Is menopause really about hormones… or is it exposing something much bigger about how our culture treats aging women?

If you’ve ever felt invisible, dismissed, or suddenly just like “less relevant” as your body changed, then this episode is for you.

We cover:

• Why menopause is a social transition, not just a hormonal event

• How internalized ageism can shorten lifespan and impact health outcomes

• The real biological cost of chronic stress, stigma, and vigilance

• Why brain fog in menopause is often misinterpreted as cognitive decline

• The future of aging, and the danger of a two-tiered “anti-aging” society

Dr Paul Nash is a Professor in the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology at the University of Southern California. His research is focused on intersectional discrimination and stigma as well as health inequity predominantly for older minority and ‘at risk’ communities living with HIV. Paul is also a commissioner and co-chair of the aging caucus for the Los Angeles County Commission on HIV as well as being actively involved with many local advocacy and patient centered organizations. He works collaboratively and utilizes multi-disciplinary approaches to further translational and community engagement within Geroscience. Paul is committed to not only furthering the research agenda but also to widening accessibility to research, leading to evidence based practice and policy formation, as well as new academic and professional gerontological programs to translate research into accessible education.

The Masters of Gerontology program at USC

https://gero.usc.edu/admissions/academics/masters-programs/

Critical Questions for Ageing Societies – Bristol University Press

https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/critical-questions-for-ageing-societies

Contact Dr. Paul Nash:

University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology

Email pnash@usc.edu

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