Season 1 Episode Lineup
Here is what we are shooting. Featuring real women's lived experiences alongside practitioners and advocates.
Why 10 Million Women Were Handed Nothing
In our premiere launch episode, Menopause Matter founder Gillianne Fuller breaks down the menopause crisis, why women's symptoms are dismissed, and how our Free HRT petition is fighting for access for every woman.
- How 10M+ women navigate perimenopause without basic educational resources.
- Why Ontario lags behind BC and Manitoba on universal HRT coverage.
Raw & Real: Navigating Perimenopause in Your Early 40s
A candid, unfiltered conversation with everyday women sharing their real journeys with sudden anxiety, sleep loss, memory slips, and feeling like a stranger in their own bodies.
- Validating early perimenopause symptoms that start years before periods stop.
- Overcoming the isolation of feeling dismissed by friends or family.
Brain Fog, Estrogen & Your Mind: What Modern Science Shows
Exploring the neuro-biological link between fluctuating estrogen and brain energy drops - memory slips, word retrieval, and why perimenopausal brain fog is NOT early dementia.
- Why brain fog is a metabolic transition in brain cells, not 'imagination'.
- Differentiating normal perimenopausal memory shifts from cognitive decline.
Relationships Under Pressure: Marriage, Sex & Sudden Rage
73% of women say menopause contributed to relationship strain. An honest look at rage, loss of libido, intimacy pain, and how partners can navigate midlife together with empathy.
- Understanding progesterone drops and sudden mood spikes.
- How to have open, blame-free conversations with your partner.
Workplace Rights & Midlife Executive Talent
1 in 10 women leave the workforce at the peak of their careers due to unmanaged symptoms. How progressive employers and HR policies can retain top female leaders.
- Reasonable accommodations every workplace should offer.
- How to request flexible arrangements without risking career advancement.
Fueling Midlife: Strength, Cortisol & Ditching Diet Shame
Why restrictive dieting and extreme cardio backfire during perimenopause, and how heavy strength training, protein timing, and stress management rebuild metabolic health.
- Why strength training protects bone density and resting metabolic rate.
- Managing sleep disturbance through dinner macronutrient timing.