The Midlife Realignment™ Podcast
Hello, Gorgeous! Welcome to The Midlife Realignment™, a midlife and menopause podcast. I’m your host, Esther Blum–Menopause Dietitian, Bestselling Author, and Keynote Speaker. I’m here to empower you through perimenopause and menopause with storytelling, humor, nutrition, hormones, and self-advocacy–because there’s a light at the end of the vaginal tunnel, and it’s time to make menopause your b*tch!
- My TEDx Talk Was Flagged for What I Said About Menopause Hormone TherapyMy TEDx talk almost didn’t get published. And ironically, the experience became a perfect example of exactly what my talk was about. My talk, The Prescription…
- How to Ask Your Doctor for HRT (and What to Say If They Tell You No)If you’re wondering how to ask your doctor for HRT, here’s the first thing I want you to know: You are allowed to ask. You…
- Perimenopause Hormones and the Brain: Why You Suddenly Don’t Feel Like YourselfIf you’ve hit your 40s and suddenly find yourself walking into a room with no idea why you’re there, struggling to find words you’ve used…
- Menopause and Marriage: What Husbands Wish They Knew Before It StartedMenopause doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It happens inside marriages, bedrooms, families, careers, and relationships. And while women are the ones experiencing the hormonal changes…
- Progesterone Intolerance: Why Progesterone Side Effects Can Make You Feel Worse on HRTProgesterone is supposed to be the calming hormone. It’s supposed to help you sleep. Support your mood. Balance estrogen. Protect your uterine lining if you’re…
- ADHD in Women: Why Perimenopause Can Suddenly Make Symptoms Impossible to IgnoreHave you ever wondered if your brain has simply stopped cooperating? Maybe you lose words mid-sentence. You walk into a room and completely forget why….
- Hashimoto’s Thyroid Disease: Why So Many Women Are Told They’re “Normal” When They Feel Anything ButIf you’ve been told your thyroid labs are “normal,” yet you’re still exhausted, gaining weight, losing hair, struggling with brain fog, or feeling like a…
- Healthy Communication in Relationships Begins When You Stop Staying QuietHave you ever walked away from a conversation thinking, Why didn’t I just say what I really meant? Or maybe you did speak up—but somehow…
- How to Heal Hashimoto’s Naturally: The Root Causes Most Doctors MissIf you’ve ever been told your thyroid labs are “normal,” but you still feel exhausted, struggle with hair loss, digestive issues, weight gain, brain fog,…
- Contrast Therapy for Women: Why Sauna and Cold Plunges May Be One of the Most Powerful Midlife Wellness ToolsIf you’ve been scrolling social media lately, you’ve probably seen people plunging into ice baths or sweating it out in beautiful cedar saunas. It can…
- Hormone Replacement Therapy After Breast Cancer: What Every Woman Needs to KnowFor years, women diagnosed with breast cancer have been given what sounds like an absolute rule: “You can never take hormones again.” I’ve heard this…
- Menopause and Alzheimer’s Disease: The Critical Brain Health Conversation Every Woman Needs to HaveTwo out of every three people living with Alzheimer’s disease are women. Read that again. For years, the conventional explanation was simple: women live longer,…
- Why Being a High Achiever Isn’t Making You HappyFor years, many of us have been sold the same formula: Work harder. Achieve more. Check the boxes. Reach the next milestone. Then you’ll finally…
- 5 Things Your Gynecologist Is Still Getting Wrong About HRTFor decades, women have been told to tough it out. Brain fog? Normal. Insomnia? Normal. Anxiety? Normal. Weight gain? Normal. The problem is that many…
- Menopause Isn’t the End of Your Best Years — It Might Be the BeginningFor decades, women have been taught to fear menopause. We’ve been told it means decline. Aging. Irrelevance. Exhaustion. Weight gain. Mood swings. Bone loss. Suffering….