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MenopauseIt

MenopauseIt

Written by: Rachel Moore
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UnpauseIt is now MENOPAUSEIT, a podcast about menopausal women doing the nerd's work.

MenopauseIt highlights menopausal women (at any stage of menopause, be it pre-, post-, or actual) working in the gaming and/or science fiction entertainment industries. Whether in front of or behind the camera, these women make nerdy things we all love, and all while navigating what can accurately be described as a seismic shift in their biology.

If you're a menopausal woman, a gaming fan, a sci-fan fan, or just a general nerd, this podcast is for you.

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  • 285 Days Since Last Incident: Recalibrating Womanhood with Alison Bladh

    285 Days Since Last Incident: Recalibrating Womanhood with Alison Bladh
    Sep 30 2025

    Imagine waking up and realizing your body’s running on a whole new operating system... and forgot to send you the manual. Welcome to menopause, baby.
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    36 mins
  • 245 Days Since Last Incident: How Hypnosis and RTT Helped Natalie Lund Take Back Control

    245 Days Since Last Incident: How Hypnosis and RTT Helped Natalie Lund Take Back Control
    Aug 27 2025
    Natalie Lund Introduction and Guest Introduction ​[00:00:00] Rachel: Welcome back to another episode of Menopause. I have another guest. Rachel: I am really happy to introduce all of you two. I'm meeting her for the first time today, but I've heard a lot. Here's what I've heard. Let me tell you all before you even get a chance to hear from her directly, but. She was born in Brazil and raised across three continents, which instantly makes her way interesting to me. Rachel: I'm like, oh gosh. So much there. But Natalie Lund is an artist turned hypnotherapist whose eclectic path from performing arts to tech, yoga instruction to film led her to rapid transformational therapy in 2021. After nine years in Berlin and recent relocation to Portugal, she now helps clients worldwide navigate trauma. Rachel: Perimenopause, A DHD and so forth struggles through her intuitive, deeply human approach. We like human here. This is the way we roll as both a [00:01:00] certified RTT practitioner and someone who's walked through many of the same challenges that her clients face. She brings not just professional tools, but genuine empathy and lived experience to every session, and she's bringing it to this session too. Rachel: I can already tell her philosophy is beautifully simple. She doesn't believe in fixing people. But rather in helping them remember who they were before the world told them otherwise. This is the song we are singing with this channel, and with this podcast. Natalie, I am so excited to welcome you to Menopause. Rachel: Thanks for joining us. Natalie: Hi, Rachel. Thank you so much for having me. Rachel: Oh my gosh. I'm thrilled. Natalie's Background and Journey Rachel: I know we were just talking about, we met on Pod Match and so, as you can probably tell on anyone watching this, I'm looking for a very specific type of guest and I'm so pleased we found you and, I just compressed your lengthy experience and history and life experience and expertise into just a few sentences. Rachel: But I wanna give you an opportunity too. Can you tell us a little bit more about yourself? You know, if you can include stuff like [00:02:00] family, job interests, obviously you've got geographic location down, but yet tell us more about yourself. we'd love to hear about you. Natalie: Oh, okay. Family. I have none. I used to be married but divorced 12 years ago. And have been living basically with my dogs since then. Rachel: Nice. Natalie: Freedom. Freedom. Freedom. Rachel: Well, do they really give you freedom? I'm sure. now, are they demanding dogs? Are they pretty chill dogs? Rachel: They're, they're demanding. Natalie: I have one dog, actually. I have one dog. And she is absolutely chill. She just needs her walks and affection and I love walking, especially in nature. So that's all good. And she's small enough so I can fly with her in my bag. Yeah. Rachel: Oh, that's so cute. So she's like a little pip squeak dog. She's so cute. Natalie: she is. She weighs six and a half kilos, so. Natalie: Up to eight kilos, they can fly with me in the cabin. So yeah, she's absolutely chill. My dog before wasn't that chill, but also [00:03:00] small and, you know, it's easy to take them everywhere. So that's why I say freedom. I, I literally, I left Berlin going, what do I do with my life now? Because I just couldn't take it anymore. Natalie: Couldn't take anything anymore. Couldn't take the shit of people, couldn't take jobs I couldn't take, the noise. So I just packed everything with my dog into my little vintage car and off we went and came to Portugal. So the trip here was amazing. It was beautiful through France and Spain and you know, yeah, so nice and freedom. Natalie: I felt so free. I've never felt that free in my life. So, yeah, found a little house here in, in a tiny town with 280 people. And um, Rachel: Oh, Natalie: yeah, Rachel: that sounds glorious. That sounds, I mean, seriously, we're all like listening going, that sounds really awesome. Natalie: it is for a while. For a while it is. I needed it. I come from Sao Paulo, right? We've got over 20 million people and then lived in Hong Kong and [00:04:00] in Berlin. Always big cities, so I'm a city girl, so I was like, no, I need, change. So I came here and I'm here and it's Rachel: Well, I'm,it sounds amazing. I Experiences with Perimenopause Rachel: mean, and well, I think change is gonna be like a theme of this discussion because of the topic, but let's dig into it. so I always like to ask our guests, this can be a little bit difficult maybe. It depends. I mean, it depends what everyone's experience is. Rachel: You know, respectively, like everyone's got their own experience with menopause. But if our guests haven't guessed it, haven't guessed it from the actual sign over my head that's hanging over my head, it's very it's very pictures. It's very symbolic that it's hanging over my head. We're here to talk about menopause and we're also here to talk about all the things ...
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    34 mins
  • REACT to Women Have Been Misled About Menopause | 183 Days Since Last Incident

