The Midlife Brief

May 15th 2026

Simon Salt

May 15, 2026

I’m sharing the posts that I found most interesting and helpful this week.

Some are menopause specific, others are more midlife focused. All have been posts that made my “saved” list.

Let me know if you’ve saved posts and if you think I would find them helpful.

Menopause Transition

Dr. Kelly Casperson's Substack

The Top Takeaways from the 2022 Menopause Society Guidelines

If you’ve ever tried to make sense of hormone therapy (HT) and felt like you were lost in a swirl of conflicting opinions, you’re not alone. Science is messy. Innovation requires trying new things and challenging dogma. And here is some good news: in 2022, the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) - now renamed The Menopause Society - released a signi…

2 months ago · 47 likes · 2 comments · Kelly Casperson, MD

Caffeinated & Perimenopausal

I Thought I Was Fine. My Hormones Said Otherwise.

You know that feeling where someone asks you one more question… and you can physically feel your patience leave your body…

2 months ago · 12 likes · Caffeinated & Perimenopausal

This Is Perimenopause

They need us to believe our best days are behind us.

What if everything you've been told about aging is a lie…

2 months ago · 1 like · Mikelle & Michelle

Elayne Kalila

Perimenopause Is Your Second Puberty

THE HYSTERICAL RECKONING SERIES | ARTICLE SIX…

2 months ago · 37 likes · 6 comments · Elayne Kalila

Midlife

Midlife Strong

Can You Trust Your Hunger in Midlife?

In my twenties, I became an intuitive eater by accident. Ironically, it happened during my 10-month internship to become a dietitian…

2 months ago · 17 likes · 13 comments · Maryann Jacobsen

Midlife, Together by Dr. Heidi

Your Brain Is Not Declining. It’s Being Neglected.

I remember the moment clearly. Exiting the shopping center, I suddenly couldn’t remember how I got there. I am not talking about where did I park my car, as the rows all look the same. Losing sense of which car to look for and where was a much deeper disorientation…

2 months ago · 1 like · 2 comments · Midlife, Together by Dr. Heidi

Unfucking Midlife & Sobriety

Midlife Women, Wine, and the 3am Wake-Up

I asked everyday women what the number one motivating factor was for them when it came to giving up alcohol or cutting back and they all said the same thing: sleep. Which is ironic because those same women, myself included when I was drinking, were reaching for it to… unwind, relax, let go and sleep better at night…

2 months ago · 28 likes · 2 comments · Ashley Kelsch

Edgar Q. Burkett // Works

Midlife Audit

A brief note before the essay…

2 months ago · 6 likes · 2 comments · Edgar Quadrell Burkett, Sr.

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Ashley Kelsch

May 15

Thank you, Simon for including my post, Midlife Women, Wine and the 3am Wake Up!

If you don’t mind my asking, what landed for you?

1 reply by Simon Salt

Gabriella Espinosa

Jun 15

Thanks for the recs Simon! Love seeing @Ashley Kelsch! She is a guest on my podcast Pleasure in the Pause this week and we are talking about this very topic!

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