healthJun 9, 202540:41pending
It’s Important to Pause in Meno(pause) with Dr. Sharon Stills
Get every episode summarized
Each time The Wellness Mama Podcast publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
About this episode
Episode Highlights With Sharon
- Why we can forget the pause part of menopause and why this can mean much more than just the pause or end of the menstrual cycle
- This is a physiological process and also an important emotional and spiritual inflection point
- Why she suggests women write their eulogies at this age as a way to recenter
- How to reverse engineer the life we want to have as we go through menopause
- The different ways that other cultures approach menopause and how this even impacts the physical experience of aging and menopause
- Menopause is not a disease but a natural (and beautiful) transition
- The story of the adrenal glands picking up the slack to produce hormones and why this isn’t the full story
- How to support the body, mind, and spirit through perimenopause and menopause
- Some tactical and practical things we can do to support our bodies as we age and what to know about hormones and when they're helpful
- Big misunderstandings about hormone replacement for women
- Estrogen should never be taken orally but transmucosally
- How to check metabolites and how this is important to know for hormone replacement
- Ways to support the adrenals, especially as we age, and why cortisol isn’t actually usually the problem
- Dr. Sharon's website
- Find her on Facebook and Instagram
Get every episode summarized
Each time The Wellness Mama Podcast publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from The Wellness Mama Podcast
Hair Loss in Women & What To Do About It With Colleen Renee
The Wellness Mama Podcast
Sep 28, 202632:42completed
Hidden Factors Affecting Health & How to Fix Them With Dr. Torrie Thompson
The Wellness Mama Podcast
Sep 23, 202650:25queued
The Identity of Health: How “I Am” Statements Shape Biology (Solo Opinion Episod...
The Wellness Mama Podcast
Sep 21, 202628:53queued
You Can’t Hack Your System, The Body is Way Too Smart With Ian Clark
The Wellness Mama Podcast
Sep 16, 202659:13completed