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by Gabriella Espinosa
Menopause doesn't mean the end of pleasure — it’s a new beginning! Pleasure in the Pause is the podcast redefining midlife for women ready to reconnect with their bodies, pleasure, and power — at every stage of the menopause journey and beyond. Hosted by Gabriella Espinosa, certified menopause coach and sexual health advocate, each episode features informative and thought-provoking conversations with doctors, thought leaders, and wellness experts on hormones, sexual health, desire, and healthy aging. Expect actionable strategies and empowering insights to help you feel more confident, energized, and connected to your body — no matter your age. Together, we’ll reframe the conversation around pleasure, sex, and midlife so you can be the best advocate for your body — in and out of the bedroom. Because PLEASURE HAS NO EXPIRATION DATE!
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- 1 weeks ago31 min
107 | From Survival Mode To Self-Connection: A Nervous System Reset For Midlife Women
Have you ever lain awake at 3am, heart racing, mind running through a list of worries you cannot seem to turn off? Or maybe it is the opposite — you move through your days flat, numb, going through the motions of a life that looks perfectly fine from the outside while feeling strangely absent from it on the inside. Both of those states have a name. And neither of them is a personal failing. In this solo episode, Gabriela shares one of the most foundational concepts in nervous system work — th...
- 2 weeks ago49 min
106 | The Menopause Gut: The Missing Link Between Hormones, Mood, Sleep & Energy with Cynthia Thurlow
What if the brain fog, the broken sleep, the mood swings, the weight that won't budge, and the libido that has gone missing are not a collection of separate problems? What if they are one connected story and the missing piece of that story is your gut? In this episode of Pleasure in the Pause, Gabriela sits down with Cynthia Thurlow, nurse practitioner, bestselling author, and host of the Everyday Wellness podcast, to explore her groundbreaking new book The Menopause Gut: Balance Your Microbi...
- 3 weeks ago47 min
105 | Hormone Therapy After Breast Cancer: Breaking Down The Fear, Myths & Research With Dr. Susan Hardwick Smith
For decades the answer to the question of hormone therapy after breast cancer has been a single word. No. No conversation, no nuance, no consideration of what that decision means for a woman's long-term health, her quality of life, her intimacy, or her sense of self. But what if that answer is not based on science? What if it is based on fear? In this episode of Pleasure in the Pause, Gabriela welcomes back Dr. Susan Hardwick Smith, one of the most respected voices in women's midlife health, ...
- 4 weeks ago1h 2m
104 | Untamed Pleasure: The Keys To Unlocking Desire In Midlife With Carly Mountain
When you hear the word erotic, what comes up for you? For most of us it immediately conjures images of sex, the taboo, or something forbidden. But eroticism is so much bigger than that. At its core, the erotic is about aliveness. It is our capacity to feel present, connected, awake to beauty, pleasure, desire, creativity, and the experience of being fully in our bodies. And it is something so many women lose touch with, especially in midlife, when stress, caregiving, hormonal shifts, and the ...
- May 13, 202639 min
103 | Learning To Trust Your Body Again After Surgical Menopause With Julie Parana
What happens when a healthcare professional goes through surgical menopause at 42 and is handed nothing but a message in her patient portal that says "you are post-menopausal"? No education. No discussion. No next steps. Just a diagnosis and silence. That is exactly what happened to Julie Parana. And even as an occupational therapist who spent her days supporting patients through major health challenges, she found herself doing what so many women do — minimizing her symptoms, pushing through ...
- May 6, 20261h 1m
102 | When Mother's Day Hurts, Modern Loss, Grief, and Finding Meaning with Rebecca Soffer
There is a version of Mother's Day we all know. The brunches, the bouquets, the Hallmark cards. And then there is the version so many women carry quietly underneath — the grief of a mother who is gone, of never becoming one, of a child lost, of the mother we needed and never had, and the grief of a mother who is still here but already somehow leaving. This episode of Pleasure in the Pause makes space for that fuller truth. Host Gabriela Espinosa sits down with Rebecca Soffer, co-founder of Mo...
- Apr 29, 202656 min
101 | How To Find Your Way Back To Pleasure: Healing Trauma With Brooke Bralove
Have you ever wondered why intimacy feels harder than it should? Why desire feels distant, or why being fully present in your body during sex feels just out of reach — even when everything else in your life seems fine? Most women in midlife assume it is hormones. And sometimes it is. But sometimes the story runs deeper, back through experiences the body absorbed and quietly held onto. In this episode of Pleasure in the Pause, Gabriella sits down with licensed clinical social worker, psychothe...
- Apr 22, 202647 min
100 | Celebrating 100 Episodes Of Pleasure In The Pause: What These Conversations Have Revealed
This is a milestone episode. Episode 100 of Pleasure in the Pause marks two years of bold, honest conversations about women's bodies, pleasure, and sexual health in midlife — and this one is personal. For the first time, host Gabriela Espinosa steps out from behind the microphone and into the hot seat, interviewed by her friend and fellow midlife health advocate Karen Cerezo. If you have ever felt dismissed by a doctor, confused by the changes in your body, or quietly assumed that pleasure wa...
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About Pleasure in the Pause: Midlife Conversations About Menopause, Sex & Pleasure
Menopause doesn't mean the end of pleasure — it’s a new beginning! Pleasure in the Pause is the podcast redefining midlife for women ready to reconnect with their bodies, pleasure, and power — at every stage of the menopause journey and beyond. Hosted by Gabriella Espinosa, certified menopause coach and sexual health advocate, each episode features informative and thought-provoking conversations with doctors, thought leaders, and wellness experts on hormones, sexual health, desire, and healthy aging. Expect actionable strategies and empowering insights to help you feel more confident, energized, and connected to your body — no matter your age. Together, we’ll reframe the conversation around pleasure, sex, and midlife so you can be the best advocate for your body — in and out of the bedroom. Because PLEASURE HAS NO EXPIRATION DATE!
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