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| 203 REPLAY: Is estrogen really the problem? | 26 Mar 2026 | 00:53:32 | |
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 Guest bio Work with Jay & explore more
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| 202: Unlocking the Hidden Layers or Menopause: Trauma, Hypnosis, and Inner Work with Sally Garozzo | 18 Mar 2026 | 00:44:54 | |
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:
Resources & Links: Connect with Sally Garrozzo: Disclaimer: This episode emphasizes that menopause is not just a hormonal event but a profound inner transition. Healing involves understanding, acknowledging, and working through emotional wounds with compassion, practical tools, and expert guidance. This episode is for information and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as medical advice; always seek out an expert for proper medical treatment. Join the Hotflash inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.com Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube | Substack See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information | |||
| 186 SOLO: Perimenopause, ADHD and the midlife mental load | 21 Nov 2025 | 00:26:23 | |
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
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. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with someone who might benefit – and don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the show. To get the latest research and real talk on perimenopause, menopause, and midlife straight to your inbox, subscribe to the Hotflash inc newsletter at hotflashinc.com.
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| 13. Andrea Donsky wants you to follow the research | 04 Feb 2022 | 00:56:08 | |
This episode and all of season 1 is sponsored by Become clothing.
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| 30. SOLO: Turkey hiking, fear and new things | 11 Jun 2022 | 00:18:58 | |
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 | 02 Dec 2022 | 00:29:27 | |
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:
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 | 29 May 2025 | 00:38:17 | |
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:
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 Substack: substack.com/@thepinkzones IG: @drheidilescanec Episode sponsor: Thanks to Menolabs for sponsoring this episode. Perimenopause can start earlier than you think. That’s why Menolabs is here to support you with trusted information and science-backed products like MenoFit, a probiotic designed to help relieve symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, and more, all while supporting your overall wellness. Use code HOTFLASH20 for 20% off at menolabs.com
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| 142: Understanding hormones, movement and perimenopause with endocrinologist Dr Nicky Keay | 25 Jan 2025 | 01:16:24 | |
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: Key highlights from this episode: Thank you to our sponsor Timeline Nutrition Connect with Dr Nicky Keay: "Your hormones aren’t your enemy – they are your greatest tool for health and vitality. Learn to harness them, not fear them." Dr Nicky Keay
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| 141: More truth about progesterone, estrogen and women's health with Dr Jerilynn Prior | 20 Jan 2025 | 00:56:15 | |
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 We dive into:
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. To engage with CeMCOR:
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| 185 SOLO: Black box warnings, all about HRT (and remembering Dr Burt Webb) | 13 Nov 2025 | 00:32:14 | |
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. 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. 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
This is a solo episode hosted by Ann Marie McQueen. Additional expert commentary is provided by:
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 piv
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| 173: REPLAY Why Do Women Go Through Menopause? with Dr Deena Emera | 21 Aug 2025 | 01:00:00 | |
This podcast originally ran on March 26th, 2025 In this episode of the Hotflash inc Podcast, GenX journalist Ann Marie McQueen sits down with Dr Deena Emera, an evolutionary geneticist, senior scientist at the Buck Institute’s Buck Center for Healthy Aging in Women, and author of A Brief History of the Female Body: An Evolutionary Look at How and Why the Female Form Came to Be. Dr Emera’s research focuses on the genetic basis of reproductive longevity in mammals, and in this fascinating discussion, she breaks down the evolution of menopause, why female bodies age the way they do, and what modern science is uncovering about ovarian health and longevity. If you’ve ever wondered why menopause exists, how it evolved, and whether science will ever be able to delay or even prevent it, this episode is for you. Highlights:
Quote: "Menopause itself isn’t surprising – if you live long enough, you will run out of eggs. What’s unique about humans is that we have such a long post-reproductive life stage. That’s the real mystery we need to solve." – Dr Deena Emera Where to find Dr Emera:
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| 164: Busting menopause muscle myths with kinesiology professor Dr Stuart Phillips | 19 Jun 2025 | 00:55:41 | |
