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Here are the golden nuggets of wisdom from nearly 50 episodes of Hit Play Not Pause this year.
By Selene Yeager
It’s that time of year when we look back at what we’ve learned over the past 12 months and look forward to how we’ll apply that wisdom in the year ahead....
Active menopausal women need to toss this bad advice in the trash
By Selene Yeager
Women have been indoctrinated with the 1,200-calorie-a-day diet. It’s just part of the ocean of diet culture we all swim in. Countless articles, books, and diet platforms, including Noom, Weight...
Prolonged inactivity is especially bad for menopausal bodies.
By Selene Yeager
I sit. A lot. More than eight hours a day podcasting, researching, and writing books, articles, and blogs (ironically like this one!) on an average weekday, according to my Oura ring, which...
Our thermostats can go haywire during menopause. How and when can impact our health.
By Selene Yeager
Temperature control can be a bear during the menopause transition. Estrogen helps manage our core temperature by controlling mechanisms like blood flow to the skin and...
With the NAMS Annual Meeting in the rearview mirror, this is what we’d like to see in the future.
By Selene Yeager
The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) held its annual meeting last month. I attended for the first time and was treated to 3 ½ jam-packed days of ...
Octopuses are curious, intelligent, never static, and the perfect way to mark menopause.
By Selene Yeager
Somewhere deep into the third hour of laying statue-still as Mariah’s talented young hand guided the tattoo gun along the skin that wraps my left shoulder, injecting...
Eating less than your active body needs can lead to long-term damage. Here’s what to know.
By Selene Yeager
We are women who have been steeped in diet culture our whole lives. We’ve had commercials, celebrities, and heck maybe even doctors and coaches tell us that...
Breast cancer rates rise with age, but there are many ways to lower your risk and protect your breasts.
By Selene Yeager
October is breast cancer awareness month, an annual campaign to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer. That’s especially important for women in...
Bone loss can start in your 30s and accelerates in menopause. Here’s how to keep your skeleton strong.
By Selene Yeager
We’ve been conditioned to think of osteoporosis as something to worry about “later,” when we reach older adulthood. Heck, the US Department...
Menopause got you feeling like throwing in the towel? Here are some ways to help reignite your athletic fire.
By Selene Yeager
Missing your usual mojo and motivation? You are not alone! Menopause can be rough on active performance-minded women.
The good news is that as...
The menopause transition is a slippery slope for muscle loss. Here are some key reasons to lift weights to make and maintain as much muscle as you can.
By Selene Yeager
We talk an awful lot about lifting heavy sh*t here at Feisty Menopause. As active, performance-minded women we...
Data show that menopausal women experience mental health issues, including suicidal thoughts, but too many stay silent.
By Selene Yeager
Suicide isn’t an easy topic to talk about. But it’s far too important a topic to not talk about. Many members in our...
