Struggling with menopause or perimenopause symptoms like weight gain, anxiety, or hot flushes? Join host Melanie White every fortnight for real conversations with midlife women and health professionals, to help you you navigate the ups and downs of midlife.
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🌐 Website: https://www.sagewomenshealth.com/
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sagemenopause
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sagemenopause/
Menopause and Chronic Pain with Stacey Roberts: Pelvic Floor, Hormones & Root Causes
Menopause and chronic pain are more connected than many women realize. In this episode, Stacey Roberts — holistic RN, physiotherapist, and functional medicine specialist — explains how hormones, pelvic floor dysfunction, inflammation, stress, and gut health can all contribute to pain in midlife.
We discuss why declining estrogen during perimenopause and menopause can increase pain sensitivity, why pelvic floor issues are often overlooked, and why addressing the root cause matters more than simply masking symptoms with medication. If you’re dealing with joint pain, muscle pain, pelvic symptoms, stiffness, inflammation, or unexplained changes in your body during menopause, this episode offers a more holistic and empowering perspective.
Stacey Roberts is the author of the #1 best-selling book, The Pain Free Formula: Solving The Puzzle of Muscle and Joint Pain Without Surgery, Drugs, or Injections (https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-pain-free-formula-stacey-roberts/1147270708&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1776143703630430&usg=AOvVaw3E7fllS4mixIpKNz4Bb3Yb) and the host of the #1 podcast on chronic pain, The Pain Free Formula (https://www.google.com/url?q=https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-pain-free-formula/id1802518411&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1776143703630430&usg=AOvVaw1gTtxSWTXY6cxEWVgNnuct). Discover more at https://newyouhealthandwellness.com (https://newyouhealthandwellness.com)
5 Apr 2026
The Best Exercise for Menopause: Strength, Bone Health and Midlife Prevention with Clio Austin
In this episode, Melanie speaks with exercise physiologist Clio Austin about why exercise is essential during menopause, perimenopause and postmenopause. They explore how declining estrogen affects muscle mass, bone density, body composition and weight. Clio also shares practical strategies to help women build strength, improve health and prevent frailty in midlife - whether they’re already exercising or just getting started.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/clio-austin-891a1719b/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/clio-austin-891a1719b/)
https://www.instagram.com/menopause_exercisephys/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/menopause_exercisephys/?hl=en)
https://www.clioaustin.com.au/ (https://www.clioaustin.com.au/)
24 Mar 2026
Why Women Are So Burnt Out - How to Reset Your Nervous System (Dr Julie Merriman)
Why chronic stress leaves so many midlife women burnt out and how nervous system regulation can restore energy, boundaries and intimacy. In this episode of Sage Women, therapist and professor Dr Julie Merriman explains why so many women experience burnout, chronic stress, and disconnection from their bodies.
We explore how nervous system dysregulation affects women’s health, relationships, and intimacy, especially during midlife. Dr Merriman shares practical tools including grounding exercises, body awareness and breathing techniques to help regulate the nervous system and restore balance.
Connect with Julie:
Julie Merriman - Freebie: Reignite Your Desire & Fire https://colossal-speaker-6707.kit.com/62dfb355a6,
www.juliemerrimanphd.com,
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-julie-merriman-wellness-llc-b9a332155/
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