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Pleasure In The Pause: Midlife Conversations about Menopause, Hormones & Pleasure

Gabriella Espinosa

84 episodes

1 day ago

Are you struggling with hormone therapy that isn't working? Wondering why testosterone for women is so hard to access? Feeling confused about vaginal estrogen warnings? This special Best of 2025 episode of Pleasure In The Pause tackles the most pressing questions midlife women asked this year about hormone optimization, sexual satisfaction, and reclaiming pleasure during perimenopause and menopause. Host Gabriela Espinosa revisits the year's most downloaded conversations—featuring leading wom...

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Are you struggling with hormone therapy that isn't working? Wondering why testosterone for women is so hard to access? Feeling confused about vaginal estrogen warnings? This special Best of 2025 episode of Pleasure In The Pause tackles the most pressing questions midlife women asked this year about hormone optimization, sexual satisfaction, and reclaiming pleasure during perimenopause and menopause. Host Gabriela Espinosa revisits the year's most downloaded conversations—featuring leading wom...

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Self-Improvement,

Health & Fitness,

Episodes (20/84)

Pleasure In The Pause: Midlife Conversations about Menopause, Hormones & Pleasure

83 | The Best of 2025: Hormones, Desire & Pleasure for Midlife Women

Are you struggling with hormone therapy that isn't working? Wondering why testosterone for women is so hard to access? Feeling confused about vaginal estrogen warnings? This special Best of 2025 episode of Pleasure In The Pause tackles the most pressing questions midlife women asked this year about hormone optimization, sexual satisfaction, and reclaiming pleasure during perimenopause and menopause. Host Gabriela Espinosa revisits the year's most downloaded conversations—featuring leading wom...

1 day ago

35 minutes

Pleasure In The Pause: Midlife Conversations about Menopause, Hormones & Pleasure

82 | Top Products and Rituals for Intimate Wellness & Self-Care

Struggling with vaginal dryness, decreased sensitivity, or feeling disconnected from your body in midlife? You're not alone. In this solo episode of Pleasure in the Pause, host Gabriella Espinosa shares her personally tested intimate wellness tools and self-care rituals that support vulva vitality, arousal, and sensual connection during menopause and beyond. From vaginal moisturizers and arousal oils to vibrators backed by research, Gabriella breaks down why intimate wellness isn't optional—i...

1 week ago

22 minutes

Pleasure In The Pause: Midlife Conversations about Menopause, Hormones & Pleasure

81 | Boudoir Photography for Women Over 40: Reclaim Your Confidence with Felicia Reed

Do you feel invisible as a woman over 40? Struggling with body image after menopause, weight gain, or breast cancer? Wondering if you're "too old" to feel sexy and confident again? In this transformative episode of Pleasure in the Pause, host Gabriela Espinosa welcomes portrait and boudoir photographer Felicia Reed for an intimate conversation about reclaiming your sensuality, worthiness, and power in midlife. Felicia shares her personal journey through breast cancer, forced menopause, and bo...

2 weeks ago

52 minutes

Pleasure In The Pause: Midlife Conversations about Menopause, Hormones & Pleasure

80 | The Good Vibes Episode: Vibrators, Libido, and Midlife Sexual Wellness

Struggling with low libido, painful sex, or poor sleep during menopause? There's a science-backed wellness tool that can help with all of these symptoms and more—but it's been wrapped in shame for far too long. In this episode, we're having an honest, research-based conversation about vibrators as legitimate health tools for midlife women, and why sexual wellness is essential wellness. This episode explores how vibrators support women's health during perimenopause and menopause, backed by com...

3 weeks ago

33 minutes

Pleasure In The Pause: Midlife Conversations about Menopause, Hormones & Pleasure

79 | How To Reclaim Body Confidence And Build Strength After 40 with Megan Dahlman

Looking in the mirror and not recognizing your body anymore? Despite eating well and staying active, your body keeps changing in ways that feel beyond your control. Your jeans don't fit, your belly feels thicker, and your old fitness routine just isn't working. In this episode of Pleasure in the Pause, host Gabriella Espinosa talks with menopause fitness specialist Megan Dahlman about what's really happening to your body during perimenopause and menopause—and what you can actually do about it...

