{"podcast":{"title":"The Menopause Disruptor Podcast","slug":"the-menopause-disruptor-podcast-6578378","podcast_index_feed_id":6578378,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2261882.rss","website_url":"https://emmeellecoaching.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/rk2x99dbj0xs0n2sk970yolpb5uz?.jpg","author":"Mary Lee","episode_count":107,"summary":"Welcome to The Menopause Disruptor Podcast, I’m your host, Mary Lee, a compassionate Menopause Doula and Licensed Menopause Champion in partnership with The Menopause Expert Group. My mission is to challenge outdated narratives around menopause. The menopausal transition is a natural phase of life that deserves to be embraced, not stigmatized. Reflecting on my own encounters with the lack gap in female hormonal health and leaning in on my experience in science communication and public relations practitioner, I decided the time is now to rewrite the script and bring truth and reliable resources to the forefront. In each episode, I tackle taboo topics and disrupt the status quo on how we think, act, and treat menopause - peri to post. Join me in these informative conversations, either alone or with credible guest experts, as I dive into real, raw, and relatable discussions surrounding the mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of aging. It’s time to reclaim our voices and advocate for our health with confidence. Midlife should be the best life, and it will be!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-menopause-disruptor-podcast-6578378"},"episode":{"title":"Epic Mini: Your Gut, Stress, and Midlife Belly Fat","slug":"epic-mini-your-gut-stress-and-midlife-belly-fat","published_at":"2025-09-06T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-menopause-disruptor-podcast-6578378/epic-mini-your-gut-stress-and-midlife-belly-fat","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-menopause-disruptor-podcast-6578378","url":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-menopause-disruptor-podcast/id1702348730?ls=1","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2261882/episodes/17797537-epic-mini-your-gut-stress-and-midlife-belly-fat.mp3","summary":"In this episode of the Menopause Disruptor Podcast, host Mary delves deep into the intricate link between stress, gut health, and visceral belly fat as experienced during menopause. Mary explains how chronic stress impacts gut microbiota, inflammation, and fat storage, and highlights the gut-brain axis's role in this process. She leans into the experts in the field include Dr. Tara Swart and Dr. Stacy Sims to explain why stress and a hormone-changing woman's body responds to stress and ...","meta_description":"In this episode of the Menopause Disruptor Podcast, host Mary delves deep into the intricate link between stress, gut health, and visceral belly fat as ex…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":876,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-menopause-disruptor-podcast-6578378/episodes/epic-mini-your-gut-stress-and-midlife-belly-fat/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-menopause-disruptor-podcast-6578378/epic-mini-your-gut-stress-and-midlife-belly-fat.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}