Messy Midlife
Messy Midlife is what happens when three women, all naturopathic doctors and one a therapist, going through midlife, pull up a chair to talk honestly. It is all on the table - hormones, families, burnout, and rediscovering who we are. It’s unfiltered, funny, and healing, like eavesdropping on the table of women who just get it.
Episodes
37 episodes
Sexual Health As We Age with Pelvic PT Cindy Furey
Today we have Cindy back for yet another important episode all about sexual health. We talk about:Hormone changes to tissue and structure of the genitalsThe importance of moisturizing our vagina (its as importan...
Let's Talk About Poop, Baby
In this episode we'll talk through all the "fun" changes that happen in our digestive function with hormone changes during perimenopause and menopause:The "normal" amount of bowel movements per day, and when to worryFactors...
Don't Pee in the Shower (And Other Things Nobody Told Us) w/ Pelvic PT Cindy Furey
In this episode, Jenn, Karen, and Aliza sit down with pelvic floor physical therapist Cindy Furey for the conversation we all wish we had decades ago. Cindy has a gift for making the complicated feel completely approachable, and yes, she will a...
Moving from Obligatory to Optional
Karen shares an experience she had where she had to make a very hard choice to say no to her father's deathbed wish regarding her supporting another family member.Her process of moving from guilt to love in this situation helped her see ...
Doing the Things We Struggle to Do For Ourselves
We've talked together previously about blocks that stop us from doing what we know we need, in all areas of our lives. On this episode, we touch back on some of our struggles and Aliza shares some of the shifts she's experienced recently that h...
After the Surgery: Jenn's Healing Journey Insights on Endometriosis & Recovery
The whole gang's back together again! Jenn returns from her surgery recovery and shares her recent experience with endometriosis surgery, recovery, and all of the emotional and physical implications. She reflects on the importance of comm...
Boundaries - the Importance of Internal Clarity
Just Aliza and Karen today while Jenn is recovering from surgery. Today we needed to process setting boundaries that work for us. We touch on: People can't respect your boundaries if you don't set them for yourself<...
Emotionally Prepping for Hysterectomy
Jenn talks through her preparations for her upcoming hysterectomy and oopherectomy. We talk about:Our expectations of ourselves while healingHow we relate to our health conditions and treatments/surgeries
The "Flaming" Sandwich Generation
We have had a lot of requests to talk about the sandwich generation - where we are raising kids and helping or caring for aging parents. We talk about: The guilt and shame that comes with trying to navigate multiple...
Why Can't I Just Do _____?
Do you ever struggle to do even the simplest things that you know are good for you? Even when you already did the hard part?Do you ever wonder how to have the hard conversations with people you love when you see them doing the same thing...
Obstacles and Openness to Thriving
Karen shares an epiphany she had with a patient recently. Her patient was doing really well but then the things that had been working just stopped, seemingly out of nowhere. They had to work together to find the obstacles to healing so that she...
Non-Hormone Support in Perimenopause and Menopause
Not everyone can use (or wants to use) hormone replacement therapy. Today we talk about some of the options to look at and considerations. We talk aboutThe Women's Health Initiative, research in general, and what it mean...
Hormone Replacement Therapy in Perimenopause & Menopause
Today we talk through some of the things you are likely considering to help you feel better. None of this is medical advice - always consult with your healthcare provider before starting anything, even supplements that you can purch...
Hormone Testing in Perimenopause
Today we answer the most common questions about hormone testing, and the questions you need to get answered but might not know to ask. We talk about: Where in your cycle testing will be most reliable, and what to do...
Hormones 101
By listener request! Aliza takes us back to the basics with the role different hormones play in our health both before and during perimenopause. This chat is full of good foundations for conversations you are having with healthcare providers, a...
Perimenopause in HSPs (part 3) - Relationships and Self-actualization/Purpose
Embodiment! Realignment! Transformation! Karen's favorite thing to talk about - ever. Perimenopause is our chance to reclaim ourselves, especially as an HSP. Some key takeaways: Intuition lives in our bo...
Perimenopause in HSPs (part 2) - Lab testing, Medications, and Hormones
Jenn & Karen are back again to dive even deeper into perimenopause and the highly sensitive person. Some top takeaways: The importance of magnesium and sodium in highly sensitive people, before and during perime...
Perimenopause in Highly Sensitive People (part 1)
We dive into Karen's professional expertise and personal lived experience to talk about being a highly sensitive person in perimenopause. In this episode we talk about what a highly sensitive person actually is, from a neurological ...
A Deeper Dive on Rage
We revisit rage today, because our last episode had us feeling a lot of it. We talk about our understanding of what it actually is, how it serves us, and how we got here in the first place. 00:00 Exploring Sacred Rage02:51 The B...
Endometriosis & Medical Gaslighting
Jenn shares all about her surprise diagnosis of endometriosis as a platform for learning and also discussing the importance of self-advocacy for your health. We talk about medical gaslighting, how we gaslight ourselves so often when it comes to...
Rage - The Fire of the Phoenix
We don't start with rage, but through a conversation about unexpected solitude and the clarity that can come from it, we get there. The stark contrast between our daily lives and our lives in ideal circumstances leads to misaligned expectations...
Masking & Our Authentic Selves
Aliza jumpstarts the conversation by sharing her experience at a women's retreat that she attends every year and the challenges of trying to incorporate the insights into regular life. Regular listeners know that Aliza has been stru...
Stardust
Just Karen and Jenn today!This is a not to miss episode if you are dealing with ADHD, people pleasing, perimenopause, overwhelm, or like Karen and I - the times when all of these things collide. Today we unpack a real life ex...
Manifestation & Frustration in Parenting
Just Karen and Aliza again! Today we picked up with a topic we had chatted about off mic - manifesting. We have been feeling some blocks and frustration with manifesting recently, so we explore a bit about that. As we chat we realize that manif...
Perimenopause + Parenting = A Ball of Chaos
Just Karen and Aliza today!Aliza starts with some frustration she is experiencing with parenting a teenager, and we work our way through to exploring some insights on the value of frustration in parenting and perimenopause. <...
