190: MENOPAUSE MATTERS: Dismantling menopause hype | Tania Elfersy

Want to rethink everything you thought you knew about menopause? I’m thrilled to welcome back Tania Elfersy, someone I really admire and a woman with a truly refreshing take on this stage of life. This is a conversation between two women who care deeply about the state of the menoverse today!

I first came across Tania while writing my book and was immediately struck by her wisdom and insight. The last time she joined me on the podcast, our conversation about menopause was very feisty – and this one is just as spirited.

Tania brings such clarity, compassion and common sense to the menopause conversation. I can’t wait for you to hear this episode – it’s sure to challenge, inspire and maybe even transform how you think about current menopause narratives. If you prefer to read, you’ll find a great blog about our conversation here.

We talk about:

How fear-based menopause marketing took root in the UK and spread globally
Why so much hormone therapy research is being misunderstood, misrepresented, and selectively used
The real impact of celebrity endorsements and influencer-led “menopause awareness” campaigns
How the pharmaceutical and wellness industries are profiting from women’s insecurities
What’s missing from the current menopause conversation – and why context matters
How women are being encouraged to medicalize a natural transition
The dangers of cherry-picked data and the confusion between relative and absolute risk
The quiet manipulation happening behind so-called “menopause revolutions”
Why women deserve full, unbiased information before making health decisions
How to separate fact from marketing spin in an age of social media misinformation
Why questioning, staying curious, and trusting your intuition are radical acts of self-care