167 | Mastering Midlife: Expert Tips on Perimenopause and Menopause with Dr. Carol Lynn OB/GYN

Today, we're joined by the wonderful Dr. Carol Lynn, an OB/GYN from Collierville, Tennessee, who's passionate about women's health and wellness. If perimenopause, menopause, or postmenopause are on your radar, you're in for a treat because

Dr. Lynn will be joining us monthly to shed light on these topics.

 

But wait, there's more! We've opened up a brand-new private Facebook group called Midlife Moxie, where we're coming to you live, answering questions, and building a community of support. So, don't miss out; join us there! @MidlifeMoxie

 

In this episode, you will learn:

~Navigating the Transition: From Perimenopause to Menopause to Postmenopause

~Lifestyle Tips and Dietary Advice for Midlife Wellness

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Welcome back to life coach BFF show. I'm your host, and I have a terrible voice today. I'm so sorry. Just bear with me, please. The springtime weather in Tennessee has gotten to me. So we are going to press on. Today I'm thrilled to be here with you. I love to connect right here on this platform. And we have a special guest, Dr. Carol Lynn. She is an OB/GYN practicing in Collierville, Tennessee. And Carol loves making a difference in the lives of women and ministering to them through health and wellness. So if these issues, perimenopause, menopause, 

postmenopause are affecting you right now. You are going to want to be a part of this she will be joining us once a month as a good Southerner, Dr. Lynn is passionate about sEC Football, especially Ole Miss. So make yourself comfortable and get ready. We're going to dive right in with Dr. Carol Lynn. One more thing before we go. Dr. [00:01:00] Lynn and I have opened up a private Facebook group. It's called Midlife Moxie, M O X I E. We would love to see you there. Go join. We're coming in live. We're answering questions on a weekly basis. This community has already started growing. We just opened it up a little over a week ago. So come hang out with us over there. All right, here we go. 

Life Coach BFF show with me, your friend Heather, because we all need a BFF to take this journey called Life With. This is a podcast for midlife women who want to remain sane and find joy . We're living with purpose and determination to get all the goodie out of life, because I believe God made the goodie for His people, you and me.

So hop aboard this train of intention, come and sit on my porch and rest, or pop in your earbuds and let's take a walk together. I'm just so grateful [00:02:00] you're here. 

All right, welcome to the show. I'm so happy you're here. I'm so glad to be here. It's official. I know. It's, it's a good start. It's a great start for us. Yes. Okay. We are talking about today, Dr. Lynn, about perimenopause and menopause.

Yes. Important topics for women our age. Yes. It's a rough time. It is a rough time. It doesn't have to be. I mean, there's, there's fortunately there's medications and stuff out there that can kind of help treat all this. I think that one of the biggest things, confusing things is what are the definitions?

What, what is perimenopause? What is menopause? What is postmenopause? What is premenopause? Cause we hear all these terms, but really what, what are they? So I usually will say, Pre menopause is anything before you have actually gone through menopause. So, this is your childbearing years, your, you know, right after puberty, [00:03:00] that's all pre menopause.

Menopause itself is defined as no period for one year. And then usually we're checking hormones. We'll