It’s Important to Pause in Meno(pause) with Dr. Sharon Stills

Episode Highlights With Sharon

• Why we can forget the pause part of menopause and why this can mean much more than just the pause or end of the menstrual cycle
• This is a physiological process and also an important emotional and spiritual inflection point
• Why she suggests women write their eulogies at this age as a way to recenter 
• How to reverse engineer the life we want to have as we go through menopause
• The different ways that other cultures approach menopause and how this even impacts the physical experience of aging and menopause 
• Menopause is not a disease but a natural (and beautiful) transition
• The story of the adrenal glands picking up the slack to produce hormones and why this isn’t the full story
• How to support the body, mind, and spirit through perimenopause and menopause
• Some tactical and practical things we can do to support our bodies as we age and what to know about hormones and when they're helpful
• Big misunderstandings about hormone replacement for women
• Estrogen should never be taken orally but transmucosally 
• How to check metabolites and how this is important to know for hormone replacement
• Ways to support the adrenals, especially as we age, and why cortisol isn’t actually usually the problem

Resources Mentioned

• Dr. Sharon's website
• Find her on Facebook and Instagram