The Hotflash inc podcast

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Hotflash inc is an evidence, expert and human-experience driven podcast looking for the true truth in perimenopause, menopause and beyond. In more than 100 episodes menopause and midlife journalist and host Ann Marie McQueen has spoken to a wide range of experts from around the globe, including practitioners, activists, researchers, doctors and industry leaders about this perplexing transition we still know too little about. She’s talked about her own frustrations and personal experiences. And she has connected with a perimenoposse of powerful women in the midst of a perplexing transition.Hotflash inc is among the top 1.5 percent of podcasts in the world according to Listen Notes. It was named the number one podcast in women’s health in August 2023 by GOODPODS.

Episodes (161)

May 22, 2025 ∙ 22 mins

160: Your Perimenopause Game Plan with Dr Lydia Kostopoulos

Send us a text In this episode, Ann Marie McQueen speaks with globally recognized strategist Dr Lydia Kostopoulos, whose work spans emerging technology, national security, and macrotrends. But it’s her deep interest in human performance and healthy aging that brings her into the perimenopause conversation. Lydia shares her experience preparing for this life phase with […]

May 15, 2025 ∙ 56 mins

159: Can magic mushrooms help you heal in midlife? Talking psychedelic therapy and seeking more with The Journeymen Collective

Send us a text Are psychedelics a missing key to personal transformation in midlife? This week, I speak with Rob Grover and Gary Logan, the founders of The Journeymen Collective, a luxury guided psilocybin retreat company based in the mountains outside Vancouver, BC. These two have helped entrepreneurs, performers, couples—and yes, many women navigating perimenopause, […]

May 9, 2025 ∙ 46 mins

158: The Bare-Ass Minimum Approach to Thriving Through Menopause with Jennifer Jefferies

Send us a text In this honest and energizing conversation, Ann Marie sits down with 64-year-old Australian naturopath, speaker, and wellness rebel Jennifer Jefferies – aka @presentdaywisewoman – to talk about how women can embrace midlife and menopause without fear, extremes, or pharma dependency. Jen brings over 30 years of clinical experience, a surfboard, and […]

May 1, 2025 ∙ 49 mins

157: REPLAY 80s supermodel Kim Alexis: 'Hormones are natural too'

Send us a text 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 […]

April 24, 2025 ∙ 43 mins

156: REPLAY Unraveling the truth about testosterone and menopause with Professor Susan Davis

Send us a text This podcast originally ran on August 1, 2024 You may have been hearing a lot about testosterone lately – what it is, why we need it, why we can’t get it… I’ve gone to Melbourne, Australia to ask an expert in women’s hormones across our lifespan, and one of the few […]

About

Hotflash inc is an evidence, expert and human-experience driven podcast looking for the true truth in perimenopause, menopause and beyond.

In more than 100 episodes menopause and midlife journalist and host Ann Marie McQueen has spoken to a wide range of experts from around the globe, including practitioners, activists, researchers, doctors and industry leaders about this perplexing transition we still know too little about. She’s talked about her own frustrations and personal experiences. And she has connected with a perimenoposse of powerful women in the midst of a perplexing transition.

Hotflash inc is among the top 1.5 percent of podcasts in the world according to Listen Notes. It was named the number one podcast in women’s health in August 2023 by GOODPODS.