Ep #190: Doctor Won't Listen? Try Shirley Weir's Script

You walked out of another appointment feeling unheard. Here's how to flip the next one. In this week's episode of Menopause Reimagined, Andrea Donsky, nutritionist, published menopause researcher, educator, author, and co-founder of wearemorphus.com, sits down with Shirley Weir, founder of Menopause Chicks and one of the original voices in the menopause conversation. Shirley has spent over a decade moderating questions from a community of more than 60,000 women, and she's distilled what she's learned into a practical framework called Script Tips, designed to help you stop being dismissed at the doctor's office and start getting the answers you actually need. This is the conversation every woman in perimenopause and menopause needs before her next appointment. What you'll learn: Why over half of women leave their health appointments feeling dismissed (and the two reasons they went in the first place)Shirley's Script Tips framework: the exact language to use when you walk into the roomWhy "impact" is the single most important word you can say to your doctorWhat's actually covered under Canada's new menopause hormone therapy Pharmacare program (BC and Manitoba launched March 2026)How preventing UTIs in menopause may help reduce dementia misdiagnosesChapters:0:00 Why Women Feel Dismissed at Doctor Visits in Perimenopause 3:15 How Shirley Weir Built Menopause Chicks (And Why It Started in 2012) 8:00 Why "Doctor Google" Wasn't Enough: The Information Gap 12:30 Speak Menopause: Why the Right Vocabulary Changes Everything 17:00 Don't Blame Everything on Perimenopause (Phantom Smells, Swelling, More)21:30 Script Tips: The Method That Flips Your Doctor Appointment 28:30 The Impact Statement: The One Thing Most Women Forget to Say 34:00 Free Menopause Hormone Therapy in Canada: BC and Manitoba Pharmacare 39:30 UTI Prevention in Postmenopause (And the Dementia Connection) 43:30 Tell Three People: The Grassroots Movement Changing Menopause🌐 Connect with Shirley Weir at Menopause Chicks: https://menopausechicks.com 📱 Find Shirley on social: @menopausechicks Send us Fan Mail ======Morphus: Menopause Reimagined💊 Shop Morphus Supplements: https://wearemorphus.com/collections/all📖 Order "Nourishing Menopause: Powerful Nutrition & Lifestyle Strategies to Feel Your Best." (Simon & Schuster, May 5, 2026)Amazon Canada: https://amzn.to/4xaREJK Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4rFj7jk 📰 As seen in USA Today: https://bit.ly/43nrMwO  ✅ Fill out our surveys: https://bit.ly/4jcVuLh🦋 SUBSCRIBE to our list: https://bit.ly/3VdDA0VFOLLOW US: TikTok @andreadonsky & @wearemorphusInstagram: @wearemorphus | @andreadonskyFacebook: /wearemorphusDISCLAIMER: This is not medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider. This podcast contains affiliate links; Morphus may earn a commission. Thank you for your support.