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02/16/2026

Could your midlife symptoms be starting in your gut?

The guest for this episode of Menopause Unscripted is Genevieve Newton, DC, PhD — Scientific Director at .

In this conversation, she explains how what we eat first impacts the gut and how that cascade directly affects the brain. From feeding (or not feeding) our gut microbes to influencing inflammation, mood, and cognitive function, the gut–brain connection is powerful.

If you’ve been wondering how much your nutrition is influencing your midlife symptoms, this episode connects the dots.

🎙️ Episode 18 is now available. Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Learn more: fringeheals.com

02/16/2026

Brain Fog ✓
Sleep Disruption ✓
Mood Shifts ✓
Hot Flashes ✓

The guest for this episode of Menopause Unscripted is Genevieve Newton, DC, PhD, Scientific Director at .

In this conversation, she breaks down how estrogen and progesterone directly influence the brain and why midlife is a uniquely vulnerable neurological transition. As these hormones shift, the brain’s “orchestra” plays differently, which helps explain why symptoms can feel so widespread and intense.

If you’ve been feeling unlike yourself and wondering what’s actually happening, this episode connects the science to your experience.

🎙️ Episode 18 is now available. Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Learn more: fringeheals.com

🎙️ If you haven’t checked it out Episode 17 yet…On this episode of Menopause Unscripted, we’re joined by Dr. Lorne Brown...
02/14/2026

🎙️ If you haven’t checked it out Episode 17 yet…

On this episode of Menopause Unscripted, we’re joined by Dr. Lorne Brown, a leader in integrative reproductive and hormonal health, to explore the intersection of fertility, perimenopause, menopause, and whole-body healing.

From IVF acupuncture and low-level laser therapy to nutrition, longevity, and the mind-body connection, breaks down how integrative care can support hormone health across every stage of life.

If you’ve ever wondered how fertility, metabolism, and menopause are more connected than we’re taught, this episode unpacks the deeper physiology behind fertility and menopause.

🎧 Available on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts.

🔗 Learn more:
acubalance.ca | lornebrown.com | healthyseminars.com


02/13/2026

📣 .unscripted episodes are officially moving to a new release time, now dropping every Saturday at 9AM (instead of Fridays)! 🗓️✨

And we’re so thrilled to celebrate some professional recognition too:

We’re proud to share that Dr. Heidi has earned her 2025 Menopause Society Certified Practitioner Badge through The Menopause Society. This means she passed a rigorous competency exam and has demonstrated specialized expertise in menopause and midlife women’s health care, a credential that reflects her commitment to evidence-based, expert coaching and clinical guidance.

Thank you for listening, learning, and growing with us, now on Saturdays at 9AM! 💛

02/13/2026

Someone bumps your elbow. What spills out? ☕
Anger? Resentment? Compassion?

In this episode of Menopause Unscripted, Dr. Lorne Brown shares the “coffee cup” metaphor. A reminder that triggers don’t create your reaction, they reveal what’s already inside.

If you’re curious how emotional triggers connect to your physical health, this episode connects the dots.
🎙️ Episode 17 is available on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts.

Learn more: lornebrown.com

02/13/2026

Fertility and Perimenopause are treated the same in Chinese medicine? 👀

On a recent episode, Dr. Heidi talks with Dr. Lorne Brown, a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, clinical hypnotherapist, and leader in integrative fertility and reproductive health. He explains why the underlying imbalance behind infertility and perimenopause is often very similar. It just shows up differently.

The symptoms shift. The intention shifts.
But the treatment approach? Not as different as you might think.

🎙️ Episode 17 of Menopause Unscripted is now live.
Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Learn more at lornebrown.com

.unscripted will be pausing in solidarity with the national strike on January 30th calling for no work, no school, and n...
01/30/2026

.unscripted will be pausing in solidarity with the national strike on January 30th calling for no work, no school, and no shopping in response to state violence and harm carried out by ICE and other federal agents.

So tomorrow, no new episode will be posted.

01/27/2026

✨ Supporting pelvic health from pregnancy through perimenopause.

In this episode of Menopause Unscripted, Dr. Heidi talks with Liz Frey, Pelvic Health Therapist and Pelvic Health Medical Director at , about how she uses light therapy in clinical practice for women navigating postpartum recovery and early perimenopause.

Tune in to learn how light therapy can be thoughtfully layered into care to support healing, tissue health, and pelvic function during this important transition.

🎙️ The episode is now live on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts.

🎙️ The new episode of Menopause Unscripted is now live!Dr. Heidi is joined by Liz Frey, Pelvic Health Therapist and Pelv...
01/23/2026

🎙️ The new episode of Menopause Unscripted is now live!

Dr. Heidi is joined by Liz Frey, Pelvic Health Therapist and Pelvic Health Medical Director at , for an informative conversation about red light therapy for pelvic health.

They break down how red, near-infrared, and blue light can support tissue healing, circulation, and comfort, especially during postpartum and menopause, and why light therapy is becoming an important non-hormonal tool for pelvic health.

🎧 Watch now on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

01/23/2026

✨ Red Light Therapy for Pelvic Health

In this episode of Menopause Unscripted, Dr. Heidi talks with Liz Frey, Pelvic Health Therapist and Pelvic Health Medical Director at , about how red, near-infrared, and blue light can be used safely in the pelvic area to support tissue health, healing, and comfort, especially during postpartum and menopause.

🎙️ Episode drops tomorrow at 9am PST.
Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

01/22/2026

Let’s play a game called “It’s Probably Perimenopause.”

If it’s weird, itchy, painful, or suddenly intolerable…
It’s Probably Perimenopause!

This clip is from Episode 14 of Menopause Unscripted, where Dr. Heidi talks with Dr. Tara Nowakthar, DO about the symptoms no one warned us about and why so many of them actually make sense once hormones enter the chat.

🎙️ Full episode available now to watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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