Hello, Hot Flash: Conversations about menopause, women’s health and mindset for midlife women.

By Stephanie Shaw

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Hello, Hot Flash - A Weekly Conversation About Perimenopause, Menopause And Women’s Midlife Health: Real Talk, Expert Advice, and Practical Solutions

This show will empower you to learn more about your changing body and teach you how to navigate perimenopause, menopause, post-menopause, midlife and beyond with confidence. Our mission is to provide science-backed insights, expert interviews, and practical strategies to help you make informed decisions about your health.

Each week, we talk with gynecologists, menopause specialists, hormone specialists, researchers, functional medicine doctors, psychologists, nutritionists, or real women who’ve been there.  These wellness professionals break down the most-searched topics like weight gain, sleep, hot flashes, HRT, anxiety, depression, vaginal dryness, libido, estrogen, testosterone, cortisol, energy loss, metabolism, joint pain, brain fog, hair loss and heart palpitations.  And let's not forget frozen shoulder and irregular periods.

Hello, Hot Flash - an evidence-based, expert-driven menopause podcast is ranked among the Top 3% of Podcasts in the World (Listen Notes) and named one of Feedspot’s Top 25 Best Menopause Podcasts of 2025, this show helps women finally get real answers — not dismissals.

Hello, Hot Flash is hosted by Stephanie Shaw — menopause advocate who went to 18 doctors, two world-renowned medical facilities, and spent $20K out of pocket before finding relief.

Women who listen to Hello, Hot Flash get real answers to the questions that keep them up at night:

  • Hormone Replacement Therapy vs. Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy vs. natural remedies — what’s right for you?
  • How to balance your hormones.
  • What really works for hot flashes and night sweats?
  • How to sleep all night and beat insomnia.
  • How to lose weight and keep it off.
  • How to reduce brain fog and sharpen focus so you can be a boss at work and home.
  • How menopause affects your sex drive and your relationships.
  • The best foods and supplements for midlife health.
  • How much protein do I need to eat and how much water should I drink.
  • How menopause impacts bone, heart, and overall health.

Subscribe now and join a global movement of women taking back control of this next season — with clarity, confidence, and community.

Visit https://hellohotflash.com for show notes, bonuses, and additional resources.

If this show helps you, please leave a review so more women can find this support — no one should have to go through menopause alone.