    REACT to Women Have Been Misled About Menopause | 183 Days Since Last Incident
    Jun 16 2025

    Show Notes: 183 Days – Ep 002: “Reacting to the Article That Changed Menopause Conversations”

    Episode Summary:
    In this powerful episode of the Menopause Channel’s “183 Days,” host Rachel Moore reacts in real time to Susan Dominus’s influential New York Times Magazine article on menopause. Rachel shares her personal journey, discusses the medical and cultural blind spots around menopause, and breaks down the science, history, and controversy surrounding hormone therapy. This episode is a must-listen for anyone experiencing menopause, perimenopause, or supporting someone who is.

    Key Topics Covered:

    • The lived experience of menopause and perimenopause
    • Why menopause is misunderstood and under-discussed
    • The impact of Susan Dominus’s NYT article
    • Medical myths and realities about hormone therapy (MHT)
    • The 2002 Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study and its aftermath
    • How medical education fails women on menopause
    • Hot flashes, cognitive changes, and the need for more research
    • Navigating hormone therapy decisions and advocating for yourself
    • The rise of the menopausal wellness industry
    • Personal stories, community, and the importance of sharing experiences

    Notable Moments:

    • [00:00] Imagine if Menopause Happened to Men
    • [01:03] Welcome & Days Since Last Incident
    • [02:24] What is Menopause? Defining the 365 Days
    • [04:13] The New York Times Article & Personal Story
    • [06:33] Why We Need to Talk About Menopause
    • [08:27] Hormone Therapy: Risks, Benefits, and Myths
    • [13:19] The 2002 WHI Study and Its Fallout
    • [21:22] How Medical Education Fails Women
    • [27:41] Hot Flashes, Cognitive Changes, and Research Gaps
    • [34:14] Navigating Hormone Therapy Decisions
    • [41:15] The Menopausal Wellness Industry
    • [47:40] Personal Stories, Advocacy, and Call to Action
    • [51:52] Outro & How to Support the Channel

    Resources & Links:

    • Read Susan Dominus’s article: NYT Magazine – Women Have Been Misled About Menopause
    • North American Menopause Society: https://www.menopause.org/
    • MIDI Health: https://www.joinmidi.com/
    • Alloy: https://www.myalloy.com/
    • But Wait, There's Moore website

    Connect & Share:

    • Share your menopause or perimenopause story in the comments or on social media.
    • Follow Rachel Moore and the Menopause Channel for more episodes and resources.
    • Like, subscribe, and share this episode to help break the silence around menopause.

    Contact & Social:

    • Instagram, Snapchat TikTok, Twitch, YouTube: @menopauseit
    • Rachel’s handle: @rachelhasamic

    Support the Show: If you found this episode helpful, please like, subscribe, and share. Your support helps us reach more people and keep the conversation going!

    Menopause #Perimenopause #HormoneTherapy #WomensHealth #Podcast #SusanDominus #RachelMoore #MenopauseAwareness
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    1 hr and 26 mins
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