4 weeks ago

1 hour 5 minutes

Pleasure In The Pause: Midlife Conversations about Menopause, Hormones & Pleasure

78 | Gratitude, Mindset & Menopause: Small Shifts That Change Everything with Dr. Deepti Gandhi

Are you navigating perimenopause or menopause and feeling disconnected from yourself? This episode of Pleasure in the Pause explores how gratitude can be a powerful tool for calming your nervous system, managing midlife symptoms, and finding meaning during this transformative phase. Gabriela Espinosa sits down with Dr. Deepti Gandhi, a board-certified family medicine physician and menopause specialist, to uncover the neuroscience behind gratitude practices and how they can help you reconnect ...

1 month ago

59 minutes

Pleasure In The Pause: Midlife Conversations about Menopause, Hormones & Pleasure

77 | FDA Removes Black Box Warning From Hormone Therapy: What Women Need To Know In 2025

Have you been living with debilitating hot flashes, sleepless nights, or painful intercourse because you're terrified hormone therapy will give you cancer? What if everything you've been told about menopause treatment has been wrong? In this urgent episode of Pleasure In the Pause, host Gabriela Espinosa reveals a seismic shift in women's healthcare: the FDA has just eliminated the fear-based black box warnings that have kept millions of women from accessing hormone therapy for over two decad...

1 month ago

19 minutes

Pleasure In The Pause: Midlife Conversations about Menopause, Hormones & Pleasure

76 | Midlife As A Living Bardo: How To Embrace Change And Find Peace With Ann Tashi Slater

Feeling stuck in the unsettling space between who you were and who you're becoming? If you're navigating midlife transitions—whether it's empty nest, perimenopause, aging parents, or shifting identity—this episode of Pleasure in the Pause offers a transformative perspective on living consciously through change. Host Gabriela Espinosa sits down with Ann Tashi Slater to explore the Buddhist concept of "bardo"—the in-between state—as a powerful model for midlife transformation. If you've been re...

1 month ago

59 minutes

Pleasure In The Pause: Midlife Conversations about Menopause, Hormones & Pleasure

75 | Nervous System Regulation for Menopause: Reduce Stress and Increase Pleasure

Are you struggling with anxiety, sleeplessness, and low libido in perimenopause—even after starting hormone therapy? You're doing everything right, but still feel wired, exhausted, and disconnected from pleasure. The missing piece might surprise you: it's your nervous system. In this episode of Pleasure in the Pause, host Gabriela Espinosa reveals why balancing hormones alone isn't enough. Groundbreaking research from UC San Francisco shows that your nervous system is literally woven into you...

1 month ago

30 minutes

Pleasure In The Pause: Midlife Conversations about Menopause, Hormones & Pleasure

74 | Dating After Divorce in Midlife: Rebuilding Identity, Desire & Connection with Dr. Jasmonae Joyriel

Rediscovering yourself after divorce—especially during midlife and menopause—can feel overwhelming. When decades of partnership end, you're left asking: Who am I now? What do I really want? And if you're thinking about dating again, how do you navigate desire, boundaries, and intimacy in this completely new chapter? Dr. Jasmonae Joyriel, licensed clinical psychologist and founder of Ignite Anew, helps high-performing individuals and couples transform their relationships, friendships, and sex ...

2 months ago

1 hour 22 minutes

Pleasure In The Pause: Midlife Conversations about Menopause, Hormones & Pleasure

73 | Lifestyle Medicine for Menopause: 6 Pillars to Restore Energy, Sleep & Hormonal Balance

The information shared on Pleasure in the Pause is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider before making any decisions about your health or treatment. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or Pleasure in the Pause. Are you struggling with anxiety, brain fog, sleepless nights, and exhausting hot flashes during perimenopause or menopause? Feeling like...

2 months ago

33 minutes

Pleasure In The Pause: Midlife Conversations about Menopause, Hormones & Pleasure

72 | Second Spring: Transforming Menopause Through Yoga and Mindfulness with Petra Coveney

The information shared on Pleasure in the Pause is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider before making any decisions about your health or treatment. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or Pleasure in the Pause. Struggling with hot flashes, anxiety, sleepless nights, or joint pain during perimenopause or menopause? In this episode of Pleasure In ...

