Hot, Menopausal & Done Catering to the Male Gaze

Half of us will go through menopause. So why do we know so little about it? It makes no sense and, frankly, we’re over it! We’ve partnered with Bonafide to break the silence around menopause that has kept us in the dark for too long, with the radically honest stories of Molly Guy, Heidi Clements and Cyndie Spiegel. Explore Bonafide's State of Menopause Survey: https://hellobonafide.com/pages/state-of-menopause-2026 and use code SLU20 for 20% off all orders, Oct 18 to Oct 31. That taboo around menopause has left so many of us to navigate this stage of life feeling confused, unprepared and without the resources to understand our bodies. We've been taught that menopause marks "the beginning of the end," as opposed to what it really is: a threshold into the next big exploration and discovery of ourselves. While each woman's experience has varied, the common thread running through all their stories is the insidious lie we've all been sold: that women over 45 are redundant and invisible. In this episode: perimenopause symptoms, brain fog, anxiety and loss of confidence, vaginal dryness, menopause and mental health, HRT, losing your period, not giving a F*ck about the male gaze, aging in a culture that fears it, and what our moms never told us. Chapter Breakdown: 00:00 What We Thought Menopause Was 01:13 Our Moms Never Talked About It 02:08 Perimenopause in Disguise 02:59 Menopause at 45, Nothing Like the Golden Girls 03:27 The Symptoms Nobody Warned Us About 04:03 Dryness: