‘Hit Play Not Pause,’ the Ground-Breaking Podcast for Active Performance-Minded Menopausal Women Celebrates 200 Episodes

October 30, 2024

October 30th, /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Started in 2020, the Hit Play Not Pause podcast, hosted by Selene Yeager and produced by Feisty Media, released its 200th episode today. In that time, the pioneering show has reached over 2.9 million listeners and helped redefine the conversation around menopause.

“I knew how important it was to start this podcast, in part because of my own experience,” said Yeager. “When I hit the menopause transition, I was wracked with anxiety, losing muscle and power, and feeling my identity slipping away, and one, I had no idea this was perimenopause, two, nobody was talking about it. Many of my peers just slipped away from starting lines. When I did realize what was happening, the advice for menopausal women was, ‘eat less, exercise more, do breathing exercises,’ nothing for performance-minded women. I knew that had to change.”

As education on perimenopause and menopause has expanded into new arenas, led by Yeager and Feisty Media, Hit Play Not Pause continues to host the top experts in the field and draw 780,000 listeners annually — creating a place for women who aren’t willing to put their best years behind them.

“What’s exciting now is that we are finally getting research about active women and hormone therapy and how to manage issues like joint pain, sleepless nights, brain fog, body composition changes, hot flashes and more,” said Yeager. “

“More women are speaking out and sharing their experiences, and there is so much more information and evidence-based advice that we are going to be able to offer active women in the menopause transition and beyond.”

Over its four years, Hit Play Not Pause has also grown into an active online community, where 33,000 members share their experiences daily. Yeager and Feisty Media have launched educational courses on menopause, spoken at leading conferences and global panels, hosted retreats for the Feisty Menopause community, and created a weekly newsletter for 40+ performance-minded women.

Expert guests and championship athletes over the years have included:

• Jen Gunter, MD
• Vonda Wright, MD
• Stephanie Faubion, MD
• Kathryn Ackerman, MD, MPH
• Alyssa Dweck, MD
• Juliet Starrett
• Mirna Valerio
• Rebecca Rusch

Listen to some of the show’s most popular episodes here.

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Find Hit Play Not Pause on all the podcast platforms: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts.
Learn more at feistymenopause.com and download a free symptom tracker.

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