2 months ago

1 hour 7 minutes

Pleasure In The Pause: Midlife Conversations about Menopause, Hormones & Pleasure

71 | Breaking Cultural Barriers: Gaby Natale on Resilience, Reinvention, and Menopause

Navigating menopause as a Latina woman often means facing it alone—without adequate information, representation, or community support. On this episode of Pleasure in the Pause, host Gabriela Espinosa sits down with Emmy-winning journalist and entrepreneur Gaby Natale to discuss how she's revolutionizing menopause education for Latinas through her groundbreaking bilingual platform, Menopausia.com. Whether you're struggling with medically-induced menopause after breast cancer treatment, searchi...

2 months ago

50 minutes

Pleasure In The Pause: Midlife Conversations about Menopause, Hormones & Pleasure

70 | Is Silence Costing You Your Health (and Your Pleasure)?

Did you know that 75% of midlife women experience sexual health changes, but only 7% receive treatment. Why? Because we're staying silent. In this episode of Pleasure In the Pause, certified women's health coach Gabriela Espinosa reveals how this silence is costing us our health, relationships, and vitality. Learn why sexual health isn't optional—it's essential to your overall wellbeing in perimenopause, menopause, and beyond. Pleasure Upgrade VIP Coaching Program: One-to-one coaching experie...

3 months ago

27 minutes

Pleasure In The Pause: Midlife Conversations about Menopause, Hormones & Pleasure

69 | The Girlfriend Doctor's Essential Guide to Intimate Wellness for Midlife Women with Dr. Anna Cabeca

Disclaimer: The information shared in this episode is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider before making any decisions about your health or treatment. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or Pleasure in the Pause. Are you standing in the pharmacy aisle, staring at rows of intimate care products, feeling overwhelmed and confused about what'...

3 months ago

45 minutes

Pleasure In The Pause: Midlife Conversations about Menopause, Hormones & Pleasure

68 | Finding Your Way Back to Pleasure After Surgical Menopause with Dr. Juliana Hauser

Disclaimer: The information shared in this episode is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider before making any decisions about your health or treatment. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or Pleasure in the Pause. If you're one of the 600,000 women who undergo hysterectomies annually in the US—with 73% having their ovaries removed—you may ...

4 months ago

1 hour 5 minutes

Pleasure In The Pause: Midlife Conversations about Menopause, Hormones & Pleasure

67 | From Empty Nest to Open Door: Reclaiming Your Whole Self After College Drop-Off

Are you struggling with the emotional rollercoaster of your children leaving for college? Feeling lost, heartbroken, and uncertain about your identity beyond motherhood? You're not alone. In this powerful episode of Pleasure in the Pause, host Gabriella Espinosa addresses one of midlife women's most challenging transitions - the empty nest syndrome. Are you ready to awaken your sensuality and feel more empowered in your body? Access the FREE Pleasure Upgrade Bundle at https://www.pleasureinth...

4 months ago

22 minutes

Pleasure In The Pause: Midlife Conversations about Menopause, Hormones & Pleasure

66 | When Your Hormone Therapy Isn't Working: A Deep Dive into Optimization with Dr. Jila Senemar

Disclaimer: The information shared in this episode is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider before making any decisions about your health or treatment. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or Pleasure in the Pause. Have you been on hormone therapy for months (or even years) but still feel terrible? If you're dealing with brain fog, 3 AM wak...

5 months ago

1 hour 13 minutes

Pleasure In The Pause: Midlife Conversations about Menopause, Hormones & Pleasure

65 | A Historic Day for Women's Health: Inside the FDA Expert Panel on Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy

This week, something extraordinary happened: menopause took center stage at the highest levels of US government in an unprecedented way. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) convened leading experts from across the country to discuss what millions of women have been waiting to hear: their experiences matter, their suffering is real, and there may be evidence-based solutions that have been withheld. This historic hearing offers tremendous hope for women navigating menopause. Are you ready...

5 months ago

23 minutes

Pleasure In The Pause: Midlife Conversations about Menopause, Hormones & Pleasure

64 | From Silence to Satisfaction: 10 Steps to Communicate About Pleasure

The conversation around menopause is finally being normalized, allowing us to openly discuss physical changes like hot flashes, brain fog, and sleepless nights. However, when it comes to our sexuality (describing shifts in desire, changes in intimacy, or articulating our sexual needs to partners) we often find ourselves speechless. Reclaim your sensuality and step into a powerful new chapter. The Midlife Pleasure Collective is a monthly membership designed to help midlife women reconnect with...

5 months ago

24 minutes