• Ep. 160 - Fixing Fatigue with Dr. Sarah Vadeboncoeur
    Mar 4 2025
    Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine. She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause. Today, we welcome Dr Sarah Vadeboncoeur, naturopathic doctor and host of the Fatigue Fixer Podcast. We dive into a conversation on why women, even when getting enough sleep, are constantly tired. Dr. Vadeboncoeur shares some simple ways to boost your energy, including recognising that a lot of our exhaustion comes from our overwhelming mental load – all those tabs open in our mind. Can anyone else relate? 🙋🏻‍♀️ The conversation gets real as we explore topics like menopausal anger, where it comes from, and how to deal with it. We also discuss a major and very common issue for women: iron deficiency anaemia. Dr. Vadeboncoeur points out that many women aren't getting the support they need from their doctors on this, and she shares some great info, including details about a course she offers to help. Find her Iron Deficiency Anemia course here. Ultimately, Dr. Vadeboncoeur wants women to feel empowered to fix their fatigue, embrace their changing bodies, and navigate perimenopause with confidence. She encourages women to speak up and goes on to provide lots of helpful resources on her website and Instagram. If you're tired of being tired, this episode is a must-listen! You can find Dr Sarah Vadeboncoeur on her website here. Thank you to our sponsors for this episode: 🌱 Ready to level up your nutrition? Check out AG1 for nutritional insurance on busy days! Visit our partner page here, to discover the ultimate all-in-one nutritional supplement. Plus, our podcast subscribers score exclusive freebies! 💚 🌿BEAM Minerals to help with stress related depletion - this is your 2025 pro-health move! Did you know that chronic stress can zap your energy and your minerals? You FEEL better quickly, with this easy to take supplement - replenishing all lost minerals. Give BEAM a try - beamminerals.com and use the code LOVELY for 20% off your first order! 🌀 🩷Just Thrive probiotics and Just Calm Probiotics are like nothing you have tried before! Clinically proven to affect gut health for the better - keeping you calm and building resilience! You can find out more about the Just Calm and Just Thrive Probiotic and Antioxidant here. You can take 20% off your order of these probiotics with the code LOVELY. 🧬 Ways to work with Dr. Lovely: We get many requests for this info, so here it is! Thank you for listening to the podcast. ❤️ Join our community - The Gathering. In this interactive group, you will find support, information, video outtakes, sharing of new research, and so much more. Dr. Lovely will be bringing in guests, sharing the videos from the podcast recordings and answering questions in the group. We are so excited to welcome you! Join us here. Follow Dr. Lovely on IG and TikTok: @drfionalovely Follow the podcast on Facebook: www.facebook.com/@notyourmothersmenopausepodcast There are resources available on our website: www.drlovely.com Please sign up for our newsletter - Fiona's Friday Favourites! This is where we make the first announcements, share course offerings or group coaching, drop new episodes, etc. drlovely.com Finally, a humble request: If you love the podcast, please leave us a review! It helps more people find useful info for a challenging time: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/not-your-mothers-menopause-with-dr-fiona-lovely/id1097326296 Please scroll to the bottom of the page to leave a review. Thank you! 💕🤗
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Ep. 159 - Uterine Fibroid Treatment Options with Dr. Suzanne LeBlang
    Feb 25 2025
    Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine. She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause. Uterine fibroids are a very common concern for women who are still menstruating. They are the cause of extreme and chronic pain, heavy bleeding and there aren't great treatment options available. Today I welcome Dr Suzanne LeBlang to the show to discuss a novel therapy for treatment of fibroids - focused ultrasound. I had never heard about this treatment until Dr. LeBlang shared her knowledge. This conversation highlights how the non-invasive technique can treat uterine fibroids using thermal ablation, without the need for incisions or injections. This is also available for many other health concerns such as thyroid nodules, Parkinson's disease, breast tumours, tremors and others. It has been FDA approved since 2004. Overall, this episode underscores the importance of non-invasive treatment options for women's health concerns, with focused ultrasound emerging as a promising alternative for various conditions. Dr. LeBlang is the Director of Clinical Relationships at the Focused Ultrasound Foundation (FUS) and was trained as a neuroradiologist. You can find out more about this treatment option at fusfoundation.org or on Instagram here. Thank you to our sponsors for this episode: 😌🧘‍♀️ Meet your new perimenopause essential: Troscriptions TroCalm troches—a supplement that gently melts in your cheek to help ease anxiety. Better than a glass of wine before bed, TroCalm leaves you feeling relaxed, centered, and refreshed—like a soothing deep breath that lasts. 