In this episode of The Menowave Lounge: Hot Flashes and Cool Conversations, host Robin Duke sits down with Coach Allie Theiss — board-certified sexologist, intimacy coach, and PhD candidate in Mind-Body Medicine — for a soulful and empowering conversation about intimacy, desire, and love in midlife.

💖 How can we reignite passion when our hormones shift?
📚 What does it mean to attract soulful connections in this season of life?
🎧 And how can we reclaim sensuality without shame?

Allie shares her personal journey, introduces her new book Soulful Connections, and opens the door to new ways of relating to love — through tenderness, truth, and her holistic SHE-BE-ME™ approach.

✨ Ready to tune into your own inner spark?

📝 Read full show notes here: https://menowave.org/2025/11/22/reignite-your-yes-a-conversation-with-allie-theiss/

Menopause doesn’t mean the end of your sensuality — it’s an invitation to rediscover it.

In this episode, intimacy coach Melanie Zimmer joins host Robin Duke to talk about how women in midlife can reconnect with their bodies, desires, and partners in deeper, more authentic ways. From breathwork to body image to redefining what intimacy really means, this conversation is a soft place to land.

💃 Practices to awaken sensuality (no pressure, no perfection)
🛏️ How to turn your bedroom into a sanctuary, not a stress zone
🎧 A free 10-minute ritual to help you unwind and reconnect

Your sensual self is still here — let’s bring her back, one soft breath at a time.

After 25 years on psychiatric medications, Bev Mackenzie began a powerful journey of tapering off — and coming home to herself. In this episode, she shares how nutrition, gut health, and nervous system healing helped her (and now her clients) break free from brain fog, burnout, and disconnection.

💊 Why 1 in 4 women over 40 are on meds — and what they’re not being told
🌿 How to taper safely, rebuild trust, and feel like you again
🧠 Food, nervous system regulation, and the “signal of safety” method

This conversation is a lifeline for any woman navigating mental health in midlife.