Hotflash inc is an evidence, expert and human-experience driven podcast looking for the true truth in perimenopause, menopause and beyond. In more than 100 episodes menopause and midlife journalist and host Ann Marie McQueen has spoken to a wide range of experts from around the globe, including practitioners, activists, researchers, doctors and industry leaders about this perplexing transition we still know too little about. She’s talked about her own frustrations and personal experiences. A ...
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191: You have a beautiful soul with Miriam Putnam
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Send us a text Thank you to our sponsor, Timeline Nutrition – makers of Mitopure™, the first clinically tested Urolithin A supplement that supports cellular energy and muscle strength. Visit www.timeline.com and use the code HOTFLASH for 20% off your first order. Miriam Putnam is a certified wellness coach, spiritual mentor and freedom-from-stress …
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190: Why tracking perimenopause symptoms can change everything
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Send us a text Hosted by journalist and Hotflash inc founder Ann Marie McQueen, this week’s episode features Sonja Rincon, founder and CEO of Menotracker, an AI-powered menopause app based in Austria. Sonja is also a lawyer and single mother who built the tool she wished she had when navigating her own confusing and often dismissed perimenopause sy…
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189: The surprising science behind hypnosis and menopause relief with Dr Gary Elkins
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Send us a text In this episode, Ann Marie speaks with Dr Gary Elkins, professor of psychology and neuroscience at Baylor University and director of the Mind-Body Medicine Research Laboratory, in Waco, Texas. Dr. Elkins is the leading researcher in the field of clinical hypnosis for menopause, with more than 25 years of experience and more 100 peer-…
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188: Jennifer Block is following the estrogen money
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Send us a text Welcome back to the Hotflash inc podcast, hosted by journalist and founder Ann Marie McQueen – the only reader-supported, evidence, expert opinion and human experience-based platform dedicated to all aspects of menopause and midlife. Today’s guest is Jennifer Block, an independent investigative journalist based in the United States. …
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187: What everyone got wrong about Dr. Rachel Pope's perimenopause hormone therapy study
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Send us a text In this episode of the Hotflash Inc Podcast, host and journalist Ann Marie McQueen is joined by Dr. Rachel Pope, an OB-GYN and certified menopause practitioner at the Institute University Hospitals Cleveland, with an appointment in the Department of Reproductive Biology. Dr. Pope is also a public health researcher, currently working …
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186 SOLO: Perimenopause, ADHD and the midlife mental load
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Send us a text In this solo episode of the Hotflash inc Podcast, host and founder Ann Marie McQueen dives into the rising conversation around ADHD and perimenopause. Drawing from personal experience, research, and lived insight, Ann Marie explores how midlife hormone shifts may intersect with neurodivergence – and how confusing, frustrating and ill…
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185 SOLO: Black box warnings, all about HRT (and remembering Dr Burt Webb)
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Send us a text On this solo episode of the Hotflash inc Podcast, journalist and founder Ann Marie McQueen breaks down one of the biggest developments in menopause care in years: the FDA’s decision to remove the black box warning on vaginal and topical estrogen. Ann Marie unpacks what this means, what it doesn’t mean, and what we’re not being told i…
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184: Why self-connection matters most in perimenopause with Dr Leigha Saunders
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Send us a text Hosted by journalist and Hotflash inc founder Ann Marie McQueen, this episode features Dr Leigha Saunders, a naturopathic doctor, menopause specialist and mom of two whose own postpartum sleep struggles ignited a mission to help women reclaim their rest and balance. From her sold-out “Woman Up” event to her candid insights on burnout…
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183: How Family Constellation therapy helps you heal midlife patterns
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Send us a text Thank you to our sponsor, Timeline Nutrition – makers of Mitopure™, the first clinically tested Urolithin A supplement that supports cellular energy and muscle strength. Visit www.timeline.com and use the code HOTFLASH for 20% off your first order. In this episode of the Hotflash inc Podcast, host and founder Ann Marie McQueen sits d…
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182: Journalist Fiona Clark on hype, hormones and finding better science
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Send us a text Thank you to Timeline for sponsoring this podcast. Powered by Mitopure®, Timeline’s clinically proven Urolithin A gummies are designed to boost energy and support healthy aging at the cellular level. Use code HOTFLASH at timeline.com for 20% off your first order. In this episode of the Hotflash inc podcast, host and founder Ann Marie…
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181: How to stop people pleasing and start living for you with Riana Malia
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Send us a text Thank you to Timeline for sponsoring this podcast. Powered by Mitopure®, Timeline’s clinically proven Urolithin A gummies are designed to boost energy and support healthy aging at the cellular level. Use code HOTFLASH at timeline.com for 20% off your first order. In this empowering episode of the Hotflash inc podcast, journalist and …
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180 SOLO: Burnout, news about hormone therapy, Gwyneth Paltrow and three midlife questions that change everything
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Send us a text Thank you to Timeline for sponsoring this podcast. Powered by Mitopure®, Timeline’s clinically proven Urolithin A gummies are designed to boost energy and support healthy aging at the cellular level. Use code HOTFLASH at timeline.com for 20% off your first order. In this deeply personal solo episode, Hotflash inc founder Ann Marie Mc…
