It’s Important to Pause in Meno(pause) with Dr. Sharon Stills

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

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