Episodes

152: Why Do Women Go Through Menopause? with Dr Deena Emera
Send us a text In this episode of the Hotflash inc Podcast, GenX journalist Ann Marie McQueen sits down with Dr Deena Emera, an evolutionary geneticist, senior scientist at the Buck Institute’s Buck Center for Healthy Aging in Women, and author of A Brief History of the Female Body: An Evolutionary Look at How and […]

Carol King – Actively Seeking Joy In Menopause
In this engaging conversation, Carol King shares her ride through perimenopause, the need for open conversations about women’s health and her rise to TikTok fame as THE Menopause Auntie. She started experiencing extreme fainting episodes which understandably concerned her and her family. Moving to Barbados, from the UK, she found limited knowledge or understanding of […]

121: SOLO EPISODE: Menopause research, hormone therapy and spiritual consciousness
Send us a text Hotflash inc founder and host Ann Marie McQueen talks about the first-ever perimenopause month, Hot Flash Day (courtesy of Stripes) and the annual meeting of The Menopause Society of North America. She talks about sleep, hot flashes, weird quirks of research; hypnosis and cognitive behavioral therapy. Some new numbers on how […]

37: Prof Rebecca Mitchell: Researching the intersection of menopause and women's careers
How do we change the narrative around menopause in the workplace? Professor Rebecca Mitchell, of Macquarie Business School, is leading a study that draws together Macquarie Business School’s Health & Wellbeing Research Unit and Psychological Sciences researchers of the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, to answer that question. The project explores the intersection […]

Nathalie & Sallyanne – Stride by Side Global Menopause Walk 2022
Today’s Bonus Episode is an International smorgasboard of experience and information and continuing on from yesterday’s Bonus Episode with a cause, we share more information about how you can get involved in this year’s GLOBAL MENOPAUSE WALK. Nathalie Bonfé, originally from France and now based in Conneticut is a research scientist gone rogue. She holds […]

Emily & Loretta – Stride by Side Global Menopause Walk 2022
This is a Bonus Episode for more than one reason. Bonus because I am joined by TWO powerhouse, fabulous women to talk about Peri to Post Menopause and their experiences. Bonus because it’s an extra episode this week and possibly most importantly, bonus because YOU can get involved. Emily Barclay heads up The Perimenopause Hub, […]

Lucy Goff – I'm not phased by Perimenopause – I know what works
Lucy Goff lives London with her husband, daughter and dog. She is not phased by Perimenopause because she knows she has a way through. In this episode she explains that she never envisaged setting up her own company but her own illness lead her down a route to healing that was so powerful that she […]