Dr. Susan Hardwick-Smith

Dr. Susan Hardwick-Smith 🌿 Certified Menopause Expert
✨ Transforming Midlife Wellness & Sexuality
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Dr. Susan Hardwick-Smith is a Board-Certified Gynecologist and Certified Menopause Practitioner specializing in women's midlife wellness, hormone optimization, and sexual wellness. She is the founder of Complete Midlife Wellness Center in Houston, TX, and the best-selling author of "Sexually Woke- Awaken the Secrets to Your Best Sex Life in Midlife and Beyond." She also hosts the popular podcast "

Empowering Midlife Wellness." Dr. Susan is the recipient of the Texas Super Doctor award over a dozen times, as well as a multiple-time recipient of H-Texas magazine's Top Doctor and Top Doctor for Women awards. She also has been chosen as one of Houston's "3 best-rated" gynecologists for several consecutive years. Dr. Susan is also an ICF-certified life and leadership coach, multiple-time marathoner and Ironman triathlete, and mother of 3 young adults. DISCLAIMER

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Before we gather together, we would love to hear from you.Is there a question you’ve been carrying about midlife, hormon...
05/27/2026

Before we gather together, we would love to hear from you.

Is there a question you’ve been carrying about midlife, hormones, energy, aging, intimacy, strength, longevity, or simply becoming yourself again?

Submit your questions today for The Gathering:
thegathering@drsusan.com

No topic is too small.
No question is “silly.”
This conversation is for you 🤍

For far too long, the conversation around hormones after breast cancer has been reduced to a single word: “No.”No nuance...
05/27/2026

For far too long, the conversation around hormones after breast cancer has been reduced to a single word: “No.”

No nuance.
No discussion.
No acknowledgment of what that decision may mean for a woman’s long-term health, vitality, intimacy, or quality of life.

I’m deeply grateful to Gabriela Espinosa for inviting me onto Pleasure in the Pause for one of the most important conversations we’ve had yet. 🤍

Together, we explored:
✨ what the research actually says about hormones and breast cancer recurrence
✨ how fear and outdated interpretations shaped decades of messaging
✨ why women deserve informed, individualized conversations about their bodies and their options

This is not about ignoring risk.
It’s about understanding risk clearly, honestly, and compassionately.

Every woman deserves access to information, nuance, and the right to ask deeper questions.

Thank you again, Gabriela, for creating space for conversations that matter so deeply to women everywhere. 🤍

🎙️ Listen to the full episode of Pleasure in the Pause with Gabriela Espinosa ❤️
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05/27/2026

A gentle yet powerful mobility session designed to help you move better, feel stronger, and improve flexibility throughout the entire body. This flow focuses on spinal mobility, hip opening, posture support, and functional movement patterns that help counteract stiffness from everyday life, desk work, stress, and strength training.

In this session, we move through:
• Cat–Cow Stretch — to mobilize the spine and improve posture
• Downward Dog into Three-Legged Dog — to open the hamstrings, hips, calves, and shoulders
• World’s Greatest Stretch — a full-body mobility movement for hips, spine, chest, and hamstrings
• 90/90 Hip Rotations — to improve hip mobility and support lower-back health
• Thoracic Open Books — to increase upper-back rotation and improve posture
• Goblet Squats — to integrate mobility, strength, balance, and functional movement

Perfect as a recovery session, warm-up flow, mobility day workout, or daily movement practice for overall longevity and joint health.

Because mobility is not just about flexibility — it’s about longevity, strength, confidence, and continuing to feel at home in your body through every stage of life.

Move with Kelley ✨

Kelley Workman
Master Personal Trainer
www.kelleymoves.com

A gentle yet powerful mobility session designed to help you move better, feel stronger, and improve flexibility througho...
05/27/2026

A gentle yet powerful mobility session designed to help you move better, feel stronger, and improve flexibility throughout the entire body. This flow focuses on spinal mobility, hip opening, posture support, and functional movement patterns that help counteract stiffness from everyday life, desk work, stress, and strength training.

In this session, we move through:
• Cat–Cow Stretch — to mobilize the spine and improve posture
• Downward Dog into Three-Legged Dog — to open the hamstrings, hips, calves, and shoulders
• World’s Greatest Stretch — a full-body mobility movement for hips, spine, chest, and hamstrings
• 90/90 Hip Rotations — to improve hip mobility and support lower-back health
• Thoracic Open Books — to increase upper-back rotation and improve posture
• Goblet Squats — to integrate mobility, strength, balance, and functional movement

Perfect as a recovery session, warm-up flow, mobility day workout, or daily movement practice for overall longevity and joint health.

Because mobility is not just about flexibility — it’s about longevity, strength, confidence, and continuing to feel at home in your body through every stage of life.

Move with Kelley ✨

Kelley Workman
Master Personal Trainer
www.kelleymoves.com



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A gentle yet powerful mobility session designed to help you move better, feel stronger, and improve flexibility throughout the entire body. This flow focuses...

A gentle reminder that The Gathering takes place this Thursday, May 28 🤍An evening of conversation, connection, and hone...
05/26/2026

A gentle reminder that The Gathering takes place this Thursday, May 28 🤍

An evening of conversation, connection, and honest discussions around midlife and women’s health.

