Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones and Midlife Women’s Health
You're a woman over 40, you're in the thick of perimenopause or menopause, and lately you keep coming back to the same thought: I just don't feel like myself anymore.
You're doing everything right. Showing up for your family, your work, everyone who needs you. But you feel exhausted in a way that sleep doesn't fix. Work feels harder and less fulfilling than it used to. Your relationship feels distant. Your body is changing. You’re overwhelmed with the neverending decisions. And no matter what you do, you just feel off. Disconnected from yourself.
Midlife Advice is the podcast for intelligent midlife women who are ready to stop white-knuckling through life and feel next-level good.
Each week, host Jessica Long brings you honest conversations about navigating perimenopause and menopause, hormones, overwhelm, relationships, confidence, and the identity shift nobody warned you was coming. Not as a patient. Not as a problem to be solved. As a woman who deserves to actually feel GREAT again.
Jessica is a holistic health coach, certified menopause coaching specialist, breathwork facilitator and fellow midlife woman navigating all of this right alongside you.
If you've ever searched:
- Why am I so exhausted all the time?
- Why does work feel so hard lately?
- Why do I feel so disconnected from my partner?
- Why do I have low libido and will it ever come back?
- Why don't I feel like myself anymore?
- Is this perimenopause or something else?
This podcast was made for you.
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Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones and Midlife Women’s Health
Hair Extensions for Thinning Hair: What Actually Works (and What to Skip)
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Hair extensions can be a great solution for midlife women experiencing hair thinning, but they are not right for everyone. A 20-year specialist breaks down who qualifies, which method works best for thinning hair, and what it really costs.
This conversation covers everything I didn't know to ask. Extensions are not a one-size-fits-all solution. Whether they work for you depends on the type of thinning you have, how much hair you have, and which method is used. The wrong choice can actually make things worse. This episode helps you figure out which category you're in before you spend a dollar.
My guest is Aubree Hill, founder of Exhale House, a luxury hair salon in Mill Valley. She has over 20 years of experience and specializes in invisible, ethically sourced Great Lengths hair extensions for women with thinning or changing hair.
In this episode we cover:
- Why hair thinning in midlife hits harder than you'd expect (it's not just about the hair)
- Which types of thinning are actually good candidates for extensions
- What strand-by-strand, tape-in, and weft extensions are and how they're different
- Why the method matters so much for women with thinning hair
- How much hair you need to qualify and what to do if you're not there yet
- What Great Lengths extensions are and why Aubree uses them exclusively
- The real cost breakdown: what to budget per year and per appointment
- What the daily maintenance actually looks like (and who it won't work for)
- What you can and can't do with extensions: workouts, pools, oceans, saunas
- The safety risk that can permanently damage your follicles (and how to avoid it)
- How to find the right stylist and what questions to ask in a consultation
- Why this work is about more than hair
Connect with Aubree:
exhalehousesalon.com | @exhale_house | @thebusinessofbeautiful | 415-704-6335
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✨For more midlife advice on perimenopause, hormone health, nervous system regulation, and living with purpose in your 40s and 50s follow me: @midlifeadvicepodcast | @heyjessicalong