{"podcast":{"title":"Our Womanity Q & A with Dr. Rachel Pope","slug":"our-womanity-q-a-with-dr-rachel-pope-6371076","podcast_index_feed_id":6371076,"rss_url":"https://feeds.zencastr.com/f/WKL3VMSP.rss","website_url":"https://ourwomanity.com/","image_url":"https://media.zencastr.com/image-files/6378c136ad65d6a6eb3706f8/10fd20e2-a035-4e97-9dde-2c33e0f933d3.png","author":"Dr. Rachel Pope","episode_count":70,"summary":"Dr. Rachel Pope, along with women's healthcare professionals, experts, and inspiring women address commonly asked (and not asked) questions about, health equity, sexual health, menopause, perimenopause, reproductive health care, anatomy, aging and more. Whether you have questions about periods, pregnancy, or menopause, we will do our best to address them here!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T06:17:06.079449+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/our-womanity-q-a-with-dr-rachel-pope-6371076"},"episode":{"title":"10. Perimenopause: Identity Shift with Sundae Bean","slug":"10-perimenopause-identity-shift-with-sundae-bean","published_at":"2025-09-22T13:21:04+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/our-womanity-q-a-with-dr-rachel-pope-6371076/10-perimenopause-identity-shift-with-sundae-bean","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/our-womanity-q-a-with-dr-rachel-pope-6371076","url":"https://zencastr.com/z/-1YJwz9e","audio_url":"https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/68d14d4079c88e174593f7ce/size/40657005/audio-files/6378c136ad65d6a6eb3706f8/766dfb67-0087-4149-adc0-94fd04492d59.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Our Womanity features a conversation with Sundae Bean [https://sundaebean.com/], a transformation facilitator who supports individuals and organizations as they traverse through life quakes and other major shifts. A trusted voice for navigating life between worlds, Sundae is currently dedicated to organizational transformation in Switzerland and is widely known for her podcast, IN TRANSIT [https://www.sundaebean.com/in-transit/]. Perimenopause: A Biological Transition Sundae explains perimenopause as an externally led transition—something that happens to you, not something you choose. This can overlap with other life transitions: * Internally Led: Changes that come from within. * Performance Led: Pursuing a big goal, like a promotion. * Externally Led: Changes that come from our environments. She emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between a genuine emotional response and a biochemical one, noting that while feelings are real, their source may be hormonal rather than a true reflection of your reality. Strategies for Navigating Hormonal Shifts Sundae offers practical advice to help manage symptoms like \"monkey mind\": * Reality Check and Blood Check: Use this dual approach to test what's truly going on. Talk to a trusted friend to get an outside perspective, and work with your doctor to get yourself evaluated . * Trust Your Body: Sundae shares her own experience of listening to her body's \"yummy yes\" for yoga over a \"hard no\" for running. This highlights the importance of trusting your body's needs over external advice. * Find Your Body Compass: To counter feeling out of control, she suggests a simple exercise: take three deep breaths and hold the fourth until you can feel your own heartbeat. This grounds you and gets you out of your head. Peri…","meta_description":"In this episode of Our Womanity features a conversation with Sundae Bean [https://sundaebean.com/], a transformation facilitator who supports individuals…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1694,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/our-womanity-q-a-with-dr-rachel-pope-6371076/episodes/10-perimenopause-identity-shift-with-sundae-bean/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/our-womanity-q-a-with-dr-rachel-pope-6371076/10-perimenopause-identity-shift-with-sundae-bean.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}