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.
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194: Am I neurodivergent? With Skylar Liberty Rose
Am I neurodivergent?
In this episode of the Hotflash inc Podcast, host and journalist Ann Marie McQueen sits down with Skylar Liberty Rose – a meditation guide, pro-aging advocate, and ceremony creator – to explore the layered intersection of neurodivergence and perimenopause. The two friends share a candid, nuanced conversation about realizing they may be neurodivergent later in life, how that connects with the hormonal shifts of midlife, and what it means to drop the mask and fully show up.
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Highlights:
- 5:30 – Growing up with sensory sensitivities but having no language for it
- 8:00 – The misunderstanding and shame around being an introvert
- 10:00 – Coping with alcohol, masking, and perfectionism
- 11:30 – Perimenopause as “the great unveiling” of truth
- 13:00 – Losing the ability to mask in midlife
- 14:00 – The collapse of executive functioning in perimenopause
- 16:00 – What it feels like to remove long-held coping tools
- 17:00 – Navigating social situations without alcohol
- 21:00 – The relief of realizing you’re neurodivergent
- 22:00 – Pursuing (or not) a formal diagnosis
- 25:30 – On external validation and trusting yourself
Skylar Liberty Rose
Website: skylarlibertyrose.com
Skylar offers personalized guided meditations and custom ceremonies to support women in midlife and beyond. Her work focuses on embracing aging, dismantling anti-aging narratives, and honoring the major (and often invisible) thresholds of life.
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