Part Four: Menopause advice is everywhere.

One of the biggest challenges I’m seeing in the menopause space right now is that so many voices are speaking with authority, even when they’re not trained or licensed to give medical guidance about hormones.

Some creators mean well.

Some are sharing personal experience.

Some reference “research” or use medical language.

Some even have health-related credentials but not the kind that qualify them to advise women on hormone dosing, timing, or safety.

And the truth is:

When medical-sounding advice comes from people outside their scope of practice, it creates even more confusion for women who are already trying to make sense of their bodies.

This is not about criticizing individuals.

It’s about naming the reality we’re all navigating:

• Influencers are offering opinions.

• Wellness brands are selling solutions.

• Coaches and content creators are posting medical-sounding guidance.

• And even some health-adjacent professionals are drifting into territory their license doesn’t actually cover.

Meanwhile, women are trying to figure out why one person says progesterone is a miracle, another says it’s dangerous, and someone else says “everyone should start HRT by age 35.”

Of course this feels overwhelming.

And this is exactly why I stay in my lane:

I’m not a doctor.

I’m a therapist and social worker.

My work is not to tell you what hormones you should take.

My work is not to sell supplements or products.

My work is not to convince you that HRT is “the answer.”

My role is supportive, not prescriptive:

• Helping you understand what’s happening in your body

• Helping you track symptoms in a meaningful way

• Helping you prepare questions for your actual medical provider

• Helping you feel grounded and informed instead of pressured or sold to

• Helping you reconnect with the woman you are becoming

And importantly:

Helping you explore options that cost nothing: awareness, boundaries, language, symptom-tracking, nervous system support, community, rest, and self-understanding.

Women deserve real information, honest conversations, and support that isn’t tied to a product or agenda.

That’s the heart of my work.