About this episode

Melissa Grelo interviews Dr. Pauline Maki to debunk 25 myths about menopause brain fog and discuss the neurological changes during this transition.

Brain fog. Word-finding trouble. Walking into a room and having no idea why. If you're in perimenopause or menopause, you know the feeling — and you've probably wondered: is this real, is it permanent, and should I be worried? In this latest episode, Melissa speaks with one of the world's leading researchers on menopause and the brain, Dr. Pauline Maki — Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Obstetrics and Gynecology — to separate myth from medicine and bust 25 menopause brain myths wide open. We cover what's actually happening inside your brain during the transition, why estrogen matters far beyond your reproductive system, and whether what you're experiencing is permanent damage or something far more temporary. We get into hot flashes as a neurological signal, the hormone therapy confusion that has scared women away from care for decades, and what the science actually says about dementia risk. We close on what you can do right now — and how to reframe this entire transition as something other than loss. Menopause is not a cognitive collapse. It is a neurological transition. And you deserve accurate information, not fear. About Dr. Pauline Maki (Instagram: @pauline.maki ) Dr…

People in this episode

Host: Melissa Grelo

Guest: Dr. Pauline Maki

Topics covered

• menopause
• brain fog
• hormone therapy
• neurological transition
• myths about menopause
• women's mental health

Keywords

• menopause
• brain fog
• hormone therapy
• estrogen
• cognitive health
• dementia risk
• women's health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Illinois Chicago, Center for Research on Women and Gender, University of Illinois College of Medicine

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