Did you know that the average person will spend a third of their life in the menopause transition? We invite Certified Sex Therapist Nicole Schroeder this time to talk about ways to get comfortable with this stage of our life; How Generation X is pushing forward the conversation about menopause more than any other generation and, where to go for help when you are struggling with symptoms of perimenopause? Show notes: 00:35 Our Guest Nicole Schroeder – Introduction 02:10 Everyone that has ovaries will go through menopause 06:40 How do you know when you are experiencing perimenopause? 09:20 Generation X are handling menopause differently compared to other generations 15:04 Menopause became a joke in western pop culture 21:53 Stop treating menopause as a mid-life crisis 31:53 Some symptoms can be treated under different methodologies 35:06 Pelvic pain is not all in your head 49:00 Expecting to always have an orgasm at the same time as your partner is similar to expecting to have a Michelin Star style meal every time you cook 54:00 Let’s talk about pelvic floor physiotherapy treatment next time 57:00 Where to find Nicole Schroeder? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicole Schroeder is a Registered Social Worker with the College of Social Workers in Ontario (OCSWSSW). She is a certified member of BESTCO (Board of Examiners in Sex Therapy and Counselling in Ontario). She currently works in an outpatient gynecology clinic at a downtown Toronto hospital and in private practice, with a focus on individual, relationship, and sex therapy. Nicole also facilitates virtual groups on menopause, a variety of pelvic pain conditions and sexual wellbeing. She runs virtual groups at Bria, a virtual mental health clinic that provides support and treatment for cis-women, non-binary folks, and transgender women experiencing mental health challenges across their reproductive lifecycles. Nicole Schroeder http://www.nicoleschroeder.ca/about.html Instagram: @nicoleschroedertherapy Menopause Support Groups: https://betterbria.janeapp.com/ Book: The Menopause Manifesto https://www.menopause.org/for-women/book-reviews/i-the-menopause-manifesto-own-your-health-with-facts-and-feminism-i If you have questions or topic suggestions for the podcast, submit them here. As well, you can now record your messages for us! Please record your message/question in a quiet room and use your phone’s headphones with a built-in mic if possible. Send your questions or show ideas to Me@getsome.ca Guest Opinion Disclaimer: All opinions expressed by podcast guests / participants are solely their current opinions and do not reflect the opinions of GETSOME Inc. or affiliates or the companies with which the podcast guests / participants are affiliated, and may have been previously disseminated by them. The guests / participants opinions are based upon information they consider reliable, but neither GETSOME Inc. nor its affiliates, nor the companies with which such guests / participants are affiliated, warrant its completeness or accuracy, and it should not be relied upon as such. Follow us on Instagram: getsome_podcast
Did you know that the average person will spend a third of their life in the menopause transition?
We invite Certified Sex Therapist Nicole Schroeder this time to talk about ways to get comfortable with this stage of our life; How Generation X is pushing forward the conversation about menopause more than any other generation and, where to go for help when you are struggling with symptoms of perimenopause?
Show notes:
00:35 Our Guest Nicole Schroeder – Introduction
02:10 Everyone that has ovaries will go through menopause
06:40 How do you know when you are experiencing perimenopause?
09:20 Generation X are handling menopause differently compared to other generations
15:04 Menopause became a joke in western pop culture
21:53 Stop treating menopause as a mid-life crisis
31:53 Some symptoms can be treated under different methodologies
35:06 Pelvic pain is not all in your head
49:00 Expecting to always have an orgasm at the same time as your partner is similar to expecting to have a Michelin Star style meal every time you cook
54:00 Let’s talk about pelvic floor physiotherapy treatment next time
57:00 Where to find Nicole Schroeder?
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Nicole Schroeder is a Registered Social Worker with the College of Social Workers in Ontario (OCSWSSW). She is a certified member of BESTCO (Board of Examiners in Sex Therapy and Counselling in Ontario). She currently works in an outpatient gynecology clinic at a downtown Toronto hospital and in private practice, with a focus on individual, relationship, and sex therapy. Nicole also facilitates virtual groups on menopause, a variety of pelvic pain conditions and sexual wellbeing. She runs virtual groups at Bria, a virtual mental health clinic that provides support and treatment for cis-women, non-binary folks, and transgender women experiencing mental health challenges across their reproductive lifecycles.
Nicole Schroeder http://www.nicoleschroeder.ca/about.html
Instagram: @nicoleschroedertherapy
Menopause Support Groups: https://betterbria.janeapp.com/
Book: The Menopause Manifesto
https://www.menopause.org/for-women/book-reviews/i-the-menopause-manifesto-own-your-health-with-facts-and-feminism-i
If you have questions or topic suggestions for the podcast, submit them here. As well, you can now record your messages for us! Please record your message/question in a quiet room and use your phone’s headphones with a built-in mic if possible. Send your questions or show ideas to Me@getsome.ca
Guest Opinion Disclaimer: All opinions expressed by podcast guests / participants are solely their current opinions and do not reflect the opinions of GETSOME Inc. or affiliates or the companies with which the podcast guests / participants are affiliated, and may have been previously disseminated by them. The guests / participants opinions are based upon information they consider reliable, but neither GETSOME Inc. nor its affiliates, nor the companies with which such guests / participants are affiliated, warrant its completeness or accuracy, and it should not be relied upon as such.
Follow us on Instagram: getsome_podcast