Episodes
How Menopause Changes Your Gut Health with a Leading Gastroenterologist
In this episode of unPAUSED, recorded on location at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Dr. Mary Claire Haver sits down with Dr. Trisha Pasricha, neurogastroenterologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, and author of the new book You’ve Been Pooping All Wrong. Women in perimenopause and menopause who […]
Why Women Leak: The Truth About Incontinence, Menopause, and Sport with Lauren Siff, MD (Episode 288)
Recent research shows that between 40 and 60% of women either change or quit their sport due to bladder leaks. That’s 100% too many in our book. So this week we sat down with Dr. Lauren Siff, a double board-certified urogynecologist to demystify one of women’s health’s most under-discussed issues: urinary leakage. We break down […]
221 | Bladder Leaks Aren't Normal: My Pelvic Floor Surgery Story
Bladder leaks are not something you just have to accept after 40. In this very personal episode, I’m sharing my experience just five days after pelvic floor reconstruction and bladder sling surgery. After years of incontinence, pressure, urgency, and the feeling that “everything was falling out,” I finally reached the point where I knew I […]
96: The latest technology for the vagina, vulva and pelvic floor with Jestina Cutshall
What if some of the changes you've been told are "just part of aging" don't have to be? Bladder leaks, frequent trips to the bathroom, vaginal discomfort, painful sex, and pelvic floor weakness are common during perimenopause and menopause — but that doesn't mean you have to simply live with them. These symptoms can affect […]
220 | Keep Getting Injured? How to Strength Train After 40
Does it feel like every time you finally get consistent with exercise, another ache, pain, or injury shows up? Your knee starts hurting. Your shoulder acts up. Your back tightens, your foot aches, or an old injury returns. Before long, you may start wondering whether your body is falling apart—and why you should even keep […]
95: Healing your pelvic floor and more with Dr. Rivka Friedman
Have you been told that bladder leaks, pelvic pain, or discomfort during intimacy are just a normal part of getting older? Many women in perimenopause and menopause experience symptoms like urinary urgency, leaking, pelvic pressure, vaginal discomfort, or pain with sex — but often suffer in silence or assume there's nothing they can do about […]
How Microplastics Can Cause Urinary Problems In Menopause With Dr. Aleece Fosnight | 291
You stopped heating food in plastic, switched to a glass water bottle, and started saying no to paper receipts. Good. But if you are still dealing with urgency, leaking, or recurrent UTIs during perimenopause, the microplastics conversation is bigger than you may realize — and it is connected to your hormones in ways most providers […]
Welcome to Season 6 of EnRitched Menopause
Wondering what's next for EnRitched Menopause? Whether you've been listening from the beginning or are joining us for the first time, we're so glad you're here. In this special season opener, Dr. Jessica Ritch celebrates four years of the podcast, shares the exciting news behind the launch of EnRitched Gynecology, and offers a preview of […]
339 💧 Heal Your Pelvic Floor: Ditch the Kegels & Tighten Your Tinkler with Christina Walsh
In this eye-opening and refreshingly candid episode of The Midlife Makeover Show, Wendy Valentine sits down with Christina Walsh — physical therapist, published researcher, and co-founder of Tighten Your Tinkler — for a conversation that every woman needs to hear. Christina and her business partner Jen created a research-backed, non-invasive pelvic floor healing program after […]
Why Your Pelvic Floor Needs Calm, Not Just Strength with Jana Shirley
Pelvic floor issues are often seen as an inevitable part of getting older, having children, or going through menopause. But what if many of the symptoms women experience are actually signs that the body is asking for support rather than something we simply have to accept? In this episode, I chat to Jana Shirley, a […]