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The Hotflash inc podcast

Hotflash inc

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Frequency: 1 episode/247d. Total Eps: 217

Hotflash inc is an evidence, expert and human-experience driven podcast looking for the true truth in perimenopause, menopause and beyond.

In more than 200 episodes menopause and midlife journalist and host Ann Marie McQueen has spoken to a wide range of experts from around the globe, including practitioners, activists, researchers, doctors and industry leaders about this perplexing transition we still know too little about. She’s talked about her own frustrations and personal experiences. And she has connected with a perimenoposse of powerful women in the midst of a perplexing transition.

As of March 2026, Hotflash inc Podcast is number 1 on GoodPods in Women's Health Podcasts. It is amongst the top 3% percentile on Listen Notes and in the Top 60 Menopause podcasts on Feedspot.

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203 REPLAY: Is estrogen really the problem?

Episode 203

Thursday, March 26, 2026 • Duration 53:32

This podcast originally ran on 17 July 2025

In this deep-dive episode, independent researcher and Energy Balance Podcast host Jay Feldman walks Hotflash inc founder Ann Marie McQueen through his bioenergetic approach to health, exploring how modern life disrupts our energy systems and misleads us around hormones.

Jay explains why perimenopause symptoms aren’t necessarily signs of estrogen deficiency, what progesterone’s underrated role is, and how metabolism, stress, and gut health all converge to influence the midlife transition.His work has been instrumental in helping Ann Marie connect the dots between her own thyroid, gut health, fatty liver, and hormonal changes. If you’re curious, overwhelmed, or stuck between conflicting advice – this one’s for you.

Highlights:

Why the mainstream medical model didn’t cut it for Jay
How energy production impacts reproductive hormones
The cultural lie of “eat less, move more”
Seed oils, PUFAs and what they’re doing to your metabolism
Sunscreens, toenail polish, and endocrine disruption
Why low estrogen blood levels don’t tell the whole story
What your liver and gut have to do with your hormones
Why estrogen replacement might be a band-aid, not a solution

Guest bio
Jay Feldman is a health coach, independent researcher, and the host of the Energy Balance Podcast. With a background in neuroscience and exercise physiology, he takes a bioenergetic approach to health that focuses on restoring cellular energy and dismantling modern myths around nutrition, metabolism, and hormones. Jay’s personal mission is to help people heal by reconnecting them with their bodies and understanding how modern life throws off our internal systems.

Work with Jay & explore more

Website: jayfeldmanwellness.com
Free Guide: jayfeldmanwellness.com/guide
Podcast: The Energy Balance Podcast

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202: Unlocking the Hidden Layers or Menopause: Trauma, Hypnosis, and Inner Work with Sally Garozzo

Episode 202

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 • Duration 44:54

Unlocking the Hidden Layers or Menopause: Trauma, Hypnosis, and Inner Work with Sally Garozzo

Join host Ann Marie McQueen as she delves into the transformative journey of menopause with Sally Garozzo, a clinical hypnotherapist and podcast host. Sally specializes in menopause, complex trauma, and the long-term impact of early life stress. She works with women who sense that menopause is more than just a hormonal disruption, helping them understand it as an identity and emotional recalibration. Sally hosts The Menopause Mindset Podcast and offers individual and group sessions to support women during midlife and beyond.

Highlights:

01:02 - The sense that menopause is more than just hormones
02:25 - Understanding menopause as a catalyst for emotional sensitivity
04:36 - The limitations of traditional medical paradigms for complex stories
06:54 - The metaphor of menopause as a tide revealing buried issues
09:20 - The impact of childhood and family dynamics on menopause
12:02 - The mind-body connection and how perspective influences symptoms
17:41 - Personal stories of anxiety, panic, and recognition of trauma
24:05 - The science of hypnosis: focus, suggestion, and energy work
31:20 - Skills training for mind and body—neurobics and perspective shifts
42:48 - How trauma and nervous system dysregulation amplify menopausal challenges
44:50 - Words of hope: deep work, attunement, and community support

Resources & Links:

Marisa Peer - Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT)

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186 SOLO: Perimenopause, ADHD and the midlife mental load

Episode 186

Friday, November 21, 2025 • Duration 26:23

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In this solo episode of the Hotflash inc Podcast, host and founder Ann Marie McQueen dives into the rising conversation around ADHD and perimenopause. Drawing from personal experience, research, and lived insight, Ann Marie explores how midlife hormone shifts may intersect with neurodivergence – and how confusing, frustrating and illuminating that process can be. This episode is a candid, powerful reflection on mental health, executive function and how being a woman in midlife calls for compassion and curiosity.

Thank you to our sponsor, Timeline Nutrition – makers of Mitopure™, the first clinically tested Urolithin A supplement that supports cellular energy and muscle strength. Visit www.timeline.com and use the code HOTFLASH for 20% off your first order.

