Midlife Decoded: Understanding the Hormonal Shift
The changing landscape of women's health, why so many women feel different in midlife, and what every woman should understand about perimenopause and menopause.
NOV 10-12, 2026
Women's Midlife
Summit 2026
A three-day virtual education experience on perimenopause, menopause and beyond. Learn from 30+ leading health experts as they explore the hormonal, metabolic, brain-health, heart-health, sleep and longevity shifts that define midlife.
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Featured speakers: Dr. Felice Gersh, Dr. Louise Newson, JJ Virgin, Cynthia Thurlow, NP, Kayla Barnes, McCall McPherson, PA-C, Dr. Jennifer Berman, Dr. Suzanne Gilberg, Dr. Carrie Jones, Dr. Stephanie Venn-Watson, and Prof. Belinda Beck.
THE MIDLIFE SUMMIT EXPERIENCE
Join over 15,000 Women
for the world's largest midlife event.
Three Days.
One Complete Picture.
Day 1: Why Do I Feel Different?
Weight & Metabolic Health
Metabolic health beyond GLP-1s, weight changes in midlife, and conditions that can make losing weight more complicated.
Brain, Nervous System & Movement
Mood, memory and mental health in midlife, nervous system regulation, fascia, mobility and movement.
Optimizing Sleep
The sleep-hormone connection and how to create an environment that supports deeper, more restorative sleep.
Sexual & Intimate Health
Sexual health in midlife, vaginal changes, intimacy and the physical changes every woman should understand.
Real Women, Real Midlife
Women share their experiences navigating midlife, followed by expert perspectives and reflections on the day's conversations.
Day 2: What Is Actually Going On?
When It Isn't Just Menopause
The hidden drivers of women's health and aging, and the conditions that can be overlooked or mistaken for menopause in midlife.
Gut, Thyroid & Heart Health
The gut immune hormone connection, thyroid health, cortisol and stress, and the cardiometabolic factors that influence how women feel and age.
The Impact of Your Environment
Everyday environmental exposures, mold, indoor air quality, lead and heavy metals, and how our surroundings can affect long term health.
The Hidden Infection Connection
Long COVID, underlying infections, oral health and the often overlooked factors that can contribute to symptoms in midlife.
Reproductive Health After 40
Gynecologic conditions that can be mistaken for menopause and navigating pregnancy after 40, including more complex health considerations.
Connecting the Dots
Bringing together the hidden factors that can influence women's health in midlife and what to consider when symptoms cannot be explained by hormones alone.
Day 3: How Do I Thrive?
The New Era of Women's Health
The future of women's health, cognitive longevity, and how to protect memory, focus and brain function as we age.
Strengthspan: Stronger for Life
Nutrition, strength, bone health, mobility and practical strategies for staying strong and healthy throughout the decades ahead.
Female Longevity & Healthspan
The science of female longevity, cellular health and emerging approaches to extending healthspan.
The Power of Prevention: Tests, Imaging & Biomarkers
Whole body MRI, DEXA, advanced screening, biomarkers and the tests that can help women take a more proactive approach to their health.
Looking as Good as You Feel: Skin & Aesthetics
Modern aesthetic treatments, skin health, dermatology and the options available for addressing changes in appearance during midlife.
The Modern Approach to Aesthetic Surgery
Facial rejuvenation, breast surgery, body contouring and how aesthetic surgery is evolving for women in midlife.
Reinventing Midlife
Career, relationships, confidence, purpose and creating what comes next after 40.
Putting It All Into Practice
Bringing together the biggest lessons from three days of conversations and turning them into a more informed approach to health, aging and the decades ahead.
Show Host & Producer
Erika Schlick
Founder of True Health Summits and The Trail To Health, health coach, author, and host of the This Healthy Life podcast. Erika's own journey through complex chronic illness inspired more than a decade of work in health and wellness, sharing her experience and bringing together leading physicians, researchers, and experts to help others better understand and advocate for their health.
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Featured Co-Host
Dr Eboni Cornish
Board-certified Family and Functional Medicine physician specializing in complex chronic illness, neuroinflammation, brain health, autoimmune disease, and women's health. Dr. Cornish brings decades of clinical experience helping patients address the root causes of illness.