In this episode of the Hot Flash inc Podcast, host Annemarie McQueen sits down with Dr Stuart Phillips, a professor of Kinesiology at McMaster University, to explore the intricacies of exercise, aging, and nutrition, particularly focusing on the impact of these factors during perimenopause and menopause. They discuss common societal pressures and misinformation women face around exercise and health during midlife, emphasizing the importance of consistent and practical workout routines. Dr Phillips debunks myths about hormone therapy, estrogen, and muscle health, and offers evidence-based recommendations for maintaining physical function and overall well-being. Tune in for an enlightening conversation that sheds light on the real science behind muscle health, the benefits of physical activity, and practical advice for women navigating this challenging life stage. Topics Covered:
Where to find Dr Stuart Phillips X: @mackinprof Sponsor shoutout: Has your doctor told you that you’re too young for peri/menopause, but you know you just don’t feel like yourself? You’re not alone – perimenopause can start earlier than you think. That’s why MenoLabs is here, to support you with a range of products and the information you need to confidently speak up and get the care you deserve. They also offer science-backed solutions like their best-seller, MenoFit, a probiotic designed to help relieve symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats and more – all while supporting your overall health and wellness. Don’t settle for less during this season of your life. Visit Menolabs.com and get the support you need today! Hotflash inc listeners get 20% off with code: HOTFLASH20
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| 176: REPLAY Cracking the perimenopause code with Jessica Barac | 11 Sep 2025 | 00:35:24 | |
This podcast originally ran on 13 March 2025 Jessica Barac is a registered nutritionist, personal trainer, and the founder of What The Menopause, a women's health platform of over 950,000 women globally. After struggling with perimenopause in her late 30s and receiving little support from traditional healthcare, Jessica made it her mission to crack the perimenopause code and regain her vibrancy. Today, she has educated millions of women through her content and developed The Pause Power Method a science-backed approach addressing metabolic dysfunction and inflammation through nutrition, movement, and lifestyle to help women improve symptoms, achieve sustainable fat loss, and step into their most powerful era yet. Episode highlights
Top Quote “Perimenopause calls on you to take a very hard look at yourself – if you’re willing to do it.” – Jessica Barac Thank you to our sponsor Timeline Nutrition at the time of this original episode release: Mitopure supports cellular energy and longevity — now available with a 10% discount! Visit timeline.com/HOTFLASH and use the code HOTFLASH to claim your offer! Where to find Jessica & What The Menopause Website: whatthemenopause.com Instagram: @whatthemenopause Facebook: What The Menopause TikTok: @whatthemenopause
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| 170: How blockchain could finally fix the menopause research gap | 31 Jul 2025 | 00:52:22 | |
In this episode of the Hotflash inc podcast, host and founder Ann Marie McQueen takes you into a whole new realm of possibility: decentralized science, or DeSci. Joining her is Mack Stachowiak, a physicist, software architect and healthcare innovator who is pioneering the integration of blockchain, AI, and Web3 into healthcare as co-founder of Axon DAO. You might be thinking, “why are you talking about this?” – and we get it. Crypto and blockchain can feel like a foreign language. But this conversation reveals how decentralized science could completely change the game when it comes to the lack of menopause and midlife research – by putting data ownership and funding power into the hands of individuals and communities. Mack shares how Axon DAO’s platform allows people to share and monetize their health data (ethically and consensually), explains how voice biomarkers can detect hormone fluctuations, and shares mulitple menopause-specific projects he wants to launch right now – but needs the right researchers and community to do it. This episode is for anyone tired of waiting for “more data” – and ready to build the systems we need now. Episode highlights: 1:30 – What is decentralized science (DeSci) and why should we care? 3:10 – Why most people – including doctors – don’t even know DeSci exists 6:45 – How blockchain-backed tokens fund research in a faster, fairer way 12:00 – Why Axon DAO gives users full control over their health data 14:15 – How scientists can build research platforms using Axon DAO 18:55 – Using sleep data to support menopausal women 20:00 – How voice analysis can detect stress, PTSD, and even vagus nerve dysfunction 26:30 – How Mack’s team is handling data privacy and regulatory compliance 28:20 – Upcoming projects on Alzheimer’s, medical cannabis, and psilocybin microdosing 33:00 – The enormous gap in menopause research – and how DeSci can close it 35:10 – Voice-based hormone and hot flash tracking: already here 37:45 – Mack’s open invitation to women researchers and citizen scientists 40:30 – Why you should own your data and share it on your own terms 44:30 – Health optimization as a cultural shift: empowerment through ownership 46:15 – One medical device that could change the game – if it wasn’t siloed 48:00 – How community and open access can transform women’s health research 50:30 – “You don’t need to understand crypto – just use your email and get started” Connect with Mack and Axon DAO: A Plus Voice research program: https://aplusvoice.io X: https://twitter.com/axondao IG: https://www.instagram.com/axondao/
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| 88. Andrea Donsky knows her menopause supplements | 19 Aug 2023 | 00:54:46 | |
The 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 making that happen! Andrea Donsky is a Canadian nutritionist who turned her own terrible and epic perimenopause into a movement – and a company. Now a Menopause Educator and Researcher with 300,000+ TikTok followers, she is on a mission to change the conversation around perimenopause and menopause.