🌙✨ Don’t miss out! Visit Troscriptions.com and use code LOVELY10 for 10% off your order. And while you’re there, check out my other favorites: TroZzz and Blue Cannatine! 💙 🌱 Ready to level up your nutrition? Check out AG1 for nutritional insurance on busy days! Visit our partner page here, to discover the ultimate all-in-one nutritional supplement. Plus, our podcast subscribers score exclusive freebies! 💚 Ways to work with Dr. Lovely: We get many requests for this info, so here it is! Thank you for listening to the podcast. ❤️ Join our community - The Gathering. In this interactive group, you will find support, information, video outtakes, sharing of new research, and so much more. Dr. Lovely will be bringing in guests, sharing the videos from the podcast recordings and answering questions in the group. We are so excited to welcome you! Join us here. Follow Dr. Lovely on IG and TikTok: @drfionalovely Follow the podcast on Facebook: www.facebook.com/@notyourmothersmenopausepodcast There are resources available on our website: www.drlovely.com Please sign up for our newsletter - Fiona's Friday Favourites! This is where we make the first announcements, share course offerings or group coaching, drop new episodes, etc. drlovely.com Finally, a humble request: If you love the podcast, please leave us a review! It helps more people find useful info for a challenging time: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/not-your-mothers-menopause-with-dr-fiona-lovely/id1097326296 Please scroll to the bottom of the page to leave a review. Thank you! 💕🤗
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    48 mins
  • Ep. 158 - Digestion, Gut Health and Weight Management with Wade Lightheart
    Feb 18 2025
    Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine. She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause. Have you felt like your digestion has changed with your perimenopausal march forward? Do you experience bloating, heartburn, reflux, diarrhea, constipation or IBS? Do you wonder if your food is actually being absorbed and used well? What's the point of consuming all this protein we are being asked to eat if we aren't absorbing it! Listen in as Certified Sports Nutritionist, Wade Lightheart educates us on the digestive changes we can experience at midlife. Wade's story is inspiring - he ran his first marathon at 50 years old after spending decades in the bodybuilding competion industry. He realized that in order to get the performance he desired, he required a different level of digestion of his food/fuel. He is an expert on enzymes, gut health and nutrition optimization. He is on a mission to help people gain and keep health, long term! Wade realized from his own nutrition practice that women wouldn't always bounce back in their performance after pregnancy and he went about finding out out why. He shares this discovery and how he helped women manage this in our chat. Did you know that you require good gut health to have good hormonal health? We talk about why in this episode. Enzymes, probiotics, protein optimization and much more. Wade has a clear and contagious zest for life and he is freely sharing his protocols for a great life with us! You can find out more about Wade Lightheart and his work here and on Instagram here. You can also head over to the BiOptimizers website to learn more about the MassZymes we speak about in this episode here. Use the code LOVELY for 10% off your order. Thank you to our sponsors for this episode: 💙🌿BEAM Minerals to help with stress related depletion - this is your 2025 pro-health move! Did you know that chronic stress can zap your energy and your minerals? You FEEL better quickly, with this easy to take supplement - replenishing all lost minerals. Give BEAM a try - beamminerals.com and use the code LOVELY for 20% off your first order! 🥬Have you tried AG1? Please visit our product partner page: drinkAG1.com/fionalovely for the BEST all-in-one nutritional supplement out there (and where podcast subscribers get cool free stuff!) Ways to work with Dr. Lovely: We get many requests for this info, so here it is! Thank you for listening to the podcast. ❤️ Join our community - The Gathering. In this interactive group, you will find support, information, video outtakes, sharing of new research, and so much more. Dr. Lovely will be bringing in guests, sharing the videos from the podcast recordings and answering questions in the group. We are so excited to welcome you! Join us here. Follow Dr. Lovely on IG and tiktok: @drfionalovely Follow the podcast on Facebook: www.facebook.com/@notyourmothersmenopausepodcast There are resources available on our website: www.drlovely.com Please sign up for our newsletter - Fiona's Friday Favourites! This is where we make the first announcements, share course offerings or group coaching, drop new episodes, etc. drlovely.com Finally, a humble request: If you love the podcast, please leave us a review! It helps more people find useful info for a challenging time: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/not-your-mothers-menopause-with-dr-fiona-lovely/id1097326296 Please scroll to the bottom of the page to leave a review. Thank you! 💕🤗
