Magnificent Midlife

Celebrating episode 150 of the podcast with a very special guest. Ann Marie McQueen is a journalist on the world stage, focused on menopause and on a mission to cut through misleading narratives and dodgy data. She founded HotFlash Inc in 2020 to cover the latest clinical studies, treatments, products, guidance and more via a weekly research letter, podcast and across social media. She’s also one of the founder members of MenoClarity. We talk about: - Why and how menopause became Ann Marie’s focus - Living in the Middle East as a Canadian expat - Cultural differences around menopause narratives - What annoys and concerns her about how menopause is portrayed - Issues around the impact of social media on menopause narratives - The oversimplification of menopause messages - Ann Marie’s struggles with ill health and separating that out from hormonal change - The impact of belief systems and trauma on menopause - How her view of menopause has changed - Understanding research and what it’s really saying - Being sce