The Hotflash inc podcast
Hotflash inc is an evidence, expert and human-experience driven podcast looking for the true truth in perimenopause, menopause and beyond.
In more than 190 episodes menopause and midlife journalist and host Ann Marie McQueen has spoken to a wide range of experts from around the globe, including practitioners, activists, researchers, doctors and industry leaders about this perplexing transition we still know too little about. She’s talked about her own frustrations and personal experiences. And she has connected with a perimenoposse of powerful women in the midst of a perplexing transition.
The Hotflash inc Podcast is number 1 on GoodPods in Women's Health Podcasts. It is amongst the top 3% percentile on Listen Notes and in the Top 60 Menopause podcasts on Feedspot.
*Last updated January 2026
The Hotflash inc podcast
44. Dr Kourtney Sims does not want you sliding down a wall
Dr Kourtney Sims has an unusual combination of skillsets when it comes to menopause, and has really dedicated her continuing education post-medical school to understanding this transition. The Texas-based, North American Menopause Society-certified obstetrician-gynecologist is also an herbalist, a yoga teacher, and a functional integrative women's health advocate. And she's chief medical advisor to Phenology, which is a new US company led by former Silicon Valley executive Jess Graham aimed at offering relief and guidance to women through supplements and rescue remedies.
Highlights:
- What MDs learn about menopause in medical school
- The lack of oversight of menopause treatment
- How the system works in the UK (hint: it’s driven by pharma)
- Her take on the “menopause is a disease” narrative
- The holistic, energetic, ritual-based view of menopause
- Do worse symptoms mean larger health problems?
- Menopause hormone therapy, disease prevention, longevity and antiaging
- HRT + the individual
- Why other countries are doing research on herbs and not the US
- 2 good herbs you may not have heard of for sleep + hot flashes
- Tracking perimenopause by testing progesterone levels
- What the women she sees who have an easier time have in common
Where to find more:
Web: DrKourtney.com, Myphenology.com
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