Breaking the Generational Silence: Mothers and Daughters Confront the Hidden History of Menopause

In this profound and deeply personal conversation, I, along with three extraordinary generations of mothers and daughters, sit down to examine one of the most persistent silences in women’s lives: the cultural stigma that kept menopause shrouded in secrecy for decades.Hosted by Ingrid Dodd, this intimate gathering brings together Ingrid and her mother, Connie Krumholz (78), alongside celebrity aesthetician Sharon Grasso (founder of Permanent Touch Cosmetics) and her daughter Camryn (20s). Together, they explore the unspoken realities — the symptoms endured in private, the profound body changes that went unnamed, the era when even considering hormone therapy carried shame and fear of cancer — and how that silence shaped generations of women.With honesty, wisdom, and compassion, these mothers and daughters reflect on the cultural forces that enforced this taboo, the emotional cost of that isolation, and the powerful shift happening today through research, self-advocacy, and courageous openness. This is more than a discussion about symptoms. It is a reckoning with the past and a loving blueprint for the future — ensuring the next generation steps into this life stage informed, empowered, and without shame.A conversation every woman, daughter, and mother will recognize in her bones.Featured Voices:• Ingrid Dodd• Connie Krumholz• Sharon Grasso• Camryn GrassoWatch now. Share with the women who matter most in your life. The healing begins with truth.