Menopause Rise and Thrive | Helping Women Navigate Midlife and Menopause

150. Midlife Is the Perfect Time to Try Something New

Have you ever felt like there’s something more waiting for you in midlife—but you have no idea what that “more” is supposed to look like? Menopause can bring so much mor

149. How is your heart? Cardiovascular health in midlife.

Have you ever wondered if the changes you’re noticing in midlife—fatigue, rising cholesterol, changes in blood pressure, or stubborn visceral fat—could be telling you som

148. Why every woman should travel alone at least once

Have you ever come home from a vacation feeling like you need another vacation? As women, we’re so often the ones planning the itinerary, making the reservations, packing

147. The Woman in the Driver's Seat: A Midlife Transformation Story

Have you ever looked in the mirror during midlife and wondered, Who am I now? Between menopause, changing relationships, grief, career shifts, and the endless demands of

146. All My Friends Are Busy and No One Knows How to Play Mahjong: Why Midlife Women Are Lonely - and What Actually Helps

Have you ever found yourself feeling lonely in midlife—even when your life is full of family, work, and responsibilities? You're not alone. As our children grow up,

145. The Moment She Stopped Asking for Permission: How Financial Confidence Changes Everything

Are you confident in your financial future—or have you been leaving the money decisions to someone else? For many women, finances can feel overwhelming, intimidating, or

144. Healing Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Beyond Kegels

Are you dealing with bladder leaks, pelvic pressure, constipation, or that nagging feeling that something just isn’t working the way it used to? If so, you’re far from al

143. Why So Many Midlife Women are Misdiagnosed with UTIs

Are you constantly being told you have a UTI—only to finish another round of antibiotics and still not feel better? If you’re in perimenopause or menopause and suddenly d

142. Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis for Women Running on Empty

If you’re waking up tired, dragging through the afternoon, and wondering why you still feel depleted despite eating well, exercising, and getting decent sleep—you are not

141. Have the Audacity to Reclaim Your Power in Midlife

Are you feeling the tension between wanting to speak up… and wondering if it’s “too much”? Or maybe you’ve noticed your confidence shifting in midlife—at work, at home, o

140. Body Image - Coming Home to your body

This episode explores what it truly means to feel at home in your body—something many women realize they’ve rarely, if ever, experienced. I reflect on my own journey with

139. Emotions hit hard in midlife

Are your emotions feeling a little… unpredictable lately? One moment you’re fine, and the next you’re overwhelmed, irritable, or wondering why everything suddenly feels s

138. Natural Testosterone Support

Are you doing all the “right” things—maybe even considering testosterone therapy—but still not feeling your best? If you listened to last week’s episode on testosterone,

137. Testosterone - Mood, Libido and more

Have you ever wondered if testosterone therapy is just for men—or if it might actually help you with low libido, energy dips, or stubborn vaginal dryness? You’re not alon

136. The permission to pause. Time away was needed.

Have you ever longed for a pause button—a moment where no one needs you, nothing is urgent, and you can simply breathe? In this episode, I’m sharing my deeply personal ex

135. Go deeper to create the best year yet

Do you feel like the start of a new year is pressuring you into making big, sweeping changes you’re just not up for? Maybe the goals that used to excite you now feel heav

134. My relationship with alcohol and health risks

Have you ever woken up after just one drink feeling wired, anxious, exhausted—and wondering why it didn’t feel “worth it” anymore? If alcohol suddenly feels different in

133. Is Alcohol Really Helping You Cope with the Holidays?

Does the holiday season make you feel like pouring a glass (or two) of wine is the only way to survive the stress? Between hosting, caregiving, and the emotional weight o

132. Permission to Pause- New episode schedule

 This week’s episode is a real-life, unpolished, sit-on-the-couch-with-me kind of conversation. If you noticed there was no episode last week… you’re right. And today, I’

131. How to find your Spark in Midlife

Have you ever found yourself stuck—knowing you want more energy, more confidence, more joy—but unsure of where to start? Or maybe you’ve hit a roadblock that’s thrown you