Episodes
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
155: REPLAY Let's optimize our hormones and not get cancer with Dr Leigh Erin Connealy
Send us a text This podcast originally ran on October 15, 2024. Hotflash inc founder and host Ann Marie McQueen sits down with Dr Leigh Erin Connealy, a leading figure in integrative medicine, known for her unique approach in combining conventional and alternative treatments in addressing chronic illnesses and cancer. Dr Connealy is the founder […]
154: REPLAY Dr Vikram Talaulikar: Straight facts about hormone therapy
Send us a text This podcast originally ran on October 21, 2023. This week we get down to basics, and basics are exactly what we need in this confusing world right now. This is THE podcast to listen to if you are confused about all things to do with taking hormone therapy. Dr Vikram Sinai […]
183 The Menopause GAP with Anne-Marie McQueen
Join me and Anne-Marie McQueen in our conversation about how treating menopause can feel like being out in the Wild West. Anne-Marie McQueen, a journalist and founder of Hot Flash Inc, shares her phenomenal insights into what she’s learnt in her year’s interviewing many menopause specialists. In this conversation, we talk about: 🌱 Menopause Journalism […]
153: REPLAY 21 questions about hormone therapy
Send us a text This is a replay of Episode 129, originally aired on 16 November 2024. In this solo episode, Hotflash inc podcast host and founder Ann Marie McQueen writes down all the questions she has about hormone therapy (and what we hear about hormone therapy). This is a long time coming: she's been […]
150: Cracking the perimenopause code with Jessica Barac
Send us a text Jessica Barac is a registered nutritionist, personal trainer, and the founder of What The Menopause, a women's health platform of over 950,000 women globally. After struggling with perimenopause in her late 30s and receiving little support from traditional healthcare, Jessica made it her mission to crack the perimenopause code and regain […]
149: SOLO I get texts, trust and what the birds taught me
Send us a text In this special solo episode, Ann Marie McQueen shares reader letters, explores the journey of trusting yourself with hormone therapy, and reflects on a touching encounter with a tiny bird that left a lasting impression. From listener messages that validate the power of open conversations about menopause to deep thoughts on […]