An entrepreneur with more than 23 years of experience in the health and wellness industry, Andrea hosts the weekly ‘Menopause Reimagined’ podcast, and appears as a menopause expert on television across North America. To date, Andrea has appeared in over 400 TV segments and has been featured on every major network across the U.S and Canada.
Her newest venture, Morphus, (which signifies ‘metamorphosis’ + ‘us’ as a community), empowers women over the age of 35 to “Reimagine Menopause” as a journey of empowerment so they feel heard, supported, and validated. Morphus empowers women to take control of their symptoms and health with nutrition, resources, and science-backed supplements. Andrea and her business partner Randy are also my partners in the Menopause Shift Summit, which is returning next year! Highlights:
Learn more at wearemorphus.com Find Andrea:
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| 118: BONUS SOLO EPISODE: Me and hormone therapy | 27 Aug 2024 | 00:33:19 | |
In this episode, host Ann Marie McQueen tries to explain her long and convoluted relationship to and quest for hormone therapy.
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| 140: Unpacking estrogen: myths, realities and menopause and midlife health with Lara Briden | 18 Jan 2025 | 01:08:01 | |
In this episode of the Hotflash inc podcast, host Ann Marie McQueen is joined by naturopathic doctor and women’s health expert, Lara Briden. With decades of clinical experience, she is the author of three books: Period Repair Manual, Hormone Repair Manual, and her newest release, Metabolism Repair for Women. Lara’s work focuses on empowering women with evidence-based knowledge to navigate their hormonal health, including through perimenopause and menopause. Together, they unravel the intricate world of estrogen, its role in women’s lives and how it connects to the challenges and opportunities of midlife health. From estrogen metabolism to hormone therapy myths and best practices, Lara provides actionable insights and science-backed advice to empower women on their health journeys. Key topics: Why estrogen is both celebrated and misunderstood. How progesterone fits into the midlife health equation. The relationship between estrogen metabolism, gut health, and lifestyle factors like diet and alcohol. Lara’s perspective on a renewed need to find balance in modern hormone therapies Explainer:
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| 12. Dr Jerilynn Prior wants you to think about progesterone, too | 28 Jan 2022 | 00:52:39 | |
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| 178: REPLAY Finding our Pink Zones: How women really thrive in perimenopause, menopause + midlife with Dr. Heidi Lescanec, ND | 26 Sep 2025 | 00:38:17 | |
This podcast originally ran on May 29, 2025 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:
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 Substack: substack.com/@thepinkzones IG: @drheidilescanec When this episode first ran on May 29, 2025 it was sponsored by Menolabs. Perimenopause can start earlier than you think. That’s why Menolabs is here to support you with trusted information and science-backed products like MenoFit, a probiotic designed to help relieve symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, and more, all while supporting your overall wellness. Use code HOTFLASH20 for 20% off at menolabs.com
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| 42. Evernow founder Alicia Jackson is all-in on menopause | 16 Sep 2022 | 00:47:40 | |
Dr 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.
