{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Why Didn't Anyone Tell Me This? ","title":"S1 #E23 Rachel Lankester: Magnificent Midlife","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4043,"description":"Rachel Lankester is the author of Magnificent Midlife: Transform Your Middle Years, Menopause and Beyond, and host of the Magnificent Midlife podcast. After a shocking early menopause diagnosis at 41, she scratched her own itch and created what she wasn't able to find to help herself. This includes 1-1 and group midlife mentoring, courses and educational resources to help women vibrantly transition through the sometimes messy middle of life. She’s also a founder of MenoClarity, the information hub about menopause. In her spare time, she’s doing a Masters in Gerontology! In this episode, we discuss why Rachel wrote a book called Magnificent Midlife. The podcast is in two parts – our discussion of the menopause and then a discussion of positive aging. We start with big questions, such as why Rachel does not think menopause is a hormone deficiency disorder and why she does not think everyone should take hormone therapy. Rachel is often misquoted about her views of hormone therapy – she took it for 7 years and feels it has a place for some women. But will it prevent dementia and other disorders? Rachel and I both feel that for us, the fog lifted when we hit post menopause and there are many advantages of being post menopause. It is not a mid-life crisis – it is the upward part of the U curve of happiness. Now is our time. \nFor more information and to access the transcript: https://joyceharper.com/podcasts/\n\nDate of episode recording: 2023-10-12\nDuration: 01.07.22\nLanguage of episode: English\nPresenter:Joyce Harper\nGuests: Rachel Lankester\nProducer: Joyce Harper","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ywam8AkLwuwu4CUE0fT-dlzadyAnVRdpIFExRRsNORM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lMjhi/YzgxOGUzOWY0MWYx/ZDI4MzU0ZGYzY2Qw/YzkwMy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}