foundation, launched...

47. Karen Arthur doesn’t want menopause to bite anyone else in the butt

21 Oct 2022

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Send us a textKaren Arthur is the ultimate multi-potentate: a leader in the global menopause space; former teacher, fashion creative, model, activist,...

46. Sally Mueller and Michelle Jacobs are climbing a Womaness-sized mountain

14 Oct 2022

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Send us 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 ...

45. Why compounding pharmacies are not meth labs with Scott Brunner + Jennifer Burch

07 Oct 2022

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Send us a textWe hear this message all the time: compounding pharmacies and the bioidentical hormones they produce are dangerous and unregulated. But,...

44. Dr Kourtney Sims does not want you sliding down a wall

30 Sep 2022

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Send us a textDr Kourtney Sims has an unusual combination of skillsets when it comes to menopause, and has really dedicated her continuing education p...

43. Jenn Salib Huber loves being in menopause

24 Sep 2022

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Send us a textDr Jenn Salib Huber is a Canadian registered dietitian, naturopathic doctor and intuitive eating coach and she's on a mission to he...

42. Evernow founder Alicia Jackson is all-in on menopause

16 Sep 2022

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Send us a textDr Alicia Jackson is an American scientist, health-tech entrepreneur and CEO and founder of Evernow — a next-generation telemedicine s...

41. Professor Martha Hickey: Menopause IS Normal

09 Sep 2022

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Send us a textAnn Marie speaks to Martha Hickey, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Melbourne and co-director of the Gynaeco...

Hotflash inc podcast – Season 2 trailer

06 Sep 2022

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Send us a textI'm Ann Marie McQueen, a Canadian-born, Middle East-residing, perimenopausing journalist. I'm also founder of Hotflash Inc, a ...

40. SOLO: How to be in the peri-middle

03 Sep 2022

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Send us a textAnn Marie talks about some of the cool things that are happening – including season 2 of the podcast starting Friday, September 9 2022...

39. Debbie Baisden is having a Menopause Party

26 Aug 2022

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Send us a textDebbie Baisden is a popular British menopause campaigner, comedian and Pub Landlady (which, if you are not from the UK, is quite differe...

38. Revelry is about menopause, not getting high

19 Aug 2022

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Send us a text"The minute you get that good night sleep, everything changes." That's from Lilach Mazor Power. Find out how cannabis lea...

37. Amy Schmidt lost herself once, too

12 Aug 2022

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Send us 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....

36. Earning a PhD in LGBTQ+ menopause

05 Aug 2022

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Send us a textAnn Marie speaks to Rebecca Ann Simmons, a PhD researcher at the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds, w...

35. SOLO: Menopause Shift Summit Part recap Part 2

23 Jul 2022

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Send us a textAnn Marie is back with another solo episode, talking about all the individual conversations and lovely moments she had with people out o...

34. SOLO: How to ruin your sleep in perimenopause

16 Jul 2022

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Send us a textA short example of why sleep hygiene is important, yet it's the first thing to go when things start to get tough.Join the Hotflash ...

33. SOLO: That time chest pain sent me to the ER

09 Jul 2022

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Send us a textThat time I called myself an ambulance in the middle of the night and waited for it like you would for a taxi.Join the Hotflash inc peri...

32. SOLO AMA: "How did DHEA change your life"?

02 Jul 2022

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Send us a textAnn Marie talks about how, in the early stages of perimenopause she experienced symptoms of adrenal exhaustion that were ultimately succ...

31. SOLO: Menopause Shift Summit recap, Part 1

25 Jun 2022

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Send us a textAlmost 7,000 people signed up for the Menopause Shift Summit, a project nine months in the making. Ann Marie runs down some of what she ...

30. SOLO: Turkey hiking, fear and new things

11 Jun 2022

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Send us a textAnn Marie talks about the parallel effort involved in tackling two very different things: her first hiking trip in Turkey and the Menopa...

29. Dana Marlowe: Homelessness, poverty + menopause

03 Jun 2022

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Send us a textAnn Marie speaks to I Support the Girls founder Dana Marlowe about menopause, their Flash Kits, being homeless and in poverty and devoti...

28. The truth about UK HRT shortages with Emma Hartley

20 May 2022

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Send us a textSeason Two is coming July 1! But first... Emma Hartley is a British journalist and co-founder of 24hourlondon who conducted an investiga...

27. SOLO: This is going somewhere good

13 May 2022

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Send us a textAs we ramp up to the launch of Hotflash Inc, the podcast Season Two, Ann Marie talks about why she choose "this is going somewhere ...

26. Rachel Lankester thinks you are magnificent

06 May 2022

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Send us a textToday Ann Marie is speaking to Rachel Lankester, author of the book Magnificent Midlife and the blog The Mutton Club, host of the Magnif...

