Joining us today to talk about perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause is the amazing Jo Visser. 

Jo is a Co-active Coach, Facilitator, and Educator, gifted in making uncomfortable conversations comfortable. Combining her background as a nurse, her experience in education, and his passion for coaching, Jo helps women break the taboos around menopause and encourages them to advocate for themselves and reclaim their power. 

In this episode, Jo helps us debunk the myths about menopause, setting a clear stand against the taboos surrounding "puberty's other end," naturalizing the end of our reproductive cycle, and advocating for easier access to information for women. 

We also talk about the need to accept hormonal changes and their effects on our bodies, functioning, and lives. Jo also highlights the need to understand that we shouldn't accept suffering as an unavoidable part of being a woman. In addition, analyze the social tendency to shame women's bodies and sexuality and its adverse effects on us. 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Jo explains the need to normalize conversations about menopause (5:02)
• Jo talks about the hormonal changes in women's bodies during menopause (7:20)
• Jo highlights the for women to have access to the correct information about what is happening in our bodies (12:31)
• Jo talks about the need to live our lives outside the sexual exploitation of our bodies (20:09)
• Jo talks about bio-identical hormones (27:19)
• Jo and Kristin talk about how increasing knowledge automatically reduces the stress generated by talking about menopause (41:22)

Resources:

• Menopause Chicks with Shirley Weir Facebook Group

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• Email: [email protected]

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