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Ep. 157 - Rethinking Nourishment with Barb Sheldon
    Feb 11 2025
    Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine. She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause. If you think today's episode is a "diet" episode, think again! We are talking about food for nourishment aside from the macros and micros of food. Barb Sheldon is a food literacy instructor, social activist, podcast host and author who has a profound belief in the therapeutic power of food. This is a conversation about what nourishes us. Barb teaches us about "radical hospitality" and the act of sharing our wisdom with others as what can give us purpose at menopause. Our experience, our wisdom becomes deeply useful for others and what better way to share than around a pot of homemade soup? This conversation was eye-opening and deeply nourishing for me, and I hope you find it the same. You can find out more about Barb Sheldon and her work here and on Instagram here. Thank you to our sponsors for this episode: 🧟‍♀️Did you know you accumulate Zombie Cells as you age, zapping you of energy and nutrients, making you feel old and tired? Qualia Senolytic is a clinically tested formula to help your body eliminate the Zombie Cells. Try Qualia Senolytic and feel YEARS younger - it can literally transform how you age! Go to qualialife.com/lovely and use the promo code LOVELY for 15% off. 🤸🏽‍♂️ 😌🧘‍♀️ Meet your new perimenopause essential: Troscriptions TroCalm troches—a supplement that gently melts in your cheek to help ease anxiety. Better than a glass of wine before bed, TroCalm leaves you feeling relaxed, centered, and refreshed—like a soothing deep breath that lasts. 🌙✨ Don’t miss out! Visit Troscriptions.com and use code LOVELY10 for 10% off your order. And while you’re there, check out my other favorites: TroZzz and Blue Cannatine! 💙 🩷Just Thrive probiotics and Just Calm Probiotics are like nothing you have tried before! Clinically proven to affect gut health for the better - keeping you calm and building resilience! You can find out more about the Just Calm and Just Thrive Probiotic and Antioxidant here. You can take 20% off your order of these probiotics with the code LOVELY. 🧬 Ways to work with Dr. Lovely: We get many requests for this info, so here it is! Thank you for listening to the podcast. ❤️ Join our community - The Gathering. In this interactive group, you will find support, information, video outtakes, sharing of new research, and so much more. Dr. Lovely will be bringing in guests, sharing the videos from the podcast recordings and answering questions in the group. We are so excited to welcome you! Join us here. Follow Dr. Lovely on IG and tiktok: @drfionalovely Follow the podcast on Facebook: www.facebook.com/@notyourmothersmenopausepodcast There are resources available on our website: www.drlovely.com Please sign up for our newsletter - Fiona's Friday Favourites! This is where we make the first announcements, share course offerings or group coaching, drop new episodes, etc. drlovely.com Finally, a humble request: If you love the podcast, please leave us a review! It helps more people find useful info for a challenging time: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/not-your-mothers-menopause-with-dr-fiona-lovely/id1097326296 Please scroll to the bottom of the page to leave a review. Thank you! 💕🤗
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Ep. 156 - Heart Health for Women with Dr. Jayne Morgan
    Feb 4 2025
    Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine. She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause. February is Women's Heart Health month and for today's episode, I am joined by the extraordinary Dr. Jayne Morgan, Cardiologist and VP of Medical Affairs at Hello Heart. Heart health for women is a hot topic and Dr. Morgan and I speak about the importance of women being aware of their heart heath throughout life but particularily at menopause. Listen in and learn how your pregnancy experience can predict future heart concerns. Dr. Morgan also tells us exactly how to ask our doctor for necessary tests to keep our heart health in mind. Estrogen affects cardiovascular health and how perimenopause is a time of great change for our heart. We discuss how a heart attack presents for women (hint: it's different from the classic presentation that men can experience!) and what symptoms you shouldn't ignore. These are common symptoms that might make you wonder if you, too, should ask your doctor to check out your heart! You can find more from Dr Jayne Morgan and see her Stairwell Chronicles on IG here. Go to helloheart.com for more info on Dr Morgan and her work. Get your ECG, ladies! ❤️ Thank you to our sponsors for this episode: 🌿BEAM Minerals to help with stress related depletion - this is your 2025 pro-health move! Did you know that chronic stress can zap your energy and your minerals? You FEEL better quickly, with this easy to take supplement - replenishing all lost minerals. Give BEAM a try - beamminerals.com and use the code LOVELY for 20% off your first order! 