Hotness

The answer might not be more Kegels. 

In this episode of Hotness, Dr. Liz Lyster speaks with pelvic floor physical therapist Julie Bottarini about the many ways the pelvic floor connects to core stability, bladder and bowel function, sexual health, pregnancy, postpartum recovery, menopause, and intimacy. They also explore why pelvic floor therapy can involve both strengthening and relaxation, how breath and core function work t...

Dating again in midlife can feel like a plot twist you never asked for, but it can also bring unexpected aliveness. In this episode of Hotness , Dr. Liz Lyster shares her personal experience returning to dating after the loss of her husband, reflecting on how grief recovery, self-awareness, and openness helped her step back into connection in a way that feels more embodied and less performative than earlier in life.

She explores how...

Midlife can become a powerful return to the self after years of roles, expectations, and serving others. In this episode of Hotness, Dr. Liz Lyster speaks with Naomi Bareket about values, subconscious programming, intimacy, spirituality, and the inner work that helps women reconnect with their authentic selves.

Naomi shares how limiting beliefs, shame, old emotional patterns, and unconscious habits can shape confidence, relationship...

Some of the deepest midlife pain does not always look dramatic, but that does not make it any less real. In this episode of Hotness , Dr. Liz Lyster introduces the idea that grief is a normal and natural response to loss, and that many women in midlife may be carrying dozens of losses that were never named, acknowledged, or fully processed. These can include shifts in identity, health, energy, fertility, family roles, dreams, and r...

What if the reason you still feel anxious, reactive, or stuck… isn’t because you haven’t done enough work—but because your body hasn’t caught up yet?

In this episode of Hotness, Dr. Liz Lyster speaks with Dr. Karin Sponholz about the deeper reality of trauma and how it lives in the nervous system. They explore why insight alone doesn’t create healing, how the body holds unresolved experiences, an...

This stage of life is not about slowing down. It is about reconnecting to what makes you feel alive. In this Hotness bonus episode, Dr. Liz shares what is coming next on the podcast, including a lineup of expert guests and new recurring segments designed to support women in midlife.

She introduces upcoming conversations with specialists in trauma, communication, pelvic health, and functional medicine, while also outlining four recur...

That 3 AM wake-up is not random, and it is not a sign that your body has suddenly forgotten how to sleep. In this episode of Hotness, Dr. Liz explains why middle-of-the-night waking is so common in midlife, unpacking how falling progesterone, fluctuating estrogen, and a mistimed cortisol rise can leave you wide awake, overheated, and stuck in a loop of racing thoughts.

She also explores the role of nervous system regulation, blood s...

Sometimes the biggest turning points come from getting clear on what matters most. In this episode of Hotness, Dr. Liz shares how one moment during her OB-GYN rotation shaped the doctor she would become: watching a menopausal woman feel better because someone truly listened, validated her experience, and helped her understand her body.

She also shares how her career evolved from full-scope OB-GYN, including thousands of deliveries a...

What if your most alive, confident, and expressive self is still ahead of you? This episode explores the unexpected truth that midlife can become a powerful turning point, not a decline, but a deep expansion into who you truly are.

In this first episode of Hotness, Dr. Liz Lyster shares her personal journey through marriage, reinvention, profound love, devastating loss, and rediscovery. Through grief and healing, she reconnects with...

Women in midlife are not fading – we’re warming up.

Hotness is where science meets soul — and where midlife women reconnect to their vitality, confidence, and desire.

Hosted by Dr. Liz Lyster, Board-Certified OB/GYN, women’s midlife health expert and hormone specialist, this show brings together hormone science, emotional healing, and real-life experience to support women through the physical and personal shif...