Highlights

Ann Marie reflects on the constant battle to get information right in a world full of misinformation.
The emerging connection between perimenopause, ADHD, and hormonal changes.
Research shows ADHD traits can intensify menopausal symptoms—even in undiagnosed women.
Ann Marie shares her own experience recognizing lifelong ADHD tendencies.
Sensory sensitivity, rejection sensitivity, and how they show up in midlife.
Why she hasn’t pursued an official diagnosis – and how nervous system healing has helped.
The pain of not being taken seriously when you open up about neurodivergence.
Testosterone’s overlooked role in executive function and how HRT may help.
Why a holistic approach is essential for navigating neurodivergence in midlife.
The power of being seen and heard – how a simple conversation at work changed everything.

This podcast is hosted by Ann Marie McQueen, journalist and founder of Hotflash inc, the world’s only reader-supported, research-based platform covering all aspects of menopause and midlife. With more than 30 years in journalism, Ann Marie provides evidence-based content, expert interviews, and deeply personal conversations to help women around the world navigate this pivotal life stage.

13. Andrea Donsky wants you to follow the research

Season 1 · Episode 13

Friday, February 4, 2022 • Duration 56:08

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This episode and all of season 1 is sponsored by Become clothing.

Themes: seed oils, nutrition, hot flashes, supplements, perimenopause, menopause, processed foods, nutrition, insulin resistance

Summary: Andrea Donsky is a registered holistic nutritionist, entrepreneur and television personality based in Toronto; co-founder of naturallysavvy.com and new company called Morphus, which is all about menopause supplements. We talk about how to approach menopause via diet, lifestyle and supplements, what her menopause experience was like, and how much better life can be when you do some work on yourself through this transition.

Highlights:
•her own menopause experience (4.45)
•how she dealt with horrid hot flashes without HRT (8.45)
•why you need to be careful with menopause supplements (11.10)
•why you need a trusted wellness team - even if it's online (15.30)
•how exactly to switch up nutrition to lesson symptoms (17.45)
•the problem with seed oils (22.00)
•what foods can help and hinder during perimenopause (27.20)
•insulin resistance + menopausal weight gain (28.30)
•see a doctor even if it’s a known perimenopause symptom (31.25)
•the weirdest perimenopause symptoms (33.00)
•signs you are deficient in this important mineral (33.45)
•why this is so much more than a physical transition (47.45)

Where to find Andrea:
TikTok: @Andrea Donsky
Instagram: @wearemorphus @naturallysavvy
Web: Naturallysavvy.com
Podcast: Morphus for Menopause; Naturally Savvy

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30. SOLO: Turkey hiking, fear and new things

Season 1 · Episode 31

Saturday, June 11, 2022 • Duration 18:58

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Ann Marie talks about the parallel effort involved in tackling two very different things: her first hiking trip in Turkey and the Menopause Shift Summit (June 21-23), and all the growth and euphoria that comes with making things new things happen, even if you have to go through the same fear, anger and inner resistance every time.

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

Episode 54

Friday, December 2, 2022 • Duration 29:27

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In the last 3+ years longtime friends Patty Pappas and Carrie Mapes have completely transformed how THC and CBD can be delivered to help people through peri/menopause, all without any psychoactive effect. They were stay-at-home moms when they dreamed up and launched their fast-growing California-based company Hello Again, which recently expanded from Everyday and Sleep versions beyond the midlife bracket. The details of how they became game-changing entrepreneurs and executed their vision – in a pandemic, no less – is rare, awe-inspiring and relevant to all of us. Stay tuned to hear the fascinating story of how they continue to beat the odds and their perimenopause symptoms, too.

Highlights:

How Hello Again was born out of a need for new symptom solutions
Carrie and Patty’s particular perimenopause issues (and why HRT wasn’t enough)
How and why THC + CBD work with our body’s endocannabanoid system
Why it had to be a “vagitory”
How their “vagitory” impacts gentiourinary syndrome of menopause
Why the 80s “war on drugs” still messes with us
New Hello Again products + expansion plans
Their take on the wisdom of menopause

Where to find Hello Again:

Web: HelloAgainproducts.comInstagram: @HelloAgainProducts

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161: Finding our Pink Zones: How women really thrive in perimenopause, menopause + midlife with Dr. Heidi Lescanec, ND

Episode 161

Thursday, May 29, 2025 • Duration 38:17

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On this episode of the Hotflash inc podcast, journalist and founder Ann Marie McQueen is joined by Dr Heidi Lescanec, a naturopathic physician based in Vancouver, BC, who brings over two decades of experience blending the latest scientific research with natural, clinically proven forms of medicine.

Heidi has coined the term The Pink Zones to describe the cultural, emotional, physical, and communal conditions that allow women to not only navigate perimenopause and menopause – but to thrive. She’s been listening to older, wiser women, and noticing the powerful patterns that emerge when we prioritize meaning, connection, and nervous system support over the relentless push to do more, be more, fix more.

From hormone health and adrenal burnout to grief, rage, and the unprocessed emotions that surface at midlife, this conversation goes beyond symptom lists and into what it really means to design this season of life, rather than just survive it.

Heidi and Ann Marie also dig into the nocebo effect, why outdated menopause narratives can actually make us feel worse, and how to reframe this transition as a gateway – not a decline.