🌀 🩷Just Thrive probiotics and Just Calm Probiotics are like nothing you have tried before! Clinically proven to affect gut health for the better - keeping you calm and building resilience! You can find out more about the Just Calm and Just Thrive Probiotic and Antioxidant here. You can take 20% off your order of these probiotics with the code LOVELY. 🧬 💛 Struggling to get enough protein for optimal health? You’re not alone! But there’s an easy solution—KION Aminos. This delicious, easy-to-mix powder provides the essential building blocks your body and brain need to thrive. Since adding KION Aminos to my routine, I’ve noticed a huge difference in my energy, focus, and overall well-being—I LOVE this product! 😊💪 Want to experience the benefits for yourself? Get 20% off your order now at getkion.com/lovely! ✨ Ways to work with Dr. Lovely: We get many requests for this info, so here it is! Thank you for listening to the podcast. ❤️ Join our community - The Gathering. In this interactive group, you will find support, information, video outtakes, sharing of new research, and so much more. Dr. Lovely will be bringing in guests, sharing the videos from the podcast recordings and answering questions in the group. We are so excited to welcome you! Join us here. Follow Dr. Lovely on IG and tiktok: @drfionalovely Follow the podcast on Facebook: www.facebook.com/@notyourmothersmenopausepodcast There are resources available on our website: www.drlovely.com Please sign up for our newsletter - Fiona's Friday Favourites! This is where we make the first announcements, share course offerings or group coaching, drop new episodes, etc. drlovely.com Finally, a humble request: If you love the podcast, please leave us a review! It helps more people find useful info for a challenging time: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/not-your-mothers-menopause-with-dr-fiona-lovely/id1097326296 Please scroll to the bottom of the page to leave a review. Thank you! 💕🤗
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Ep. 155 - Health Optimization in Perimenopause with Dr. Scott Sherr
    Jan 28 2025
    Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine. She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause. What does it take to optimize health at perimenopause and menopause? Dr. Scott Sherr is here to help us sort through the details of making the second half of your life, the best half! Let's prioritize wellness above all else. The root cause of health is quite simple: it's all the things you think it should be - food, movement, sleep, relationships, etc. And it's paying attention to your metabolic and mitochondrial health. We might here these words thrown around but do we really know what to do to help ourselves? Dr Scott Sherr suggests we can set the disease aside and optimize our health measures. We talk about methylene blue for our mitochondria (think: brain fog, low energy, sleep issues, sluggish detox and more) and I am all in on this health-hack (check out Troscriptions link below for where I get my methylene blue), and I bet you will be too! Scott suggests we act as a bridge between medicine and alternative medicine, opening up the information access for all. Find out more about Dr Scott Sherr here. You can find out more about Troscriptions here (use LOVELY10 for a discount!) and HOMeHOPe here. Thank you to our sponsors for this episode: 😌🧘‍♀️ Meet your new perimenopause essential: Troscriptions TroCalm troches—a supplement that gently melts in your cheek to help ease anxiety. Better than a glass of wine before bed, TroCalm leaves you feeling relaxed, centered, and refreshed—like a soothing deep breath that lasts. 🌙✨ Don’t miss out! Visit Troscriptions.com and use code LOVELY10 for 10% off your order. And while you’re there, check out my other favorites: TroZzz and Blue Cannatine! 💙 🌱 Ready to level up your nutrition? Check out AG1 for nutritional insurance on busy days! Visit our partner page here, to discover the ultimate all-in-one nutritional supplement. Plus, our podcast subscribers score exclusive freebies! 