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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A podcast by Rania Masri El Khatib. Discussing society's and industry's rising trends with a collective of change makers and shakers.
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119: How to keep your bones, muscles, tendons and fascia strong through menopause with Buff Bones' Rebekah Rotstein (Part 2)
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Send us a text In part 2 of her interview with Buff Bones' Rebekah Rotstein tells Hotflash inc founder Ann Marie McQueen about the complexities of health during perimenopause and menopause, highlighting the importance of both mineral density, muscles, tendons, collagen and fascia. She outlines the Buff Bones comprehensive exercise plan to hit all t…
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118: BONUS SOLO EPISODE: Me and hormone therapy
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, host Ann Marie McQueen tries to explain her long and convoluted relationship to and quest for hormone therapy. This is an episode about her experiences, made more complicated by living abroad, reluctant doctors and by years spent wandering in a wilderness of emotional and physical symptoms no one could expla…
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117: Navigating menopause and bone health with Buff Bones' Rebekah Rotstein (Part 1)
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Send us a text In this episode, host and Hotflash inc founder Ann Marie McQueen interviews Rebecca Rotstein. Rebekah is the founder of Buff Bones, a medically endorsed exercise method for bone and joint health with on-demand classes and trained instructors in more than 30 countries. Rebekah is a former ballet dancer who has trained athletes and dee…
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116: Let's optimize our hormones and not get cancer with Dr Leigh Erin Connealy
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Send us a text Hotflash inc founder and host Ann Marie McQueen sits down with Dr Leigh Erin Connealy, a leading figure in integrative medicine, known for her unique approach in combining conventional and alternative treatments in addressing chronic illnesses and cancer. Dr Connealy is the founder of the Center for New Medicine and the Cancer Center…
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115: The Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause with Dr Vonda Wright
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Send us a text This week 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 with Dr Wright is an edited version from last year d…
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114: Bonus mini solo episode: My going-through menopause manifesto
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Send us a text In this mini solo episode, recorded in August 2023, Ann Marie shares her first insights into what being in menopause will be like. Spoiler alert: It's good. Maybe not worth it. But very good. Thank you to our sponsor, Midi Health. They provide holistic, insurance-covered care by perimenopause and menopause specialists. Check out Join…
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113: Unraveling the truth about testosterone and menopause with Professor Susan Davis
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Send us a text You may have been hearing a lot about testosterone lately – what it is, why we need it, why we can’t get it… I’ve gone to Melbourne, Australia to ask an expert in women’s hormones across our lifespan, and one of the few people who has studied testosterone in-depth. Professor Susan Davis is a clinician researcher, consulting endocrino…
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112: Exploring Traditional Arabic and Islamic Medicine with Dr Bibi Ayesha Lockhat
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Send us a text Dr Bibi Ayesha Lockhat is a Traditional Arabic and Islamic Medicine (TAIM) Specialist practicing in the Middle East at Zulal Wellness Resort at China Som – Qatar, the only place in the in the world to be reviving this traditional holistic healing system. She holds two degrees from The University of The Western Cape (UWC), a Bachelor …
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111: Connecting with yourself and leaning into your Wise Power with Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer and Alexandra Pope
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Send us a text Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer and Alexandra Pope are pioneers in the emerging field of menstruality, which my spell check says isn’t even a word! Basically they have created a new lexicon, along with a new approach not only to our health and wellbeing, but our creativity and leadership, and our spiritual life – all based on becoming consciou…
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110: 80s supermodel Kim Alexis: 'Hormones are natural too'
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, host and midlife and menopause journalist Ann Marie McQueen speaks with iconic American model Kim Alexis. They explore Kim's extensive career when she dominated the modeling industry. They talk about what it was like to appear on over 500 magazine – sometimes all of them at once – and cover her journey throu…
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109: SOLO MINI episode: No one wants pianos anymore
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Send us a Text Message. Navigating Midlife Grief: A Personal Journey In this deeply emotional and personal video, host Ann Marie McQueen shares her experience of navigating midlife grief and loss, specifically focusing on the recent death of her father. An audio essay about grief, loss, Boomers and their stuff. Thank you to our sponsor, Midi Health…
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108: The Metabolism Reset with Lara Briden
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Send us a Text Message. 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 The Metabolism Reset. They discuss …
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Send us a Text Message. Exploring the Truths of Perimenopause and Menopause with Ann Marie McQueenJournalist Ann Marie McQueen delves into the realities of perimenopause, menopause, midlife, and beyond. She emphasizes the importance of opening our minds to new possibilities and shares her journey as a proud woman in her 50s. Join the discussion on …
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107: Mini solo episode: The Comeback is Coming
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Send us a text Embracing Change and Finding Strength in Uncertainty Listen in as I reflect on a pivotal moment triggered by a quote from the Mel Robbins podcast, leading to the tough decision to pause the Hotflash inc newsletter and podcast – and the easier decision to bring it back. 00:00 Facing Fear and Making Tough Decisions 00:33 Personal Strug…
