Feb 24

Feb 24 8 Podcast Episodes About Midlife and Perimenopause That You Don't Want To Miss!

Unfortunately, there are no quick or easy solutions to midlife, but I believe we can find healing for our midlife bodies. The podcasts on this list touch on ALL of it—hormones, relationships, body image, trauma, healing, and more!

Feb 24

Feb 24 Women’s Empowerment During Midlife Means Taking an Evidence-Based Approach to Perimenopause

Mikala Albertson-Owner

Health, Women's Health

I’m a board-certified family doctor with a fellowship in women’s health and 18+ years of clinical experience. I’m here to cut through all the noise and help you rely on all the evidence to manage your symptoms of perimenopause and find wellness in midlife.

Feb 10

Feb 10 Midlife is About MORE Than Hormones: How To Avoid “Tunnel Vision” During Perimenopause

Mikala Albertson-Owner

Health, Women's Health

Let’s remember that not every problem in midlife can be chalked up to hormonal imbalance, and women’s health during the midlife years is about so much more than perimenopause.

How To Find FUN in Midlife (in between your To Do lists, work demands, emails, the needs of your aging parents and teens, and your general day-to-day stress!)

Jan 30

Jan 30 How To Find FUN in Midlife (in between your To Do lists, work demands, emails, the needs of your aging parents and teens, and your general day-to-day stress!)

Mikala Albertson-Owner

Health, Women's Health

Where do we find FUN in midlife? Is fun different than joy? What is happening in our brains when we get “the blahs?” And when should we be concerned?

Jan 20

Jan 20 90 Things You Can Do for Better Health and Well-being That Aren’t Social Media

Mikala Albertson-Owner

Health, Women's Health

As a family doctor and women’s health advocate, I can tell you that better health and well-being is easier than we imagine if we PUT DOWN OUR PHONES and really live our lives.

Oct 8

Oct 8 Read the First Chapter of "Everything I Wish I Could Tell You About Midlife" Here!

Mikala Albertson-Owner

Women's Health, Life, Health

This is a book for any woman who has reached midlife and wondered, Is this . . . it? I thought it would get easier. I thought I would have more figured out by now. I always thought life would be more beautiful than this.

Sep 20

Sep 20 Hormone Imbalance: What Does it Really Mean?

Mikala Albertson-Owner

Health

We hear a lot about “hormonal imbalance” these days, don’t we? But what does it actually mean?

Aug 21

Aug 21 How To Evaluate a Scientific Study: 8 Questions To Ask

Mikala Albertson-Owner

Health, Women's Health

A study you find on the internet may use a lot of science-y terms and convincing statistics, but actually turn out to be exaggerated, manipulated, poorly supported, or flat out FALSE.

Aug 1

Aug 1 Bioidentical Hormones Explained: What You Need to Know About Hormone Use in Perimenopause

Mikala Albertson-Owner

Health, Women's Health

Bioidentical hormones (often incorrectly termed “natural” hormones) have become increasingly popular for treatment of perimenopause symptoms. But what do you really need to know?

Jul 22

Jul 22 Marketing Tactics Geared Toward Women: What They Are, How They Work, and What We Can Do

Mikala Albertson-Owner

Health, Women's Health

Let’s learn to be savvy consumers, and let’s stay grounded in evidence, reason, and reliable sources of information.

Jul 13

Jul 13 Feeling Anxious in Midlife? It Could Be Something More.

Mikala Albertson-Owner

Health, Women's Health

Turns out, feeling anxious sometimes is much different than having generalized anxiety disorder.

Jul 7

Jul 7 During Perimenopause, We've Got to Keep it SIMPLE!

Mikala Albertson-Owner

Health, Women's Health

Maybe you’re not at all like me, and you’ve floated effortlessly into your mid-40’s without any issues. Or…maybe you’re with the rest of us, and you’re wondering what the heck is going on! Here’s what you need to know about perimenopause.

Jul 3

Jul 3 This is the ONE Thing Your Doctor Isn't Telling You: She's Human, Too

Mikala Albertson-Owner

Health, Life

More than anything, I want you to know your doctor genuinely cares about you. They want to help you. They truly want to make you well.