💚 Ways to work with Dr. Lovely: We get many requests for this info, so here it is! Thank you for listening to the podcast. ❤️ Join our community - The Gathering. In this interactive group, you will find support, information, video outtakes, sharing of new research, and so much more. Dr. Lovely will be bringing in guests, sharing the videos from the podcast recordings and answering questions in the group. We are so excited to welcome you! Join us here. Follow Dr. Lovely on IG and tiktok: @drfionalovely Follow the podcast on Facebook: www.facebook.com/@notyourmothersmenopausepodcast There are resources available on our website: www.drlovely.com Please sign up for our newsletter - Fiona's Friday Favourites! This is where we make the first announcements, share course offerings or group coaching, drop new episodes, etc. drlovely.com Finally, a humble request: If you love the podcast, please leave us a review! It helps more people find useful info for a challenging time: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/not-your-mothers-menopause-with-dr-fiona-lovely/id1097326296 Please scroll to the bottom of the page to leave a review. Thank you! 💕🤗
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Ep 154 - PTSD and Perimenopause with Mary Lee, Menopause Doula
    Jan 21 2025
    Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine. She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause. Today’s conversation is with Mary Lee - Menopause Doula and Licensed Menopause Champion. Mary is the host and creator of the Menopause Disruptor podcast. Mary is a retired veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces having served more than 24 years. Mary arrives for our chat today ready to share the phenomenon of PTSD and menopause. This isn’t just for women veterans, but for all of us. And yet, the data shows us that women in uniform are particularily susceptible to the experience of PTSD. Female military personnel are twice as likely to experience early menopause! And many of the symptoms of PTSD and perimenopause overlap. What is a girl in uniform to do to get help? This conversation is for you if you have experienced an abuse of power, experienced a trauma or if you are wanting to understand if the anxiety, sleeplessness, lack of contentment and other symptoms which are related to PTSD. Mary and I speak about her process to becoming a Menopause Doula. I host this certification to my community on demand and will be opening the course in the Spring. If you are interested in being notified when my Menopause Doula Certification course opens, please visit here. Find out more about Mary Lee here. You can find The Menopause Disruptor Podcast here. Thank you to our sponsors for this episode: 😌🧘‍♀️Troscriptions TroCalm troches (a supplement that melts in your cheek) for anxiety are a must-have in our perimenopause toolkit! Better than a glass of wine before bed, they leave you feeling calm and collected. Like a deep breath with a big sigh that lasts. Visit troscriptions.com using the code LOVELY 10 for 10% off your order. Look for TroZzz and Blue Cannatine for some of my favs from Troscriptions! 💙🌿BEAM Minerals to help with stress related depletion - this is your 2025 pro-health move! Did you know that chronic stress can zap your energy and your minerals? You FEEL better quickly, with this easy to take supplement - replenishing all lost minerals. Give BEAM a try - beamminerals.com and use the code LOVELY for 20% off your first order! 🧟‍♀️Did you know you accumulate Zombie Cells as you age, zapping you of energy and nutrients, making you feel old and tired? Qualia Senolytic is a clinically tested formula to help your body eliminate the Zombie Cells. Try Qualia Senolytic and feel YEARS younger - it can literally transform how you age! Go to qualialife.com/lovely and use the promo code LOVELY for 15% off. 🤸🏽‍♂️ Ways to work with Dr. Lovely: We get many requests for this info, so here it is! Thank you for listening to the podcast. ❤️ Join our community - The Gathering. In this interactive group, you will find support, information, video outtakes, sharing of new research, and so much more. Dr. Lovely will be bringing in guests, sharing the videos from the podcast recordings and answering questions in the group. We are so excited to welcome you! Join us here. Follow Dr. Lovely on IG and tiktok: @drfionalovely Follow the podcast on Facebook: www.facebook.com/@notyourmothersmenopausepodcast There are resources available on our website: www.drlovely.com Please sign up for our newsletter - Fiona's Friday Favourites! This is where we make the first announcements, share course offerings or group coaching, drop new episodes, etc. drlovely.com Finally, a humble request: If you love the podcast, please leave us a review! It helps more people find useful info for a challenging time: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/not-your-mothers-menopause-with-dr-fiona-lovely/id1097326296 Please scroll to the bottom of the page to leave a review. Thank you! 💕🤗
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Ep. 153 - Menopause in the Workplace with Jack Tuckner and Catherine Crider
    Jan 14 2025

    Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine. She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.

    A critically important issue on the show today - women’s rights in the workplace especially in our menopause transition years. Many symptoms can derail our best efforts at work when we are perimenopausal, and often we can find ourselves not at our best. But what protections do we have?

    Today, I speak with Jack Tucker and Catherine Crider - women’s rights in the workplace attorneys and women’s rights advocates. Did you know 20% of the workforce in America is between 40-65? You aren't alone if you feel unable to complete your job in the same way you always have! Asking for accommodations can feel hard, but might be easier than you think.

    Listen in to learn where and how to advocate for yourself, and where your protections may lie. Catherine and Jack shares tips on how to ask for accommodations at work for those menopause symptoms. Don't quit, they say. You can demand fair treatment and equality in the workplace.

    You can find out more about Jack and Catherine’s work here - womensrightsny.com.

    Thank you to our sponsors for this episode:

    💙🌿BEAM Minerals to help with stress related depletion - this is your 2025 pro-health move! Did you know that chronic stress can zap your energy and your minerals? You FEEL better quickly, with this easy to take supplement - replenishing all lost minerals. Give BEAM a try - beamminerals.com and use the code LOVELY for 20% off your first order!

    🥬Have you tried AG1? Please visit our product partner page: drinkAG1.com/fionalovely for the BEST all-in-one nutritional supplement out there (and where podcast subscribers get cool free stuff!)

    Ways to work with Dr. Lovely:

    We get many requests for this info, so here it is! Thank you for listening to the podcast. ❤️

    Join our community - The Gathering. In this interactive group, you will find support, information, video outtakes, sharing of new research, and so much more. Dr. Lovely will be bringing in guests, sharing the videos from the podcast recordings and answering questions in the group. We are so excited to welcome you! Join us here.

    Follow Dr. Lovely on IG and tiktok: @drfionalovely

    Follow the podcast on Facebook: www.facebook.com/@notyourmothersmenopausepodcast

    There are resources available on our website: www.drlovely.com

    Please sign up for our newsletter - Fiona's Friday Favourites! This is where we make the first announcements, share course offerings or group coaching, drop new episodes, etc. drlovely.com

    Finally, a humble request:

    If you love the podcast, please leave us a review! It helps more people find useful info for a challenging time: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/not-your-mothers-menopause-with-dr-fiona-lovely/id1097326296 Please scroll to the bottom of the page to leave a review. Thank you! 💕🤗

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    1 hr and 16 mins