Perimenopause & Menopause: A Conversation with Amanda Thebe
The Mom Room
Renee Reina & Podcast Nation
4.8 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 16 October 2025
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
In honour of World Menopause Day (October 18th) and in partnership with Marcelle Cosmetics, Renee sits down with Amanda Thebe, fitness and menopause advocate, author, and all-around powerhouse, for a candid conversation about what it really means to thrive through menopause.
Amanda opens up about her personal journey through perimenopause and menopause, from the first confusing symptoms to the mental and physical changes that transformed her daily life. She shares the knowledge she wishes she had sooner, the power of community and education, and why breaking the stigma around menopause is long overdue.
We also dive into the incredible science of menopausal skin health, and how hormonal shifts can impact everything from collagen to confidence. Amanda discusses her partnership with Marcelle Cosmetics and their Revival+ Vitality Collection, a skincare line co-created with 400 Canadian women in menopause with sensitive skin to truly meet women where they are.
This episode is a powerful reminder that menopause isn’t something to fear, it’s something to own, fully and unapologetically.
💫 World Menopause Day is October 18th, and Marcelle Cosmetics will be at The National Menopause Show in Toronto, October 18–19 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Join the conversation, learn, and celebrate women at every age and stage.
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| 0:00.0 | Is drinking raw milk safe like RFK Jr. suggests? Can you reduce a glucose spike if you eat your food in, quote, unquote, the right order? I'm registered dietitian Abby Sharp. I host a nutrition myth-busting podcast called Bite Back with Abby Sharp. And those are just some of the questions I tackle with qualified experts on my show. |
| 0:21.4 | There is so much food misinformation and disinformation out there, and it can feel impossible |
| 0:27.9 | to know what's real and what's BS. |
| 0:30.7 | On Biteback, my goal is to help listeners create a pleasurable relationship with food, |
| 0:35.3 | their body, and themselves, which in my opinion is the fundamental |
| 0:39.2 | secret to good health. Listen to bite back wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:44.8 | Amanda, welcome to the mom room. I'm excited to be here. This is going to be fun. Yeah, because we |
| 0:51.3 | are talking about one of my favorite topics to talk about, which is perimenopause and menopause. |
| 0:58.8 | Your platform online is huge, and you talk a lot about perimenopause and menopause and your journey going through those things. |
| 1:09.0 | What made you realize that something was shifting for you and your |
| 1:14.3 | health? Like, what was your journey with perimenopause and menopause? Yeah, I think it really |
| 1:20.9 | resonant with your listeners of this podcast as well, because there's a bit of background for |
| 1:25.8 | anyone listening. I come from the health and wellness space. |
| 1:28.1 | I'm a personal trainer and I've been doing this now for 35 years, a nutrition coach. |
| 1:32.8 | And so I've got a real good understanding of human physiology. |
| 1:37.3 | And I've worked with many different age groups from pregnancy, post-pregnancy, to athletes, to seniors. |
| 1:45.6 | And I sort of didn't really know what menopause was. I mean, we're talking about 10 years ago. I'm 55 now and I was in my late, |
| 1:50.3 | early 40s when it sort of came upon me. And I had my last, I have two boys, my last son at 38. |
| 1:58.9 | And I noticed that my menstrual cycle, something was different, |
| 2:03.6 | but it wasn't like enough to make me do anything about it. It was irritants. And so, for example, |
| 2:09.3 | my cycle changed to 21 days. I had my son, and as soon as my period came back, my cycle was 21 days. |
| 2:16.6 | And the week before, in that Lo fairs, I got a cold. |
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