25. SOLO: Menopause brain drain

30 Apr 2022

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Send us a textAnn Marie talks about the upcoming Channel 4 Davina McCall documentary, The Menopause Brain Drain; her own personal – and very expensi...

24. SOLO: Me + HRT

23 Apr 2022

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Send us a textToday on the podcast Ann Marie talks about why she’s happy she didn’t go on HRT – yet – and is still deeply considering it. She ...

23. Cindy Barshop wants to fix your vagina

15 Apr 2022

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Send us a textAnn Marie gives an update on the British "hormone deficiency" situation, complete with mansplaining, talks about Sweden's...

22. SOLO: HUGE NEWS

08 Apr 2022

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Send us a textThis week Ann Marie talks all about the biggest news to hit menopause since... since... there hasn't been news this big, ever; how ...

21. SOLO: NOT a p**** hamster

01 Apr 2022

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Send us a textThis week Ann Marie talks all about her own Perimenopause symptoms before veering into the thorny topic of vaginas and vulvas, and what ...

20. SOLO: Death of the party girl

25 Mar 2022

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Send us a textAnn Marie talks about the horrible week that resulted from her bad decision to celebrate seeing old friends with new drinks...and much m...

19. SOLO: This is not a effing syndrome

18 Mar 2022

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Send us a textAnn Marie talks about perimenopause depression, "female hormone deficiency syndrome with health risks"; taking Hotflash Inc to...

18. SOLO: Hang in there and follow Will Smith

12 Mar 2022

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Send us a textTRIGGER WARNING: Suicide and suicide ideation. If you are feeling suicidal, please tell someone, reach out to your local suicide hotline...

17. SOLO: The ruckus

06 Mar 2022

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Send us a textI'm journalist and Hotflash Inc founder Ann Marie McQueen and this is my first solo episode. Think of it like MTV Unplugged (GenX, ...

16. Amy Schmidt thinks its better to be real

25 Feb 2022

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Send us a textAmy Schmidt lost herself in her 40s – as so many of us do – and if she can find her confidence again, you can too.Join the Hotflash ...

15. MK Czerwiec wants you to draw it out

18 Feb 2022

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Send us a textMK Czerwiec is a nurse and graphic artist (hence her handle, Comic Nurse) who edited 2020’s Menopause: A Comic Treatment. The book wen...

14. Dr Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz has no time for "either or"

11 Feb 2022

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Send us a textDr Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Beverly Hills, California who is passionate about integrative wome...

13. Andrea Donsky wants you to follow the research

04 Feb 2022

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Send us a textThis episode and all of season 1 is sponsored by Become clothing.Themes: seed oils, nutrition, hot flashes, supplements, perimenopause, ...

12. Dr Jerilynn Prior wants you to think about progesterone, too

28 Jan 2022

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Send us a textThis episode and all of Season 1 are sponsored by Become clothing. Themes: Progesterone, perimenopause, hot flashes, anxiety, sore brea...

11. Carmen Stansberry tires of medical turf wars

22 Jan 2022

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Send us a textThis episode and all of Season 1 are sponsored by Become clothing.Themes: FDA, HRT, toxins, menopause, perimenopauseSummary: Carmen Stan...

10. Dr Neal Barnard is a soy man

14 Jan 2022

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Send us a textThis episode and all of season 1 is sponsored by Become clothing.Themes: soy, menopause, HRT, insulin resistance, fat, diet, hot flashes...

9. Kim Vopni is THE Vagina Coach

07 Jan 2022

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Send us a textThis episode and all of Season 1 are sponsored by Become clothing.Themes: pelvic floor, GSM, vaginal health, core strength, spiritual S...

8. Dr Christiane Northrup is still talking about menopause

31 Dec 2021

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Send us a textThis episode and all of Season 1 are sponsored by Become clothing. Themes: Perimenopause, humanity, upgrades, wisdom, HRT, lifestyle, r...

7. Revelry Cannabis is made for menopause

24 Dec 2021

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Send us a textThis episode and all of season 1 is sponsored by Become clothing.Themes: menopause, symptoms, anxiety, sleep issues, psychedelics, legis...

6. Lynette Sheppard is still a Menopause Goddess

17 Dec 2021

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Send us a textLynette Sheppard is an OG in the menopause space. This former nurse/manager, artist, speaker, advocate has been, for 17 years now, the a...

5. Heather Corinna doesn’t want you to ask how they are

10 Dec 2021

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Send us a textThis episode and all of season 1 is sponsored by Become clothing. Themes: Perimenopause, HRT, lifestyle, relationships, poverty, inclus...

4. Annice Mukherjee, hormone doc

03 Dec 2021

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Send us a textThis episode and all of season 1 is sponsored by Become clothing. Themes: Perimenopause, HRT, lifestyle, relationshipsSummary: Dr Annic...