Episodes
Common Weight Loss Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them) with Petronella Ravenshear, Nutritional Therapist & Author
How’s the January diet going? By this time of the month, things can often start to unravel, so I’m offering a little bonus episode to help you get things back on track. This time last year, I chatted to the brilliant Petronella Ravenshear about metabolism, menopause and sustainable weight loss. Petronella is a nutritionist and […]
203 The World Isn’t Built For Your Cycle with Claire Baker
Your Cycle Isn’t the Problem — The Way We’ve Been Taught to Live Is What if the days you feel flat, emotional, tired, or “off” aren’t something to fix… but something to listen to? In this episode, Sally is joined by Claire Baker — menstrual cycle educator, author, and founder of Cycle Coach School — for […]
Drink Smarter, Not More: 7 Quick Wins for Cutting Back This Festive Season, with Sarah Williamson, Coach & Founder of Drink Less, Live Better! S7. Ep 8.
This is a brilliant follow on to the Alcohol & the Menopause episode from Season 6 Episode 7 with Sarah Williamson, coach and author of Drink Less, Live Better. We all know how tricky it can be as the Christmas party season gets underway and our schedule fills up with all manner of seasonal celebrations. […]
188: Jennifer Block is following the estrogen money
Send us a text Welcome back to the Hotflash inc podcast, hosted by journalist and founder Ann Marie McQueen – the only reader-supported, evidence, expert opinion and human experience-based platform dedicated to all aspects of menopause and midlife. Today’s guest is Jennifer Block, an independent investigative journalist based in the United States. who reports on […]
201 The Hormone Revolution We Should’ve Had Decades Ago with Dr. Lara Briden
In this episode, Sally sits down with Dr. Lara Briden, naturopathic doctor and bestselling author of Period Repair Manual, Hormone Repair Manual, and Metabolism Repair for Women. She’s been called the period revolutionary—and after this conversation, you’ll understand exactly why. We talk about the massive paradox in women’s health:Society suddenly worships estrogen and progesterone when […]
187: What everyone got wrong about Dr. Rachel Pope's perimenopause hormone therapy study
Send us a text In this episode of the Hotflash inc Podcast, host and journalist Ann Marie McQueen is joined by Dr. Rachel Pope, an OB-GYN, certified menopause practitioner, and urologist at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, with an appointment in the Department of Reproductive Biology. Dr. Pope is also a public health researcher, currently […]
#172 Q&A Episode: Soy, Metabolism, And Food Noise
I'm answering three questions this week: how to get soy’s benefits if it bothers your gut, what really shifts in metabolism during menopause, and how to quiet food noise. We'll cover: • Non-soy protein swaps from beans, lentils and pulses• Flax lignans as a phytoestrogen alternative• Metabolism as a system of gears, not a dial• […]
186 SOLO: Perimenopause, ADHD and the midlife mental load
Send us a text In this solo episode of the Hotflash inc Podcast, host and founder Ann Marie McQueen dives into the rising conversation around ADHD and perimenopause. Drawing from personal experience, research, and lived insight, Ann Marie explores how midlife hormone shifts may intersect with neurodivergence – and how confusing, frustrating and illuminating that […]
200 Your Period Isn’t Supposed to Destroy You with Nicole Jardim
Everything went wrong before this interview even started: lagging audio, frozen screens, “Can you hear me?” chaos… which, honestly, became the perfect metaphor for today’s topic: women being told to accept dysfunction as normal. And fittingly, this conversation marks a huge milestone — our 200th episode! Two hundred episodes of unlearning, reframing, and giving women […]
#171: Sleep in the Messy Middle of Midlife and Menopause with Dr Shelby Harris
Feel like your sleep has gone missing in midlife? Join me and my guest Dr Shelby Harris as we break down why sleep changes in perimenopause, how culture has overhyped “perfect sleep,” and the tools that actually help. Dr. Shelby Harris also explains CBTi in plain language so you can stop chasing hacks and start […]