Full episode transcript.
Hello, everyone, and welcome back to the Real Food Stories podcast. Today we’re talking about something that honestly does not get talked about enough in the menopause in midlife conversation. We spend a lot of timeruminating over hot flashes, weight gain, sleep, hormones, brain fog, all the physical symptoms of this transition. What doesn’t get talked about a lot is intimacy during this time of our lives. What about feeling disconnectedfrom your body or your partner or even yourself? And I really wanted this conversation today to go beyond the typical just low libido headlines we see online because this is about so much more than sex. I think we have tofactor in stress and exhaustion and hormones and body image and so much, even lifestyle and nutrition. So joining me today is Lori Davis. So let me give you a little bit of a background about Lori. She is a board-certifiedfamily nurse practitioner, a certified sex counselor, and one of the few practitioners who bridges the medical, emotional, relational, and somatic sides of sexual health and intimacy. Lori specializes in helping individuals andcouples navigate mismatched desire, disconnection, and the feeling that intimacy has somehow disappeared in midlife and long-term relationships. So I think this conversation is going to help a lot of women feel seen andunderstood. And honestly, I think less alone. Lori, welcome to the show. I am so happy to have you on today. I know that when I first started my podcast a couple of years ago, a big part of it, a big part of my goal was to shinelight on those things that were not getting talked about. And back then, this is just like four or five years ago, menopause was the big thing. No one was talking about it. It was a big secret. And I was like, I’m going to talkabout it because it needs to be, it needs to get out into the open. Hormones, hormone replacement, the whole thing. And now, you know, fast forward, it seems like everyone and their mother is a menopause expert online. Butthe one thing that I do not see around this menopause in midlife topic is really about sexuality. I don’t see a lot of it online. And I’m always looking for like the next big trend. It just seems like it’s still really taboo. I mean, yousee quotes for like testosterone got my libido back. And but what is even testosterone? You know, like that seems like a mystery. And so I’m I’m excited to have you answer all of my questions. And you know, I have a lot, aswe talked about it earlier. Um, so I think it’ll really help women and my audience who are listening today. So thanks for coming on.
Would you rather read than listen? Click HERE for the rest of the transcript.