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Menopause Chicks: This Show is Not About MenopauseIt's About Women's Health at All AgesListen in and learn…How the negative language and dialogue around menopause leaves an impression on all women–especially younger womenHow my own experience with perimenopause affected the way I interacted with my family and made me realize I needed to take action & prioritize my healthHow Amy views her IUD (intrauterine device) as an investment in her quality of life and why she thinks it’s one of the best health decisions she’s madeHow the financial responsibility of contraception and birth control is inequitable for womenHow a business case led the province of British Columbia to make contrace...2023-10-0828 minMenopause Chicks: This Show is Not About MenopauseIt's about Starting to ROAR! (with Dr. Nathalie Gamache)Ready to Feel Amazing? Listen in & learn…Why the Women’s Health Initiative Study set women’s health care back in 2002, and why we don’t need to be afraid of hormone replacement therapy as a treatment for the most common symptoms of hormone decline. Why your family doctor might not have the answers you’re looking for, and may feel as frustrated about that too, and what you can do about it. How women can take well-being into their own hands with a “self-contract” to live fully and stay healthy through midlife and beyond. Why we need to be advo...2023-09-1749 minMenopause Chicks: This Show is Not About MenopauseMenopause is one day–so that would make for a pretty short show!Welcome to the very first episode of This Show is Not About Menopause!I’m your host, Shirley Weir. I'm 56 years old. I reached menopause when I was 49, and I am the founder of MenopauseChicks.com, an online educational platform, trusted for quality health information and designed to remind everyone: WE DESERVE to FEEL AMAZING!In this welcome episode, I talk about the meaning behind the name of my show and all the aspects of women’s health I’m excited to dive into with you and my guests in future episodes. Sexual health...2023-09-1702 minMenopause Chicks: This Show is Not About MenopauseIt's About Navigating Health Decisions While Drowning in BSAre you ready to change the conversation around menopause? Listen in and find out…How my first experience with AI (artificial intelligence) was when my name was printed beside words I didn’t writeHow throwing every adverse health concern into a bucket and labeling it “menopause symptoms” is not only setting women’s health back; it is dangerous to women’s future heart health, brain health, bone health, vulva & vaginal health and urinary/bladder health.How vasomotor symptoms (hot flashes) are like the “check engine light” in our car, and why they are dangerous to ignoreHow misinformation ab...2023-09-1712 min