She Wanted to Leave. Now She Wishes She’d Spoken Up. – Emily Bell McCormick

One hot flash in a room full of men left Emily Bell McCormick wondering how to escape…and why menopause was still so hard to talk about. Now she’s taking that uncomfortable moment to her state lawmakers, pushing for better menopause care, provider training, and research. In this episode of Uncomfy, Emily shares with host Julie Rose what menopause can look like beyond hot flashes, why menopause symptoms are often misunderstood, and how gaps in women’s health education affect families, workplaces, and relationships. She also shares why menopause should be treated as a public-policy issue and what The Policy Project hopes to change through its Modernizing Menopause Care initiative. Subscribe to Uncomfy for more honest conversations about health, relationships, politics, and the moments we usually avoid. ABOUT GUEST Emily Bell McCormick is the founder and president of The Policy Project, a nonpartisan nonprofit working to advance practical solutions to issues that difficult to discuss, including menopause care (https://www.thepolicyproject.org/menopause). CHAPTERS (0:00) Intro (0:37) The Hot Flash (2:18) Owning the Moment (3:08) Pitching Menopause to Lawmakers (4:38) The Legislator Who Asked (6:50) Check out “A Braver Way” (8:18) Getting Women to Speak Up (10:11) Policy Plan for Better Care (11:51) Three Fixes (13:45) Wrap Up and Credits (14:30) New Show “Dispatches from the Divide” #Menopause #Perimenopause #WomensHealth #MenopauseCare #HotFlashes #MidlifeHealth #MenopauseAwareness #HealthcarePolicy #MenopauseResearch #UtahPolitics