Listen to this articleA new podcast has hit the airwaves, aiming to switch up the conversation about menopause.
“Rebranding Menopause: Secrets Symptoms & Superpowers Unfiltered” – now on YouTube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify – is designed to prompt dialog about the “taboo topic of menopause like never before,” according to a news release about the podcast. That includes “raw, unfiltered conversations,” centered around frank dialog, girlfriend-to-girlfriend style.
The podcast is recorded at Floored Media in Rockville Centre.
“We’re here to spill the tea and take the taboo out of menopause,” co-host Ingrid Dodd said in the news release. “It’s time to rebrand menopause and make it a topic that’s not only normal but empowering.”
Dodd’s cohosts include Dana Persico and Sharon Grasso.
Persico is a beauty and wellness expert in Washington, D.C., and on Long Island. The founder of Long Island Nail Skin & Hair Institute, she spent more than 25 years in the beauty industry, advocating for women’s wellness and education. She brings this expertise to the podcast, serving as a guide to navigate the changes women face during menopause.
Dodd is a seasoned publicist and digital marketing expert with more than 25 years of experience. She provides “often-overlooked truths about menopause,” according to the news release. She aims to normalize the conversation, offering “a platform for women to feel seen and heard,” according to the news release.
Grasso is a beauty expert and founder of Woodbury-based Permanent Touch Cosmetics – Age Defying Aesthetics, with more than two decades in the beauty industry. She brings her expertise to help shed light on the physical changes surrounding menopause. Her mission is to empower women to embrace this phase with confidence and knowledge by looking and feeling their best.
The hosts created the podcast over a shared frustration. They said that even with their combined industry experience, the information they found about menopause was “shockingly scarce and often inaccurate,” according to the news release.
“It’s a shame that women of all ages, all over the world don’t know what’s happening to their bodies during menopause,” Grasso said in the news release. “We want to change that by making it a fun, real and relatable conversation.”