THURSDAY • MAY 28
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Sesh Coworking • Houston

Please send your questions in advance for the live Q&A:
thegathering@drsusan.com

We can’t wait to welcome you ✨

There’s something powerful that happens when women gather together with honesty, curiosity, and openness. ✨On May 28th, ...
05/21/2026

There’s something powerful that happens when women gather together with honesty, curiosity, and openness. ✨

On May 28th, we’ll be coming together for an intimate evening conversation on midlife health, hormones, wellness, and the questions so many women carry quietly for years.

The response to The Gathering has been incredibly meaningful — and we now have only a few seats remaining.

If you’ve been thinking about joining us, this is your reminder. We would truly love to have you there.

And please don’t hesitate to send your questions in advance to [tech@drsusan.com](mailto:tech@drsusan.com) — whether they’re about perimenopause, menopause, hormones, weight, energy, sleep, libido, mindset, or simply navigating this stage of life. We’ll be answering questions throughout the evening in a thoughtful and open conversation.

✨ A small, intimate setting
✨ Real conversations
✨ Community, connection, and education
✨ A space designed for women to feel seen and supported

We can’t wait to gather with you.

May 28 • Houston
Limited seats remaining
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Why are so many women still being denied testosterone?In this important conversation with Dr. Louise Newson, I discuss t...
05/21/2026

Why are so many women still being denied testosterone?

In this important conversation with Dr. Louise Newson, I discuss the growing misunderstanding around testosterone therapy for women — and why so many symptoms of hormone deficiency are still too often dismissed as “stress,” “aging,” or simply something women are expected to tolerate.

Testosterone is not only about libido. Hormones influence the brain, energy, motivation, cognition, muscle, mood, resilience, metabolic health, and long-term well-being. Yet many women continue to struggle to access individualized, evidence-based care.

In this episode, we explore:
• Why current guidelines often fail to reflect real-life clinical practice
• The importance of personalized hormone care
• The role hormones play in brain and body health
• Why so many women feel unheard during midlife
• The science, safety, and nuance behind testosterone therapy

I hope this conversation helps create a more informed and compassionate dialogue around women’s health.

If you enjoy the episode, please follow, leave a 5-star review, and share it with someone who may benefit from hearing it.

Why are so many women denied testosterone?In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by US menopause specialist Dr Susan Hardwick-Smith for a vital conversa...

05/20/2026

Perimenopause is not “just aging.”
It is a profound biological transition — and your body is often signaling changes long before standard medicine recognizes them.

This is why we believe in the importance of a thoughtful midlife baseline screening.

Beginning around age 40, while still cycling naturally and not taking birth control pills, measuring key hormones like estradiol, FSH, and testosterone can offer important insight into where you are on the perimenopause spectrum. It moves us from assumptions… to clarity. From reactive medicine… to more precise, individualized care.

So many women begin experiencing symptoms during this stage:
fatigue, anxiety, sleep disruption, brain fog, weight changes, mood shifts, cycle irregularities, low libido, muscle loss, inflammation, and metabolic changes — yet are often told everything is “normal.”

At Complete Midlife Wellness Center, we believe in wellness medicine.
We believe in paying attention early — before disease develops, before burnout becomes your baseline, before you completely lose yourself in the process of taking care of everyone else.

If you are symptomatic, your body is asking for movement.
For attention.
For care.

It’s time we care for ourselves with the same urgency, love, and consistency we give our children, families, careers, and everyone around us.

Come see us.

Now seeing patients in Houston and Cypress, Texas, and virtually across Texas, California, and New Mexico.

Link in bio.

05/19/2026

We are so excited to finally introduce something we’ve been working on thoughtfully behind the scenes ✨

Hormone optimization at Complete Midlife Wellness Center is evolving.

Over the years, we’ve listened carefully to thousands of women navigating perimenopause, menopause, fatigue, weight changes, brain fog, low libido, sleep disruption, loss of strength, anxiety, and the feeling that their body no longer feels like their own.

What we learned is this:
Women want exceptional care — but they also want clarity, flexibility, and options that meet them where they are.

So we created TWO thoughtfully designed hormone optimization pathways.

✨ CORE PATHWAY
A focused, streamlined, more accessible starting point for women who want expert guidance without unnecessary complexity.

✔️ 45-minute consultation
✔️ Personalized evaluation + treatment plan
✔️ Streamlined blood panel
✔️ Follow-up available as needed
✔️ Available virtually or in person

✨ ELEVATE PATHWAY
A deeper, comprehensive whole-body approach for women seeking a more advanced and in-depth assessment.

✔️ 90-minute consultation
✔️ Extensive bloodwork
✔️ Advanced hormone + metabolic evaluation
✔️ Dedicated follow-up included
✔️ Designed for deeper optimization and long-term strategy

Both pathways are grounded in the same philosophy we’ve always believed in:
Personalized medicine. Thoughtful listening. Evidence-based care. And treating women like whole human beings — not symptoms.

Whether you want a simpler starting point or a deeper dive into your health, there is now a pathway designed for you.

Because hormone care should feel empowering — not confusing.

Now available in person in Houston and Cypress, and virtually across Texas, California, and New Mexico.

Learn more here:
Explore Hormone Optimization Pathways

Address

1200 Binz Suite 650
Houston, TX
77004

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4pm
Friday 8:30am - 1pm

Telephone

+17134975727

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