Episode Date
243 Is Rhode Island's New Menopause Law Enough & What's Happening at the FDA
Dec 11, 2025
242 Does Fasting Mimicking Dieting For Menopausal Women Work- Rene Fitton of Prolon Answers
Dec 04, 2025
241 How To Harness the Power of Women's Intuition
Nov 27, 2025
240 How to manage hormonal stress in midlife with Kate Wells, Parlor Games
Nov 20, 2025
239 How To Stop Urinary Incontinence: Plus Causes, Leakage & Types with Aleece Fosnight, Fosnight Center
Nov 13, 2025
238 Easy Steps To Rewire Your Brain, Manage Brain Fog, And Have Impactful Conversations with Suzanne Kryder of Peace Talks Radio
Nov 06, 2025
237 How The FDA Panel On Menopause Can Change Women's Health Care, Dr. Cat Brown, Winona, Explains
Oct 30, 2025
234 How To Manage Menopause Weight With Fasting And CGMs with Dr. Kourtney Sims
Oct 29, 2025
236 Self Care, Perimenopause And Hot Flashes With Dr. Kelly Blanchard
Oct 23, 2025
235 The connection between stool and estrogen dominance during menopause - Katie Kirklin Explains
Oct 16, 2025
233 What Doctors May Miss: Parasites Could Be Behind Your Hormone Imbalance
Oct 02, 2025
232 Curious about going alcohol free? Karolina Rzadkowolska, Euphoric AF, shares the health benefits
Sep 25, 2025
231 14+ Hot Flashes in a Week Increases Cardiovascular Risk: Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum explains why
Sep 18, 2025
230 Good Gut Health Will Improve Menopause Symptoms Dr. Anne Dunev Tells Us How
Sep 11, 2025
229 Chronic Illness Makes Menopause Harder Dr. Jessica Drummond Tells Us What We Can Do
Sep 04, 2025
228 Good Stress Versus Bad Stress In Menopause with Dr. Sharon Berquist
Sep 01, 2025
227 Does Menopause Mess With Your Money with April Haberman of MiDOViA
Aug 21, 2025
226 Start Cycle Syncing. The Secret To Feeling Better In Perimenopause with Laura Federico and Morgan Miller
Aug 14, 2025
225 Breaking Barriers in Menopause Care with Dr. Taniqua Miller
Aug 07, 2025
224 How To Relieve Stress In Easy Steps With Denise Pyles
Jul 31, 2025
223 How To Heal Your Body Naturally With Rachelle Robinett
Jul 24, 2025
222 Why Autoimmune Disease Is a Women’s Health Crisis—and How to Take Back Control
Jul 17, 2025
221 How To Stop Food Cravings And Lose Weight
Jul 10, 2025
220 The Midlife Mindset Shift: How Menopause Opens New Doors
Jul 03, 2025
219 How to Support Your Mental Health and Stop Menopause Weight Gain
Jun 26, 2025
218 Seven Weight Loss Mistakes We Make and How to Overcome Them
Jun 19, 2025
217 How To Rewire Your Mind, And Reclaim Your Power
Jun 12, 2025
216 How to Grow Back Your Hair
Jun 05, 2025
215 Brain Fog Tackled In Under 10 Minutes
May 29, 2025
214 How To Stop People-Pleasing When Saying Yes Is Making You Sick
May 22, 2025
213 How to Minimize Menopause Weight Gain
May 15, 2025
212 Is Low Testosterone Impacting Your Libido?
May 08, 2025
211 Sugar, Menopause and CGMs: How to Minimize Weight Gain
May 01, 2025
210 Long COVID, Chronic Fatigue or Menopause? Dr. Jenny Tufenkian Helps Us Tell The Difference
Apr 24, 2025
209 The Hidden Reason You Can’t Lose Weight After 40
Apr 17, 2025
208 What Every Woman Should Know About Hormones, Inflammation & RA: A Conversation with Dr. Marianne Pinkston
Apr 10, 2025
207 The Dental Health-Menopause Connection No One Talks About
Apr 03, 2025
206 Menopause And Toxins: How To Protect Your Health
Mar 27, 2025
205 The Truth About Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause and Treatment Options
Mar 20, 2025
204 Best Adaptogens for Menopause Relief
Mar 13, 2025
203 How To Turn The Clock Back On Aging
Mar 06, 2025
202 How to Build and Nurture New Relationships in Midlife
Feb 27, 2025
201 Can Alzheimer’s Be Prevented? Expert Tips for Cognitive Longevity
