
The Midlife Realignment The Midlife Realignment: How I found My Voice in Menopause (and Why You Can Too)
Oct 26, 2025
In this engaging discussion, a menopause expert shares her journey from a medical background to advocating for women's hormonal health. She emphasizes the importance of storytelling in breaking the stigma around midlife and inspires listeners to find their voices. Personal anecdotes add a relatable touch, including a childhood tonsillectomy and her pivot to nutrition over medicine. With a focus on realignment rather than decline, she aims to empower women navigating perimenopause and menopause, guiding them towards better care and support.
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Midlife As Realignment Not Decline
- Midlife is a season of realignment, not decline, and deserves honest conversation and advocacy.
- Esther Blum frames perimenopause and menopause as a time to rewrite rules and reclaim voice for women.
Use Storytelling To Remove Shame
- Share personal stories to remove shame and give others permission to speak about midlife issues.
- Submit questions to Esther's website so she can answer listener Q&A episodes and practical concerns.
Raised In A Home Surgical Practice
- Esther describes growing up in a medical family with her grandfather performing surgeries at home in Brooklyn.
- Her childhood exposure to medicine shaped her interest in healing and nutrition.



