Ep #6: Reframing Menopause

Women and Ageism. There is a stigma for women around getting older and there is often the urge to grasp onto our youth in order to maintain our “sense of value.” 

This is also evident in the media we consume. Prime examples of positive portrayals of aging in the media are Golden Girls and And Just Like That… (Sex and the City reboot). Two TV shows that portray menopause and aging very differently. 

Menopause refers to a “stop” in the menstrual cycle and yet there is no actual end to menopause, whether you’re in your 50s or in your 70s.

So why is it so hard to embrace getting older?

In the episode, Dr. Rachel Pope is joined by her two buddies, experts, and the Menopause Retreat co-founders: Anna Myers, Urology Nurse Practitioner & Sex Counselor, and Jean Marino, Women’s Sexual Health and Menopause expert to discuss the negative connotations around ageism, puberty and periods, and why we should celebrate menopause.  

“We should all be so lucky to get to menopause and beyond.” Jean Marino.

Featured in this episode:

• Ageism
• Society valuing youthful beauty
• Talking about periods and menopause
• Women don’t have to suffer through menopause
• #menopausitivity #cheerstomenopause

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