Gyno Girl Presents: Sex, Drugs & Hormones Reframing Menopause: Gabriella Espinosa on Stepping into Your True Power
Do you ever feel like society has left middle-aged women's health issues in the dark?
On today's episode we dive deep into menopause, breast health, and sexuality with our incredible guest, Gabriella Espinosa.
Gabriella, a sexual wellness and midlife menopause coach, shares her personal and professional journey in empowering women to embrace midlife and beyond.
Gabriella’s work emphasizes educating and empowering women about sexuality, mental wellness, and menopause, helping them transition through this life stage with grace and live more fully.
Together, we highlight the importance of creating language and awareness around these critical topics to avoid trauma and promote empowerment.
In this conversation, we also explore how menopause is not just a physical change but a significant life transformation. Gabriella walks us through her approach to guiding women in making peace with their bodies, setting goals for health, purpose, and sexuality, and dismantling limiting beliefs and shame around sex and pleasure.
We also touch on the societal implications and the dire need for representation of older women in all facets of society.
We also dive into Gabriella’s retreats which are in stunning locations like the countryside of England and France to aim to empower women, build communities, and provide essential education and support.
Our discussion is packed with valuable tips on self-advocacy in healthcare settings, mindfulness practices, and the importance of taking proactive measures for midlife health. Gabriella's personal stories and professional insights provide a roadmap for women to embrace their wisdom and live their best lives during midlife and beyond.
Jump into this episode to learn how you can advocate for yourself, be proactive about your health, and break free from societal narratives that hold you back.
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Highlights:
- Gabriella shares her personal journey through perimenopause, including a decline in libido and symptoms like fatigue and anxiety. Learn how she transformed these challenges into a new career dedicated to helping other women.
- Discover the importance of educating and empowering girls and women around sexuality, breast health, and menopause, to prevent shame and promote a healthier future.
- Understand the psycho-emotional aspects of menopause and the need for mindset shifts and support during this transformative phase.
- Learn more about Gabriella's wellness retreats, where women engage in talks on menopause, hormones, sexual health, yoga, mindfulness, and workshops aimed at empowerment and community building.
- Tune into tips on advocating for yourself in medical scenarios, such as developing a language of sensations, preparing a list of questions, and asserting priorities in health concerns.
- Gabriella's role as a coach involves guiding women to adopt mindfulness-based practices related to movement, nutrition, sexual health, and mental wellness, helping them become the best versions of themselves.
- Hear Gabriella's call to embrace the wisdom and value of women in society, workplaces, and communities, and the importance of their lived experiences.
About our guest:
Gabriella Espinosa is a women’s health and sexual wellness coach and host of the podcast Pleasure in the Pause which is dedicated to empowering midlife women to own their pleasure, power and purpose through menopause and beyond.
Her work lies at the intersection of embodiment, eastern traditional wisdom, female sexuality and menopausal health and is informed by 15 years of guiding women to know, trust and appreciate their bodies through 1-1 and group coaching programs, online courses and international retreats.
Learning from her own experience of perimenopause with a lack of knowledge about her body, changing hormones and what to expect, Gabriella developed a holistic, educational and coaching program incorporating yoga, breathwork, mindfulness and sex education to support other women to demystify and navigate the transition into peri-menopause/menopause.
Gabriella believes menopause is an invitation to get to know ourselves better and upgrade our physical, mental and emotional selves to the best version possible. Gabriella’s guidance takes women on a journey of self-exploration, trust and knowing. We do get to the other side wiser, stronger, sexier and more empowered!
She serves on the board of the national non-profit Lett’s Talk Menopause. As a bilingual and bicultural Latina, she is committed to breaking the cultural stigma and broadening the menopause conversation within the Latina community.
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