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| 143: SOLO episode: What's my hormone therapy dose, talking back to doctors, sore hips and more | 01 Feb 2025 | 00:35:35 | |
In this solo episode of the Hotflash inc podcast, host Ann Marie McQueen kicks things off by responding to a listener question about whether she's mega-dosing estrogen, breaking down how to check your prescription and what guidelines to follow. Then, she reflects on her recent experience giving a keynote speech at Arab Health – navigating imposter syndrome, unexpected encouragement, and how she bounced back from her "no one would help the little hen" moment. Ann Marie also dives into:
Plus, a shoutout to stay tuned for Hotflash inc Podcast guest Steph Ziev’s upcoming TEDx talk, a reminder to be the CEO of your own health, and an open invitation to text her – if she can ever figure out how to reply!
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| 100: SOLO 10 things I've learned from 100 episodes | 17 Nov 2023 | 00:26:05 | |
I 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 surface for audio.
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| 68. SOLO My big health kerfuffle (and why I'm not on HRT - yet) | 01 Apr 2023 | 00:38:22 | |
A 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 feel, and what I was finally able to do about it.
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| 26. Rachel Lankester thinks you are magnificent | 06 May 2022 | 00:44:08 | |
Today Ann Marie is speaking to Rachel Lankester, author of the book Magnificent Midlife and the blog The Mutton Club, host of the Magnificent Midlife podcast and Facebook page The Flock. Rachel has done some deep work deconstructing some of the negative narratives and stereotypes in the UK, which exist all over the rest of the world, too.
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| 138: Revolutionizing Perimenopause with EJ Kim and Marina Pen of NNABI | 07 Jan 2025 | 00:53:31 | |
In this episode of Hotflash inc host and journalist Ann Marie McQueen talks to EJ Kim and Marina Pen, founders of Nnabi, one of the few companies exclusively focused on perimenopause. EJ and Marina share their personal journeys through perimenopause and the challenges they faced that inspired them to create Nnabi. Nnabi's mission is to educate and support women navigating the complexities of perimenopause, and they’ve launched two innovative supplements aimed at enhancing overall well-being during this transformative life stage. These supplements are crafted with carefully selected, clinically tested ingredients to address key areas of health impacted by hormonal fluctuations, including mood, energy, digestion, and stress management. Highlights:
Key Takeaways:
Guest Links:
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| 77. Holly Grigg-Spall is still talking about the pill | 09 Jun 2023 | 00:57:42 | |
In a week where we had the release of the new Davina McCall documentary Pill Revolution, Holly Grigg-Spall joins the Hotflash inc podcast to talk all about hormonal birth control.
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| 81. Elisa Kurylowicz wants you to think about what you believe | 29 Jun 2023 | 01:15:52 | |
This conversation was life-shifting for me and I hope it will be for you too. Elisa Kurylowicz is a Canadian former World Cup freestyle mogul skier turned coach and wellness mentor and host of the highly rated Elisa Unfiltered Podcast. Elisa teaches the practice of intuitive awareness, helping women to love themselves in body, business and life. She joins the Hotflash inc podcast for an epic (but so worth it) episode about the hard process of waking up to your conditioned mind so you can heal yourself. Highlights:
Where to find Elisa:
Adele Stratton (Elisa’s coach) IG @phoenixrisinghc
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| 95: Lara Briden explains the stages of perimenopause | 07 Oct 2023 | 00:49:37 | |
The first encore guest on the Hotlflash inc podcast is the women's health ND Lara Briden, who is a calm, cool, collected and highly knowledgeable voice in the women’s health space. She is the author of two books, period repair manual and hormone repair manual, is a sought after speaker and guest, has her own podcast and helps 171 thousand people on Instagram sort fact from fiction. She’s also a student of the endocrinologist, Dr Jerilynn Prior, who she mentions several times in the podcast, and a passionate advocate for shifting some of the focus during this transition onto progesterone from estrogen, which gets all the attention. Highlights:
Where to find Lara:
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| 121: SOLO EPISODE: Menopause research, hormone therapy and spiritual consciousness | 12 Sep 2024 | 00:22:07 | |
Hotflash inc founder and host Ann Marie McQueen talks about the first-ever perimenopause month, Hot Flash Day (courtesy of Stripes) and the annual meeting of The Menopause Society of North America. She talks about sleep, hot flashes, weird quirks of research; hypnosis and cognitive behavioral therapy. Some new numbers on how many women in the US are taking hormone therapy (it’s way less than you think) and asks why only estrogen is considered hormone therapy. She talks about three of her best friends, who were transformed by exogenous hormones. And she talks about her own spiritual awakening through menopause, which sounds annoying but hopefully is not.
