The Sleep Is A Skill Podcast 035: Nina Collins, Author, Founder of The Woolfers, Sleep and Menopause: The Good, The Bad and Everything In Between (Plus A Little Comedic Relief!)
BIO:
Nina Lorez Collins is a writer/entrepreneur and the founder of The Woolfer, a social platform and website for like-minded women over forty. The community grew organically out of a closed Facebook group she started in 2015 called "What Would Virginia Woolf Do?” Her book, What Would Virginia Woolf Do? And Other Questions I Ask Myself As I Attempt to Age Without Apology, was published in April 2018. She’s a graduate of Barnard College, has a Master’s degree from Columbia in the field of Narrative Medicine, and has a professional background in book publishing, both as a literary scout and then as an agent.
EPISODE LINKS:
Free three‑day trial: www.thewolfer.com
SHOW NOTES:
🔥 Why You Need to Find an OBGYN Who Specializes in Menopause
🔥 Hormonal Changes and How They Affect Your Sleep
🔥 Supplements Don’t Give Superpowers: Hear About Nina’s Supplement Mishap
🔥 To Take Hormones or Not Take Hormones: Making the Right Choice For You
🔥 What Works for One, May Not Work For Another, Where You Can Find Support
🔥 Exploring and Experimenting with Climax As A Sleep Solution
🔥 An App That Gives You A Girlfriend In Your Pocket -- Whenever You Need It
🔥 Peri-menopause, the Normal Ranges It Begins and How Your Sleep is Affected
🔥 Menopause and All the Symptoms that May Affect Your Sleep
🔥 The Woolfer Community As Your Tool to Solve Insomnia
🔥 Combatting Hot Flashes with This Game Changer
🔥 Sleep Issues May Not Disappear with Menopause -- Here’s Why
🔥 Middle Age, Menopause and Mental Health
🔥 Switching Up the Narrative: The Positive Side of Aging
🔥 Sex Tech and Addressing the Taboo Attached to Using Sex As a Tool for Sleep
🔥 Support, Community, and the Difference It Made
🔥 Anyone Up? Woolfers Support Group for the Insomnia Struggles of Menopause
QUOTES:
“There are a lot of good things that come with aging, but I basically wanted to create a space where women could be super honest about it and get advice from other women and get information.”
“Sleeplessness, while it's a symptom of menopause, it's also a symptom of age.”
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