EP9 – Menopause and Current Affairs

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We’re feeling a little self-congratulatory in this episode for making it to EPISODE 9! Podcast stats also show we have listeners in 13 countries, which is truly mind-blowing. Thank you for being a part of this!

Episode 9 is a bit of a hodgepodge, but it’s actually on purpose and not due to ADHD. We’ve got some follow-up conversations about previous episode topics, and we get slightly political as we talk about the impact of current legislation on women’s rights and women’s healthcare. We wrap it with some exciting menopausal mentions in pop-culture. More than any time in history, women are SPEAKING UP about menopause, normalizing conversations about it, and providing education to empower this generation and the ones to follow. We are here for it!!

Tune in for all of that and to see what’s happening on the Hoohah Weather Report and get a taste of Fine Whine Time.

Show notes and resources

• What happens to health research when ‘women’ and ‘diversity’ are banned words? by Shefali Luthra, PBS.org (article)
• 20 Ways the Trump Administration Has Already Harmed Women and Families by Areeba Haider, National Partnership for Women and Families (article)
• Senator Murray, Rep. Houlahan Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation Strengthening Menopause Research at DoD and VA (article)
• Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World by Elinor Cleghorn (book)
• Dare I Say It: Everything I Wish I’d Known About Menopause by Naomi Watts (book)
• Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman by Brooke Shields (book)
• The New Menopause: Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power, and Facts by Mary Claire Haver, MD (book)
• Re-Spin by Halle Berry (community, products)
• Stripes Beauty by Naomi Watts (products)
• “The Menopause Talk” with Oprah, Drew Barrymore, and Maria Shriver, originally aired in 2023) (show)
• An Oprah Winfrey Special: The Menopause Revolution, originally aired on ABC in 2025 and now streaming on Hulu
• 10 Days in a Mad-House: Exposing the Brutal Reality of 19th Century Asylums by Nellie Bly (book)
• Episode #401 Keep A Lid On It, My Favorite Murder (podcast episode covering Nellie Bly’s story)