You are listening to Hit Play, Not Pause, a feisty menopause podcast for active performance-minded women.

I am your host, Celine Yeager. Each week, I bring you advice from athletes, scientists, researchers,

and other experts to help

you feel and perform you best, no matter what your hormones are doing.

This show is a production of Live Feisty Media.

Hey, Feisty's.

This week, I would like to start with a note, a woman named Mari posted in the menopause feisty's page.

She wrote, because of this series, specifically the most recent podcast, Joy Goals, my attitude towards menopause is changing.

I've always had a sense of dread and doom, along with this expectation that I was to just stop being active or

taking on new challenges at a certain age. Since listening to this podcast, I am not only accepting

menopause, but embracing it. I now feel like I have an army of feisty's behind me, helping me move

forward, and it is incredibly empowering. New challenges await. Thank you,

Celine, for tackling such an ignored subject. You are awaking a strong force within each of us.

And this? This is what it's all about. We are stronger together. We are stronger when we're not silent. We are stronger

when we are seen and we are heard. And while I always feel a little bit annoying when I'm like,

hey, rate the show, share it with your friends, follow us on social media at feisty menopause,

it really makes a difference. By doing those three things, rating the show on iTunes, sharing it with your friends, and

following us on social media, it shows the world that we're here and we're a force.

It helps us continue this show and book great guests and, well, eventually take over the

world. So keep it up and thank you,

thank you, thank you. Now, a little warning this week. This show gets a little bit heavy.

This week's guest is Dr. Pam Peek, a physician and public health expert I've had the honor

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