#19 Pt2: 48 Symptoms, Five Archetypes, Zero One-Size-Fits-All Solutions: Mapping the Future of Menopause

Send us Fan MailIn Part 2, Anna Butterworth completes the five menopause archetypes with the Post-Menopausal Visionary and the Uninformed Endurer, then explores climate impacts on hormonal health, the VC funding problem in women’s health, and the curveball questions. Key Topics:•  The Post-Menopausal Visionary: ageing as purpose, not decline•  The evolutionary argument: why humans and whales go through menopause•  Skin and vaginal dryness, muscle loss, osteoporosis in post-menopause•  Anti-ageing culture vs. embodying age•  Home health suites and at-home biomarker diagnostics•  The Uninformed Endurer: the forgotten consumer•  Low-barrier, affordable, stigma-free menopause solutions•  Why generic, scalable tools matter as much as personalised ones•  Upskilling primary care teams to identify menopause symptoms•  Environmental factors: PFAS, toxins, climate change and menstrual irregularity•  Why a one-degree temperature rise disproportionately affects women•  VC funding models and why they’re stunting women’s health innovation•  The Phase app and cycle-based productivity•  Book recommendations: Invisible Women and Unwell Women•  Anna’s unusual habit: a lifelong fascination with Mormon culture•  Investing in your team as the highest-return decision References & Resources Mentioned:•  The Future of Menopause 2035 – Ultraviolet Agency report - https://www.ultravioletagency.com•  Phase app (phaseapp.io) – cycle-based productivity tool•  Biohacking Eve earlier episode with Maggie McDaris, founder of Phase -  https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/15-aligning-work-with-biology-maggie-mcdaris-on-cycle/id1782080943?i=1000743385443•  Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez•  Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn•  Iris Apfel – referenced as cultural example of ageing visionary•  Pamela Anderson – referenced as example of natural ageing in public life Guest Links:•  Ultraviolet Agency – https://www.ultravioletagency.com•  Anna Butterworth LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/annabutterworthInsta/TikTok: @BiohackingEveWebsite: www.BiohackingEve.com