Episode 5

full
Published on:

29th Oct 2025

The Menopause Symptoms No One Takes Seriously

Let’s get real, menopause isn’t just hot flashes.

It’s painful sex, brain fog that makes you question your sanity, and sweat-soaked nights that wreck your mornings.

Welcome to Menopause Love Lounge, where hot flashes meet hot takes. In this episode, host Andrea Knoche and her unfiltered crew rip the lid off menopause myths — from brain fog and mood swings to dry spells and the shocking link between painful sex and pleasure rediscovery.

💥 We’re talking orgasms, laughter, and liberation — because this stage of life isn’t the end of desire, it’s the rebirth of it.

Andrea and her guests spill the tea on how celebs like Gwyneth Paltrow, Amy Schumer, and others are owning their midlife shifts and flipping the narrative from “silent struggle” to “sexy reinvention.”

If you’ve ever laughed mid–hot flash or wondered if you’re losing your mind — this one’s for you. Tune in for raw honesty, midlife realness, and the kind of laughter that feels like therapy.

What we're talking about...

  • What are the most surprising and unexpected symptoms of menopause that women experience?
  • How can laughter and orgasms actually help reduce menopause symptoms like hot flashes?
  • What are some real-life stories from celebrities about their menopause journey, and what can we learn from them?

Welcome to the Lounge

Menopause Love Lounge dives into menopause, perimenopause, hormone health, hormone replacement therapy, adrenal fatigue, hot flashes, and night sweats—and how they intertwine with love, intimacy, identity, midlife relationships, dating, marriage, divorce, libido, and emotional wellness, helping women navigate midlife with confidence, connection, and pleasure.

Where to find the ladies...@menopauselovelounge

Email: theladies@menopauselovelounge.com

Andrea Knoche@from.mrs.2.ms

Ozzie Osborne@IamOzzieOsborne

Karen Viesta@wellegantwoman

Dawn Wiggins@DawnWiggins

Laurie Gerber@LaurieGerber_Coach

Junie Moon@midlifeloveoutloud

VFIT - https://joylux.com/pages/vfit-gold-plus-upgraded-device?irgwc=1&afsrc=1

Next Episode All Episodes Previous Episode

Support Menopause Love Lounge

A huge thank you to our supporters, it means a lot that you support our podcast.

If you like the podcast and want to support it, too, you can leave us a tip using the button below. We really appreciate it and it only takes a moment!
Support Menopause Love Lounge
A
We haven’t had any Tips yet :( Maybe you could be the first!

Listen for free

Show artwork for Menopause Love Lounge

About the Podcast

Menopause Love Lounge
Redefining Intimacy, Identity & Relationships
Menopause Love Lounge is a menopause podcast for women in midlife who feel misunderstood, dismissed, and quietly blamed—and know that what they’re experiencing deserves more than surface-level answers.
Menopause isn’t just a hormonal transition. It’s happening inside a culture that profits from women feeling broken, depleted, and “behind”—offering quick fixes that keep us disconnected from our bodies, our relationships, and each other.
Six women talk honestly about sex after menopause, intimacy, menopause-related anxiety, emotional burnout, identity shifts, nervous system overload, boundaries, self-trust, changing relationships, and the quiet loneliness that so often defines midlife.
Many women reach this season having pulled back from female friendships—not because they don’t value them, but because years of comparison, fear of judgment, and emotional self-protection made closeness feel risky. We name that honestly, and we talk about what it takes to rebuild connection in ways that feel safe, real, and nourishing again.
Six hosts matter because no single woman gets to be the answer. This isn’t single-voice authority—it’s real women thinking together, questioning out loud, and letting complexity be honest.

This isn’t another podcast telling you what to buy, fix, or optimize.

It’s a place to slow down, tell the truth, and remember that what you’re feeling makes sense.

Welcome to the lounge.

(Hosted by Andrea Knoche, Ozzie Osborne, Dawn Wiggins, Karen Viesta, Junie Moon, and Laurie Gerber.)
Support This Show

About your hosts

Andrea Knoche

Profile picture for Andrea Knoche
Podcast host and on-air personality, Andrea is the creator of Menopause Love Lounge and host of From Mrs. to Ms. She’s passionate about honest, unfiltered conversations around reinvention in midlife, and also around menopause and the impact it has on relationships, identity, and intimacy.

Ozzie Osborne

Profile picture for Ozzie Osborne
Ozzie Osborne is a love and relationship coach grounded in attachment science and nervous system regulation. She works with individuals and couples to uncover the patterns shaping their relationships, move out of reactive cycles, and build secure, connected partnerships.

Laurie Gerber

Profile picture for Laurie Gerber
Laurie is a love and dating coach, the host of the podcast Love at Any Age, and creator of the course Master the Art of Love. She helps women get radically honest about what they want, break unhealthy patterns, and create deeply fulfilling relationships with confidence and clarity.

Junie Moon

Profile picture for Junie Moon
Love coach and shadow work expert, Junie helps women break lifelong patterns, heal emotional blocks, and reconnect with their true selves. She guides women in midlife to create deeper, more aligned relationships rooted in self-worth, authenticity, and emotional freedom.

Karen Viesta

Profile picture for Karen Viesta
Midlife influencer and wellness coach, Karen Viesta helps women feel more energized, confident, and turned on by life. She shares what actually works to look better, feel better, and make midlife your most vibrant and powerful chapter yet!

Dawn Wiggins

Profile picture for Dawn Wiggins
Dawn Wiggins is a licensed marriage and family therapist, homeopath, and host of Dear Divorce Diary. She helps women untangle divorce, hormones, heartbreak, and midlife identity shifts with sharp insight, nervous system healing, and deep emotional discernment. She’s known for saying the thing everyone is thinking—but may make us blush.