Perimenopause, Post-Menopause and everything in between. Welcome to the Women On Fire® Podcast. We’re on a mission to help you have your best menopause and rest of your life.
I’m your host, Jenna Moore. I’m an accredited integrative health and menopause coach and I’ve studied nutritional awareness, women’s hormones through a functional medicine lens and explored various modalities including breath work, mindset and positive psychology.
Join me and my guests as we discuss how to navigate the natural life transition of menopause and growing older. From waistlines, waning libidos and what to wear now we’re over 40 we discuss it all.
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#134 Unlocking Sleep: Tackling the Root Cause with Elina, The Sleep Expert
Season 2 · Episode 18
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 • Duration 46:21
It’s time to wake up (pun intended!) because today, I’m thrilled to introduce you to none other than Elina Winnel, The Sleep Expert.
Elina isn’t your average "sleep whisperer"— she’s a media darling, regularly sharing her expertise on major TV networks. After battling chronic insomnia herself, she didn’t just hit snooze on the problem.
She developed a science-backed approach to tackling sleep issues at the root—there are no quick fixes here.
Elina’s method is all about getting to the heart of the problem and transforming your sleep.
She’s helped countless people who once thought restful, rejuvenating sleep was just a dream (see what I did there?).
So grab your favourite pillow, get cosy, and enjoy this conversation.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:04 About Elina
02:24 Elina's Journey: From Finance to Sleep Expert
05:40 Understanding the Autonomic Nervous System
08:44 The Impact of Stress on Sleep
12:10 Managing Hot Flashes and Night Sweats
14:32 The Role of Melatonin and Relaxation
17:46 Stress as an Inside Job
20:40 Patterns of Thinking and Their Effects on Sleep
26:14 Lifestyle Factors Affecting Sleep
30:27 The Importance of Community
31:56 Finding Solutions for Sleep Issues
34:45 Practical Steps to Balance the Nervous System
38:00 Sleep and Mental Health
40:15 Mind Chatter and Its Impact on Sleep
43:09 Trusting Your Gut and Heart for Better Sleep
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#133 Sleep Better In 4 Weeks - Dr Michael Mosley's Top Tips
Season 2 · Episode 17
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 • Duration 27:05
Did you know that 60% of Australian adults (and let’s be real, probably most of the rest of the world too) suffer from sleep disorders? If you’re tuning in to Women on Fire®, chances are you know sleep problems well - especially if you’re navigating the choppy waters of peri or post-menopause.
Sleep deprivation links to all kinds of pesky things: memory lapses, mood swings, stress, weight gain. And for us women in the throes of hormonal chaos, it’s like nature’s treacherous double-whammy! Not getting enough quality sleep messes with your body, brain, and gut, upping obesity, diabetes, and dementia risk. Yikes!
In this Mini Pause®, I’m unpacking some gems from Dr Michael Mosley's 4 Weeks To Better Sleep co-created with Australia’s Flinders University Sleep Institute, alongside the SBS series Australia’s Sleep Revolution.
Dr Mosley reminds us that severe sleep issues should get expert support but he was confident the advice in his book could make a difference for most.
We planned to invite Dr Mosley onto the show just before his untimely passing during a holiday in Greece with his wife, Claire. His loss is felt by millions of fans who followed his findings. Rest in peace, Dr. Mosley - you were truly one of a kind.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:04 About Dr Michael Mosley
03:46 How many people have problems with sleep?
04:52 Sleep and its link to health
06:51 Why are you sleeping badly?
07:42 The science of sleep: deep sleep and REM sleep
#132 Midlife Hormones, Love, Sex & Relationships with Dr John Gray
Season 2 · Episode 16
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 • Duration 01:18:22
He’s back by popular demand! Dr John Gray of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus fame.
Touted as one of the top 10 most influential books of the past 25 years, John’s also one of the most influential relationship counsellors of our time. His latest book, Beyond Mars and Venus: Relationship Skills for Our Complex Modern World, continues his legacy. Check out his website MarsVenus.com.
John's always a captivating guest; in this episode, he winds through various biohacks for relationships.
Tip: Listen more than once as you always pick up something new. He generally speaks to heterosexual people but some hormonal/nutritional aspects may be helpful for same-sex couples too.
In this episode, we talk about:
01:04 Intro
02:26 The biological difference men & women
04:00 Women and stress
06:07 Libido, attraction and peri and post-menopause
09:50 Relationship skills in a complex world
14:12 Biohack 1: protein and elevated cortisol (stress)
15:54 The committed relationship effect
18:18 Traditional gender roles; masculine and feminine
27:58 Biohack 2: estrogen and relationships in menopause
(for singles and couples)
30:00 What turns a man on?
#131 Relationship Spotlight: What's Your Love Language?
Season 2 · Episode 15
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 • Duration 12:36
In this Mini Pause®, Jenna talks about the classic bestseller The Five Love Languages: The Secret To Love That Lasts by Dr Gary Chapman PhD.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:03 About Five Love Languages: The Secret To Love That Lasts
Read: The Five Love Languages: The Secret To Love That Lasts by Dr Gary Chapman PhD here
Read: Dr Gary Chapman's analysis of The Five Love Languages here
Read: Did You Know Girlfriends Are Good For Your Health here (and about oxytocin)
Botanical support: Merry Peri® for peri & Perky Post for post-menopause here
#130 Menopause, Exercise & Healthy Ageing with Dr Wendy Sweet, PhD
Season 2 · Episode 14
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 • Duration 01:11:53
Dr Wendy Sweet PhD is a menopause educator, fitness specialist and healthy ageing expert for women. In this episode, we talk about the right type of exercise, lifting weights, how much protein is ideal and is creatine essential for you?