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179: REPLAY The Bare-Ass Minimum Approach to Thriving Through Menopause with Jennifer Jefferies
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Send us a text This podcast originally ran on May 9, 2025 In this honest and energizing conversation, Ann Marie sits down with 64-year-old Australian naturopath, speaker, and wellness rebel Jennifer Jefferies – aka @presentdaywisewoman – to talk about how women can embrace midlife and menopause without fear, extremes, or pharma dependency. Jen brin…
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178: REPLAY Finding our Pink Zones: How women really thrive in perimenopause, menopause + midlife with Dr. Heidi Lescanec, ND
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Send us a text This podcast originally ran on May 29, 2025 On this episode of the Hotflash inc podcast, journalist and founder Ann Marie McQueen is joined by Dr Heidi Lescanec, a naturopathic physician based in Vancouver, BC, who brings over two decades of experience blending the latest scientific research with natural, clinically proven forms of m…
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Send us a text Announcing the First Hotflash inc Summit: Everything You Need to Know In this episode, the host discusses their excitement about hosting the first Hotflash Inc. Summit from September 29th to October 4th. They detail their extensive preparation over the past three months, including interviewing 36 experts to create a comprehensive res…
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176: REPLAY Cracking the perimenopause code with Jessica Barac
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Send us a text This podcast originally ran on 13 March 2025 Jessica Barac is a registered nutritionist, personal trainer, and the founder of What The Menopause, a women's health platform of over 950,000 women globally. After struggling with perimenopause in her late 30s and receiving little support from traditional healthcare, Jessica made it her m…
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175: SOLO Updates, books deals and what's next
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Send us a text In this solo episode, journalist and founder Ann Marie McQueen shares an honest update on her journey with Hotflash inc, the challenges and triumphs of building a community for women in midlife, and her personal experiences navigating menopause. Highlights include: The story behind launching Hotflash inc and the drive to create meani…
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174: REPLAY Your midlife brain health action plan with neurologist Dr Teryn Clarke
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Send us a text This podcast originally ran on February 13, 2025 In this episode of Hotflash inc, GenX journalist and host Ann Marie McQueen sits down with neurologist and award-winning dementia care professional Dr Teryn Clarke to discuss the science and lifestyle strategies that can reduce the risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease, whi…
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173: REPLAY Why Do Women Go Through Menopause? with Dr Deena Emera
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Send us a text This podcast originally ran on March 26th, 2025 In this episode of the Hotflash inc Podcast, GenX journalist Ann Marie McQueen sits down with Dr Deena Emera, an evolutionary geneticist, senior scientist at the Buck Institute’s Buck Center for Healthy Aging in Women, and author of A Brief History of the Female Body: An Evolutionary Lo…
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172: REPLAY The Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause with Dr Vonda Wright
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Send us a text This podcast originally ran on July 10, 2024 In this episode Florida orthopedic sports medicine surgeon Dr Vonda Wright published a review paper Climacteric, the journal of the International Menopause Society, introducing Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause. The paper has been shared widely across social media, and this interview w…
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171: REPLAY The Metabolism Reset with Lara Briden
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Send us a text This podcast originally ran on July 4, 2024 Hotflash inc – the platform designed to find the true truth in perimenopause, menopause and beyond – makes a return to the podcast world this week! In the first episode back journalist and host Ann Marie McQueen interviews Lara Briden, an expert in women's health and author of the new book …
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170: How blockchain could finally fix the menopause research gap
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Send us a text In this episode of the Hotflash inc podcast, host and founder Ann Marie McQueen takes you into a whole new realm of possibility: decentralized science, or DeSci. Joining her is Mack Stachowiak, a physicist, software architect and healthcare innovator who is pioneering the integration of blockchain, AI, and Web3 into healthcare as co-…
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169: SOLO Hormone therapy confusion, five years of Hotflash inc, and how to figure out what's right for you
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Send us a text In this powerful solo episode, Hotflash inc founder and host Ann Marie McQueen reflects on the five-year journey of building the platform, from launching her first newsletter in 2020 to preparing for the first Hotflash inc Summit and her first product launch – a much-needed tool to help women navigate the hormone therapy maze. Ann Ma…
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168: Is estrogen really the problem? Jay Feldman breaks down what’s actually driving your midlife symptoms
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Send us a text In this deep-dive episode, independent researcher and Energy Balance Podcast host Jay Feldman walks Hotflash inc founder Ann Marie McQueen through his bioenergetic approach to health, exploring how modern life disrupts our energy systems and misleads us around hormones. Jay explains why perimenopause symptoms aren’t necessarily signs…
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167: Dr Lara Briden unpacks what really matters in midlife
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Send us a text In this episode of the Hotflash inc podcast, host and founder Ann Marie McQueen sits down with Dr Lara Briden – a naturopath, women’s health speaker, and author of Period Repair Manual, Hormone Repair Manual, and Metabolism Repair for Women. Together, they unpack some of the buzziest and most confusing midlife health trends: from hor…
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