If you’ve noticed weight gain, brain fog, anxiety, sleep issues, joint pain, or sudden emotional shifts, you’re not imagining it. Perimenopause and menopause bring hormonal, metabolic, and nervous system changes that can make your body feel unfamiliar.

As a former fitness instructor and 54-year-old woman living this chapter myself, I share both science and lived experience so you can understand what’s happening.

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Midlife career loss, menopause, parenting a teenager, and identity shifts don’t always unfold one at a time. Sometimes they collide.

This audio-only episode is an honest reflection on arbitration, professional silence after reaching out to 100+ HR leaders, and navigating challenges at home while feeling the weight of the world.

If you’re experiencing job loss at 50, hormonal shifts, burnout, or parenting stress in midlife, this conversation is for you.

Feeling worn down is not the same as being finished.

Join Amalia for the inaugural episode of her new "Pause Talk" Interview series. Jenn joins Amalia as she discusses life before perimenopause and her experience in the Pause so far. It's a story that will resonate with you!

Why is menopause still missing from leadership conversations — and what does that cost women at work? In this episode of What the Pause?!, we explore the lack of female leadership during menopause and how that absence impacts confidence, visibility, and career longevity. Many Gen X women built their careers without visible female leaders, and during perimenopause and menopause, that silence often shows up as burnout, isolation, and women quietly stepping back.

This episode is for women navigating menopause at work, leaders who want to better support midlife employees, and anyone searching for honest conversations about menopause, women in leadership, and workplace burnout. If you’ve ever felt unseen during this stage of life, this conversation will resonate.

Happy 2026!! Let's tackle the next challenge we may face during menopause: becoming invisible.

This episode is a candid discussion about menopause and the loneliness that can accompany it. I share how easy it is to feel unseen and disconnected during this stage of life, even when everything looks fine on the outside.

If you feel or have felt this way in your menopause journey, this conversation is for you and a reminder that you are not alone.

Is this perimenopause… or am I actually sick?

If you’ve Googled your symptoms at 3 a.m., felt anxious out of nowhere, gained weight for no reason, or wondered why you don’t recognize yourself anymore — this episode is for you.

In Part 2 of this two-part countdown, we break down the top 10 questions people ask during perimenopause, starting with hormones and working our way down to the question that keeps many of us awake at night.

No medical gaslighting. Just real talk about anxiety, rage, brain fog, sleep, weight gain, libido, chaotic periods, and the symptoms nobody warned us about.

You’re not broken. You’re not dramatic. And you’re definitely not alone.

“Your labs are normal.” “You’re too young for that.” “Come back when it’s worse.”

In Part 1 we count down the top 10 things doctors don’t tell you about perimenopause—from why hormone tests can be misleading to why anxiety, brain fog, weight gain, sleep disruption, and painful sex are so often dismissed or misunderstood.

This episode isn’t about blaming doctors, we are exposing a system that never prepared us for this stage of life.

If you’ve ever left an appointment feeling minimized, unheard, or confused, this episode will give you language, context, and permission to advocate for yourself.

You’re not difficult. You’re informed.

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Menopause is transforming us. Puberty is transforming them. And somehow, we’re learning to grow together, rather than apart.

This week on What the Pause?!, I’m opening up about raising teenage daughters while navigating menopause, using coping mechanisms, engaging in open and respectful conversations, and teaching them body literacy.