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The active, performance-minded woman's guide to menopause.

19/02/2026

Whether you’re a night owl struggling with early work hours or a midlife woman who is suddenly finding sleep elusive, you can strategically use light and melatonin to “shift your clock” and help you get the restful sleep you need when you need it.

This week we sat down with menopause expert and sleep specialist, Dr. Andrea Matsumura ( ) to break down the sleep syndrome of menopause and other factors keeping midlife women awake. She also shares her DREAM Method as a practical framework for getting a solid night’s rest.

Tune in wherever you get your podcasts.

18/02/2026

Shifting hormones—declining progesterone, erratic estrogen, rising nighttime cortisol, and reduced melatonin—disrupt circadian rhythm, temperature regulation, and the brain’s ability to stay asleep.

This week we sat down with menopause expert and sleep specialist, Dr. Andrea Matsumura ( ) to break down the sleep syndrome of menopause and other factors keeping midlife women awake. She also shares her DREAM Method as a practical framework for getting a solid night’s rest.

Tune in wherever you get your podcasts.

15/02/2026

Over the past few years the number of people on GLP-1 medications, like Ozempic, has skyrocketed and they can offer a valuable option for many women.

But there are some additional considerations and side effects to consider for active women.

🔗 Read more about what active women, especially those over 40, should know at feisty.co

12/02/2026

All kinds of midlife and menopausal factors can impact our lubrication. And when we don’t have sufficient lubrication, s*x hurts. When s*x hurts, desire tanks.

As this week’s guest Cindy Scharkey ( ), author Permission for Pleasure explains, good quality l**e for s*x is your friend and can help you enjoy–and want–s*x more. We talk about what actually happens to desire, arousal, pleasure, and our bodies as we move through perimenopause, menopause, and beyond.

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11/02/2026

Midlife and menopause can usher in a host of changes—physical and psychological—that impact our s*x lives. There are many steps we can take to maintain our libido and s*xual function, but the first step as we go through these changes is to understand ourselves and what we actually want.

This week we dive into what happens to desire, arousal, pleasure, and our bodies as we move through perimenopause, menopause, and beyond with this week’s guest Cindy Scharkey, author Permission for Pleasure ( )

Tune in wherever you get your podcasts.

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05/02/2026

Like many practitioners, Dr. Carla DiGirolamo ( ) once viewed menopausal hormone therapy more narrowly–generally through the lens of the four primary FDA indications for menopausal hormone therapy (vasomotor symptoms, GSM, bone health, and POI/early menopause).

As she’s learned more and worked more closely with active women in menopause, she’s come to “color outside the lines” more, because even if the data is mixed for many symptoms, hormone therapy is broadly safe, it’s not all or nothing, and many women get real relief.

This week we dive into how her thinking has evolved on hormone therapy, GLP-1 medications, testosterone, hormone testing, and what actually moves the needle for athletic women in the transition.

Tune in to Hit Play Not Pause wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube!

04/02/2026

As testosterone use becomes increasingly widespread, women are left navigating uncharted, sometimes unsafe, waters, says this week’s guest menopause specialist and reproductive endocrinologist, Dr. Carla DiGirolamo ( )

This week we dive into how her thinking has evolved on hormone therapy, GLP-1 medications, testosterone, hormone testing, and what actually moves the needle for athletic women in the transition.

Tune in wherever you get your podcasts.

03/02/2026

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29/01/2026

When your tried and true exercise routine stops working like it used to, there’s a tendency to double–or triple–down and make sure you never miss a session, and maybe do even more. For many active women in the menopause transition, who may already have perfectionist tendencies, it can lead to compulsive–and often counterproductive–levels of exercise.

This week we help break it down–and break the cycle–with the new host of the Feisty Women’s Performance Podcast, Dr. Erin Ayala ( ), as we explore the murky, often misunderstood, waters of exercise addiction.

Tune in to Hit Play Not Pause wherever you get your podcasts.

28/01/2026

As active, performance-minded midlife women, we exercise for a lot of reasons. Some healthy…some, maybe less so. For our health and well-being, as well as our relationships, it’s important to understand those differences.

This week we explore the murky, often misunderstood, waters of exercise addiction in midlife women with the new host of the Feisty Women’s Performance Podcast, Dr. Erin Ayala ( )

Tune in to the Hit Play Not Pause Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.

22/01/2026

Exercise and fat-loss research Dr. Bill Campbell ( ) is diving into how menopause impacts active and athletic midlife women.

In this episode he breaks down his top tips for managing body composition during this time of life, and unpacks early findings from what may be the largest menopause fitness survey to date, including what thousands of fit midlife women report about calorie and protein intake, hormone therapy use, and the widely felt—but poorly studied—experience of weight-loss resistance during peri- and post-menopause.

Check it out wherever you get your podcasts and watch on YouTube!

21/01/2026

The vast majority of body composition research that’s been done on women through the menopause transition has been done on the general population. What active and athletic women experience is still up for discovery, and this week’s guest Dr. Bill Campbell, Professor of Exercise Science and Director of the Performance and Physique Enhancement Laboratory at the University of South Florida is seeking those answers ( ).

This week we unpack early findings from what may be the largest menopause fitness survey to date, including what thousands of fit midlife women report about calorie and protein intake, hormone therapy use, and the widely felt—but poorly studied—experience of weight-loss resistance during peri- and post-menopause.

Check it out wherever you get your podcasts!

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