HOT FLASHES & COOL TOPICS Podcast
1) Singer Lurleen Ladd Talks Creating Opportunities for Female Musicians 40+
Seasoned female musicians are another group of women who are often overlooked in the professional world. This week's guest is singer and founder of Wavemakers, Lurleen Ladd. Lurleen created Wavemakers...Show More
2) Hot Holiday Gifts at Cool Prices with Shopping Expert Trae Bodge
Hot Flashes & Cool Topics Holiday Gift Guide for Midlife Women: LINK Threadneedle Alley Foundation: LINK Who is ready to save some money on this year's holiday shopping?  This week, we invite back sh...Show More
3) Vaginal Estrogen and Hormone Therapy with Dr. Rachel Rubin
It has been a very big week for women's health.  After years of experts like Dr. Rachel Rubin fighting to have the black box warnings on vaginal estrogen products removed, the FDA has agreed to remov...Show More
4) Monica Potter Embraces Hot Flashes, Parenthood and Her Healing Journey
Long before she played mom Kristina Braverman on Parenthood, our guest this week, Monica Potter, was juggling young parenthood and her busy 90's career. Working alongside actors like Robin Williams an...Show More
5) Top Tips for Modern Grandparenting with DeeDee Moore
*Check out our Top 25 Advent Calendars for 2025: ADVENT CALENDARS EPISODE: Today's grandparents face challenges that may surprise you. Our guest this week, DeeDee Moore, knows all about these challeng...Show More
6) How Do You Feel? Dr. Jessi Gold Talks Humanity in Medicine
We are all too familiar with the 15 minute patient appointment. The doctor typing away quickly while we rattle off symptoms, little to no eye contact and this feeling of disconnect when we leave. We ...Show More
7) Actress Mel Harris Talks Life, Family and Thirtysomething
Many will remember this week’s guest, Mel Harris, for her role as Hope Steadman in Thirtysomething. That show influenced the lives of not only the actors involved, but the viewers who were loyal for i...Show More
8) The Perimenopause Survival Guide with Dr. Heather Hirsch
Menopause may be having it's "moment" but what about the years leading up to the big event, aka perimenopause? What is happening to our bodies during this radical change? We invited back one of our fa...Show More
9) The Power of Neurodiversity with Dr. Thomas Armstrong
Neurodiversity is a term that was recently coined in 1998 but the existence of differences in brains is as old as time. In this episode, we explore neurodiversity with Dr. Thomas Armstrong, author of ...Show More
10) Adding the "Yet" Factor in Midlife with Jana Short
What happens to your mindset when you add the word "yet" to goals you have not reached? I have not written that book...yet I have not traveled to Europe...yet We are changing the narrative this week w...Show More