GenX Hits Menopause

Host Heather Reilly-Hiemstra sits down with Dr. Brent W. Laartz, MD FIDSA — infectious disease physician, associate professor at the University of South Florida, and, yes, bestselling spy novelist — to explore the organ that quietly runs everything behind the scenes: your gut. Think of your microbiome as a sourdough starter (both Heather & Brent craft their own): neglect it and you get hockey...

Heather Reilly Hiemstra sits down with Dr. Cathleen Gerenger — chiropractic physician, acupuncturist, functional health practitioner, and the Tampa Bay area's go-to healthy living expert — to map the hormone timeline nobody handed us in our 20s. The conversation opens a truth most women have never heard spelled out: perimenopause isn't a switch that flips at 50. It's a slow, decade-by-decade deple...

Heather Reilly Hiemstra has always loved rocks — and it turns out the most important ones are the ones you're built on. In this episode, she sits down with Rush Simonson, founding CEO of Juvent, a 25-year pioneer in regenerative medicine and bone science, to make the case that bone density is not a passive number on a lab report — it's a living, remodeling biomarker that GenX women can actively re...

Heather Reilly Hiemstra sits down with Heather Theisen-Gandara — certified divorce coach, former international diplomat, and founder of the Reignite Collective — to talk about what happens when the life you planned simply stops fitting. Heather T. lost 90 pounds, left a 24-year career in global diplomacy, and built an entirely new identity on the other side of an unexpected divorce at the age of 4...

Host Heather Reilly Hiemstra won a drawing at the most recent SRQ Women's Expo — and what she won gave her a whole new understanding of omega fatty acid numbers and what they mean to our health & longevity. In “One Omega Number Everyone Should Know”, Heather sits down with Dr. Jeanine Fedorko, chiropractic physician and 35-year functional wellness veteran, to unpack the one ratio most doctors...

In “Get Back to Your Authentic Self”, Heather sits down with Alli Williams,  a plant medicine guide, herbalist, and integrative coach at Bionic Bloom. Alli shares her own journey to healing from professional basketball – living in a "hyper masculine" way: all mind, striving, and forgetting the body. Alli reveals how she found balance and a "grounded presence" through potent, ancient allies. J...

In “My Generations”, host Heather Really Hiemstra and  transformational speaker Angela Hutchinson bridge thirty years difference to reveal the Endocannabinoid System (ECS) as the key to better health & homeostasis for women at every age. Homeostasis - when our body works in optimal balance - is like the perfectly mixed track, and the ECS is your soundboard.  If your moods, sleep, or libido feel ou...

In “Red Light and Methylene Blue”,  Heather dives deeper into the focus on “balance” in women's health concerns with Dr. Sarah Secor-Jones, founder of Lesh Lifestyle and an integrative medicine physician specializing in hormone health and longevity. Dr. Sarah makes it clear that finding your happy balance isn't just about hormones; it’s about optimizing the internal power systems that support and...

In ‘Not the Doctors’, Heather sits down with ‘Nurse Gone Rogue’ Diana Nicorici for a no-holds-barred conversation about busting through corporate healthcare, becoming a multi-million-dollar pioneer, and how women especially need to retake control of their own healthcare choices. Diane went rogue for a reason - to create better outcomes for her patients. In less than three years, she flipped three...

Heather and John continue their conversation with author, leadership visionary, and entheogenic legend Paul Karasik, exploring how the modern leadership crisis mirrors a deeper spiritual one. Drawing from his book Getting High on Leadership: The Leader’s Guide to Higher Consciousness, Karasik challenges listeners to rethink what it means to lead with awareness, empathy, and authenticity. From the...

In  “Sleep All Night, Rock All Day”, Heather has a sparkling conversation on a very hard topic for most of us with Justin Hai, author of one of this summer’s best-selling books, "Stress Nation”.  Justin turns a strong light on the profound impact of modern stress and technology on our hormonal balance, and the critical role of sleep in supporting hormone regulation and vibrant, sexy agin...

In this special episode of Gen X Hits Menopause, Heather speaks with Elias Arjan – a true luminary in the healthspan and longevity universe. Armed with his powerful "trifecta" of scientific prowess, business savvy, and tech-forward thinking, Elias is on a mission to start a revolution in health and wellness, a revolution to dismantle misinformation and champion credible, life-enhancing solutions i...