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| 50. Rochelle Weitzner is the menopause skincare OG | 11 Nov 2022 | 00:49:05 | |
Update: Rochelle has since exited Pause-Well Aging. Highlights:
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| 40. SOLO: How to be in the peri-middle | 03 Sep 2022 | 00:17:18 | |
Ann 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.
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| 80. KC Councilor can talk about menopause now | 27 Jun 2023 | 00:47:54 | |
KC Councilor is an assistant professor in Communication, Media, and Screen Studies at Southern Connecticut State University. He is also a cartoonist who draws about the experiences of being a trans and transitioning person in the world. Highlights
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| 114: Bonus mini solo episode: My going-through menopause manifesto | 03 Aug 2024 | 00:06:44 | |
In this mini solo episode, recorded in August 2023, Ann Marie shares her first insights into what being in menopause will be like.
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| 22. SOLO: HUGE NEWS | 08 Apr 2022 | 00:25:37 | |
This week Ann Marie talks all about the biggest news to hit menopause since... since... there hasn't been news this big, ever; how a simple memory test ruined my day, and an HRT story you don't hear every day.
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| 29. Dana Marlowe: Homelessness, poverty + menopause | 03 Jun 2022 | 00:42:13 | |
Ann Marie speaks to I Support the Girls founder Dana Marlowe about menopause, their Flash Kits, being homeless and in poverty and devoting all your time to doing something you love.
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| 188: Jennifer Block is following the estrogen money | 05 Dec 2025 | 00:51:02 | |
Welcome back to the Hotflash inc podcast, hosted by journalist and founder Ann Marie McQueen – the only reader-supported, evidence, expert opinion and human experience-based platform dedicated to all aspects of menopause and midlife. Today’s guest is Jennifer Block, an independent investigative journalist based in the United States. who reports on medicine, health, science and power. In this episode, Ann Marie and Jennifer explore the rising tide of estrogen-focused messaging in menopause care – and how it might not be as organic or evidence-based as it seems. Jennifer has just published three major articles — in The Free Press, The British Medical Journal and on her Substack Unpopular Science — that connect long-suspected dots between pharma-backed advocacy, conflicts of interest and the shifting tone around hormone therapy. Together, these pieces paint a picture of an industry-backed campaign influencing policy, public opinion, and clinical guidance. If you’ve been wondering why estrogen is suddenly everywhere, this is the conversation you’ve been waiting for. Sponsor Shoutout: 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. Also, thank you to our friends at Bonafide. Visit hellobonafide.com and use code SUMMIT20 to receive 20% off your first month of any Bonafide subscription product. Highlights
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About Jennifer
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| 15. MK Czerwiec wants you to draw it out | 18 Feb 2022 | 00:44:09 | |
MK Czerwiec is a nurse and graphic artist (hence her handle, Comic Nurse) who edited 2020’s Menopause: A Comic Treatment. The book went on to be named on the New York Times’ year-end list of the best graphic novels and won two Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, including one for best anthology. MK talks all about Graphic Medicine, an emerging field that uses comics to enhance medical education and patient care and help people process trauma and painful experiences. MK is also going through menopause, and she's very interested in finding ways to deal with hot flashes and some of the other symptoms we experience. And stay tuned, because near the end of the podcast she offers one of the best tips I’ve heard for creatively making a plan that we can turn to in our hardest, darkest times.
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| 3. Mona Eltahawy could hot flash to the moon | 03 Dec 2021 | 00:52:11 | |
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| 21. SOLO: NOT a p**** hamster | 01 Apr 2022 | 00:22:30 | |
This week Ann Marie talks all about her own Perimenopause symptoms before veering into the thorny topic of vaginas and vulvas, and what can be done to help them. (Hint: lots)
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| 106: Solo episode: BRB | 30 Dec 2023 | 00:06:14 | |
I'm taking a short break, and we are going to come back stronger than ever.
