It's OK to Say "Menopause" on TV with Tamsen Fadal and Jo Lamarca Mathisen

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10/26/22 • 53 min

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Tamsen Fadal and Jo Lamarca Mathisen call themselves Meno Sisters. They hit it off after a mutual friend "thrust them together" because of how much they both seemed to enjoy talking about menopause, and have remained extremely close ever since. Tamsen is an Emmy award-winning journalist and NYC news anchor who recently created #MenopauseTok on TikTok to bring creators together to share their menopause journey, and Jo (who has also won a few Emmys!) is the former Executive Producer of Today with Hoda & Jenna. They are now working together on a documentary called It’s Not Me...It’s (Me)nopause. We are thrilled to have them on the show for the second half of Menopause Awareness Month because, like us, they value the importance of spreading essential information about women's health in midlife, and they do it with humor wherever possible. We talk about the difficulties of working in television while experiencing brain fog, hot flashes, and anxiety, we ponder the discrepancy in our mental age and the age of our knees, and we spout off pithy aphorisms best suited for wall art made of wood.
Tamsen and Jo
It's Not Me... It's (Me)nopause documentary
It's Not Me... It's (Me)nopause Insta
Tamsen Fadal Website
Tamsen Fadal Insta
Tamsen Fadal Facebook
Tamsen Fadal Twitter
Tamsen Fadal TikTok - #menopausetok
Joanne LaMarca Mathisen Insta
Joanne LaMarca Mathisen Facebook
Menopause Awareness Month Roundup (Part 2)
State of Menopause
Digital Health Companies Elektra Health, Vera Whole Health, Gennev, and Alloy
Revel
The Functional Pelvis
Menopause Cafe
Addyi - FDA-approved women's libido drug
Julia G Wellness
Erin's Faces Affiliate Link

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Omisade-Burney Scott is the coolest. She is the creator/curator of The Black Girls’ Guide to Surviving Menopause, a multimedia project engaged in culture and narrative shift work which includes, among other things, a podcast, a zine titled Messages From The Menopausal Multiverse, and the Say More Card Deck, which is a collection of conversation and journaling prompts that empower you to deepen your relationships with people in, preparing for, or supporting loved ones through menopause and aging — as well as your relationship with yourself. And that's not even all of it. We were a little intimidated by her accomplishments, confidence, and impeccable style, but after talking to her, we felt like we had been friends for years. Omi gives advice on happily controlling your doctor's appointments regardless of your personality type, nerds out with Julia about Quantum Physics, and confesses that when your hair turns grey, it turns grey EVERYWHERE. We also celebrate Menopause Awareness Month, and give you a list of some of our favorite people and resources for navigating this glorious moment. Don't miss this one!
WHERE TO FIND OMISADE & THE BLACK GIRL'S GUIDE TO SURVIVING MENOPAUSE, AKA BGG2SM
BGG2SM Website
The BGG2SM Podcast
BGG2SM Insta
BGG2SM Facebook
Omisade's Insta
The Say More Menopause Discussion Deck
The Say More Deck Open Source Tool Kit
TOP FIVE LIST OF MENOPAUSE PEOPLE AND RESOURCES, PART 1
Dr. Jen Gunter
Dr. Tara Allmen
Let's Talk Menopause
ISSWSH
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Where to find Rachel
Rachel Fine Twitter
Rachel Fine Insta
Rachel Fine Facebook
Rachel Fine Website
Gigglewaters Social Club and Screening Room
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Thank You to Shittens from Project Hope
May-Thurner Syndrome
MacDella Cooper Foundation
Chronic pain is surprisingly treatable — when patients focus on the brain
Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski
Feminist Survival Project - Episode 63 - How to Listen to Your Body
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