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ReShape Masculinity | With Adil Hussain, Life & Men's Coach & Founder of BrotherhoodDXB
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In today's world masculinity is often defined as a spectrum of qualities and behaviours traditionally associated with men, including traits like strength, courage, independence, and assertiveness. But what about their emotions? Do they have emotional intelligence? Are they vulnerable? Empathetic? Why don't they cry?... Adil Hussain, a visionary, li…
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ReShape Women's Health | With Ann Marie McQueen, Journalist Specialised in Midlife & Menopause and Founder of HotFlash Inc
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In this episode, we delve into the complex and often misunderstood journey of women's bodies through perimenopause, premenopause, and menopause. Our guest, Ann Marie McQueen, brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table. Her background as a digital journalist and podcaster, along with her foundational role at The National Newspaper and …
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Send us a text I'm taking a short break, and we are going to come back stronger than ever. Here I explain why! I also butcher Joe Pulizzi's name, and for that I am sorry. See you soon. AMx Thank you to our sponsor, Midi Health. They provide holistic, insurance-covered care by perimenopause and menopause specialists. Check out JoinMidi.com Join the …
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105: The menopause transition: 'It's a deconditioning'
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Send us a text Today we are doing something a little bit different because let’s be honest, everyone is overwhelmed right now and I’m no different. This summer I was a guest on Sherry Jibb’s Happy & Healthy in Midlife Summit, and had a great conversation with her about so many things we don’t talk about much in the menopause conversation. Sherry is…
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ReShape Biomedicine | With Dr. Giuseppe Mucci, Bioscientist & CEO of Bioscience Institute SpA
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Biomedicine today stands as the vanguard of human health, weaving together science and technology to unravel the mysteries of our biological intricacies. It plays a pivotal role in advancing medical knowledge, enabling the development of groundbreaking treatments and therapies. From decoding the secrets of our genetics, to preventing and early-dete…
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104: Journalism, my mom, and the search for health harmony
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Send us a Text Message. I'm giving a talk at the Organic & Real show in Dubai and this is my test run. I talk about the intersection of my 30-year journalism career, which launched around the same time as my mother's death from pancreatic cancer. And how that set me on a path to finding out whatever I could about health and wellness, all while I st…
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103: Dr Vonda Wright: What to do about your perimenopause body pain (and protect your body as you age)
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Send us a Text Message. Dr Vonda Wright is an American double board-certified orthopedic sports medicine surgeon, who has spent a career working with high-level atheletes and immersed in clinical research. She’s also a woman in her mid-50s who experienced terrible body pain and a range of other symptoms. All of that combined is fuelling her mission…
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102: 4 women go through perimenopause and along comes WILE
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Send us a Text Message. I have two power players in this perimenopause space: half of the four-person team that founded Wile, “a plant-powered hormonal and emotional wellness brand for women 40+ that reframes midlife as a time of peak power”. (You will hear the word “tincture”) Introductions: Gwendolyn Floyd is a venture-backed serial social entrep…
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Brand building is an integral aspect of personal and business development. It not only increases the voice and consumer awareness of a brand, but it also gives it an identity and worth. That's why I decided to centre this episode around this interesting topic. From discussing about what it takes to build a brand, reach larger audience and stay rele…
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101: The most inspiring mid-sex-life story ever
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Send us a Text Message. This is a very special podcast, because it’s with a person who is so authentic and honest about what she’s been through – a rare thing indeed. Over in Canada (Peterborough, Ontario, to be specific) Deborah Porteous takes us back eight years to when she was 53, going through menopause – and had never had an orgasm. Through th…
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100: SOLO 10 things I've learned from 100 episodes
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Send us a text I started the Hotflash inc podcast two years ago on a wing and a prayer and a glass desk, and quickly learned that is the worst possible surface for audio. Along the way I have spoken to the top experts in the world, found out an incredible amount of things, and refined and iterated the podcast intensely, getting it to the point that…
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99: Dr Junella Chin, CBD and perimenopause pain knows pain
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Send us a text Dr June Chin knows about pain and how to treat it on the deepest levels: from her own experiences that started in her teens years and through to that of patients. She’s an integrative medical cannabis physician and has spent more than20 years working in holistic medicine. She is currently a professor at New York University and Syracu…
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98: Perimenopause “down there” 101 with Dr Karyn Eilber
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Send us a Text Message. Dr Karyn Eilber is board certified in urology and female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery, as well as an associate professor teaching, training and working in administration at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. She’s a mom of three, co-founder of the clean, luxury intimacy company Glissant, founding medic…
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