“It’s about time”: Menopause entrepreneurs Sally Mueller and Michelle Jacobs talk about why it’s taken so long to address the needs of women in perimenopause and menopause, and how GenX can lead the way in demystifying the big M. * Womaness web site * Womaness on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn * NYTimes Opinion piece by Dr. Jen Gunter on how to have a feminist menopause  I still wear a jean jacket! I still drink out of a Mason jar! Thanks as always to M. The Heir Apparent, who provides the music behind the podcast – check him out here! ***This is a rough transcription of Episode 101 of the Midlife Mixtape Podcast. It originally aired on July 6, 2021. Transcripts are created using a combination of speech recognition software and human transcribers, and there may be errors in this transcription, but we hope that it provides helpful insight into the conversation. If you have any questions or need clarification, please email dj@midlifemixtape.com *** Sally 00:00 We really had to kind of rely on our own instincts and our own confidence. Nancy Davis Kho 00:05 Welcome to Midlife Mixtape, The Podcast. I’m Nancy Davis Kho and we’re here to talk about the years between being hip and breaking one. [THEME MUSIC – “Be Free” by M. The Heir Apparent] Nancy 00:30 I want to take a moment before today’s episode to tell you about a summer read I know you are going to want to throw into your beach bag: MONA AT SEA, by author Elizabeth Gonzalez James. Mona at Sea is a dark comedy set during the Great Recession, and features Mona Mireles, a young Latina who loses her plum job on Wall Street and must figure out what she’s going to do with the rest of her life. Despite her potential, and her top-of-her-class college degree, Mona finds herself unemployed, living with her parents, and adrift in life and love. On her tragicomic journey through late-stage capitalism, Mona is ultimately able to learn what it is she finds meaningful in life. The question is: will she be brave enough to go after it? Cristina García, author of Here in Berlin and Dreaming in Cuban, says “Mona at Sea is a hilarious, high-octane novel about coming into one’s own without coming undone. Elizabeth Gonzalez James is a fresh new voice in contemporary literature.” Mona at Sea has been named the Most Anticipated book of 2021 by Apple Books, Harper’s Bazaar, Buzzfeed Books, Popsugar and more! Find Mona at Sea at your local indie bookstore or online! [MUSIC] Nancy 01:39 Hi, everyone. Have you recovered from your big holiday weekend yet? Hope it was sparkly and patriotic and virus free. I’m Nancy Davis Kho and I’m the creator and host of this podcast, as well as the author of The Thank-You Project: Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time. Right now, I’m thankful that our new rescue dog Arlo is settling in just fine with the exception of needing to be near his new humans ALL THE TIME. Our return from the bathroom or the mailbox is met with the same enthusiasm you might expect from a family greeting a soldier who’s served two years overseas, so we’re just hoping he realizes at some point that we’re a), not that interesting and b),