Feb 20, 2025
200 200 Episodes Later—Here’s What I’ve Learned
Feb 13, 2025
199 Connecting The Lymphatic System And Menopause With Jenn Pike
Feb 06, 2025
198 Periods And The Pill Explained: Dr. Lara Briden's Expert Guide To Hormonal Balance
Jan 30, 2025
197 How To Reduce Stress When Mom And Teen Are Both Hormonal
Jan 23, 2025
196 How Your Genes Can Unlock The Weight Loss Code
Jan 16, 2025
195 Menopause-Related Workplace Discrimination, What You Need To Know
Jan 09, 2025
194 How To Deal With Depression: Causes, Symptoms, Types & Treatment
Jan 02, 2025
193 How Herbal Medicine Can Support Menopausal Symptoms
Dec 27, 2024
192 How Many Menopause Symptoms Are There Really? Researcher Andrea Donsky Tells Us
Dec 19, 2024
191 HRT and Midlife Weight Gain: What You Need to Know
Dec 12, 2024
190 Ozempic and Menopause: The Truth About GLP-1 Drugs for Weight Loss
Dec 05, 2024
189 The Easiest Ways To Avoid Menopause Symptoms: Read Food Labels
Nov 28, 2024
188 Research And Tips On Simple Nutrition Changes to Feel Better During Menopause with Dr. Sarah Berry
Nov 26, 2024
187 Top Reasons Why Anxiety Plays A Role In Menopause
Nov 21, 2024
186 How To Break The Connection Between Stress And Weight Gain
Nov 19, 2024
185 How To Beat Fatigue: Heal Your Gut Microbiome
Nov 14, 2024
184 The Hidden Dangers of Mold: Inflammation, Hormonal Disruptions
Nov 12, 2024
183 Brain Fog And Mood Swings - Practical Solutions For Both
Nov 07, 2024
182 Breast Implants: The Surprising Impact On Women's Overall Health
Nov 05, 2024
181 Transform Your Menopausal Mind And Body With Exercise
Oct 31, 2024
180 How To Get And Keep A Healthy Brain
Oct 29, 2024
179 How To Get To The Root Cause Of Your Menopause Symptoms
Oct 24, 2024
178 The ONE Thing That Is Causing Insomnia in Menopause
Oct 22, 2024
177 Sex and Menopause: How To Manage Your Changing Body
Oct 17, 2024
176 Can Technology Replace A Visit To Your Doctor
Oct 15, 2024
175 How To Alleviate Menopause Symptoms With Acupuncture
Oct 10, 2024
174 How To Improve Gut Health During Menopause
Oct 08, 2024
173 How To Determine If Bioidentical HRT May Be Right For You
Oct 03, 2024
172 How To Use Mindset Techniques To Stop Hot Flashes
Oct 01, 2024
171 Learn How To Lessen The Financial Burden Of Major Medical Care
Sep 26, 2024
170 How Cannabis And HRT May Help With Menopause
Sep 19, 2024
169 How To Make The Leap From Corporate To Being An Entrepreneur
Sep 12, 2024
168 How To Deal With The Impact of Systemic Trauma On Menopause
Sep 05, 2024
167 Do You Need A Full Thyroid Panel Work Up?
Aug 29, 2024
166 Cold Plunges: The Positive Impact On Autoimmune Conditions
Aug 22, 2024
165 How Can Intermittent Fasting Help Menopause Symptoms?
Aug 15, 2024
164 Self-Care: How To Win the Menopause Battle
Aug 08, 2024
163 Are There Hidden Biases When It Comes To Prescribing HRT?
Aug 01, 2024
162 Anal Cancer: The Questions You Need To Ask Your GYN
Jul 25, 2024
160 ADHD In Adult Women - How Menopause Plays A Role
Jul 18, 2024
161 Racial Disparities in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Menopause
Jul 18, 2024
159 Debunking Myths About Extreme Diets and Excessive Exercise
Jul 11, 2024
158 Menopause-Related Skin Issues and How To Get Rid of Them
Jul 04, 2024
157 Why Taking Time To Rest During Perimenopause Changes The Game
Jun 27, 2024
156 How To Deal With The Financial Impact Of Menopause
Jun 20, 2024
155 The 8 Menopause Mistakes You May Be Making
Jun 18, 2024
154 Menopause Weight Loss- 8 Things In Your Way
Jun 13, 2024
153 Why Inaction on Weight and Stress Will Make Menopause Worse!
Jun 11, 2024
152 Menopause Weight Loss: Four Things That Get In Your Way
Jun 06, 2024