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| 157: REPLAY 80s supermodel Kim Alexis: 'Hormones are natural too' | 01 May 2025 | 00:48:30 | |
This podcast originally ran on July 11, 2024 In this episode, host and midlife and menopause journalist Ann Marie McQueen speaks with iconic American model Kim Alexis. They explore Kim's extensive career when she dominated the modeling industry. They talk about what it was like to appear on over 500 magazine – sometimes all of them at once – and cover her journey through competitive sports, her faith, clean living, marriage and menopause. Kim shares personal stories about her transition into menopause, her choice to use hormone therapy – and the controversial delivery method of pellets – and how she navigates various health claims and misinformation prevalent in the social media age. They also discuss the impact of environmental disruptors on health and, possibly, menopause, the evolving standards of beauty and self-image in aging, and the importance of self-care, self-inquiry, adaptation and outreach in midlife. Highlights: 02:32 Kim Alexis on Social Media and Going Viral 03:01 Natural Beauty and Aging Gracefully 06:06 The Modeling Industry Then and Now 10:54 Health, Fitness, and Post-Modeling Career 12:30 Navigating Nutrition and Wellness Trends 21:13 Adapting to Life's Changes 21:19 Skincare from the Inside Out 22:32 Personal Skincare Routines 23:45 Hormonal Shifts and Menopause 28:33 Hormone Therapy Controversy 33:21 Emotional and Soul Searching 36:49 Finding Love Later in Life 39:02 Advice for Reinventing Yourself 42:40 Future Plans and Giving Back
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| 104: Journalism, my mom, and the search for health harmony | 15 Dec 2023 | 00:32:06 | |
I'm giving a talk at the Organic & Real show in Dubai and this is my test run.
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| 135: Loving your inner child with Srini Bhat | 28 Dec 2024 | 00:47:47 | |
Hotflash inc founder Ann Marie McQueen interviews Srini Bhat, a former monk and life enhancement coach she met at Kamalaya Wellness in Koh Samui, Thailand. Ann Marie discusses her transformative session with Srini, which set her on a path of positive change over the past 18 months. Srini shares insights on embracing the truth of one's current state, being present, and overcoming unconscious patterns that limit happiness. He emphasizes the importance of vulnerability, self-awareness, and genuine desire for happiness to lead a more fulfilled life. Srini also touches on the concept of living authentically and energetically by avoiding the 'five viruses' - complaining, blaming, self-pity, feeling like a victim, and comparison. This episode offers deep reflections and practical advice on living a conscious and joyful life.
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| 109: SOLO MINI episode: No one wants pianos anymore | 08 Jul 2024 | 00:14:18 | |
Navigating Midlife Grief: A Personal Journey
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| 120: Dr Salome Masghati knows how complicated perimenopause is | 05 Sep 2024 | 01:05:48 | |
Today Hotflash inc founder Ann Marie McQueen is speaking with a board-certified gynecologist whose surgical career was focused on fibroids and endometriosis before she discovered her love for functional medicine and holistic therapy and discovered what it could do for women struggling with menopause, hormones and wellness. Dr Masghati, who offers virtual consults worldwide in four languages, talks about treating patients from Lebanon to the Philippines, about the balance of estrogen and progesterone, the role of testosterone, the relevance of detoxification, ADHD in midlife, why some people want compounded hormones and why no matter what, we all need individualized treatments. The conversation also delves into the misconceptions about hormone therapies, such as pellets, and how to support women as they undergo psychological and physical changes. 01:59 Dr Masghati’s journey to holistic medicine 03:35 Understanding hormonal imbalances (and estrogen dominance, even if you call it something else) 03:56 Global perspectives on women's health 06:02 Environmental factors affecting hormones 10:27 The importance of progesterone 17:58 Challenges in hormone treatment 20:02 The role of functional medicine 29:03 Liver health and hormone balance 34:11 Thyroid and insulin resistance 34:44 Liver detox and macronutrients 35:13 Hormones and sleep 36:12 Diet and exercise tips 38:28 ADHD and hormonal changes 41:19 Managing ADHD symptoms in perimenopause 47:29 Hormone therapy options 52:07 Risks and side effects of hormone therapy 57:55 Hormones and disease prevention
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| 129: 21 questions about hormone therapy | 16 Nov 2024 | 00:25:53 | |
In this solo episode, Hotflash inc podcast host and founder Ann Marie McQueen writes down all the questions she has about hormone therapy (and what we hear about hormone therapy).
