Menopause Stories with Dr Tamara Beckford

If you've been doing everything you know to do about perimenopause weight gain and your body still isn't responding, this conversation is for you. I'm sitting down with my friend Dr. Janica Benoit, a sports medicine physician who hit this wall herself in her mid-30s, and what she found underneath it might surprise you. What You'll Learn: Why the old tricks that used to work on your body may stop w...

You feel off. Your body hurts. Your recovery takes forever. The anxiety is low-grade but constant. And everyone keeps telling you your labs look fine. This episode is for the woman who knows something is wrong but can't prove it yet. Dr. Alexandra Gajer is a physician who runs a longevity and hormone practice. She treats perimenopause every day. She still almost missed her own. She blamed her Lyme...

Why does menopause make some wives pull away from the people they love? One day, touch feels comforting. Then suddenly, it feels like too much. She is hot. She is exhausted. She has not slept. Her body feels different. Intimacy may even hurt. And the person who loves her may read all of that as rejection. But what if it is not rejection? In this episode of Menopause Stories, Dr. Tamara Beckford ta...

You can stop wondering if it's dementia, anxiety, hormones, or just you. This episode shares a real story about feeling like you're losing your mind. Learn why brain fog, anger, memory changes, and mood swings happen in perimenopause. If you've ever wondered what's really wrong with you, this episode is for you. There's a real reason for what you're feeling, and there's a way through it. Take the...

You can get your sex drive during menopause, and this episode tells you exactly how. Dr. Tamara Beckford breaks down the real reasons desire drops during perimenopause and menopause, with science you can actually use. You'll walk away understanding your hormones, your stress response, and the 5 layers of treatment that actually work. Dr. Beckford is a board-certified physician and founder of Truly...

You can finally understand why menopause rage and perimenopause anger are taking over and get real relief. This episode breaks down the science behind mood swings, irritability, and hormonal rage in plain language. You will learn what is driving the rage, how the shame cycle makes it worse, and five tools to get back in control. Dr. Tamara Beckford is a board-certified physician and FOX 26 health...

She had hot flashes, weight gain, and brain fog for 10 years. Five doctors told her it was normal. One finally listened. This episode tells the real story of Mori Johnson, a corporate executive who sweated through her business suits, gained 50 pounds, and was told to just wear layers. In this episode you will learn: Why menopause symptoms get dismissed for years and what to do about it How to find...

You are lying awake at 2am, heart racing, covers kicked off, periods all over the place - and someone told you it was just stress. It wasn't. Most women have never been told that perimenopause can start as early as 35 and last up to 10 years. That means the anxiety, brain fog, sleep disruption, and irregular periods you have been brushing off may have been hormone shifts all along. In this episode...

You described your symptoms. They handed you a pamphlet and told you your labs were normal. This episode tells you exactly how to find a menopause doctor who listens and how to get the care you deserve. In this episode you will learn: The difference between HRT and MHT and why it matters How to find a menopause literate doctor near you or online What to say in your appointment to get taken serious...

She woke up drenched in sweat on her 47th birthday and had no idea perimenopause had already started. This episode will change how you see your body, your symptoms, and what comes next. In this episode you will learn: Why hot flashes and panic attacks hit at the same time How alcohol makes perimenopause symptoms worse Why your anxiety is not in your head, it is hormonal How high-achieving women na...

You can stop menopause weight gain once you know exactly why it's happening. This episode breaks down five science-backed reasons your body is changing and what to do about each one. You will learn how to reduce belly fat, protect your metabolism, and improve your sleep and energy. Dr. Tamara Beckford is a board-certified physician and menopause specialist who treats women daily. If you are eating...

Is HRT safe? If you have been Googling hormone replacement therapy risks and closing the browser in fear, this episode is for you. If you are waking up at 3 AM with hot flashes and your heart racing, this episode is for you. If menopause brain fog has made you feel like the sharpest version of yourself is gone, this episode is for you. If someone handed you a hormone replacement therapy prescripti...

