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Real answers for perimenopause, menopause, and everything in between

On The Healing Pause, Dr. Christina shares what she wishes she’d known before menopause hit. Each episode offers practical tools, honest stories, and conversations with experts on hormones, nutrition, gut health, movement, and mindset. New episodes come out every other week, so you never have to figure this out alone.

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The Healing Pause is a soulful space for women navigating the powerful transition of perimenopause and menopause — a time of change, renewal, and rediscovery.

Hosted by Dr. Christina Kintop, chiropractor, nutritional counselor, and holistic health advocate, each episode explores how to align your body, mind, and spirit through natural approaches to hormonal balance, gut health, detoxing, movement, and mindset.

This show is for women who are ready to embrace midlife not as an ending, but as an awakening.

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EP18 “Wait, Am I in Perimenopause!?” with Laura Lee

On this episode of The Healing Pause, Dr. Christina Kintop talks with Emmy-winning Northern News Now anchor Laura Lee about the power of sharing our stories. Laura opens up about becoming a young mom while earning her degree, and how that path shaped her as a journalist.

Together they explore early perimenopause symptoms, how estrogen affects mood and brain health, menopause in the workplace, and why community is a key marker for longevity. You’ll learn why perimenopause can start as early as 35, how to talk to your doctor sooner, and why your most powerful years may still be ahead.

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EP03 This is What Happens When Women Gather and Talk About Health

Today I’m joined by three women I love, Mary, Tina, and Sandy, who have walked through menopause alongside me and shown up to the Women’s Symposium. We get honest about chasing answers from doctor to doctor, the 67 symptoms nobody warned us about, and why menopause still makes us cringe.

We talk about partners, the workplace, giving ourselves grace, and the small changes that add up over time. This conversation is a reminder that healing happens in connection, when women gather and feel seen.

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EP02 You’re Not Crazy: The Truth About Perimenopause & Menopause

This episode is deeply personal for me.I’ve been a chiropractor for 33 years. A clinical nutritionist for 30. A childbirth instructor. A doula. I’ve walked alongside women through some of their most vulnerable seasons. And yet… when perimenopause hit me, I didn’t recognize myself.

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EP01 Coming Home to Yourself: A New Conversation About Women’s Health

This inaugural episode of The Healing Pause is her way of turning that pain into a purpose, and an open invitation for every woman who has ever been told to just push through.

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Knowledge is Power

★★★★★
“Thank you! Thank you for such valuable information and support. I’m not alone in this. I see that now. So many things I pushed aside and accepted - I don’t need to do that any longer. I feel stronger already. Knowledge is power. It really is.
Thank you again, dear friend.
I can’t wait to encourage my friends and family to listen to this valuable podcast.”
– Amnicon mama
Empowering & Uplifting

★★★★★
“The Healing Pause podcast is FULL of valuable information and encouragement.
Dr Christina’s approach is both empowering and uplifting, I love her genuine passion for educating and supporting women through this stage of life, she has a gift for making complex health topics more understandable and not so scary to navigate. LOVE this podcast!!“
– Aging and thriving
Spot-on Advice

★★★★★
“Thank you, Dr. Christina Kintop for your wealth of information and the experts in your podcasts—-they contribute to halting the narrative that estrogen is bad!
(Just today Pete Hegseth announced the military will perform testosterone screening…)
but no support for women in the military who could be suffering the debilitating effects of estrogen deficiency! Women continue to be UNDERREPRESENTED!“
– deeBigred
New Listener! 🤩

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“I just recently started listening to this podcast and quickly became a fan. Dr. Kintop has such a calming, easy-to-listen-to voice that makes every episode feel really inviting. I also love the way she speaks—the vocabulary she uses feels thoughtful without being overcomplicated, and it really sets the tone.
You can tell that Dr. Christina Kintop has a strong background in yoga and a deep understanding of the human body, and it comes through so naturally in her conversations. It all feels really insightful but still easy to follow. Overall, it’s a really grounding, informative podcast, and I’m excited to keep listening!“
– Oaoadventure

The heart behind The Healing Pause

There have been times in my life when I’ve had to stop, take a pause, and heal before I could move forward. Menopause was one of the biggest. I didn’t recognize myself, and even with all my training, I didn’t have the answers. The Healing Pause grew out of that season and everything I learned on the way through it.

This podcast is for every woman who has been told she’s fine when she isn’t. Each episode shares what I wish I had known in my 30s and 40s, along with conversations with the powerful women who helped me heal. But I don’t want this to be only my podcast. I want it to be yours too. Bring your questions, share your stories, and let’s do this together.

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Meet Christina

Dr. Christina Kintop is a board-certified chiropractor, clinical nutritionist, and menopause expert who has practiced alongside her husband for 33 years. She is a mother of four daughters, host of The Healing Pause podcast, and founder of the Women’s Health Symposium.

25 years as a doula and childbirth educator.

carrying on a lineage of women who heal

Christina is a fourth-generation chiropractor. Her grandmother and great-grandmother practiced at the turn of the century, when few women earned professional degrees. She sees this work as her way of carrying their gift forward to the next generation of women.