- 380
- Episodes
- 111
- Transcribed
- 939
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 53K
- YouTube views
About Hit Play Not Pause
Perimenopause and menopause hit active women differently. We have a different lifestyle and different goals. And we know our bodies. Whether you run and hike or do CrossFit and ski (or a little of everything!), you’ve had a way of eating and exercising that worked…until the menopause transition, when it all goes out the window as body composition changes, fatigue, body aches, sleepless nights, hot flashes, brain fog, mood swings, and low mojo blindside you out of the blue—despite doing everything right. Your doctor may (or may not) help with hormone replacement therapy. But what about all the active stuff you love? You’re already exercising and eating well. What you want is to feel and perform like you used to. That doesn’t mean fasting, swearing off carbs for life, or just slowing down. It means adjusting your nutrition, training, recovery, and mindset to work with your changing physiology as you hit this phase of life. And we’re here for it. At Hit Play Not Pause, we know the potential of women in their 40s, 50s, 60s, and beyond, because we talk to elite athletes and everyday active women who are still hitting personal bests along with world-renowned sports dietitians, researchers, medical and menopause specialists to help you understand what’s happening under the hood during the menopause transition and more importantly, what you can do about it—from hormone therapy to heavy lifting and everything in between—to feel and perform your best. Host Selene Yeager is a health and science journalist with 30 years’ experience and more than two dozen books to her name. She also lives an active life as a former Ironman triathlete and professional mountain bike racer who still rides, runs, paddles, hikes, lifts, and through her work at Feisty Menopause helps others do the same.
- Publisher
- Hit Play Not Pause
- Category
- health & fitness · health & fitness · health & fitness
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 23 Sept 2020
- Latest episode
- 16 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
111 of 380 episodes have a transcript.
16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Estrogen, Interrupted: Real Talk on New Meds, Old Myths, and What to Do When You Can't Take Hormones with Drs. Rebecca Dunsmoor-Su and Amy Voedisch (Episode 291)
9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Anxiety, Rage, Fear & More: A Psychiatrist's Guide to Perimenopause's Mental Health Risks with Allie Sharma, MD (Episode 290)
2 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Welcome to Your Back Nine Era: Menopause, Muscle, and Making Every Year Count with Jenn Sherman (Episode 289)
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Estrogen, Interrupted: Real Talk on New Meds, Old Myths, and What to Do When You Can't Take Hormones with Drs. Rebecca Dunsmoor-Su and Amy Voedisch (Episode 291)
Published 16 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So you have to be very careful about making blanket statements of like, if you've had a blood clot, it's totally fine. You really have to have a conversation with that kind of what was happening, what was going on. Are they on anticoagulation medication? So they're on a blood thinner. And so often when I have patients in that situation, if they're really suffering, I'll have a conversation with the hematologist about, you know, what's the anticoagulation or the blood thinner plan? Are they going to continue on that? And so it's really very much a shared decision making. But in general, if you've had a blood clot in your legs or your lungs, we don't recommend being on estrogen really in any form. […]
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- Rebecca Dunsmoor-Su
- Amy Voedisch
- Allie Sharma
- Jenn Sherman
- Lauren Siff
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- YouTube views
- 52,846
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 725 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 214 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 93 / 100
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- Quality
- 92
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 85
- Engagement
- 99
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