The stuff I actually use
My closet, my bed, my kitchen, my bookshelf. If it's here, it's in my house right now.
I'm not paid or reimbursed for any of these. I just love them.
Who gets me off the couch
My trainer
MenoStrong
Jordan Davies trains me. His 12-week strength and cardio program is built for menopause, with gym, dumbbell, or bodyweight options.
MenoStrong →Mobility
Erin Carson's Mobility Mondays
Free on YouTube. Short, doable, and the thing I come back to when everything feels stiff.
Mobility Mondays →Books by people I trust
Where I learn. Sorted by what you're actually asking about.
General menopause
Estrogen, InterruptedRebecca Dunsmoor-Su, MD & Amy Voedisch, MD→ Grown Woman TalkSharon Malone, MD→ Brown Girls' DiseaseSameena Rahman, MD→Fitness and strength
MenopocalypseAmanda Thebe→ New Moves in MenopauseMaria Luque, PhD→Sex and your body
It's Not HysteriaKaren Tang, MD→ Come As You AreEmily Nagoski, PhD→Hot flashes
Hot Flash HellLauren Streicher, MD→Tending your mind
MindfulnessMark Williams & Danny Penman→Here's what I'm listening to
Podcast
Inside Information
Menopause and midlife from a leading gynecologist.
Listen →Podcast
OvaryActive
Two gynecologists on perimenopause and your options.
Listen →Podcast · I'm on this one
Fit in Fitness
Carly Fauth on fitness, and on taking back some control of your health. She had me on to talk about menopause, and she asked better questions than most.
Listen →Talk
What We Carry
Dr. Robyn Pashby on mental health and weight.
Watch →Desire, and what to do when it goes quiet
Dr. Lori Brotto's work. Research based, and genuinely kind.
Program
eSense
An online mindfulness and CBT program for low desire and arousal. You go at your own pace, on your own.
eSense →Book
Better Sex Through Mindfulness
Lori Brotto, PhD. The one I point people to first.
The book →Workbook
The companion workbook
For actually doing the work, not just reading about it.
The workbook →Something you wouldn't expect
Walking in prepared is half of it. So is walking in feeling like a person.
Things I love to wear
Ours
The Menopause List™ Shop
Hot Women tees, So Hot tumblers, Tote-ally Hot totes. I co-founded The Menopause List™, so yes, I have a stake in this one.
The shop →Everyday
FreeFly
Bamboo everything. Cool, soft, and I will wear it four days in a row.
FreeFly →Everyday
Tillage
Built to last, made for actual bodies doing actual things.
Tillage →Workouts
Kuvetta
Nothing rides up, nothing digs in.
Kuvetta →Cooling down
For the nights and the moments that run hot.
Small kindnesses
Small things that are really just about being good to yourself.
The snack drawer
Protein
Barebells Protein Bars
Tastes like a candy bar. Isn't one.
Barebells →Non-negotiable
Flamin' Hot Cheetos
I'm a menopause coach, not a saint.
I'm a menopause coach, not a clinician. Nothing here is medical advice. Read my full disclaimer.