Episodes

  • Menopause Mastery: From Worn-Out to Unstoppable

    Menopause Mastery: From Worn-Out to Unstoppable
    Nov 27 2025
    If you’re done feeling tired, foggy, and “past your prime,” this episode hands you the game plan to turn midlife into your power decade.

    Host Stacey Chillemi teams up with menopause expert Helen Stearns, DNP, to blow up the myths around hormones, menopause, and aging for good.

    You’ll learn:
    ✨ Mindset shifts that turn aging from decline into your competitive edge
    🔥 Simple, evidence-based moves to crush hot flashes, sleep issues, and low energy
    💪 How lifting heavy, walking daily, and dialing in fiber, water, and supplements rewires your results
    🧠 How to talk to your provider about hormone and non-hormone options without getting brushed off
    🚀 Helen’s favorite visibility + digital marketing plays to grow your own health brand or practice

    👉 Learn more or work with Helen: http://www.helenstearnsdnp.com/

    👉 Follow Helen on IG & FB: @helenstearnsdnp

    👉 Connect on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/helenstearnsdnp
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    50 mins
  • Menopause Symptoms Doctors Dismiss: Why You Shouldn’t

    Menopause Symptoms Doctors Dismiss: Why You Shouldn’t
    Nov 6 2025
    If you’ve ever felt dismissed by a doctor about painful sex, leaking, or low desire... this episode is your permission to demand better care.

    In this powerful convo, host Lisa Urbanski and women’s sexual health expert Helen Stearns, DNP, break down the real reasons sex can hurt, why menopause wrecks your vagina and bladder, and what actually fixes it (hint: you don’t have to suffer).

    We talk quitting bad habits, building authority online, why in-person connections still win, and the simple treatments (like localized estradiol + pelvic floor therapy) that help women feel like themselves again. No shame, just solutions.

    👉 Learn more or work with Helen: http://www.helenstearnsdnp.com/

    👉 Follow Helen on IG & FB: @helenstearnsdnp

    👉 Connect on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/helenstearnsdnp
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    35 mins
  • Perimenopause: Stop the Spiral—Start Feeling Like You

    Perimenopause: Stop the Spiral—Start Feeling Like You
    Oct 23 2025
    Feeling “off” and can’t explain it? That’s not “just you”—it’s perimenopause doing the most.

    In this fast, no-fluff conversation, host Lisa Urbanski sits down with Helen Stearns, DNP to decode the hormone rollercoaster—what’s normal, what’s not, and how to protect your energy, relationships, and confidence along the way. Hook: If you’ve been blaming willpower, start here—get the science, the strategies, and your sanity back.

    What you’ll learn (quick hits):
    • Why fluctuating estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone can hijack mood, sleep, libido, and focus
    • The real talk on hormone tests (helpful? limited? when to use them)
    • Brain fog, weight shifts, and energy dips—not character flaws, here’s why
    • Relationship reality checks: desire, comfort, communication, and support
    • Low-lift lifestyle upgrades (sleep, stress, movement, food) that actually help
    • Self-awareness, boundaries, and finding a women’s tribe you can lean on
    Work with Helen or learn more: www.helenstearnsdnp.com
    Follow Helen: @helenstearnsdnp (IG & FB)
    • LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/helenstearnsdnp
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    41 mins
  • Hormone Havoc to Harmony: Midlife Relief Starts Here

    Hormone Havoc to Harmony: Midlife Relief Starts Here
    Sep 30 2025
    Hot flashes aren’t “in your head”... they’re in your hormones. Here’s how to calm the chaos, protect your bones, and feel like yourself again.

    Hosted by Lisa Urbanski, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Helen Stearns, DNP, breaks down what’s really happening in perimenopause (often starting late 30s/early 40s), why labs can look “normal” while you feel awful, and the evidence-based options that bring relief, without the runaround.

    What you’ll learn:
    • Perimenopause 101: Why hormones swing wildly for 4–10 years and how that drives rage, anxiety, insomnia, skin shifts, and midsection weight gain
    • Real relief options: How personalized hormone therapy can help mood, sleep, and energy... and why timing and safety matter
    • Intimacy & comfort: Treating vaginal dryness/pain (often safely, even for most breast cancer survivors) to restore desire and connection
    • Stronger for life: Why strength training is “longevity medicine” (bone density, fall prevention, muscle power) and when to ask about a DEXA scan
    • Daily foundations: Plant-diverse nutrition, sleep hygiene, stress resets, and the longevity boost of female friendships
    • Self-advocacy: How to find menopause-informed clinicians, vet advice online, and bring solid resources to your appointments

    First step after listening: Move your body today! Walk in nature, then create a cool, dark, screen-free wind-down for better sleep tonight.

    Explore more from Helen!
    Website: http://www.helenstearnsdnp.com/
    Instagram & Facebook: @helenstearnsdnp
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenstearnsdnp
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    52 mins