PFO Newsletter - 09.05.24

I’m already hearing from so many of you about the podcast series I just launched on perimenopause and menopause…the most requested series I’ve done, to date! 

We’re tired, we can’t sleep, the brain fog, night sweats, hot flashes and weight gain, hair loss…we just don’t feel like ourselves, anymore. 

There are hundreds of symptoms associated with menopause and perimenopause, which can start in our 30’s! Shocking, right? 

👇🏽 This message below warmed my heart. I hope you know you’re not alone!

Throughout the series, I’ll be answering the questions you submitted, arming you with tools and bringing you the TOP EXPERTS in the field to get us the help we need and deserve. Plus, my husband John joins one of the conversations, because it’s so important that our partners know what’s going on, so that they can support us. 

And, we’re having some fun. You get to meet my friend ROZ. 

But, let me emphasize this: WE DESERVE TO FEEL BETTER. 

And, we will! Keep reading to hear a few of my favorites that already are making a big difference in my life.  

-Paula xo 

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FARIS FAVORITES 🤎

1. ALLOY Menopause

If you’re looking for help ASAP, I can’t recommend ALLOY Menopause enough. This is a telemedicine company, specializing in menopause. They’ll connect you with an OBGYN who is a menopause expert in your state and within a few days, you’ll have a treatment plan.  (We’ll be talking next week about why doctors dismiss us)  I’ve been using ALLOY for almost four months and am starting to feel like myself again. Use this code for $25 off!  PAULA42103

2. STRONG NOT SKINNY

Start wearing a weighted vest during your walks, or just around your house, to build bone density and muscles. You want it to be approx 10% of your body weight. I like THIS one off Amazon. We’re getting into the importance of building muscle throughout the series.

3. Dynamic Drive

Need some motivation? If you feel like you’ve lost a lot of your motivational drive during this time, it’s not a surprise. 25% of women actually end up leaving the workplace due to brain fog and inability to concentrate. While we’ll get into real answers later in the series about tackling this through health and nutrition, I’d like to giveaway FIVE copies of my friend Molly Fletcher’s new book,  DYNAMIC DRIVE Molly is a former sports agent, who repped hundreds of the biggest names in sports and peak performers…her book brings you those insights, as she outlines the seven keys to sustainable success!  You know the drill: send me a DM via IG with your mailing address and it’s yours!

THE PAULA FARIS SHOW 🎙️

LETS TALK COLLEGE: Why College Isn’t for Every Kid with Carlos Whittaker

I can’t think of a better way to close out our college series than with a conversation about WHO our kids want to be rather than WHAT they want to do. Our kids are more than their college degree if they even choose to go to college.  Let’s face it: the conversation about college wasn’t even a thing until roughly 150 years ago.  You’ve probably heard me share through this series that my mom didn’t go, and her parents didn’t graduate from high school. My father was the first of his six siblings from a Lebanese immigrant family to graduate from college.  These days, there’s so much pressure on our kids to figure it all out. We’re insinuating that what they do is more important than who they are. I’ve gotta ask: whatever happened to raising good humans? 

LETS TALK MENOPAUSE: Not Feeling Like Yourself Anymore

I haven’t felt like myself in almost 15 years. In my 30’s, I started noticing significant changes to and in my body, yet I’ve been told by just about every doctor that my blood work is normal and I’m “fine”. Here’s the thing: I don’t feel fine.  And I bet you don’t, either.  This is my most requested series to date: a conversation about menopause, perimenopause, and not feeling like ourselves anymore.  I’ve invited experts, friends, and my husband to the conversation, and we’re answering all the questions you submitted, so that you can feel hopeful, maybe for the first time in a long time.  In this episode, my friends Kim and Patrice share their real experiences about what’s been happening to their bodies, why they don’t feel like themselves, and how the medical community has dismissed them.  If you’ve been dismissed or felt helpless, you’re not alone. But know this: help is on the way through this month-long series. 

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If you’ve made it this far, I invite you to join (or start) the conversation in our comments section. What would you like to share? -Paula

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