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Ann Marie McQueen has focused on the spectrum of complementary and mainstream health care for much of her 30-year journalism career. That includes covering the early days of marijuana law reform, holistic and alternative treatments, transgender issues and abortion rights in North America and accessibility, solar power, and the Special Olympics in the Middle East. She has worked as a national columnist for Sun Media in Canada, was part of the launch team and served as news, arts and life, and features editor for The National newspaper in the UAE, and was the first sustainability columnist in the Gulf. Ann Marie is the founding editor-in-chief of Live healthy, the only health and wellness platform for men and women in the Middle East. She has written and reported for the Globe and Mail, CBC Radio, CBC The World This Weekend, Women's and Men's Health Middle East, Vogue Arabia and Harper's Bazaar Arabia. She has been recognized with awards in health and excellence in feature writing from the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada, Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario and ITP Publishing in Dubai. Ann Marie launched Hotflash inc in June 2020 to cover the latest clinical studies, treatments, products, guidance and more via a weekly research letter, podcastand across social media. Hotflash inc subscribers include some of the top CEOs, doctorsand other practitioners in the space, alongside curious, open-minded women and other folks seeking to connect the dotsand find their own solutions,all part ofafast-growing 20k+ global community living across 40+ countries.

It takes a lot for something new to earn a spot in my rotation — especially when it comes to supplements, skincare or an...
14/12/2025

It takes a lot for something new to earn a spot in my rotation — especially when it comes to supplements, skincare or anything in the self-care realm.⁠
I'm always trying to pare things down, not pile more on. But every so often, something comes along that really stands out.⁠

Go to https://www.hotflashinc.com/shop to check out the brands — plus a special discount code for being part of the hotflash inc menoposse 🔗⁠

📌 This is not an ad⁠
📌 If you order using one of my codes, Hotflash inc receives a small commission.⁠

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12/12/2025

🎙️ NEW Episode of The Hotflash inc Podcast is out now.⁠

In episode 189 of The Hotflash inc Podcast I talk to Dr. Elkins, the leading researcher in the field of clinical hypnosis for menopause, with more than 25 years of experience and more 100 peer-reviewed publications.⁠

We explore the groundbreaking science behind hypnosis for hot flashes, its surprising effectiveness (up to 70% reduction!), how it works in the brain, why it matters for breast cancer survivors, and how hypnosis may also support sleep, stress, and other midlife symptoms.⁠

🎧 Listen to the full conversation wherever you listen to your podcasts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Thank you to for sponsoring this podcast. Powered by Mitopure®, Timeline’s clinically proven Urolithin A gummies are designed to boost energy and support healthy aging at the cellular level. Use code HOTFLASH at timeline.com for 20% off your first order.⁠

12/12/2025

Normalize screaming in perimenopause when it’s safe and we won’t scare people?⁠

Instant mood lift.⁠
Free therapy.⁠
Zero side effects. (Maybe a slight sore throat)⁠

Your nervous system wants it OUT…⁠

…before it explodes IN.⁠

Released > repressed.⁠

Primal scream therapy was developed by Arthur Janov back in the 1960s to help people access and release deep-seated childhood trauma by expressing what they weren’t allowed to feel at the time — including full-body screams.⁠

While it’s not widely practiced in its original form today, the core idea remains: trapped emotions finding a physical release.⁠

He wrote a book about it in 1970, The Primal Scream: Primal Therapy, The Cure for Neurosis, with the concept becoming popularized by celebrity advocates like John Lennon and Yoko Ono.⁠

Janov’s primal therapy was largely marginalized by mainstream psychology and considered pseudoscience.⁠

But there was obviously something there, and it’s seen a recurgence in recent years in modalities like breathwork (I do 9D), which use specific breathing patterns to build up to the ‘primal’ release.⁠

More recently, the marketplace has offered controlled spaces - like rage rooms - for people to yell, break things and get out what’s been locked inside.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Funny + Meaningful things I saw this week⁠.⁠⁠Which slide(s) for you?⁠⁠⁠Credit from the first post onwards:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
12/12/2025

Funny + Meaningful things I saw this week⁠.⁠

Which slide(s) for you?⁠

⁠Credit from the first post onwards:⁠







10/12/2025

Crypto bros say “touch grass.”⁠

I think women in perimenopause should too.⁠

This is one of the simplest wellness tips for women that nobody talks about - stepping away from stress, screens, and stimulation so your nervous system can breathe again.⁠

If you feel fried, overwhelmed, or on edge — this is for you.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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10/12/2025

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Subscribe to my newsletter at hotflashinc.substack.com/ for more content like this!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

I'm a journalist with 30 years of experience. I had a perimenopause so terrible that in 2020 I launched an entire platfo...
09/12/2025

I'm a journalist with 30 years of experience. I had a perimenopause so terrible that in 2020 I launched an entire platform to provide balanced information to women about it.⁠

I cover all sides of menopause and midlife. I'm just looking for the true truth.⁠

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08/12/2025

If hormones testing does your head in too… this week’s FREE Hotflash inc newsletter is for you.

A few highlights include
👉 Why hormone testing in perimenopause is so confusing (even for experts)
👉 The mixed messages coming from doctors, governing bodies… and even the FDA
👉 When testing can be useful — and when it’s often unnecessary, expensive, or misleading

Want access?
Comment “get access” and I’ll send the link straight to you.

In episode 187 of The Hotflash inc Podcast I talk to Dr. Rachel Pope, an OB-GYN, certified menopause practitioner, and u...
07/12/2025

In episode 187 of The Hotflash inc Podcast I talk to Dr. Rachel Pope, an OB-GYN, certified menopause practitioner, and urologist.⁠

Dr. Rachel Pope breaks down how a single study was misunderstood, misrepresented, and then repeated everywhere — including the claim that HRT reduces all risks by 60%. That number didn’t make statistical sense, and the study wasn’t even observational — it was retrospective database research with major limitations.⁠

🎧 Listen to the full conversation on your favorite podcast platform.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

I feel really good about sharing  with you.⁠⁠As I often say, you have to learn to be the CEO, Director, Sleuth, Best Fri...
07/12/2025

I feel really good about sharing with you.⁠

As I often say, you have to learn to be the CEO, Director, Sleuth, Best Friend, Sister and Mama to your menopause experience. Maybe you want to give a try. Maybe not.⁠

Above all, trust yourself.⁠

Get 10% off at mydoubl.com/when using my promo code HOTFLASH10 ⁠

📌 This is not an ad⁠
📌 If you order using my code, Hotflash inc receives a small commission.⁠

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It took a while for Gen X and millennial celebrities to start talking about menopause. But once they started, they could...
06/12/2025

It took a while for Gen X and millennial celebrities to start talking about menopause. But once they started, they couldn't stop. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

05/12/2025

🎙️ NEW Episode of The Hotflash inc Podcast is out now.⁠

In episode 188 of The Hotflash inc Podcast I talk to Jennifer Block, an independent investigative journalist based in the United States who reports on medicine, health, science and power. In this episode, we explore the rising tide of estrogen-focused messaging in menopause care – and how it might not be as organic or evidence-based as it seems.⁠

If you’ve been wondering why estrogen is suddenly everywhere, this is the conversation you’ve been waiting for.⁠

🎧 Listen to the full conversation on your favorite podcast platform.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Thank you to for sponsoring this podcast. Powered by Mitopure®, Timeline’s clinically proven Urolithin A gummies are designed to boost energy and support healthy aging at the cellular level. Use code HOTFLASH at timeline.com for 20% off your first order.⁠

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