Hot Flash Pod
Claim This Podcastby Lisa, Melissa, and Suzanne
Podcast Overview
<p><b>Hot Flash Pod: Because if we don’t laugh, we’ll melt.</b></p><p>Navigating midlife is a full-time job, but it doesn't look the same for everyone. It’s raising teenagers and managing hormone surges, or it’s navigating widowhood, new love, and business building.</p><p>We are your hosts—two longtime friends and a new voice in the mix—coming together to handle the mess and magic of the "sandwich generation" with zero filters and plenty of humor.</p><p><b>We talk:</b></p><ul><li><b>The Biology:</b> Surviving perimenopause and hormone shifts without losing your cool.</li><li><b>The Relationships:</b> From parenting teens and caring for aging parents to dating after loss and child-free living.</li><li><b>The Pivot:</b> Career shifts, entrepreneurship, and finding purpose in the second act.</li><li><b>The Values:</b> Staying fiercely feminist and supportive in an ever-changing world.</li></ul><p>Subscribe for your weekly dose of unfiltered advice and commiseration.</p>
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1/13/2026
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Recent Episodes
May 30, 2026
The Menopause They Will Inherit | Season 1 | Episode 9
<p>Summary:</p><p></p><p>Episode nine of Hot Flash Pod is one of those conversations that starts with a comedy show and ends somewhere genuinely important. Suzanne, Lisa, and Melissa dig into what menopause has looked like historically, what it looks like now, and what they actually want to hand down to their daughters. It's funny and honest and a little bit angry in the right places, especially when Melissa lays out who is and isn't getting access to real perimenopause care. The whole episode has this feeling of three women who have finally stopped waiting for someone else to say it out loud.</p><p></p><p>Chapters:</p><p></p><p>00:00 - Welcome and the usual disclaimer</p><p>01:00 - Flash and Tell: Samantha Bee's menopause comedy show</p><p>03:30 - Men in the audience and why that felt different</p><p>05:00 - Menopause the Musical and missing it</p><p>06:30 - Deep dive begins: what did we actually know growing up?</p><p>08:00 - Lisa's doctor said buckle up for seven to ten years</p><p>09:30 - Asking our moms what they went through</p><p>11:00 - Hot flash under a spotlight at a meeting</p><p>12:30 - Melissa on perimenopause as a skill set we pass down</p><p>14:00 - Suzanne on Turning Red and media shaping how we see this</p><p>15:30 - What would you actually change?</p><p>17:30 - Melissa on life not ending at 30</p>
May 15, 2026
Grief, Menopause and the Future You Didn’t Get | Season 1 | Episode 8
<p>Melissa opens up about losing her husband Michael suddenly at 47, and what it's like to grieve a whole imagined future while also navigating perimenopause, financial uncertainty, and a complete identity reset. The conversation moves between raw and funny the way real life actually does, touching on anger, changing friendships, and what it means to stop pretending you're fine. Lisa brings in some research on estrogen and the brain that reframes a lot of what these women have been feeling. This episode feels like sitting in a kitchen with three friends who are not going to let you feel crazy or alone.</p><p><br /></p><p>---</p><p><br /></p><p>Chapters:</p><p>00:00 - Welcome and what we're getting into today</p><p>01:04 - Flash and Tell: Melissa's mom's care package (and the beads)</p><p>03:25 - Flash and Tell: Suzanne's face, gravity, and group chat honesty</p><p>04:33 - Flash and Tell: Lisa's night out and the ladies who got kicked out</p><p>07:19 - Deep dive begins: grief, perimenopause, and the future you didn't get</p><p>08:06 - Melissa shares her story: losing Michael</p><p>13:02 - Processing the loss and figuring out what was grief vs. perimenopause</p><p>15:04 - Saying his name: birthday traditions and keeping people alive</p><p>17:12 - Changing from the inside out and the people who can't keep up</p><p>19:33 - Lisa on leaving her career and the friendships that didn't survive it</p><p>21:24 - Being angry is allowed, and what comes after</p><p>25:24 - Lisa on the science: estrogen, the hippocampus, and grief stored in your body</p><p>29:11 - Hot takes and closing: lean into your people</p>
April 24, 2026
The Volume is Too Loud | Season 1 | Episode 7
<p>This episode is basically a group exhale from three women who are done pretending the small things do not get to them. The conversation moves from whistling and sighing and couch cushions into something much bigger: what happens when everything around you, the noise of perimenopause, the expectations of your family, the flood of information, the pressure to be grateful for support that does not actually help, is just too loud all at once. There is a moment when Melissa talks about her doctor naming a symptom she thought was making her lose her mind, and the room just goes quiet for a second in that good way. It feels like a conversation happening in someone's kitchen at eleven at night, honest and a little messy and completely real.</p><p></p><p>Chapters:</p><p></p><p>00:00 - Welcome and Why the Volume Is Too High</p><p>02:22 - Melissa's Hot Take: Seeing Perimenopause Reflected in the Media</p><p>04:20 - The Doctor's Office Confession and the Symptom Nobody Talks About</p><p>06:39 - What Does the Volume of Perimenopause Actually Mean to Each of Us</p><p>08:00 - TikTok, ADHD, and the Double-Edged Sword of More Information</p><p>10:42 - When Perimenopause Becomes Your Whole Identity Whether You Like It or Not</p><p>13:21 - Can Anyone Around Us Actually Do It Right</p><p>15:00 - Teenagers at Home, Partners in Closets, and the Swing From Silence to Volume 10</p><p>19:44 - The Whistling, the Breathing, the Couch Cushion: Things We Cannot Handle Right Now</p><p>23:27 - The Mental Load of Caring About Everything All at Once</p><p>24:47 - Hot Flash of the Week: The Estrogen Patch Shortage Is Real</p><p>26:21 - What We Are Taking Away This Week</p><p>28:44 - Wrapping Up and Finding Your People</p><p></p><p>#HotFlashPod #Perimenopause #WomensHealth #Menopause</p>
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- What is Hot Flash Pod?
<p><b>Hot Flash Pod: Because if we don’t laugh, we’ll melt.</b></p><p>Navigating midlife is a full-time job, but it doesn't look the same for everyone. It’s raising teenagers and managing hormone surges, or it’s navigating widowhood, new love, and business building.</p><p>We are your hosts—two longtime friends and a new voice in the mix—coming together to handle the mess and magic of the "sandwich generation" with zero filters and plenty of humor.</p><p><b>We talk:</b></p><ul><li><b>The Biology:</b> Surviving perimenopause and hormone shifts without losing your cool.</li><li><b>The Relationships:</b> From parenting teens and caring for aging parents to dating after loss and child-free living.</li><li><b>The Pivot:</b> Career shifts, entrepreneurship, and finding purpose in the second act.</li><li><b>The Values:</b> Staying fiercely feminist and supportive in an ever-changing world.</li></ul><p>Subscribe for your weekly dose of unfiltered advice and commiseration.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
- Where can I listen to this podcast?
This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
- Does this podcast accept guests?
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