Women are talking about menopause more than ever, and thank goodness, because silence has not exactly been winning awards.

In this episode of The Angie Graham Podcast, Dr. Clifford Gluck, MD, FACS, joins the show to explain what women need to know about perimenopause, menopause, hormone therapy, sleep loss, brain fog, chronic UTIs, weight gain, and sexual health.

Dr. Gluck is a board-certified urologist with more than 30 years in private practice. He specializes in sexual health, hormone therapy, and urology through Dr. Gluck’s Wellness Center in Boston.

Dr. Gluck's Wellness Center: https://cliffordgluckmd.com/

• What perimenopause feels like before obvious hot flashes begin
• Why sleep problems may be an early menopause sign
• Brain fog, word recall, focus issues, and mood changes
• Why women may feel irritable, anxious, or “not like themselves”
• Hormone therapy and why many women fear it
• The history of Premarin, Provera, and the Women’s Health Initiative
• Estradiol vs. older forms of estrogen therapy
• Oral, vaginal, cream, and patch hormone options
• Progesterone and sleep
• Genitourinary syndrome of menopause
• Chronic UTIs in older women and nursing home residents
• Vaginal estrogen and bladder health
• Menopause, weight gain, nutrition, and inflammation
• Semaglutide, tirzepatide, and menopause concerns
• How women can find doctors trained in hormone therapy

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On the award-winning Angie Graham Podcast, Angie sits down with Robert Lightfoot, healthcare attorney, former registered nurse, and trusted advisor in assisted living, for a timely conversation about leadership, legal risk, and what it really takes to become an executive director in senior care.

If you are growing from caregiver into leadership, this episode gives you a practical look at the skills, judgment, and legal awareness needed to lead well. Angie and Robert cover resident rights, HIPAA, complaints, incident response, privacy concerns around recording, and how changing rules can affect providers on the ground. They also talk about the learning curve new administrators face and why the future of senior care depends on strong, prepared leaders.

Reinhart Law: https://www.reinhartlaw.com/

In this episode:

• The path from caregiver to executive director
• Leadership skills for assisted living administrators
• Compliance and legal risks in senior care
• Incident reporting and early response steps
• Resident rights and provider responsibilities
• Privacy, filming, and social media in care settings
• Complaint prevention through communication and policy
• Advice for first-year executive directors
• How to protect residents, staff, and your career

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In honor of National Nurses Week 2026, Angie Graham sits down for a powerful conversation about what families need to know when a loved one enters a hospital, nursing home, assisted living, or memory care setting.

This year’s Nurses Week theme is “The Power of Nurses,” and this episode shows exactly why that matters.

Angie is joined by Stacey Sis, Vice President of Nursing at Our House Senior Living, and Lori Nardin, Vice President of Regulatory Compliance, for a real, honest, and deeply practical talk about care, advocacy, resident rights, family expectations, and the emotional weight nurses carry every day.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What families often misunderstand about power of attorney
• Why resident rights still matter, even when families want safety
• What to look for when touring assisted living or nursing home communities
• How to advocate without becoming “that family”
• What nurses wish families would share about their loved ones
• Why yelling at nurses helps absolutely no one, a wild concept
• How dementia, delirium, pain, skin care, and end-of-life care affect daily nursing work
• What strong care culture feels like when you walk through the door

This conversation is for families, caregivers, nurses, care teams, and anyone trying to make better choices for someone they love.

If you are the family point person, the one asking questions, making decisions, and trying to keep everyone calm, this episode is for you.

And to every nurse listening: thank you for being the steady ones.

The Angie Graham Podcast
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