Menopause UnMuted

Today's guest is Kimberly, owner of Crystal Clear Cleaning. Nobody warns you that menopause can change the way your body smells, and Kimberly never expected this, especially in moments of stress or right before she has to speak in front of people, to the point where she carries wipes just in case. For a business owner who's constantly in the public eye, that's not a small thing. It&#39...

Many women expect perimenopause to change their metabolism or their weight. What they don't expect is joint pain, stiffness, slower recovery, or a body that suddenly feels older than it should. In this episode I sit down with my chiropractor and longtime friend Dr. Lacey t o talk about what's actually happening to your joints and connective tissue during this transition, and why frozen shoulder, h...

Gina has spent decades knowing exactly who she was in her body. This year, she stopped recognizing herself. My cousin Gina and I talk about what happens when a woman's body quietly stops confirming the person she's always understood herself to be. She walks me through her transition from perimenopause into what she now realizes is postmenopause — bloodwork that didn't match what she wa...

For two decades, women were handed one headline about hormone replacement therapy: it causes breast cancer. That headline was incomplete. This episode was born from a 15-minute conversation with a mammogram technician — a woman who was scared, confused, and had no idea what her next steps should be. She is not alone. In this episode, I break down what the Women's Health Initiative study actual...

Brain fog. Joint pain. Sleepless nights. Poor recovery after workouts. These are some of the most common complaints I hear from women in perimenopause — and most of them are told there's nothing they can do, or handed a solution that doesn't address the root. In this episode, I sit down with my friend Theresa, who works with InLight Therapy — a company with over 40 years in the light therapy space...

Welcome back to Menopause Unmuted, the podcast where we have honest conversations about perimenopause, menopause, and beyond. This is a space where science, personal stories, and practical solutions come together so women can feel informed, supported, and never alone in this transition. I'm your host, Dr. Erika Pimentel, menopause coaching specialist, personal trainer, nutrition educator — and...

In this episode of Menopause UnMuted , I’m joined by my 23-year-old daughter for a deeply personal conversation about women’s health across generations. We talk about her experience navigating a POTS diagnosis, the challenges many young women face trying to feel heard within the healthcare system, and the role hormones can play in symptoms that are often misunderstood or overlooked. One of the mos...

If you feel like your body stopped responding in perimenopause — despite eating well, exercising, and doing everything that used to work — this episode is for you. In this conversation, I bread down some of the biggest myths around midlife weight gain, metabolism, cardio, protein, sleep, and hormone therapy — and explains what’s actually happening in the body during perimenopause. This is not abou...

In this episode of Menopause UnMuted , I’m joined by my friend Niki , who shares her experience navigating early perimenopause in her 30s and reaching menopause in her early 40s — a journey that is far less common, yet incredibly important to understand. We talk openly about what it felt like to experience hormonal changes much earlier than expected, how confusing and isolating it can be, and what...

In this episode of Menopause UnMuted , I share my personal journey through early perimenopause and how everything began for me at age 36. From relentless insomnia and hot flashes to brain fog and hormonal changes that left me feeling unlike myself, I open up about how these symptoms affected my daily life — and how they pushed me to start educating myself on what the female body truly needs during...

Welcome to Menopause UnMuted — the podcast breaking the silence around women’s midlife health. In this introductory episode, I share why I created this space and the mission behind these conversations. This podcast is where evidence-based education meets unfiltered conversations about perimenopause, menopause, and everything women experience during this transition. Through real stories, expert ins...