Highlights:

Dr. Heidi Lescanec’s integrative approach to hormone health, combining science, spirituality, and food-as-medicine
Introduction to The Pink Zones: envisioning supportive environments that celebrate women's aging
Exploration of how past generations managed menopause, transforming stigma into strength

About Dr Heidi Lescanec:

Dr Heidi Lescanec is a licensed naturopathic physician practicing in Vancouver, BC. With more than 20 years of experience, she blends science-backed natural medicine with a holistic, whole-person lens – addressing mind, body, and spirit.

Where to find her:

Website: thepinkzones.com

142: Understanding hormones, movement and perimenopause with endocrinologist Dr Nicky Keay

Episode 142

Saturday, January 25, 2025 • Duration 01:16:24

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In this episode of the Hotflash inc Podcast, Ann Marie McQueen speaks with Dr Nicky Keay, a medical doctor specializing in exercise endocrinology. With a career dedicated to understanding how lifestyle, nutrition, and movement impact hormones, Dr Keay brings a unique perspective to perimenopause, menopause, and female hormone health.

Dr Keay is the author of Hormones, Health, and Human Potential and editor of the anthology Myths of Menopause. She also serves as an Honorary Clinical Lecturer at University College London and is a medical advisor to the Scottish Ballet.

Highlights include:
- The "hormone orchestra" analogy and why balancing all hormones – not just estrogen – is key to long-term health.
- Why perimenopause is like The Odyssey, filled with challenges but also opportunities for growth.
- The myths of menopause, including how social media sirens influence women’s decisions. (She explains)
- How exercise, nutrition, and sleep impact hormonal balance during perimenopause and menopause.

Key highlights from this episode:
- Understanding the hormonal orchestra – and why balance is key.
- How perimenopause is like the teenage years – but in reverse.
- Why mindset matters – your thoughts can literally impact your hormone levels.
- The best exercise approaches for hormonal health at different life stages.
- The truth about testosterone – who really needs it?
- Why HRT should be personalized – and the problem with "one-size-fits-all" hormone prescriptions.
- The progesterone debate – why it’s necessary even after a hysterectomy.

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141: More truth about progesterone, estrogen and women's health with Dr Jerilynn Prior

Episode 141

Monday, January 20, 2025 • Duration 56:15

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Thank you To our sponsors For making this episode possible:

Timeline: Use code HOTFLASH33 for 33% off your order of Mitopure at Timeline Nutrition.

In this episode of the Hotflash inc Podcast, host Ann Marie McQueen
speaks with Dr Jerilynn Prior, a professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of British Columbia and the head of the Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research (CeMCOR). For over 40 years, Dr. Prior has been a trailblazer in understanding women’s hormones, championing the crucial role of progesterone alongside estrogen in women’s health.

We dive into:

Why obstetrics and gynecology might not be the best specialties for addressing women’s hormonal health
The persistent misconception of estrogen as “the women’s hormone” and why it’s wrong to label anyone as “estrogen deficient.”
How progesterone is essential in balancing estrogen’s effects, protecting our bodies, and supporting overall health.
The dangers of conflating bioidentical progesterone with synthetic progestins.
Why ovulation is critical for lifelong health and how the birth control pill can impact young women’s peak bone mass.
Her research findings on progesterone as an effective treatment for perimenopausal symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, and heavy flow.

Dr. Prior also sheds light on the challenges researchers face in advancing women's health due to systemic biases in funding and publishing. She shares her hopes for the future and emphasizes the need for a paradigm shift in how we approach women’s reproductive health.

Special thanks to Dr. Prior for her invaluable contributions to women’s health and her unwavering dedication to advancing our understanding of hormones, ovulation, and the menopause transition.

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185 SOLO: Black box warnings, all about HRT (and remembering Dr Burt Webb)

Episode 185

Thursday, November 13, 2025 • Duration 32:14

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On this solo episode of the Hotflash inc Podcast, journalist and founder Ann Marie McQueen breaks down one of the biggest developments in menopause care in years: the FDA’s decision to remove the black box warning on vaginal and topical estrogen. Ann Marie unpacks what this means, what it doesn’t mean, and what we’re not being told in the flurry of headlines and social media excitement. She also shares insight from two menopause certified practitioners who are upcoming guest on the podcast – US ob-gyn Dr. Rachel Pope and Canadian naturopathic doctor Dr. Kirsten Smith – and reflects on the legacy of Dr Burt Webb, a beloved podcast guest and women’s health champion.

It’s not too late to get an All Access Pass to the Hotflash inc Summit! You get lifetime access to the videos, as well as Hotflash inc Summit Book of Knowledge (top takeaways from all the interviews) and the BETA version of the Hotflash inc Hormone Therapy Navigator.

Highlights

The FDA’s removal of the black box warning on vaginal and topical estrogen — what it really means
The disconnect between science and media messaging
Expert insights from Dr. Kirsten Smith and Dr. Rachel Pope on nuance, safety, and responsible communication
Why sudden menopause isn’t the same as natural menopause — and why that distinction matters
The quiet truth about progestins vs. progesterone
Social media, private practice, and the influencer-doctor economy
Vaginal options like DHEA and testosterone — and what’s missing from the conversation
Three questions to ask yourself before starting hormone therapy

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