Hot Flash Health

Join us for an exclusive recap of the groundbreaking Swell's New Pause Symposium in NYC! Courtney and Dawn share unfiltered insights from meeting menopause experts including Naomi Watts, Maria Shriver, Dr. Lisa Mosconi, and Dr. Kelly Casperson.

We're breaking down the science, sisterhood, and sass from this transformative weekend that's changing how women approach midlife health. From Alzheimer's research to sexual wellness, GLP-1s to bone health - this is THE menopause movement you need to know about.

💡 What You'll Learn: ✨ Why UTIs are a leading cause of death in aging women (and how estrogen cream helps) ✨ The "Dear Vagina" conversation with Dr. Kelly Casperson ✨ Maria Shriver on why silence is the new Ibiza for midlife women ✨ Dr. Vonda Wright's femur-wielding case for lifting heavy weights NOW ✨ The 5 V's of Thriving: validation, venting, values, vitals, and vision ✨ Why anhedonia (loss of joy) is a real hormonal symptom ✨ Essential labs every woman should track during menopause

This isn't just a moment - it's a MOVEMENT. From bedroom to boardroom, we're done with the silence, stigma, and dismissive doctors.

🌟 Must-Listen Moments

Key highlights that you shouldn't miss:

• 0:52 – Naomi Watts' Vulnerable Moment - The actress reveals her powerful estrogen patch story during intimacy and why early menopause at 36 became her calling to create Stripes Beauty

• 29:35 – Dr. Lisa Mosconi's $50M Breakthrough - How this German neuroscientist is revolutionizing Alzheimer's research for women (who make up 2/3 of patients) through the CARE organization

• 38:01 – The GLP-1 Truth Bomb - Why 4 out of 6 women are on medications like Ozempic but only 2 are talking about it - plus the responsibility we owe our daughters

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• Youtube: @HotFlashHealth

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• Website: hotflashhealth.com

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🎉 Meet Our Fabulous Guest: Amy St. Germain

Ladies, buckle up—this episode of Hot Flash Health is equal parts bold, real, and a little scandalous (just how we like it 😉). Our guest, Amy St. Germain, founder of Oboo, takes us from babies to vibrators as she shares her journey from corporate America to building a women’s health and intimacy brand designed by midlife women, for midlife women.

We get raw about vaginal dryness, libido struggles, taboo conversations, and why vibrators aren’t just for pleasure—they’re essential for wellness and empowerment. Amy’s story proves that midlife isn’t the end—it’s the beginning of your hot era. 🔥

🌟 Must-Listen Moments

Key highlights that you shouldn't miss:

• 06:30 – From corporate life to Oboo: How perimenopause symptoms and frustration pushed Amy to reinvent her career.
  

• 13:50 – Vibrators vs. partners: Debunking the myth that toys “replace” intimacy.
  

• 25:10 – The vibrator/hand massager mix-up: Amy’s hilarious (and slightly horrifying) family story.

Connect with Amy

• Website: https://oboo.love/ 

• Instagram @oboo.love

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• Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hot-flash-health/id1776707959

• Youtube: @HotFlashHealth

• Instagram @hotflashhealth 

• TikTok @hotflashhealth_ 

• Website: hotflashhealth.com

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🎉 Meet Our Fabulous Guest: Kimberly Cunningham

In this powerful episode, we sit down with Kimberly Cunningham, board-certified nurse practitioner, functional medicine educator, and author of Great Sex Never Gets Old. With over 20 years of experience, Kimberly has helped countless women reclaim energy, confidence, and vitality through bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and smart medical weight loss.

✨ What you’ll learn in this episode:

• Why women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s have been dismissed by doctors for far too long
  

• The truth about testosterone and estrogen (and why they’re crucial for women’s health)
  

• How a flawed study created decades of fear around HRT—and why it’s time to rethink it
  

• Kimberly’s inspiring personal journey from catastrophic injury to thriving with HRT
  

This is the conversation every woman deserves to hear. No fluff, no guessing games—just real answers to reclaim your damn body.

🌟 Must-Listen Moments

Key highlights that you shouldn't miss:

• 4:00 - The gender bias in medicine (and even AI!) that keeps women unheard

• 7:00 -  Kimberly’s raw story of losing mobility and regaining her life through testosterone therapy

• 15:00 - Debunking the “hormones cause cancer” myth and uncovering the real truth about HRT

Connect with Kimberly

• Website: https://cunninghamclinic.com/

• Instagram @ cunninghamcliniccolorado 

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• Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hot-flash-health/id1776707959

• Youtube: @HotFlashHealth

• Instagram @hotflashhealth 

• TikTok @hotflashhealth_ 

• Website: hotflashhealth.com

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🎉 Meet Our Fabulous Guest: Dr. Amy Person 

If you’ve ever Googled “Why am I bloated?” or “What even are hormones and why do they hate me?” — this episode is for you. 🎙️

We sit down with Dr. Amy Person, a powerhouse in women’s functional medicine, gut health, and hormone balancing. From bloating and burnout to perimenopause and beyond, Amy is rewriting the conversation around women’s health and giving women their power back.

