e15: TL;DR (season 1 recap)
summary:
As we roll in to Summer Break on Coming of Rage, we're packing an entire season’s worth of brainpower into one single episode. Consider this your ultimate, cheat-sheet Cliff's Notes for each episode. Think of it as a highlight reel for your ears, minus the hours of scrubbing through audio. We're recapping our first 14 episodes, reflecting on what we’ve learned so far, and asking ourselves, “Are we actually smarter, or just highly entertained?” Skip the 2x speed for once as we dive into everything you missed (or just forgot) before taking a tiny hiatus to bask in the sun and regroup for our next batch of hot(flash) topics.
We'll be back in AUGUST - with even more expert guests & badass women - as we dive even deeper into narrower topics around perimenopause (ADHD, skin health, gut health, pelvic floor, and more).
You're rad, have an awesome summer - Kate and Megan.
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Brief recap of each episode
e1 - Prologue: Get to know us and what the hell we’re doing here
e2 - Maybe She’s Born with It, Maybe it’s Menopause: Guest Lauren Chiren of Women of a Certain Stage shares her personal journey of leaving the corporate world behind and beginning her meaningful journey in educating employers on women in the workplace during menopause while also training certified menopause coaches
e3 - How Do You Make a Hormone: ARNP and Certified Menopause Care Provider, Lavonne Searle (of Empowered Menopause Care), lays the groundwork for what the fuck is is going on. Think of this episode as your Perimenopause: 101.
e4, 5, 6: Real women chatting about real things! Lucy Blackmoor shares her experience of weathering menopause THREE times, Amy Starner soothes us with the balm that perimenopause is the hard part - menopause is a breeze, and Kate and Megan discuss some of the statistics surrounding women’s health in midlife and beyond
e7: One Vulva at a Time: Drs. Fuller and McClure of the fabulous podcast, Labia Logic, blow our minds with facts about our own downstairs parts. Fan-favorite episode!
e8: All the Baddies are Saddies: Megan and Kate share their emotional journey in perimenopause, including depression, PMDD, suicidal ideation, and alll that uplifting jazz.
e9: First Comes Love, Then Comes Perimenopause: Another fan-favorite episode: Natassja Barnes, LMHC and Certified Sex Therapist, of Lakehouse Therapy, explains how midlife burnout and hormones can wreak havoc on your relationships.
e10: Reconnecting the Head to the Body: Dr. Lakeischa, the Menopause Whisperer herself, shares how stress and burnout may be contributing to symptoms WHILE at the same time, being exacerbated by those same symptoms. A real chicken/egg bummer for perimenopausal women.
e11 & 12: Nobody Ever Told Us (pts 1 & 2): Dr. Bre Woodruff, DN, ARNP and practitioner at Neighborhood Naturopathic in Seattle sets us up for Perimenopause 201, focusing on what exactly those hormones are doing to you in fluctuation, what HRT can help with, and addresses all the hype around testosterone and the WHI study - perfect overview if you’re starting from scratch.
e13: Cutting Through the Bullshit: Incredible guests, Drs. Dunsmoor Sue and Voedisch of the hit podcast, Ovary Active, join us to disucss hormone therapy, birth control as hormone therapy, and why the WHI study isn’t the gold standard for hormones but rather a glimpse in to heart health in aging women. If you’re confused by the noise around hormone therapy being sold as a magical silver bullet to aging, this is a must listen!
e14: Why is There Protein in my Lemonade? Thanks to Brandee Hommerding, Certified Nutrition Therapy Practitioner, joins us to help us understand why protein is the nutrient of the moment for women and why drinking is suddenly costing us much more than we’re used to!
e15: TL;DR - and here you are! Season 1 Recap: See above
Reflections on our own experience as novice podcaster wannabes
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No links (those are above!) Just VIBES
You're rad, have an awesome summer - Kate and Megan.
