# Hit Play Not Pause

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Official site: https://www.feistymenopause.com/
Author: Hit Play Not Pause
Episodes: 300

## Resource

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, researche…

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## Episodes
- [Why Even Active Women Lose Bone—and How to Build It Back with Belinda Beck, PhD (Episode 274)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-play-not-pause-1366847/why-even-active-women-lose-bone-and-how-to-build-it-back-with-belinda-beck-phd-episode-274) — 2026-05-13T07:00:00+00:00
- [Hormone Therapy Real Talk: Testing, Trial and Error & Finding Your Way with Dr. Heather Hirsch (Episode 273)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-play-not-pause-1366847/hormone-therapy-real-talk-testing-trial-and-error-finding-your-way-with-dr-heather-hirsch-episode-273) — 2026-05-06T07:00:00+00:00
- [Perimenopause, Powerlifting, and Angels with Jenny Smith (Episode 272)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-play-not-pause-1366847/perimenopause-powerlifting-and-angels-with-jenny-smith-episode-272) — 2026-04-29T07:00:00+00:00
- [The Hardest Finish Line: Grieving and Growing Beyond Your Running Years with Dimity McDowell (Episode 271)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-play-not-pause-1366847/the-hardest-finish-line-grieving-and-growing-beyond-your-running-years-with-dimity-mcdowell-episode-271) — 2026-04-22T07:00:00+00:00
- [Body Breaking Down in Midlife? A Performance PT Explains How to Build It Back Up with Casey Francis, DPT (Episode 270)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-play-not-pause-1366847/body-breaking-down-in-midlife-a-performance-pt-explains-how-to-build-it-back-up-with-casey-francis-dpt-episode-270) — 2026-04-15T07:00:00+00:00
- [BONUS: Another Mother Runner - Menopause + Active Women with Selene Yeager](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-play-not-pause-1366847/bonus-another-mother-runner-menopause-active-women-with-selene-yeager) — 2026-04-10T07:00:00+00:00
- [Harden the F Up No More: Bioharmony for Midlife Athletes with Dr. Tamsin Lewis (Episode 269)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-play-not-pause-1366847/harden-the-f-up-no-more-bioharmony-for-midlife-athletes-with-dr-tamsin-lewis-episode-269) — 2026-04-08T07:00:00+00:00
- [The Core Truth: Incontinence, Intimacy, Pain, and Performance: Healing from the Inside Out with Leah Keller (Episode 268)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-play-not-pause-1366847/the-core-truth-incontinence-intimacy-pain-and-performance-healing-from-the-inside-out-with-leah-keller-episode-268) — 2026-04-01T07:00:00+00:00
- [Running into Your Best Midlife with Anna Troup (Episode 267)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-play-not-pause-1366847/running-into-your-best-midlife-with-anna-troup-episode-267) — 2026-03-25T07:00:00+00:00
- [Perimenopause and the New Midlife Playbook with Dr. Alyssa Dweck (Episode 266)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-play-not-pause-1366847/perimenopause-and-the-new-midlife-playbook-with-dr-alyssa-dweck-episode-266) — 2026-03-18T07:00:00+00:00
- [When Perimenopause Gets Personal: Training Through the Chaos with Shawna Norton (Episode 265)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-play-not-pause-1366847/when-perimenopause-gets-personal-training-through-the-chaos-with-shawna-norton-episode-265) — 2026-03-11T07:00:00+00:00
- [Understanding Midlife Weight Gain, Menopause, and GLP-1s with Diana Reid, MPH, RDN (Episode 264)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-play-not-pause-1366847/understanding-midlife-weight-gain-menopause-and-glp-1s-with-diana-reid-mph-rdn-episode-264) — 2026-03-04T07:00:00+00:00