✨ Get ready for real talk, myth-busting, and empowering insights that will help you finally feel good in your body.

🌟 Must-Listen Moments

Key highlights that you shouldn't miss:

• 17:10 - What most women get wrong about hormones – It’s NOT just estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone.

• 22:06 - Why autoimmune issues and gut health are exploding in women – and what you can do about it.

• 27:08 - The real meaning of empowerment in women’s health – validation, education, and taking back your power. 

Connect with Amy

• Women’s Health Institute: womenshealthinstitute.co

• Instagram@dramyperson

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• Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hot-flash-health4 

• Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hot-flash-health/id1776707959

• Youtube: @HotFlashHealth

• Instagram @hotflashhealth 

• TikTok @hotflashhealth_ 

• Website: hotflashhealth.com

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🎉 Meet Our Fabulous Guest: Barbara Brooks

In this empowering Hot Flash Health episode, we sit down with Barbara Brooks, founder of Second Act Women, to talk about smashing age stereotypes, thriving in midlife, and building a movement that proves 40+ is just the beginning. From battling ageism in the workplace to reframing your experience as your secret sauce, Barbara’s journey is packed with insights, inspiration, and unapologetic truth bombs.

Whether you’re navigating a career pivot, embracing your post-menopause power, or looking for a community that gets it, this conversation will fire you up to own your second act like the badass you are.

🌟 Must-Listen Moments

Key highlights that you shouldn't miss:

• 3:00 - The Resume Dilemma — How to showcase your decades of experience without letting age bias shut you out.

• 10:44 - Your Age Is Your Secret Sauce — Why lived experience, creativity, and resilience give you an edge that AI can’t replace.

• 33:03 - The Menopause Double Standard — How the workplace funds male health solutions but overlooks women’s needs. 

Connect with Barbara

• 🌐 Website: secondactwomen.com

• 📲 Instagram @secondactwomen

• 📲 Join the community: Second Act Women on Facebook

  
  

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• Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hot-flash-health/id1776707959

• Youtube: @HotFlashHealth

• Instagram @hotflashhealth 

• TikTok @hotflashhealth_ 

• Website: hotflashhealth.com

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🎉 Meet Our Fabulous Guest: Taylor Cambell

"What in the actual hell is happening to my skin?"

Today, we’re diving beyond Botox and into the future of regenerative aesthetics with none other than Taylor Campbell, visionary founder of Restorative Injectables in Denver. She’s a no-BS nurse practitioner shaking up the industry with her science-backed approach to anti-aging, and in this episode, she spills everything: from salmon sperm facials (yes, really) to peptides, NAD, topical estrogen, and GLP-1s.

🔥 Whether you're in perimenopause, full-on menopause, or just wondering why your skin isn’t bouncing back like it used to — this episode will educate, entertain, and maybe even convince you to fly to Denver.

Topics covered:

• The truth about salmon sperm facials & what actually works
  

• Why NAD is Taylor’s ride-or-die
  

• Her top 5 favorite peptides for skin, muscle, sleep & brain fog
  

• The deal with GLP-1s like semaglutide and why the stigma needs to go
  

🌟 Must-Listen Moments

Key highlights that you shouldn't miss:

• 4:25 - Salmon Sperm on My Face? Let’s Talk

• 12:40 - Botox Isn’t Working Anymore. Now What?

• 28:00 - Taylor’s Top 5 Peptides for Women Who Want to Age Like a Badass 

Connect with Taylor

•  📍Follow Taylor on Instagram: @restorativeinjectables

• 🎙️ Learn more about treatments: restorativeinjectables.com

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• Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hot-flash-health/id1776707959

• Youtube: @HotFlashHealth

• Instagram @hotflashhealth 

• TikTok @hotflashhealth_ 

• Website: hotflashhealth.com

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🎉 Meet Our Fabulous Guests: Margo Toms, Essentials Health

 Welcome back to Hot Flash Health — where your 40s and 50s aren’t your downhill slide, they’re your power decade. In this can't-miss episode, we sit down with Margo Toms, Nurse Practitioner and founder of Essentials Health, to cut through the BS around menopause, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), GLP-1s, and why you don’t have to feel like crap forever.

