HOT FLASHES & COOL TOPICS

Updated: 19 Feb 2025 • 345 episodes
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The podcast voice for women in midlife and beyond. We talk about everything to do with this time of life from relationships and careers, women’s health and wellness to celebrity interviews. New episode every Wednesday.

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What are your aptitudes?  Aptitudes are those natural abilities that are often taken for granted.  This week we speak with the authors of YOUR HIDDEN GENIUS, Betsy Wills and Alex Ellison. Their research provides a personal roadmap that reveals your distinct combination of natural talents, interests and personality trai

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Time for an adult sex education class with this week's guest Dr. Kelly Casperson. Dr. Casperson is a board-certified urologic surgeon, sex educator, author and CEO of The Casperson Clinic.  On this episode, we discuss libido, testosterone, desire, mood, body changes and how to have good sex in your post menopause chapt

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Why do we think self-care and rest need to be earned? This week we are talking with Courtney Carver, author of GENTLE: Rest More, Stress Less and Live the Life You Actually Want.  Courtney shares the 3 Seasons of Gentle (Rest, Less and Rise) that will give us permission slips to be kinder to ourselves and to enjoy less

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Join us for another incredible conversation with a trailblazer woman who is redefining what it means to be 60+. Actress Alexandra Paul is our guest this week.  Alexandra shares stories from her over 100 film and TV roles from Paper Dolls to Baywatch. She also shares experiences from her lifelong advocacy for environmen

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Our two part conversation with Dr. Lauren Streicher continues today.   On this second half, Dr. Streicher explains the pros and cons of testosterone use for women and when it is appropriate to prescribe it for them.  She discusses the dangers of pellets.  She also offers support and options for women who are having dif

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Over 500,000 hysterectomies are performed each year in the U.S.  How does a hysterectomy affect the menopause journey? This week we have a two part episode (Wednesday and Friday) with Dr. Lauren Streicher. Dr. Streicher is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of

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