Listen to me. That shoulder pain you have been ignoring for months. The one you blamed on your workout, your mattress, your posture. It is not any of those things. It is menopause. And your doctor probably never connected those dots for you. In this episode I am going to tell you exactly what is happening inside your body, why your joints are breaking down, and what you can do about it starting to...

Your heart races in a meeting for no reason. You cannot sleep. You are snapping at people you love. And menopause is not even on your radar. Most women think perimenopause starts with hot flashes. It does not. The first signs are anxiety, brain fog, poor sleep, and irritability. And because they feel unrelated, they get explained away for years. In this episode, Dr. Tamara Beckford breaks down exa...

What was it like navigating menopause 35 years ago with no information, no guidance, and no one willing to talk about it? In this heartfelt episode of the Menopause Stories Podcast, Dr. Tamara Beckford sits down with a very special guest, her mother-in-law, Erlene Lewis, a former travel agency owner, mother, wife, and businesswoman from Jamaica, West Indies, who shares her raw and relatable journe...

She forgot her words mid-sentence. On stage. During a TEDx Talk. About menopause. If that is not the most relatable thing you have heard all week, keep listening. Brain fog. Weight gain in places you did not sign up for. Hair thinning. A frozen shoulder that came out of nowhere. Your clothes fitting completely differently every month. And nobody connecting the dots for you. Dr. Munga Stevenson is...

She was sweating through her clothes while her family wore hoodies. Then one afternoon she snapped at her son so hard and so suddenly she could not stop herself, could not bring herself back down, and could not recognize the person she had become. She was 39. Nobody had warned her this was coming. In this episode, Tiara Abu, entrepreneur, educator, military veteran, and one of the most composed wo...

Is it possible to go through menopause 30 years "early"? In this moving episode of the Menopause Stories Podcast , Dr. Tamara Beckford sits down with Dr. Esra Shermadou , a board-certified physician who was thrust into menopause at just 21 years old following a life-saving stem cell transplant for cancer. Dr. Esra pulls back the curtain on the "Midlife Hijack" that happens when your body stops pro...

Stop wondering why your body isn't "cooperating." If you’ve noticed new joint pain, frozen shoulder, or recurring injuries despite "normal" X-rays, you aren't alone—you might be experiencing Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause (MSM). In this episode of Menopause Stories with Dr. Beckford , we welcome Dr. Tammy J. Penhollow , a precision medicine expert who specializes in helping women navigate t...

Is your "To-Do" list growing while your energy is disappearing? When you’re a high-level visionary, you’re used to your body following your lead. But what happens when the "go-getter" mindset meets the hormonal "inner volcano" of perimenopause? YOUR COMPLIMENTARY RESOURCE: 📘 Download Your Menopause Clarity Roadmap & Symptom Tracker Stop the guesswork. Use this professional symptom tracker to...

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Is menopause stealing your professional "edge"? When the "work harder" formula stops producing results, high-achieving women often face a devastating Competence Crisis . In this episode of Menopause Stories , Dr. Tamara Beckford sits down with coach and menopause specialist Nicky Clarke to discuss the "internal volcano" that erupts when hormones shift and professional authority begins to erode. Fo...

What happens when the world’s leading hormone experts can't fix their own symptoms? In this vulnerable and deeply clinical episode, Dr. Tamara Beckford sits down with Double Board-Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist Dr. Erica Bove to pull back the curtain on the perimenopause experience for high-achieving women. For years, Dr. Bove lived by a simple formula: Hard work in, results out. But when...

What happens when a "Fortune 150 beast" suddenly feels incapable of recalling a basic metric in the boardroom? In the debut episode of the Menopause Stories Podcast , Dr. Tamara Beckford sits down with leadership strategist and former aviation executive Delilah Bartlette . Delilah opens up about leading high-visibility global initiatives while unknowingly navigating the physiological shifts of per...

Money is a tool. Freedom is the goal. A plan is the bridge. Join us for a powerful conversation with Dr. Latifat Akintade , a board-certified gastroenterologist, founder of MoneyFitMD and The Money Coaching School for Women Physicians , bestselling author of The Power to Choose and Done With Broke , and host of the MoneyFitMD Podcast . We will cover the mindset and mechanics that help women physic...