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Over 40 Incredible Speakers
Dr. Felice Gersh
Dr. Louise Newson
JJ Virgin
Cynthia Thurlow NP
Kayla Barnes
Dr. Jill Carnahan
Dr. Jennifer Berman
Dr. Suzanne Gilberg
Dr. Carrie Jones
McCall McPherson PA-C
Dr. Anna Cabeca
Dr Stephanie Venn-Watson
Prof. Belinda Beck
Dr. Jila Senemar
Natalie Jill
Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj
Dr. Jaban Moore
Dr. Cathleen King
Dr. Todd Maderis
Dr. David Amron
Dr. Wendy Troxel
Dr. Sirisha Vadali
Dr. Mary Pardee
Dr. Ashley Beckman
Dr. Jaquel Patterson
Dr. Sanda Moldovan
Dr. Jonathan Kanevsky
Dr. Daniel Gould
Dr. Patrick Davis
Jennifer Hollander
Dr. Jennifer Ahdout
Dr. Adeel Khan
Lauren Roxburgh
Rianna Loving
Lee Anne Dunson
Emilie Perz
Lisa Martin
Shuba Mohan
Sara Winslow
Three-day story
From "why do I feel different?"
to "how do I thrive?"
Three days designed to help you understand what is changing, look beyond hormones when they do not explain the whole picture, and make more informed decisions about what comes next.
Why do I feel different?
Hormones · Perimenopause · Menopause · HRT · Metabolism · Brain health · Sleep · Sexual health
Understand what is changing-and what deserves your attention.What is actually going on?
Gut health · Thyroid · Heart health · Immunity · Inflammation · Hidden infections · Environmental exposures
Look beyond menopause when it does not explain the whole picture.How do I thrive?
Strength · Bone health · Nutrition · Longevity · Biomarkers · Brain health · Prevention · Reinvention
Turn better information into a stronger future.A wider view of women's health
The conversation goes beyond hormones alone.
Hormonal changes matter, but they do not explain every experience women face in their 40s, 50s, and beyond. The Summit connects the symptoms women notice with the systems that shape long-term health.
Clearer information. Multiple expert perspectives. Better questions to ask about your health.
Understand the hormonal shift
Perimenopause, menopause, HRT, sexual health, and the changes that can affect daily life.
Connect the whole body
Metabolism, thyroid, gut, immune, cardiovascular, brain, and nervous-system health.
Investigate what gets missed
Environmental exposures, hidden infections, reproductive conditions, pain, fatigue, and brain fog.
Protect your future health
Strength, muscle, bone, sleep, nutrition, biomarkers, prevention, and female longevity.
Hear more than one perspective
Physicians, researchers, practitioners, and women with lived experience connect the dots together.
Leave with better questions
No universal protocol-just serious, useful conversations that help you advocate for your health.
Featured voices
Learn from leaders in women's health.
Integrative gynecologyDr. Felice GershWomen's hormones and whole-body health
Menopause educationDr. Louise NewsonEvidence-based menopause information
Metabolic healthCynthia Thurlow, NPPerimenopause, metabolism, and nutrition
Healthy agingJJ VirginStrength, nutrition, and healthy aging
Female longevityKayla BarnesFemale longevity and health optimization
Thyroid healthMcCall McPherson, PA-CThyroid, metabolic, and hormonal health
Sexual medicineDr. Jennifer BermanSexual medicine and women's wellness
Integrative medicineDr. Suzanne GilbergIntegrative care for women in midlife
Hormone healthDr. Carrie JonesHormone education and women's health
Functional medicineDr. Jill CarnahanComplex illness and whole-person care
Hormone healthDr. Anna CabecaMenopause, resilience, and metabolic health
Longevity scienceDr. Stephanie Venn-WatsonCellular health and healthy aging research
Bone healthProf. Belinda BeckBone strength, exercise, and fracture prevention
Cardiometabolic healthDr. Sanjay BhojrajHeart health, prevention, and longevity
Nitric oxide scienceDr. Nathan BryanVascular health and healthy aging biology
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