Struggling to lose weight no matter what you try? In this Quick Hits episode, Karen Martel cuts through the noise around dieting and exercise myths and gets to what actually...
GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro are everywhere — but almost no one is talking about how they work differently in the context of perimenopause and menopause. In this...
If you're on HRT, dosage isn't the only question that matters — how well your body clears and metabolizes that estrogen matters too. In this episode, Karen Martel talks with...
Why do healthy habits sometimes stop working in midlife? In this episode, Karen Martel talks with Debbie Potts about what she calls "metabolic chaos" — the way chronic fasting, intense...
If your mood has shifted in ways that feel completely out of nowhere — more anxious, more easily overwhelmed, more prone to sadness — your hormones may be driving more...
In this solo episode, I'm breaking down one of the most frequently misunderstood aspects of hormone replacement therapy: how to actually know whether your dose is right. Not just "right...
In this Quick Hits clip, Karen sits down with Amitay Eshel, co-founder and CEO of Young Goose, a skincare company built around the biology of cellular aging. Amitay brings a...
The first time Karen Martel and Natalie Jill talked about GLP-1 medications on Midlife Conversations, the response from women was something neither of them expected. Not more questions about side...
Karen Martel didn't just grow up adjacent to diet culture — she grew up inside it. Her mother ran a weight loss center. Butter was referred to as Vaseline. Popcorn...
If your interest in sex has faded since perimenopause began — or if sex has become uncomfortable, predictable, or something you quietly dread — you are not alone, and you...
If you've been treating PMDD with DAO supplements and strict low-histamine diets and still feel like you're losing your mind before your period, Dr. Liz Bartman explains why — and...
In this episode, I sit down with Cathy Eason, Chief Science Officer at Berkeley Life, to explore one of the most overlooked aspects of women's health during perimenopause and menopause:...