{"podcast":{"title":"Peri & Pause The Podcast","slug":"peri-pause-the-podcast-7706684","podcast_index_feed_id":7706684,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-peri-pause-podcast","website_url":"https://periandpause.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_8eFZ9YQ3E1l00WK5I03wKSl5fHLHgT6UQim-aTCjZM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lYmY4/MDgzODRlZGU3YzI0/MzMwMzkzNjVkODI0/MmNjYi5qcGc.jpg","author":"Jamie Gallagher","episode_count":14,"summary":"The Peri & Pause Podcast is for women in midlife who know something in their body has changed—but haven’t been given real answers, or have been left overwhelmed by conflicting information. Hosted by Jamie Gallagher, DNP, FNP-C, MSCP, a nurse practitioner specializing in perimenopause and menopause care, the show explores hormones, metabolism, mental health, sleep, sex, weight changes, and chronic conditions through an evidence-based, deeply practical lens. We unpack the physiology of midlife alongside the lived experience of women navigating careers, relationships, finances, and identity during this transition. Every woman deserves this conversation—and the clarity, language, and confidence to advocate for better care. Because “Your Labs Are Normal” Is Not the Whole Story.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T00:18:21.670594+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/peri-pause-the-podcast-7706684"},"episode":{"title":"Decoding Menopause: Beyond Misunderstandings","slug":"decoding-menopause-beyond-misunderstandings","published_at":"2026-03-10T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/peri-pause-the-podcast-7706684/decoding-menopause-beyond-misunderstandings","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/peri-pause-the-podcast-7706684","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/76eb0543","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/76eb0543/ff0e0f20.mp3","summary":"Jamie, founder of Peri & Pause—the Menopause Center—and a board-certified nurse practitioner, explores why many women feel dismissed during perimenopause and menopause, emphasizing it’s often rooted in history and training rather than lack of care. She explains how menopause was long framed as a “normal” transition not requiring intervention, despite wide-ranging effects on brain, sleep, mood, metabolism, and cardiovascular health. Jamie highlights limited menopause education in medical training and how normal lab results can lead clinicians to default to stress or mood explanations. She details how the 2002 Women’s Health Initiative study—often misinterpreted, focused on older women and specific hormone formulations—drove widespread fear of hormone therapy, shaping practice for decades. She notes newer, more nuanced evidence is slowly changing care and previews upcoming episodes introducing the clinic’s nurse practitioners. 00:00 Why Women Feel Dismissed 02:14 Menopause Is Natural Not Simple 05:40 Training Gaps In Menopause Care 07:43 Defaulting To Stress And Labs 09:46 WHI Study Changed Everything 10:50 Who WHI Actually Studied 12:24 Hormone Types And Nuance Lost 14:05 Breast Cancer Risk Explained 15:31 Aftermath And Reassessment 19:23 Where Menopause Care Is Now 20:24 Next Series Meet The NPs","meta_description":"Jamie, founder of Peri & Pause—the Menopause Center—and a board-certified nurse practitioner, explores why many women feel dismissed during perimenopa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1117,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/peri-pause-the-podcast-7706684/episodes/decoding-menopause-beyond-misunderstandings/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/peri-pause-the-podcast-7706684/decoding-menopause-beyond-misunderstandings.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}