Progesterone 101

Jamie Gallagher, a board-certified family nurse practitioner and Menopause Society certified practitioner, explains progesterone’s roles beyond pregnancy and what happens as it declines during perimenopause. She describes progesterone as a…

Estrogen 101

Estrogen in Perimenopause: What It Does, Why Symptoms Happen, and the FDA Black Box Warning Update (2025–2026)
Jamie Gallagher, a nationally board-certified family nurse practitioner and Menopause Society certified practitioner,…

What Actually Works for Menopause Weight Gain

In this follow-up episode of Perimenopause the Podcast, Jamie Gallagher moves beyond the "why" behind menopause weight gain and inflammation and focuses on the "how."
After explaining the science behind…

Why Menopause Weight Gain Isn't Your Fault

In this episode of Perimenopause the Podcast, Jamie Gallagher tackles one of the most frustrating and misunderstood challenges women face during perimenopause and menopause: weight gain and inflammation that seem…

Hormone Testing During Menopause: What Every Woman Should Know

Women often hear conflicting information online about estrogen, progesterone, and hormone testing. Jamie explains why hormone levels fluctuate dramatically during perimenopause, why a single blood test rarely tells the full…

Surgical Menopause: The Missing Piece Many Women Never Hear About

In this Ask Us Anything episode of Perimenopause the Podcast, Jamie Gallagher answers a heartfelt question from Tammy, a woman struggling to feel like herself after a total hysterectomy and…

From Military to Menopause: A Partner's Perspective

In Part 2 of the Meet the Founder series on Peri & Pause, Jamie is joined by her husband and co-founder, Stu, to discuss his background in international business and…

Empowering Midlife Health: The Origin of Peri and Pause

Kristen wraps the nurse practitioner series and launches the founder series with Peri & Pause founder Jamie Gallagher, who shares what drew her into nursing, her critical care background, and…

How to break the Silence: Women's Healthcare Insights with Jaime Davis

In this Meet the Nurse Practitioner episode of Per and Pause, nurse practitioner Jaime Davis shares how her background in primary care and labor and delivery shaped her patient-centered approach…

Empowering Women Through Midlife Transitions: A Conversation with Amanda Maingi

On Peri and Pause the podcast, host interviews women’s health nurse practitioner Amanda Maingi, who shares why she chose women’s health, her education at Georgetown, and how menopause and perimenopause…

Meet Nurse Practitioner Nancy Chen: From Exercise Physiology to Midlife Women’s Hormone Care

In this episode of Peri & Pause - The Podcast, the second in the “Meet the Nurse Practitioner” series, the host interviews nurse practitioner Nancy Chen about her path from…

Navigating Menopause: A Conversation with Nurse Practitioner Kristen Nawyn

In this episode of The Peri and Pause podcast, Jamie Gallagher launch the “Meet the Nurse Practitioner” series by introducing Kristen Nawyn, a board-certified adult gerontology nurse practitioner and Menopause…

Decoding Menopause: Beyond Misunderstandings

Jamie, founder of Peri & Pause—the Menopause Center—and a board-certified nurse practitioner, explores why many women feel dismissed during perimenopause and menopause, emphasizing it’s often rooted in history and training…

It’s Not “Just Stress”: How Perimenopause Affects Your Brain, Sleep, Mood & Stress Tolerance

The episode explains that while stress in midlife is real, many symptoms blamed on “stress” are actually driven by perimenopause physiology. The speaker describes how perimenopause and menopause affect far…

Real Conversations About Perimenopause, Menopause, and Midlife

In the first episode, Jamie Gallagher, a nurse practitioner certified in menopause care, introduces a podcast focused on thoughtful, non-flashy conversations for women who feel something is off—especially those exhausted,…

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