#21: Women's health and the challenges of midlife. Prosperous, happy and healthy at all ages.

March is known as “Women’s month” and this episode of the Prosperous and Happy Life podcast is devoted to women and their health. It’s a great follow-up to our last podcast on women and their wealth, I hope you’ll listen to both.

In my book, The Black Belt Investor, chapter 6 (or the Blue Belt chapter) is dedicated to a healthy mind in a healthy body.  In this podcast, I chat with Marie-Josée Bourassa.  She has dedicated her professional life as nurse clinician to helping women, especially women in mid-life, lead a vibrant healthy life.

For the last 25 years she has worked with female healthcare providers and has led many projects affecting patient access and optimization of healthcare services.

She is also the 2021 recipient of the Healthcare Leadership Award, the Jeanne Mance Award of the Regional Order of Nurses (ORIIML).

In 2023, Marie-Josée decided to fulfill a dream and opened the Meno-Joie clinic in Montreal, to help women suffering through the transitions of their menopause.

• How Marie Josée made the decision to open up a private clinic geared towards women’s health in mid-life. [02:50]
• What is considered optimal health for women past 40. [04:22]
• An overview on when perimenopause begins and when it ends with the onset of menopause. [06:25]
• Whether women generally visit the clinic knowing what’s not quite right or if they usually have to undergo an analysis to find out what the problem is. [09:25]
• How Marie Josée overcomes the hurdle of finding the right professionals to help her female clientele? [12:45]
• The importance to view the money needed for these kind of services as an investment in women’s health. [16:46]
• An explanation on how women can go about accessing the services the Meno-Joie clinic offers. [19:50]

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