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210: Dr. Maria Luque wants you to stop chasing squirrels in menopause
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- The Hotflash inc podcast
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- May 15, 2026
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Summary
Grab the Fix It Fast Perimenopause List: http://go.hotflashinc.com/fix-it-fast Get on the waitlist for: The Hot Truth About Hormone Therapy: A Journalist’s No-BS Guide to the Lay of the Land (in Under 3 Hours) https://go.hotflashinc.com/hottruth-waitlist Dr. Maria Luque is a health scientist, fitness expert, and menopause coach – for Halle Berry no less — and the author of New Moves in Menopause . We talk about body image, exercise addiction, the pressure to "fix" yourself, and what it really looks like to build a movement practice that's sustainable and joyful, and actually yours. Highlights 02:20 – The slow erosion of identity through life's demands 03:10 – What "I want my 20-year-old body" really means 06:25 – Why community is the biggest tool you have 08:08 – Letting go of the lifelong self-improvement project 10:10 – Grey rocking the body image monster 12:12 – How the fitness industry makes body image worse 13:15 – Having a child as a turning point for body kindness 15:00 – The Valley of Neutrality — and why it's the goal 16:28 – GLP-1s, peptides, and people selling you a magic map 17:15 – Maria's take on supplements and products she won't promote 19:38 – How fear-based menopause content crosses a line 26:41 – Integrity as a core value, full stop 27:08 – Consistency over perfection: why 10 minutes beats 60 30:16 – The truth about heavy lifting (and who actually needs it) 32:23 – Meeting women where they are with equipment they have 34:07 – Maria's own hormone therapy journey — what's worked and what didn't Get Dr. Maria Luque 's 📖 New Moves in Menopause: www.newmovesinmenopause.com Connect with Hotflash inc TikTok: @hotflashinc.menopause Instagram: @hotflashinc X: @hotflashinc YouTube: @hotflashinc Facebook: @hotflashinc LinkedIn: Ann Marie McQueen Disclaimer This…