- [Stop Spinning Your Wheels: Fueling for Real Midlife Gains with Meghann Featherstun, MS, RD, CSSD (Episode 263)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-play-not-pause-1366847/stop-spinning-your-wheels-fueling-for-real-midlife-gains-with-meghann-featherstun-ms-rd-cssd-episode-263) — 2026-02-25T07:00:00+00:00
- [The Menopause Sleep Syndrome: Why You’re Up at 3 a.m.—and What Helps with Andrea Matsumura, MD, MS, FACP, FAASM (Episode 262)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-play-not-pause-1366847/the-menopause-sleep-syndrome-why-you-re-up-at-3-a-m-and-what-helps-with-andrea-matsumura-md-ms-facp-faasm-episode-262) — 2026-02-18T07:00:00+00:00
- [Why So Many Midlife Women Stop Wanting Sex—and What Helps with Cindy Scharkey, RN, BSN, PHN (Episode 261)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-play-not-pause-1366847/why-so-many-midlife-women-stop-wanting-sex-and-what-helps-with-cindy-scharkey-rn-bsn-phn-episode-261) — 2026-02-11T07:00:00+00:00
- [Hard Conversations in the Menopause Transition: Hormones, Testing, GLP-1s & What’s “Ideal” Now with Carla DiGirolamo, MD, PhD (Episode 260)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-play-not-pause-1366847/hard-conversations-in-the-menopause-transition-hormones-testing-glp-1s-what-s-ideal-now-with-carla-digirolamo-md-phd-episode-260) — 2026-02-04T07:00:00+00:00
- [The Science of Your Nervous System and How to Respond to Stress, Trauma, and the State of the World](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-play-not-pause-1366847/the-science-of-your-nervous-system-and-how-to-respond-to-stress-trauma-and-the-state-of-the-world) — 2026-01-29T07:00:00+00:00
- [Why Rest Feels Hard: Midlife Training, Anxiety & Identity with Erin Ayala, PhD, LP, CMPC  (Episode 259)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-play-not-pause-1366847/why-rest-feels-hard-midlife-training-anxiety-identity-with-erin-ayala-phd-lp-cmpc-episode-259) — 2026-01-28T07:00:00+00:00
- [What the Largest Menopause Fitness Survey Reveals About Hormones, Calories, and Fat Loss with Bill Campbell, PhD (Episode 258)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-play-not-pause-1366847/what-the-largest-menopause-fitness-survey-reveals-about-hormones-calories-and-fat-loss-with-bill-campbell-phd-episode-258) — 2026-01-21T07:00:00+00:00
- [Building Your Personalized Peri/Menopause Plan with Sarah Gray (Episode 257)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-play-not-pause-1366847/building-your-personalized-peri-menopause-plan-with-sarah-gray-episode-257) — 2026-01-14T07:00:00+00:00
- [Carbohydrates: The Key to Midlife Health & Performance with Kristen Arnold, MS, RDN, CSSD (Episode 256)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-play-not-pause-1366847/carbohydrates-the-key-to-midlife-health-performance-with-kristen-arnold-ms-rdn-cssd-episode-256) — 2026-01-07T07:00:00+00:00
- [Building Strength & Pushing Limits after 40 with Steph Gaudreau (Replay)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-play-not-pause-1366847/building-strength-pushing-limits-after-40-with-steph-gaudreau-replay) — 2025-12-31T07:00:00+00:00
- [Hormones & Heavy Lifts: The Menopause Blueprint with Holly Rilinger (Replay)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-play-not-pause-1366847/hormones-heavy-lifts-the-menopause-blueprint-with-holly-rilinger-replay) — 2025-12-24T07:00:00+00:00
- [Why Now is the Time to Go Big with Paula Ralph (Episode 255)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-play-not-pause-1366847/why-now-is-the-time-to-go-big-with-paula-ralph-episode-255) — 2025-12-17T07:00:00+00:00
- [Is It Burnout or Perimenopause? How to Tell (and What to Do About It) with Erin Ayala, PhD (Episode 254)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-play-not-pause-1366847/is-it-burnout-or-perimenopause-how-to-tell-and-what-to-do-about-it-with-erin-ayala-phd-episode-254) — 2025-12-10T07:00:00+00:00

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