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| 199: Is menopause really hurting your brain? | 26 Feb 2026 | 01:02:39 | |
In this episode of the Hotflash inc Podcast, journalist Ann Marie McQueen interviews Dr Sarah McKay, Oxford-educated neuroscientist, author of The Female Brain Book, and founder of the Neuroscience Academy. This is a powerful, nuanced conversation about what we know, what we don’t, and what’s being exaggerated online. Grounding, clarifying and deeply reassuring. If you’ve been worried about your brain in midlife, this episode is for you. The Hotflash inc Summit All Access Pass Coming Soon: The Hot Truth About Hormone Therapy Thank you to our sponsor: Founded by Susan Campbell, Phosis is clinically proven, exceptionally clean skincare created specifically for dry, perimenopausal skin. What we explored this episode: 07:15 – Cognitive load, smartphones & the myth of “midlife decline” Memorable quote: Fact check:
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| 171: REPLAY The Metabolism Reset with Lara Briden | 07 Aug 2025 | 00:53:21 | |
This podcast originally ran on July 4, 2024 Hotflash inc – the platform designed to find the true truth in perimenopause, menopause and beyond – makes a return to the podcast world this week! In the first episode back journalist and host Ann Marie McQueen interviews Lara Briden, an expert in women's health and author of the new book The Metabolism Reset. They discuss the complexity of this entire subject, insulin resistance, the impact of modern diets, and the importance of understanding how our bodies respond to different types of food and exercise. Briden, a naturopathic doctor and author of period repair manual and hormone repair manual, shares her valuable and moderate insights on achieving metabolic health through tailored approaches, emphasizing gentler methods and the importance of addressing underlying health issues like gut health and autoimmunity. This episode aims to help listeners understand and manage their metabolic health effectively during the menopause transition. Highlights:
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| 165: SOLO Let's maybe cool it a bit on the supplements | 27 Jun 2025 | 00:24:12 | |
This week’s solo episode is all about supplements – the good, the bad, and the potentially dangerous. I open up about my own rocky road with pills, powders, and tinctures, including the time I returned a popular fat burner in the early 2000s and, more recently, when I accidentally took five times the recommended dose of desiccated thyroid. This episode is both a cautionary tale and an invitation to slow down, listen to your body, and ask what you really need – beyond the bottle. If you’ve been gagging on supplements, feeling unwell despite taking “all the right things,” or questioning what’s working and what’s not, this is for you. Episode highlights:
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| 145: Your midlife brain health action plan with neurologist Dr Teryn Clarke | 13 Feb 2025 | 00:43:48 | |
Thank you to our sponsor Timeline Nutrition Mitopure supports cellular energy and longevity—now available with a 10% discount! Visit timeline.com/HOTFLASH and use the code HOTFLASH to claim your offer! In this episode of Hotflash inc, GenX journalist and host Ann Marie McQueen sits down with neurologist and award-winning dementia care professional Dr Teryn Clarke to discuss the science and lifestyle strategies that can reduce the risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease, which disproportionately affect women. Drawing from her book, Brain Health Action Plan: Simple, Science-Backed Lifestyle Changes that Optimize Cognitive Fitness and Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk Dr Clarke shares part actionable tips to improve brain health today and protect it for the long term.
🔑 Top Quote “Genetics load the gun, but environment pulls the trigger.” – Dr Teryn Clarke 📚 Resources and Links
📝 About the Guest Dr Teryn Clarke is a neurologist in Southern California and was named “Dementia Care Professional of the Year” by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America in 2015. She is passionate about educating people on the modifiable lifestyle factors that can prevent cognitive decline and is the author of Brain Health Action Plan, a practical, science-based guide to optimizing brain health. 🚨 Disclaimer This podcast is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a healthcare professional for personalized recommendations.
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