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The headlines can be scary. But there’s a lot that’s in our hands.

By Selene Yeager

If you’re going through the menopause transition right now, your brain is physically changing. If you have already gone through the menopause transition and are postmenopausal, your...

Research shows menopause starts earlier and is more challenging for Black women than for other races and ethnicities. 

By Selene Yeager 

February is Black History Month in the U.S. (It’s October in the U.K. and July in Australia) — an annual celebration of...

This high-end thermal wearable is designed to help you feel cooler or warmer, and lull you to sleep.

By Selene Yeager

Note: This review first published in early 2022. At that time, the Embr Wave was available only through Embr Labs. The device has now widened its...

More menopausal women are trying marijuana for relief. Here’s what science says.

By Selene Yeager

I got my medical marijuana card because I was curious. Could a cannabis product help take the edge off the occasional bout of postmenopausal anxiety or when I’m stuck in the...

What I would — and wouldn’t have — done differently if I knew what I know now.

 By Selene Yeager

“What would you do differently if you knew what you know now?” As the host of Hit Play Not Pause and Content Manager for Feisty Menopause, it’s a...

New drugs and hormonal therapies promise to make menopause better for all.

By Selene Yeager

If hot flashes and night sweats are wreaking havoc on your quality of life, you’re part of a large percentage of women that are negatively impacted by the hormonal changes that happen...

It’s official, menopause has gone from sidelines to spotlight. Here are the promises and the pitfalls.

By Selene Yeager

If there was any doubt that 2022 was the “year of menopause,” Oprah Winfrey put a stamp on it earlier this month when she appeared on an...

These strong, feisty women are among those blazing trails for the rest of us to follow.

By Selene Yeager

As we prepare to crack open the seal on a fresh new year, let’s take a moment to celebrate menopausal athletes (including every strong, feisty woman reading this!).

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...