In “More Than This: Extended Orgasm & The Fountain of Youth“ host Heather Reilly Hiemstra holds a high-voltage conversation with Alicia Davon, a leading expert in Tantra and tantric relationship coaching. Get ready to amplify your passion and ignite your inner rockstar, because this isn't your grandma's menopause talk. Alicia and her husband Erwan have guided over 20,000 students through their...

In "Towards More Radical Human Connection", Heather introduces listeners to Pete Cessa, a pivotal figure who transitioned a high-profile career in marketing and large-scale event production, including the Grammys and Super Bowls, to his pioneering work in the cannabis and psychedelic communities.  Learn how he co-founded the Florida Cannabis Coalition in 2014, laying the groundwork for the st...

In ‘Enter Lady Longevity’, Heather talks with Alejandra Garcia, a functional medicine practitioner and longevity specialist who is here to help us learn to balance  fatigue, hormone imbalances, and accelerated aging by optimizing our cellular health and metabolic function. Join their conversation on rewriting the current health narrative for women. Topics include: The unique aspects of female...

In “What Your Stylist Wants You to Know”,  the haircare gurus from Magick & Mane/SRQ Hair  return to talk over their holistic approach to hair issues that’s helping women stay vibrant, sexy, and beautiful through every stage & challenge of life. Heather kicks off the conversation by praising Melissa Marino’s seasoned artistry and "energy-informed beauty rituals". Specializing in...

In “These Are the Good Hair Days “, Rockstar Blends founder Heather Reilly Hiemstra explores the deep link between hair health, confidence, self-esteem and self-expression with local Sarasota experts lsle Chevalier and Melissa Moreno. Together, they unpack why hair isn’t just about beauty—it’s about agency.  From hormone-driven hair loss to healing and recovery, they share real solutions root...

Picking up where they left off last time, Heather and John get deeper into a more  scientific understanding of what happens when we orgasm —and why pleasure, immunity, and longevity just might share the same spark. In this episode, Heather and John try to connect the dots between the body’s most overlooked regulator of vitality: the endocannabinoid system (ECS) and the essential role it plays...

In “Orgasm Rx”,  Heather and John launch into what promises to be the first of many conversations around another topic many people tiptoe around for any number of reasons. But as Heather accidentally discovered on the path to creating Rockstar Woman, orgasms are much more than exhilarating, fleeting moments; they can be in fact a fundamental contribution to our immune system function, health...

In this special episode, Dr. Angela Fisher returns to chat about the upcoming Cannadelic Miami conference May 23 /24th sponsored by both Bionic Bloom and Rockstar Blends. Think less “head shop” and more “head -and-heart-connected healing.” Together they discuss the evolution of these events  to spaces for authentic connection, discovery of new information and experiences in the realms of cann...

In this episode, chef and educator Natalie Golba takes us on a tour of toxins hiding in plain sight all around us  in our everyday lives, from cookware to personal care products to the water we drink and cook with. Learn small, actionable steps we can take in our own kitchens that can make a big difference in how we feel right now and help us head off some of the biggest challenges of healthy...

In this episode of "GenX Hits Menopause," host Heather Reilly Hiemstra sits down with Mark Mears, best-selling author, keynote speaker, and business consultant to talk about new ways of working at midlife. Mark introduces an earlier book "Paying it Backward," which is about sharing lessons he wishes he'd known earlier in life, as a belated mentor to  his younger self. Sharing his own professi...

Heather embarks on a new exploration of “why sex is good for you” with groundbreaking psychologist and integrative mental health expert Dr. Angela Fisher, who pursues the question "Why is sex a good thing?” by first super clear up front; “I'm going to divide that out into two brands of sex. recreational sex and procreational sex." The conversation dives into the notion of "recreational sex," uncov...

Sovereign legacy advisor Christy Morrell-Stinson joins Heather & John to talk about founding our 'legacy'. What does 'legacy' even mean here at midlife & menopause? What should our next act be? Christy introduces her multi-layer framework for designing and building our individual legacies, weaving together refined concepts of clarity, desire, discernment and more to help each of us open up...

MD, OBGYN, Reproductive Endocrinologist, coach, athlete, mom and perpetual student Dr. Tina Koopersmith shows us how discovering our own individual true joy can help us finally move on from perennial state of 'survival stress' to a new state of true healing and regeneration. Turning On Your Superheroine Starting with a big question  - why it is imperative for women to rediscover their voice n...