151 How To Improve Your Gut Health During Menopause
Jun 04, 2024
150 How To Cope With Menopause When You Feel Alone
May 30, 2024
149 Menopause Stress: Holistic Options To Calm Your Mind
May 28, 2024
148 Menopause And The Hypothalamus - What Is The Connection?
May 23, 2024
147 Are You Letting Your Caregiver Role Impact Your Waistline?
May 21, 2024
146 How To Turn Back The Clock With Regernative Medicine
May 16, 2024
145 How To Overcome Discouragement During Perimenopause
May 14, 2024
144 - How Pelvic Floor Therapy Helps With More Than Incontinence
May 09, 2024
143 - The Number One Reason You Are Seeing More Wrinkles
May 07, 2024
142 Why Menopausal Women May Need Testosterone
May 02, 2024
141 - How to build good sleep habits in perimenopause
Apr 30, 2024
140 - Sugar and Menopause: What You Need To Know with Jullie Daniluk
Apr 25, 2024
139 - Perimenopausal Women - Make Your Cycle Work For You
Apr 23, 2024
138 - How To Master Your Time, Energy, And Attention While Being Perimenopausal
Apr 18, 2024
137 - Is There A Menopause Reference In The Bible for Christian Women?
Apr 16, 2024
136 The Truth Behind Menopause Myths with Dr. Arianna Sholes-Douglas
Apr 11, 2024
135 - My Perimenopause Story and How I Really Recovered
Apr 09, 2024
134 - Menopause: Can Toxins Make Your Symptoms Worse
Apr 04, 2024
133 - Lifestyle Conversation: Easy Steps To Regain Energy When You Are Perimenopausal
Apr 02, 2024
132 - How To Overcome Workplace Challenges During Perimenopause
Mar 28, 2024
131 - How To Improve Perimenopause Symptoms With Self-Care
Mar 26, 2024
130 - How to Care For Your Skin Inside and Out During Menopause
Mar 21, 2024
129 - How to Stop Being Overwhelmed During Menopause
Mar 19, 2024
128 - How Perimenopausal Women Can Embrace Midlife Challenges In The Workplace
Mar 14, 2024
127 - Mistakes Perimenopausal Women Make When it Comes to Losing Weight
Mar 12, 2024
126 - Is HRT Right For You? Dr. Mindy Goldman Answers Our Questions
Mar 07, 2024
125 - What Perimenopause Taught Me About Myself
Mar 05, 2024
124 - Why Strength Training Matters in Midlife
Feb 29, 2024
123 - How to Create Habits That Lessen Perimenopause Symptoms
Feb 27, 2024
122 - How To Heal Your Thyroid If You Are Perimenopausal
Feb 22, 2024
121 -How To Overcome Limiting Beliefs During Menopause
Feb 20, 2024
120 - The Powerful Impact of the Mind-Body Connection During Perimenopause
Feb 15, 2024
119 - Lifestyle Conversation: How To Implement Healthy Habits
Feb 13, 2024
118 - How To Build Your Menopause Support Team
Feb 08, 2024
117 - Is Procrastinating Making Menopause Worse?
Feb 06, 2024
116 - How to Balance Testosterone for Midlife Men and Women
Feb 01, 2024
115 - How To Manage Menopause-Related Skin Issues
Jan 25, 2024
114 - Uncover New Ways To Navigate Menopause with Clarissa Kristjansson
Jan 18, 2024
113 - Why Telling Your Perimenopause Story Makes a Difference
Jan 11, 2024
#112 How to Manage Sleep During Perimenopause
Jan 04, 2024
#111 How To Overcome Negative Body Image
Dec 28, 2023
#110 Why is Magnesium, Zinc and Vitamin C Important for Midlife?
Dec 21, 2023
#109 How To Handle Anxiety in Perimenopause
Dec 14, 2023
#108 What You Need To Know if You Are a Caregiver and Menopausal
Dec 07, 2023
#107 How Boric Acid Can Prevent Down There Odor
Nov 30, 2023
#106 How To Bio Hack Your Age with Zora Benhamou
Nov 23, 2023
#105 How Your Skincare Routine Can Effect Your Menopause Transition
Nov 16, 2023
#104 How Walking Can Boost Your Mood And Reduce Your Stress with Jetti Fitness CEO Joyce Shulman
Nov 09, 2023
#103 How To Manage Menopause Night Sweats With Hemp Sleepwear
Nov 02, 2023
#102 Why You Should Be Tested For HPV
Oct 26, 2023
#101 Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Advances in Breast Cancer Research
