How to Stop Fearing Menopause and Start Living Fearless with Carey Overstreet

<p>Carey Overstreet spent years helping people with disabilities live fuller, independent lives before her body forced a different kind of education: a misdiagnosed thyroid condition, a medication reaction no doctor explained, and a realization that healing was hers to build.</p><p></p><p>That search became her five pillars: mindset, macros, muscle, me, and sex. Carey walks through what preserves strength and energy through menopause, and why the conversations women aren't having, about libido, dryness, and what happens to a relationship when no one's talking about it, matter as much as the physical ones.</p><p></p><p>We get into why so much medical advice treats symptoms, not causes, and what it means to advocate for your own body when the answers don't add up.</p><p></p><p>In this episode:</p><ul><li>Why Carey left a 22-year parks and recreation career to become a menopause coach</li><li>The five pillars: mindset, macros, muscle, me, and sex</li><li>What her thyroid diagnosis taught her about advocating for her own health</li><li>Why muscle is "the fountain of youth" during perimenopause and menopause</li><li>How to open the conversation about intimacy and libido with a partner</li><li>Where to find community through her step challenge and free Facebook group</li></ul><p></p><p>Links:</p><p>Connect with Carey Overstreet:</p><p><b>FB: </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/carey.armbrustoverstreet" target="_blank"><b>https://www.facebook.com/carey.armbrustoverstreet</b></a></p><p><b>FB GROUP: </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/965029681916224" target="_blank"><b>https://www.facebook.com/groups/965029681916224</b></a></p><p><b> LI: </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/carey-overstreet-67b70338/" target="_blank"><b>https://www.linkedin.com/in/carey-overstreet-67b70338/</b></a></p><p><b>IG: </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/carey_overstreet" target="_blank"><b>https://www.instagram.com/carey_overstreet</b></a></p><p><b>YT: </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@Carey-OnCoaching" target="_blank"><b>https://www.youtube.com/@Carey-OnCoaching</b></a></p><p><b>Event: </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://womensadventureclub.org/mental-health/" target="_blank"><b>https://womensadventureclub.org/mental-health/</b></a></p><p></p><p><b>Connect with Leslie Silverman:</b></p><p><b>IG: </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/lesliesilverman/" target="_blank"><b>https://www.instagram.com/lesliesilverman/</b></a></p><p><b>LI: </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-silverman-hive180/" target="_blank"><b>https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-silverman-hive180/</b></a></p><p><b>FB:  </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/leslie.a.silverman" target="_blank"><b>https://www.facebook.com/leslie.a.silverman</b></a></p><p><b>Website: </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://lesliesilverman.com" target="_blank"><b>https://lesliesilverman.com</b></a></p><p></p><p><b>Chapters:</b></p><p>01:52 Introduction to Carey Overstreet<br />02:58 Why menopause is having a cultural moment<br />03:57 From parks and recreation to health coaching<br />04:51 Carey's thyroid diagnosis and Graves' disease<br />07:54 The five pillars of menopause wellness<br />08:50 Mindset and dropping negative self-talk<br />09:49 Macros and nutrition during menopause<br />10:46 Muscle, movement, and metabolism<br />11:45 Me: sleep, stress, and intimacy<br />13:37 Carey's coaching programs and community<br />16:50 Speaking, Toastmasters, and building confidence<br />19:35 Polkadot Powerhouse and Women's Adventure Club<br />26:26 Natural approaches vs. medication: pills and skills<br />30:26 Menopause as a new beginning</p>