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I'm taking a short break, and we are going to come back stronger than ever. 

Here I explain why! 

I also butcher Joe Pulizzi's name, and for that I am sorry. 

See you soon. AMx
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Today we are doing something a little bit different because let’s be honest, everyone is overwhelmed right now and I’m no different. 
This summer I was a guest on Sherry Jibb’s Happy & Healthy in Midlife Summit, and had a great conversation with her about so many things we don’t talk about much in the menopause conversation. 
Sherry is a registered yoga teacher, a movement educator in Pilates mat and reformer, reiki practitioner and personal trainer. She’s also a person who deeply understands the menopause transition exists on so many levels, and gets just what a mind-body-soul transformation it is. In her words, in this interview: “It's a de-conditioning.  It's a letting go of what society tells us is the recipe that we need to finding the recipe for ourselves. And love and compassion is the only way to do that.”
I just loved this interview. In it you will learn:
More about my journalism career and what drew me to the Middle EastWhat happened to my weight and how I got thereHow I think taking care of our health is actually  simple – but not easyWhy it's time to take radical responsibility for your healthSome details about my stormy “transmenopausal year” The essentials of grieving Some of the things that helped me through perimenopauseWhy we need a toolboxWhere you can find Sherry Jibb:

Web: SherryJibb.com
IG: @sherryjibb_balancedmidlife
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I'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 journalism career, which launched around the same time as my mother's death from pancreatic cancer. 

And how that set me on a path to finding out whatever I could about health and wellness, all while I struggled with unchecked IBS that resulted in a health explosion in the autumn on 2022. 

I talk about what I've learned from all the people I've interviewed and all the research I've done, and how combined with my search for answers for myself and my mom, that has informed a lot of my life. 

How I got to where I was and how I got to where I am. 
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Dr Vonda Wright is an American double board-certified orthopedic sports medicine surgeon, who has spent a career working with high-level atheletes and immersed in clinical research. 
She’s also a woman in her mid-50s who experienced terrible body pain and a range of other symptoms. All of that combined is fuelling her mission to educate women everywhere about the importance of taking care of our bones, muscles, ligaments and tendons as we age. 
We talk about the complexities of perimenopause, menopause, and mobility issues, and the lack of research in the area of Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause, a term she coined. And we talk about all the interventions – diet, supplements, activity and more – to alleviate the symptoms and prevent problems like osteoporosis, muscle loss and fractures.

Highlights: 
00:33 The Importance of Bone and Muscle Health
01:23 The Impact of Aging and Menopause on Musculoskeletal Health
03:08 The Misdiagnosis of Perimenopause Pain
04:57 The Need for Research Funding in Women's Health
06:33 The Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause
13:22 The Role of Mobility in Maintaining Health
15:56 Understanding Bone Mineral Density and Osteoporosis
23:17 Strategies for Maintaining Bone and Muscle Health
24:48 Breaking Old Habits and Embracing a Healthy Lifestyle
25:12 Understanding the Importance of a Balanced Diet
25:56 The Controversy Surrounding Calcium Intake
26:36 The Essential Role of Vitamin D
28:43 The Debate on Hormone Therapy
29:34 The Impact of Estrogen on Women's Health
34:22 The Fear and Reality of Frozen Shoulder
43:04 Exploring Cutting-Edge Treatments
45:24 Final Words of Hope and Inspiration


Where to find Dr Vonda Wright
Web: Drvondawright.com
IG: @drvondawright
TikTok: @drvondawright


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I have two power players in this perimenopause space: half of the four-person team that founded Wile, “a plant-powered hormonal and emotional wellness brand for women 40+ that reframes midlife as a time of peak power”. (You will hear the word “tincture”)

Introductions: Gwendolyn Floyd is a venture-backed serial social entrepreneur – five companies and counting – and Wile’s co-founder and CEO. The title of this podcast is “4 women go through perimenopause” because not only is Gwen a perimenopausal woman, but she watched her mother be buffeted by this transition too. Julie Kucinski is Wile’s co-founder and chief marketing officer, coming from the worlds of beauty and wellness and some of the biggest brands of our time. American actress Judy Greer and former journalist-turned-entrepreneur Corey Schlolibo round out the foursome, and they’ve also got some pretty influential investors along for the ride, including US tennis star Serena Williams. 
I did this interview back in the summer, but the conversation has legs. We talked about the current reality of this space, what’s happening with women, how the options facing us are complementary, what we face on the job and in our home lives and what it means to square up with the heroine’s journey of menopause all still stand. You will hear the word tinctures a lot too. 
There are many highlights in this frank discussion of the business of perimenopause, as well as the realities of what it is to go through perimenopause.

They include: 
Why DON’T companies pay attention to women over 40?There is no ‘natural vs HrT’, only natural and HrTCalling in versus calling out and getting defensive on social media How they came to build their formulation (under the guidance of XXX)The one thing you want to know about most of the products you use Yeah, we get angry. Okay? How pretending that we are perfect emotionally – and in every other way – hurts and harms us. Acknowledging we have a lot going – and a tincture or two – and resilience. Why menopause needs the straw in the turtle’s nose moment to blow the consciousness up Why the workplace isn’t even close to accepting perimenopause (and why it’s, for us, just the latest hurtle)Where to connect with Wile:
Web: Wilewomen.com/
IG: @WileWomen
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This 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 thing indeed. Over in Canada (Peterborough, Ontario, to be specific) Deborah Porteous takes us back eight years to when she was 53, going through menopause – and had never had an orgasm. Through the love of a patient and attentive partner  that soon changed. 

It was through their search for a workable lubricant that Pleasure Pods, a disruptive company that produces 100 percent plant-based solid product, was born. They are now for sale at Amazon Canada, in more than 50 stores in Ontario, and this autumn became the first such brand to win the CHFA LaunchPad Award at the CHFA LaunchPad and Show in Toronto. 


Highlights (there are many): 


• Deborah's history – it’s going to resonate
• The shame, abandonment, ADHD piece (try not to cry) 
• You can rejuvenate your vagina: part 1 
• How the pandemic fueled the launch of Pleasure Pods (a moisturizer AND a lube)
• Breaking down the ingredients and what they do
• Why she thinks a you need to check out a modern adult sex store (she’s toured to more than 50)
• The problem with most lubricants (silicon, water-based, hybrid, coconut oil) – in menopause, in particular
• You can rejuvenate your vagina: part 2
• The power of orgasms
• Her message to women: you need to use it
• What she has learned about abandonment and it’s impact on relationships, and self-love 
• Her ADHD journey and diagnosis (get a tissue)
• Straight talk about what it’s been like being a GenX women
• Why she doesn’t want to get married now
• Her menopause experience (what happened and what helped)


Names mentioned:


Dr. Carolin Klein, registered psychologist and director of the West Coast Centre for Sex Therapy, 


Becoming Cliterate Why Orgasm Equality Matters--And How to Get It by Nicole Prause 


Where to find Pleasure Pods:


WEB: Thepleasurepods.com
IG: @thepleasurepods
YOUTUBE: @thepleasurepods
FACEBOOK: @plantbuttersandoils
LinkedIn:/@pleasure-products-inc/


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