Oct 19, 2023
#100 Understanding How To Listen to Your Body Before It’s Too Late
Oct 12, 2023
#099 - The Role of Thermography in Breast Cancer Screening
Oct 05, 2023
#098 - ​​Why Your Health Is Important As You Climb The Corporate Ladder
Sep 28, 2023
#097 - A Conversation With HotFlashInc - Why Women Need Options
Sep 21, 2023
#096 - How To Implement Play Into Your Day for Better Overall Health
Sep 14, 2023
#095 - The 100 Ways Perimenopause Can Present With Andrea Donsky
Sep 07, 2023
#094 Menopause In The Workplace: How To get support
Aug 31, 2023
#093 - How Music Effects Menopausal Symptoms
Aug 24, 2023
How Life Coaching Can Impact Your Mind And Body
Aug 17, 2023
How Intuitive And Empowered Eating Can Help With Menopause
Aug 10, 2023
Struggling for a Diagnosis, Could It Be POTS?
Aug 03, 2023
#089 The Link Between Epigenetics, Metabolism, and Your Waistline
Jul 27, 2023
#088 How To Determine if You Have a Hormonal Imbalance
Jul 20, 2023
#087 - How New Breast Cancer Detection Techniques Can Change the Game
Jul 13, 2023
#086 - Why Alcohol and Menopause Don’t Mix
Jul 06, 2023
#085 -The Impact of Body Shaming and Anorexia On Our Bodies In Midlife
Jun 29, 2023
#084 How Weight Lifting Can Help You Lose Weight in Menopause
Jun 22, 2023
#083 Habits To Help You Get Happy and Healthy
Jun 15, 2023
#082 - How To Use Biohacking To Support Adrenal Fatigue with Dr. LuLu Shimek
Jun 08, 2023
#081 Using Epigenetics To Balance Hormones
Jun 01, 2023
#080 How To Live Out Your Dreams At Any Age With Julia Gentry
May 25, 2023
#079 How To Discover Freedom in Aging
May 18, 2023
#078 Osteoporosis, Yet Another Silent Killer an interview with Alison Bladh
May 11, 2023
#077 How Hypnosis Helps With Anxiety and Sleep an interview with Denise Iordache
May 04, 2023
#076 How To Stop Loosing Hair In Midlife An Interview With Dr. Mary Wendel
Apr 27, 2023
#075 Why Physicians Are Leaving Their Practices An Interview With Dr. Jen Barna
Apr 20, 2023
#074 Are You in a Toxic Relationship? An Interview With Veronica Weedon
Apr 13, 2023
#073 How to Confidently Say No to Alcohol
Apr 06, 2023
#072 How Everyday Toxins Impact Your Health
Mar 30, 2023
#071 How Movement Can Help You Age Gracefully - An Interview With Dr. Andrea Perez
Mar 23, 2023
#070 - How I’m Using Podcasting To Change Lives
Mar 16, 2023
​​#069 Easy Ideas For Making Yourself A Priority With Dr. Lisa Petty
Mar 09, 2023
#068 How to Improve Gut Health in Midlife
Mar 02, 2023
#067 How Nutrition Impacts Your Kidney Health
Feb 23, 2023
#066 How to Reverse Aging
Feb 16, 2023
#065 How to Reset Negative Thoughts That Keep You Stuck
Feb 09, 2023
#064 How Healthy Habits Alleviated Postpartum Depression
Feb 02, 2023
#063 Why A Healthy Gut Is Vital to Midlife Women
Jan 26, 2023
#062 How These 5 Small Changes Can Support Your Midlife.
Jan 26, 2023
#061 How to Find Peace With Your Body
Jan 19, 2023
#060 Should I Use Hormone Replacement Therapy
Jan 12, 2023
#059 Three Pillars to a Healthy Midlife
Jan 05, 2023
#058 How To Beat Brain Fog
Dec 29, 2022
#057 How to Prepare the Young Women in Your Life for Menopause
Dec 22, 2022
#056 Why Your Glucose Numbers May Increase In Midlife
Dec 15, 2022
#053 Sex and Sexuality In Midlife
Dec 08, 2022
#054 Conquering Sleep In Midlife
Dec 08, 2022
#055 What You Need to Know About Menopause in the Workplace
Dec 08, 2022
#52 - Listen In As Ginny Victory Helps Us Get To The C.O.R.E.
Mar 17, 2022
#051 How A Healthy Gut Can Heal IBS
Sep 23, 2021
#50 - My Story Of Pain Into Purpose
Sep 16, 2021
#049 How Food Impacts Your Child‘s Health And What To Do With Those Picky Eaters
Sep 09, 2021
#048 How A Physical And Emotional Down-spiral Led To A New Way To Parent