Jun 20

Jun 20 Four Reasons You May Feel Tired in Midlife (Beyond Parenting Your Teens)

Mikala Albertson-Owner

Health, Women's Health

An overview of common causes of fatigue in women and when to see your doctor for support.

Jun 3

Jun 3 Perimenopause is a "Diagnosis of Exclusion," so What Does That Mean?

Mikala Albertson-Owner

Health, Women's Health

One of your doctor’s jobs is to rule out worst case scenarios so they don’t miss something that can be very serious or even deadly. What else could this be? What is the diagnosis I absolutely can’t miss?

May 17

May 17 The Benefits of Therapy During Midlife

Mikala Albertson-Owner

Health, Life

I go to therapy. Finally. For years I prescribed all manner of therapy. I encouraged it. Recommended it. Condoned it. Applauded it. But for me? Nah. Until now…

May 3

May 3 I'm a Family Doctor, and I Need to Tell You I'm Sorry

Mikala Albertson-Owner

Health, Life

I’d like to offer an apology on behalf of the medical community for contributing to a deep-seated problem.

Apr 18

Apr 18 Midlife Can Be Hard, But I Promise You're Doing Great!

Mikala Albertson-Owner

Life, Health

OF COURSE, you always intend to exercise and make something healthy-ish for dinner and switch the laundry and respond to those work emails and clean up the kitchen counters and make time for self-care and basically be a productive and functioning person. But then, all too often, life gets in the way.

Mar 7

Mar 7 Preventive Health: When Should You See Your Doctor in Midlife?

Mikala Albertson-Owner

Health, Women's Health

This is another way you can take very good care of YOU!

Feb 20

Feb 20 The Next Time You Look in the Mirror, Remember to Love Her Well

Mikala Albertson-Owner

Life, Health, Women's Health

Can I invite you to ignore the extra flesh and the new gray hairs and the soft tummy and even the fine crow’s feet? And instead, will you zoom in very close and notice your eyes?

“Your precious, beautiful body has carried you through every single one of your good, hard, ordinary days. It’s time to love her, nourish her, and care for her well.”

Feb 24 8 Podcast Episodes About Midlife and Perimenopause That You Don't Want To Miss!

Feb 24 Women’s Empowerment During Midlife Means Taking an Evidence-Based Approach to Perimenopause

Feb 10 Midlife is About MORE Than Hormones: How To Avoid “Tunnel Vision” During Perimenopause

Jan 30 How To Find FUN in Midlife (in between your To Do lists, work demands, emails, the needs of your aging parents and teens, and your general day-to-day stress!)

Jan 20 90 Things You Can Do for Better Health and Well-being That Aren’t Social Media

Oct 8 Read the First Chapter of "Everything I Wish I Could Tell You About Midlife" Here!

Sep 20 Hormone Imbalance: What Does it Really Mean?

Aug 21 How To Evaluate a Scientific Study: 8 Questions To Ask

Aug 1 Bioidentical Hormones Explained: What You Need to Know About Hormone Use in Perimenopause

Jul 22 Marketing Tactics Geared Toward Women: What They Are, How They Work, and What We Can Do

Jul 13 Feeling Anxious in Midlife? It Could Be Something More.

Jul 7 During Perimenopause, We've Got to Keep it SIMPLE!

Jul 3 This is the ONE Thing Your Doctor Isn't Telling You: She's Human, Too

Jun 20 Four Reasons You May Feel Tired in Midlife (Beyond Parenting Your Teens)

Jun 3 Perimenopause is a "Diagnosis of Exclusion," so What Does That Mean?

May 17 The Benefits of Therapy During Midlife

May 3 I'm a Family Doctor, and I Need to Tell You I'm Sorry

Apr 18 Midlife Can Be Hard, But I Promise You're Doing Great!

Mar 7 Preventive Health: When Should You See Your Doctor in Midlife?

Feb 20 The Next Time You Look in the Mirror, Remember to Love Her Well

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