This week we are getting organized with Tracy McCubbin. Tracy believes that in order to get to the bottom of the clutter, you need to address not just what is there, but why it is there.

We discuss the clutter blocks that keep may be keeping your home a mess.  Once you identify them, you can then correct them.  We also discuss her upcoming book, Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want.

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Welcome to Season 4 of Hot Flashes & Cool Topics and we are starting this season with the incredible Melissa Rivers.

Many will remember Melissa as her mother Joan River's partner for E's Red Carpet and Fashion Police.  Her honest reviews of fashion mixed with her mother's equally honest but sometimes brutal commentary were a staple during every award season.

Melissa is also a podcaster and author.  Her new book, Lies My Mother Told Me, Tall Tales form a Short Woman Is a laugh out loud read.  The book is a satirical look into conversations that she imagines her mom would have and it will make you laugh and miss Joan Rivers even more.

Find Lies My Mother Told Me wherever you purchase books.  

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Weight gain in midlife is one of the most frequent topics requested by our listeners. Why am I gaining weight?  Is it hormonally based? Why can I do the same things I have always done but not lose weight?  Help!

We invited Val Schonberg,  a certified Menopause nutritionist and dietician, to a 2020 virtual event to answer many of your questions. Val explained:

• why we tend to gain weight in midlife (especially in our middle)

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This week we are replaying our interview with Dr. Heather Hirsch (July 31, 2020).  Dr. Hirsch is an internal medicine physician, specializing in women's health and menopause care.  She runs the Midlife and Menopause Clinic at Brigham at Women's Center and she is also an instructor at Harvard Medical School.

Since opening the clinic in Boston, Dr. Hirsch has spent a great deal of time correcting the myths of menopause.  Women are told:

- you are too young

- you need too few or too many tests

- HRTs are dangerous

- it is too early or late to start on hormone replacement

and many more.

On this week's episode, we discuss the clinic, the correct information we should be receiving and Dr. Hirsch's plans for the next generation of doctors.

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Did you know that over 54 millions Americans have Osteoporosis or low bone mass?  Worldwide, the statistics are much higher but most people don't even realize they have it.

That is why we invited Claire Gill, CEO of the National Osteoporosis Foundation to answer our questions on bone health and midlife including:

-What is Osteoporosis?

-How do you test for bone density?

-What happens during Menopause?

-Is it hereditary?

- What can you do to treat it?

These questions and many more are answered on this week's episode.

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Why does our hair change as we age, especially in menopause? 

In Season 1, we asked this questions and many more to trichologist Lisa Caddy.  Lisa works at Philip Kingsley to help men and women with a variety of hair concerns.

Lisa explained that women can have female pattern baldness, genetic predisposition to hair loss, hair shedding and scalp issues.  Whether it is from poor nutrition, traction alopecia, follicle sensity, health issues, stress or menopause, Lisa shares what we can do to help improve our hair volume and texture.

We also talk about how often to wash our hair, why we get grey hair and what products can help.

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Hormonal imbalances can cause weight gain, migraines, insomnia, acne, loss of libido and much more.  On this week's episode, we speak to the authors of Our Hormones Our Health: how to understand your hormones and transform your life about cutting edge ways to balance our hormones.

Dr. Susanne Esche-Belke and Dr. Suzann Kirschner-Brouns share new research in the study of Epigenetics which can help midlife women balance hormones and maintain a healthy lifespan.  Epigenetics studies how your behaviors and the environment can affect the way your genes work.  Are you drinking from plastic water bottles?  What is your stress level?  How much sugar do you eat?  There are many factors at play.

99.9% of humans share the same DNA.  It is in that small window of difference where the causes of disease may be found.  We discuss how environment and behaviors may switch a gene on in one person but not another.

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This week we speak with Whitney Goodman, author of Toxic Positivity: Keeping It Real in a World Obsessed with Positive Thinking.  

Society bombards us with "positive vibes only" type thinking. "This too shall pass."  "It could be worse." These platitudes can be isolating and make emotional situations such as illness, loss and breakups even worse. 

Whitney shares the latest research along with everyday examples and client stories that reveal how damaging toxic positivity is to ourselves and our relationships, and presents simple ways to experience and work through difficult emotions.

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Did you know that black and latino women enter menopause earlier and may have more intense symptoms? 

Did you know black and latino women have hot flashes longer on average than non-hispanic white women?  

On this week's episode, we speak to Omisade Burney Scott, host of the podcast/media platform The Black Girl's Guide to Surviving Menopause.  Omisade shares her personal journey through menopause and the need for education and awareness.  Omisade developed her platform because she wanted to "create[d] a space where the wildly diverse stories of different types of Black people could be held as sacred, including [her] own."

We discuss the SWAN study ( Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation) which is a multi-site longitudinal, epidemiologic study designed to examine the health of women during their middle years.  We discuss the findings of the study that indicate menopause symptoms differ based on several factors including racial diversity. 

It is vital that each person's journey through menopause is respected and acknowledged and we hope this episode starts an ongoing conversation with our listeners.

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This week we speak with best selling author Amy Bloom.  Amy Bloom is the author of four novels: White Houses, Lucky Us, Away, and Love Invents Us.  

She has just published her new memoir, In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss which chronicles the story of her husband's decision to end his life after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.  Amy's husband Brian was strong and vibrant when he was diagnosed with Alzheimers and he was determined to die on his feet, not live on his knees.

Brian and Amy made the painful decision to go to Dignitas, an organization based in Switzerland that empowers a person to end their own life with dignity and peace.  She shares the story of what the process is like when this decision is made, how it affects families and her personal thoughts through the journey.

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