Margo explains:

• What bioidentical hormone therapy really is
  

• Why your midsection suddenly feels like a spare tire
  

• And why red wine might be ruining your sleep (sorry, ladies)

🌟 Must-Listen Moments

Key highlights that you shouldn't miss:

• 2:26: The Biggest Lies Women Are Told About Menopause

• 6:54 : The Hard Truth About GLP-1s (Ozempic, Mounjaro, etc.) 

• 14:43 : What Happens When You Finally Get Your Hormones Right

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• Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hot-flash-health/id1776707959

• Youtube: @HotFlashHealth

• Instagram @hotflashhealth 

• TikTok @hotflashhealth_ 

• Website: hotflashhealth.com

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🎉 Meet Our Fabulous Guests: Two Moons Health

 Meet the powerhouse co-founders of Two Moons, Terry Chang (former entertainment lawyer turned wellness entrepreneur) and Dr. Ulrike (a brilliant neurologist and integrative health advocate), as they share how a friendship forged in a Juilliard piano class led to the creation of the first seed cycling capsule on the market.

🎙️ This episode covers:

• What the heck is seed cycling?
  

• How Zest & Zen capsules are helping with PMS, PMDD, hormonal acne, perimenopause & more
  

• Why hormonal health matters for both moms and teenage daughters
  

• How Two Moons is changing the conversation on menstrual health in schools, workplaces, and beyond
  

• Tips for regulating your cycle naturally & building a hormone-supportive routine
  

🌿 Whether you're curious about holistic alternatives, looking to ditch the band-aid approach of prescriptions, or just want to feel more like yourself again, this conversation is full of education, inspiration, and a few good laughs.

🌟 Must-Listen Moments

Key highlights that you shouldn't miss:

• 2:12 : The Juilliard Meet-Cute that Sparked a Wellness Revolution

• 6:29 : What Is Seed Cycling & Why It Works 

• 25:04 : Why Gen Z & Business Schools Are Embracing Hormonal Health

Connect with Two Moons Health

• 👉 Learn more: https://twomoonshealth.co

• 📲 Follow them on Instagram: @twomoonshealth

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• Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hot-flash-health/id1776707959

• Youtube: @HotFlashHealth

• Instagram @hotflashhealth 

• TikTok @hotflashhealth_ 

• Website: hotflashhealth.com

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🎉 Meet Our Fabulous Guest: Brit Stueven 

In this episode of the Hot Flash Health Podcast, we welcome the unstoppable Brit Stueven — writer, comedian, and founder of Moms on the Mic and DPB Society. From bombing her first open mic to bringing down the house as “Lightning Crotch,” Britt shares her unfiltered journey through perimenopause, sobriety, and gut health chaos. 

💥 Britt proves that midlife isn’t the end—it’s the beginning of something hilarious, healing, and totally badass.

🎧 Subscribe for more real, raw, and funny takes on midlife health, menopause, and women's wellness.

💬 Leave a comment, share with a friend, and embrace your inner UFC Captain Vagina 💪

🌟 Must-Listen Moments

Key highlights that you shouldn't miss:

• 09:18 – Meet “Lightning Crotch”

• 17:39 – From Blackout Bomb to Sober Comeback

• 34:12 – Poop, Parasites & Punchlines

Connect with Brit

• Website: https://britstueven.com/

• Instagram: @britstueven

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• Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hot-flash-health/id1776707959

• Youtube: @HotFlashHealth

• Instagram @hotflashhealth 

• TikTok @hotflashhealth_ 

• Website: hotflashhealth.com

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🎉 Meet Our Fabulous Guest: Kristen Wessell 

Feeling stuck in your space—or in your stage of life? This episode is your permission slip to declutter, redesign, and rediscover YOU. 💃✨

Join host Courtney Mamusha as she chats with Kristin Wessell, founder of Narrative Lifestyle and former professional dancer turned soulful interior designer. From designing for healing after divorce, loss, and life shifts, to getting sober curious in midlife, this conversation goes way beyond throw pillows.

Whether you're a midlife mom juggling it all, navigating menopause, or just craving a space that actually reflects your story—you'll walk away with practical design tips, emotional wisdom, and ideas that won't break the bank.

🛋️ Interior design isn't just for the rich—it’s for real women rewriting their next chapter.

🌟 Must-Listen Moments

Key highlights that you shouldn't miss:

• 7:00 - Design after divorce, menopause, and burnout

• 20:00 - Grief, healing, and storytelling through your space

• 30:00 - 5 simple home upgrades to feel amazing

Connect with Kristen

• Website: www.narrative-lifestyle.com

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• Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hot-flash-health4 

• Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hot-flash-health/id1776707959

• Youtube: @HotFlashHealth

• Instagram @hotflashhealth 

• TikTok @hotflashhealth_ 

• Website: hotflashhealth.com

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