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The Menopause Space

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The Menopause Space is a weekly, discussion-based podcast which provides a toolkit for the community to better understand the issues surrounding perimenopause and menopause.Our goal is to break down the taboos surrounding menopause in Hong Kong, with expert advice and insight from some of the territory’s leading experts on the topic.Through a series of candid and authentic conversations, we open the dialogue on women's wellness, from nutrition and exercise, to HRT, sex and intimacy and closing the menopause gap in Hong Kong.The Menopause Space is a community for women to lead a confident, healthy and strong midlife, and for those around them to learn best-practice in providing support during this transition.

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March 17, 2025 ∙ 35 mins

Menopause from a transgender perspective

Welcome to The Menopause Space Podcast, Season 3, the podcast where we explore the journey of menopause with honesty, humor, and heart. I’m Lisa Tarquini, your host, founder of The Menopause Space and What The Fog* Asia Pacific’s Premier Menopause Event. Each week, we’ll dive deep into the experiences, challenges, and triumphs of menopause, featuring […]
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February 23, 2025 ∙ 39 mins

FemTech Future with Maaike Steinebach

Welcome to The Menopause Space Podcast, Season 3, the podcast where we explore the journey of menopause with honesty, humor, and heart. I’m Lisa Tarquini, your host, founder of The Menopause Space and What The Fog* Asia Pacific’s Premier Menopause Event. Each week, we’ll dive deep into the experiences, challenges, and triumphs of menopause, featuring […]
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February 17, 2025 ∙ 42 mins

Menopause and Neurodiversity with Noelle Sinclair

Welcome to The Menopause Space Podcast, Season 3, the podcast where we explore the journey of menopause with honesty, humor, and heart. I’m Lisa Tarquini, your host, founder of The Menopause Space and What The Fog* Asia Pacific’s Premier Menopause Event. Each week, we’ll dive deep into the experiences, challenges, and triumphs of menopause, featuring […]
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February 2, 2025 ∙ 41 mins

Hormonal changes and mental wellbeing

Welcome to The Menopause Space Podcast, Season 3, the podcast where we explore the journey of menopause with honesty, humor, and heart. I’m Lisa Tarquini, your host, founder of The Menopause Space and What The Fog* Asia Pacific’s Premier Menopause Event. Each week, we’ll dive deep into the experiences, challenges, and triumphs of menopause, featuring […]
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January 26, 2025 ∙ 22 mins

Menopause Allyship in China

Welcome to The Menopause Space Podcast, Season 3, the podcast where we explore the journey of menopause with honesty, humor, and heart. I’m Lisa Tarquini, your host, founder of The Menopause Space and What The Fog* Asia Pacific’s Premier Menopause Event. Each week, we’ll dive deep into the experiences, challenges, and triumphs of menopause, featuring […]
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About

The Menopause Space is a weekly, discussion-based podcast which provides a toolkit for the community to better understand the issues surrounding perimenopause and menopause.

Our goal is to break down the taboos surrounding menopause in Hong Kong, with expert advice and insight from some of the territory’s leading experts on the topic.

Through a series of candid and authentic conversations, we open the dialogue on women's wellness, from nutrition and exercise, to HRT, sex and intimacy and closing the menopause gap in Hong Kong.

The Menopause Space is a community for women to lead a confident, healthy and strong midlife, and for those around them to learn best-practice in providing support during this transition.

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    FemTech Future with Maaike Steinebach

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    Menopause and Neurodiversity with Noelle Sinclair

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    Hormonal changes and mental wellbeing

    Welcome to The Menopause Space Podcast, Season 3, the podcast where we explore the journey of menopause with honesty, humor, and heart. I’m Lisa Tarquini, your host, founder of The Menopause Space and What The Fog* Asia Pacific’s Premier Menopause Event. Each week, we’ll dive deep into the experiences, challenges, and triumphs of menopause, featuring […]

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    Menopause Allyship in China

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    The World’s First Menopause Simulator – MenoVest Comes to Asia Pacific

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    Midlife Empowerment with Elaine Champion

    Today’s conversation is with the wonderful Elaine Champion, executive and empowerment coach, and Founder of @Elaine-Champion.com. Elaine describes herself as an ex-corporate girl turned entrepreneur! I’m a coach, facilitator, mum and mentor who specialises in helping women play to their full potential. Elaine says, “as women we are so harsh on ourselves that the perspective […]

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    Money Management in Midlife with Eleanor Coleman

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    Sexual Health with Jenny Fielding

    Today’s episode is with expert women’s health physiotherapist, Jenny Fielding. We talk about a very taboo topic, sex and sexual health, the pain that women may experience during sex, what lubrication is best for you and how to choose a lubrication so that you don’t have to suffer with vaginal dryness. Jenny explains why it’s […]

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    Nutrition and lifestyle tips for a good night's sleep

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    TCM vs HRT with Master Ruth Lee and Rebecca Lau

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    How can nutrition support your midlife health destination?

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    Stress and anxiety strategies for the Menopause transition with Kathryn Gale

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    Navigating Change for a Positive Menopause Transition with Andrea Prince

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    ☎️ Book Your COACHING INQUIRY Call: https://calendly.com/d/386-k9q-4cg/coaching-inquiry-call-zoom ☎️ Book Your COMPLEMENTARY CONSULTATION and CALORIE CALCULATION Call: https://calendly.com/d/2p8-mxx-dgf/free-consultation-call-zoom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Have you been avoiding soy because you heard it causes breast cancer, wrecks your thyroid, or floods your body with estrogen? In this episode, Stephanie Crassweller breaks down what phytoestrogens actually do in perimenopause and menopause, and how […]

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The Menopause Space

The Menopause Space is a weekly, discussion-based podcast which provides a toolkit for the community to better understand the issues surrounding perimenopause and menopause. Our goal is to break down the taboos surrounding menopause in Hong Kong, with expert advice and insight from some of the territory’s leading experts on the topic. Through a series […]

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