Aug 19, 2021
#047 - Strategies To Overcome The Idea You Need To Be Perfect
Aug 12, 2021
#045 - How Sleep Apnea Can Cause Weight Gain, Migraines, And Digestive Issues
Jul 22, 2021
#044 - What You See Is Not The Whole Story
Jul 15, 2021
How To Stop The Financial Scarcity Mindset
Jul 08, 2021
How To Stop Limiting Beliefs And Launch Your Business
Jul 01, 2021
From Being Fired To Chief of Hiring
Jun 24, 2021
#040 How To Heal Early Stage Dementia
Jun 24, 2021
#039 The Stigma Associated With Being Alcohol-Free And How To Combat It
May 27, 2021
#038 The Power of Unlocked Intuition
May 20, 2021
#037 The Keys to Eliminating Autoimmune Symptoms
May 13, 2021
#036 Strategies For Coping With Daily Stress
May 06, 2021
#035 Eating Cheap Costs In The Long Run
Apr 29, 2021
#034 Brilliant advice to stop the cycle of verbal abuse
Apr 22, 2021
#033 - Debt Free Equals Stress Free
Apr 01, 2021
#031 Are your thoughts keeping you broke? Absolutely!
Mar 18, 2021
#30 Amazing ways to use herbs for whole body support
Mar 13, 2021
#029 Remarkable medical results with plant-based eating
Mar 04, 2021
#028 Absolutely the best gift for your children
Feb 26, 2021
#027 Wendy Ng teaches us how to move into a place of joy
Feb 25, 2021
#026 Utilizing Eastern medicine to support the health of you and your animals
Feb 18, 2021
#025 The power of cultivating gratitude and remaining present
Feb 11, 2021
#024 The need for integrated health care
Feb 04, 2021
#023 - Brenda Lomeli teaches us how to take off the last 10 pounds.
Jan 28, 2021
#022 - Join Victoria Zimmerman of FemmeHead for a real conversation for real women - from periods to pregnancy.
Jan 21, 2021
#021 - Lindsay Ellis talks to us about makeup and food toxins and how they can interrupt our hormones and cause cancer.
Jan 14, 2021
#020 - Childless, but not by choice. Dr. Hebell teaches how Western and Eastern medicine practices can support your journey.
Jan 07, 2021
#019 - The stigma around invisible illness from the perspective of a survivor.
Jan 06, 2021
#017 - From tragedy to triumph, Toye Penny tells us how to make our own internal switch
Dec 17, 2020
#016 - Hear how a moment of clarity and self-awareness lead to solutions that can help your health outcomes.
Dec 17, 2020
#013 A Business Strategist, Dr. Terri Levine, Teaches Us How To Find Freedom – And Money Isn’t The Answer
Dec 10, 2020
#014 Jillian Rifkind teaches why we need to treat the whole body, not just the symptom
Dec 10, 2020
#012 - Lisa Brumm shares a bold approach to finance and how to think above the budget.
Dec 03, 2020
#010 - Learn how a classically trained actress can help you build your confidence and increase your visibility
Nov 19, 2020
#009 - Hear why it took Lynn Power leaning into entrepreneurship to learn the power of the word NO!
Nov 12, 2020
#008 - Hustle & Grace podcaster Hilary Sutton teaches us how to gracefully move our hustle forward.
Nov 05, 2020
#007 - Learn how Dr. Ruby Lathon refused to submit to a cancer diagnosis and how she used food to heal her body.
Oct 29, 2020
#006 - From cleaning houses to transforming lives through chiropractics - plus tools on how to heal
Oct 22, 2020
#005 - Dr. Rosenna teaches us how to get over the guilt of taking care of ourselves first.
Oct 15, 2020
#004 - We’re talking about hot flashes and why educating our man is so important with guest Colleen Rosenblum
Oct 15, 2020
#003 - Dr. Debi Silber teaches us how to overcome the hurt betrayal leaves behind
Oct 03, 2020
#002 - How To Recognize When It’s Time To Pivot with guest Yolanda Russell
Oct 03, 2020
#001 - How To Get Positive Health Outcomes with guest Dr. Salvatore DiLilleo
Oct 01, 2020