And despite the well-meaning messages out there lifting more and more weights, eating more and more protein and taking creatine may not be right for you. It's different strokes for different folks.
In this episode, we talk about:
00:00 Introduction
01:04 About Wendy
05:42. Wendy's story
10:44 Exercise and depression
10:52 Understanding the importance of vitamin D
14:23 We aren't our mother's generations
16:15 Should women be lifting heavier and heavier weights? Is there a best choice of exercise?
28:58 Exercise assumption, ageing and menopause
33:40. American Heart Association Guidelines
37:02 Recovery and blood work
40:10 Your muscles are ageing and changing
44:32 Do we need to be taking creatine?
48:30 Fat gain and meno belly
57:05 How much (and what type of protein should non-athletes be eating?
59:52 The Keto diet and menopause
01:01 The Mediterranean diet and menopause
#129 What Happens To Your Body During Peri & Post-Menopause?
Season 2 · Episode 13
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 • Duration 16:55
In this Mini Pause®, Jenna talks about what happens to your beautiful body during perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause. (Please see the disclaimer.)
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:09 What's happening to your body?
01:29 An overview of menopause
05:38 It can be a confusing time!
09:03 Exciting new research about the brain
10:08 How long does this life stage take?
10:38 Types of estrogen
10:58 Perimenopause, menopause & post-menopause
Episode Resources:
Listen or watch: How Will I Know If I'm In Perimenopause? here
Listen: How Will Your Life Change In Post-Menopause here
Read: The 34 Most Common Symptoms Of Perimenopause (& Counting!) here
Read: Dr Lisa Mosconi's research in Nature Journal here
Botanical support: Merry Peri® for peri & Perky Post for post-menopause
#128 Trichologist Chelcey Salinger Unravels Midlife Hair Thinning & Loss
Season 2 · Episode 12
Wednesday, July 17, 2024 • Duration 29:33
The lovely Chelcey Salinger IAT is a certified trichologist and hair loss specialist at the Australian Trichology Centre in Sydney and Adelaide. As well as that she's the executive director for the International Association of Trichologists - phew!
Chelcey specialises in hair loss, baldness, alopecia areata, hair breakage, hair damage, psoriasis and other scalp problems.
Chelcey's involved in trichologist education, tutoring students around the world and supervising the clinical training of students in Australia and New Zealand. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Movement and Health and a Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy.
With her long list of credentials, Chelcey is an in-demand speaker globally so we’re delighted she joined us for this episode and so generously shared her expertise.
In this episode, we talk about:
00:00 Introduction
01:04 About Chelcey
04:17 What is a trichologist?
05:10 What causes hormonal thinning/hair loss?
06:40 Lifestyle matters
10:20 Autoimmune conditions and the female epidemic of Female Fibrosing Alopecia
12:10 The importance of vitamin D
16:14 Key nutrients for healthy hair
17:18 The hair growth cycle
18:14 How the hair changes with peri:menopause, age and/or nutrient deficiencies
21:19 Caring for your hair
#127 Mastering The Art Of Skin Care After 40
Season 2 · Episode 11
Wednesday, July 3, 2024 • Duration 36:07
In this Mini Pause®, Jenna examines how and why the skin changes during peri and post-menopause and what you can do about it.
Takeaways
Perimenopause and post-menopause is a time of massive skin changes.
What can happen to the skin as estradiol declines during peri and post-menopause.
How we can offset the changes we find troublesome.
Read: How To Soothe Ichy Skin (including your va-jay-jay) here
Read: How To Have Fabulous Skin After The Age 40
#126 Millennopause & The Menoverse...It's A Thing!
Season 2 · Episode 10
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 • Duration 16:31
In this episode, we explore the Millennopause Era and the Menoverse! (Oh, and we should probably add Menoposse in there too!)
Jenna chats about the seismic shift that's occurred around peri, menopause and post-menopause over the past 10 years and the rise and rise of the Menoverse and Millennopause. Because millennials have grown up and entered peri and they're taking it by the reins.
Takeaways
The Menoverse is the world of menopause which is super-relevant for all women from their mid-30s.
The Menoverse and Millennopause are real. So, let's get educated.
Peri aka perimenopause begins earlier than you might think and it's not a one-and-done overnight experience.
The key to a smoother ride is understanding the hormonal changes and symptoms associated with peri.
#125 Mental Health & Menopause with Professor Jayashri Kulkarni AM
Season 2 · Episode 9
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 • Duration 33:56
We're privileged to feature Professor Jayashri Kulkarni AM on this episode - a woman who is globally renowned as a leader and expert in the field of women's mental health. She's also a passionate advocate for midlife women.
Among her many accolades and achievements, Professor Kulkarni is the director and founder of HER Centre Australia @ Monash University, which is dedicated to understanding and treating mental illnesses experienced by women. Indeed, Professor Kulkarni has conducted world-first research into the link between our reproductive hormones and mental health.
A Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists since 1989, she was awarded a PhD from Monash University in 1997 for her thesis “Women and Psychosis”. A major area of her research involves psychoneuroendocrine studies of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis in women with severe mental illnesses. In particular, she has pioneered the use of estrogen as a new treatment in schizophrenia.
Professor Kulkarni received an Order of Australia (AM) in 2019 for her services to Medicine. In 2024, she received two prestigious awards from The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP): the Ian Simpson Award for “the most outstanding contributions to clinical psychiatry through service to patients and the community” and the RANZCP Senior Research Award, for “the most significant contribution to psychiatric research in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand over the preceding five years”.
As you can imagine Professor Kulkarni is a very busy woman and her knowledge and wisdom is sought after so we hope you (and your GP) gain a lot from this episode.
In this episode, we talk about:
About Professor Kulkarni(1:03)
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