You know we love Carla Hall! Her energy and love of life is contagious and we always enjoy when she joins us on Hot Flashes & Cool Topics podcast.

This week, Carla is joined by her business partner Deb Riegel to share her new project, MeMenu. The MeMenu is a guided personal growth program for women. 50+. The program offers a sous chef AI coach that leads you through 6 "flavors" of growth: open, hope, imagine, possibility, acceptance and reframe. Based on Carla's experiences coupled with Deb's experiece as a leadership communications expert, the program helps women (and men) to work on real goals while building practical life skills.

Start 2026 off with a new vision and perspective with the help of MeMenu program.

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Who wants to age well?

Of course, we all do! This week, we are speaking with Dr. Mindy Pelz, author of the new book AGE LIKE A GIRL: How Menopause Rewires Your Brain, Increased Confidence, and Renewed Energy. Dr. Pelz gives us her vision of what is happening to and for women during this turning point in life. She also offers science backed solutions to improve women's vitality and often times, more important, our peace.

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How many of you were fans of 90210?

Of course, we all watched the drama! We are excited to share this week's conversation with Actress, Trade Union Leader, Gabrielle Carteris. Many will remember Gabrielle as Andrea Zuckerman on 90210 (and the reboot)and she shares great stories of her time as Andrea. We also talk about her roles as President of SAG/AFTRA, Vice-President of AFLCIO and current President of FIA_ACTOR. She is also a mom, wife and advocate.

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Seasoned female musicians are another group of women who are often overlooked in the professional world.

This week's guest is singer and founder of Wavemakers, Lurleen Ladd. Lurleen created Wavemakers- Women in Music 40+ as a platform to amplify women's voices, their talents and to address the challenges they face in the industry. Learn more about the organization, the yearly grants they offer, and the business opportunities they are creating for women 40+.

Lurleen is an inspiration to women in midlife and beyond and she shows us it is never too late to follow your dreams.

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Who is ready to save some money on this year's holiday shopping?

This week, we invite back shopping and money saving experts, Trae Bodge. Trae shares with us the top gifts of 2025, where and when to get them and best of all, how to save money while doing it. We address the Tariffs and possible shipping delays that might affect this year's shopping experience.

We also talk about her new organization, Threadneedle Alley Foundation, which offers grants and mentorship for midlife entrepreneurs.

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It has been a very big week for women's health.

After years of experts like Dr. Rachel Rubin fighting to have the black box warnings on vaginal estrogen products removed, the FDA has agreed to remove it from select HRT products.

This week, we are replaying Dr. Rachel Rubin's episode where she shares the importance of vaginal estrogen for women's health. Dr. Rubin is a nationally-recognized urology and sexual medicine physician and she recently joined several of our former guests and menopausal experts on a panel in front of the FDA to explain why the black box warnings do more harm than good.

As of November 10, 2025, the FDA plans to remove the black box warning on certain HRT products including vaginal estrogen. Thank you to all the experts!

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Long before she played mom Kristina Braverman on Parenthood, our guest this week, Monica Potter, was juggling young parenthood and her busy 90's career.

Working alongside actors like Robin Williams and Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Monica's career was on fire. Abruptly, she made the decision to take her young family back to her hometown in Cleveland for a break. Monica returned to Hollywood and restarted her successful career in 2010 with her iconic role of Kristina in Parenthood. Monica is definitely not afraid to pivot and redirect her path.

On this episode, Monica shares her personal journey, her career starts and stops and how she is working to improve the world around her.

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EPISODE:

Today's grandparents face challenges that may surprise you.

Our guest this week, DeeDee Moore, knows all about these challenges.

DeeDee founded More Than Grand to help new grandparents become the support that new parents need. Her insight and resources provide practical guidance that helps families navigate those generational differences and create stronger bonds right from the start.

On this episode, we cover topics such as concrete ways to support new parents, understanding new trends in child care, grandparent burnout and meaningful ways to connect with their grandchildren.

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