Ep 163 Part 3 of a 3-part series: The Midlife Transition Nobody Prepared Women For

The Grit & Grace Podcast with Dr. Lori Doddy · May 28, 2026 · 19m

In the final episode of this series, we zoom out and explore the larger cultural and emotional context surrounding menopause and midlife.

Because many women were not only physically unprepared for this transition.

They were psychologically unprepared too.

For years, women were given an incredibly shallow understanding of menopause: hot flashes, periods stop, mood swings.

But very few women were taught how deeply this transition could affect…

stress tolerance

emotional resilience

identity

body familiarity

self-trust

recovery

and the relationship women have with themselves

This episode…