Doctor Liz Lyster

Doctor Liz Lyster Board-Certified OB/GYN
Menopause, Perimenopause & Andropause Expert

Helping you feel like yourself again—at every stage of midlife.

Dr. Liz Lyster is a respected expert in midlife health, committed to guiding women through hormonal transitions with confidence and grace. Her personalized approach fosters overall well-being, empowering women to flourish at every stage of life. Her specialty is with women going through menopause and perimenopause.

09/06/2026

“Be strong.”
“Don't feel bad.”
“Keep busy.”

We've been handed these messages our whole lives as if they're instructions for healing.

But here's the problem.

Not feeling your feelings doesn't make them disappear.
And “keeping busy” isn't the same thing as processing what hurts.

I know this one personally.
After I lost my husband, I went back to work fairly quickly.
But my work wasn't an attempt to avoid my emotions.
It was an expression of myself.

There's a difference.

We don't need to stop living when we're hurting.
But we also don't need to use being busy, being productive, or being “strong” as a way to avoid what we're actually feeling.

Sometimes strength looks very different.
Sometimes strength is letting yourself feel.

That's what I'm unpacking in this solo episode of HOTNESS.

🎧 Listen now on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

09/05/2026

Time doesn't heal all wounds.
I know we've heard it our whole lives.

“Give it time.”
“You'll feel better eventually.”
“Time heals.”

But time passing and healing happening are not the same thing.

If I have a flat tire and pull over to the side of the road, the tire doesn't fix itself just because I sit there long enough.

Loss can be like that, too.

Sometimes there are small, correct steps we need to take to complete what was emotionally unfinished.

That doesn't mean rushing grief.
It doesn't mean “getting over it.”
It means actually tending to the pain instead of waiting for the calendar to do the work for us.

Because sometimes what we call “moving on” is really just moving forward while still carrying the wound.

That's something I'm talking about in my latest solo episode of HOTNESS.

🎧 Listen now on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

09/02/2026

By midlife, many of us are carrying decades of emotional baggage.

Losses.
Heartbreaks.

Things we never really processed.
Things we were told to minimize.
To suppress.
To “just move on.”

But unresolved pain doesn't necessarily disappear just because we stop talking about it.

It can affect our vitality.
Our energy.
Our relationships.
Our nervous system.

Even our ability to experience joy and connection.

And I think this is something we don't talk about enough.
Emotional healing is part of midlife health.

You don't have to carry everything you've carried just because you've carried it for a long time.
Sometimes getting your aliveness back means finally tending to what you've been taught to ignore.

That's what I'm exploring in this episode of HOTNESS.

🎧 Listen to the full solo episode, streaming this Friday on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

And if this resonates, share it with someone who may need to hear this today.

I don’t think enough women hear this...Nothing is wrong with you.For a long time, we were taught to think of desire as s...
09/01/2026

I don’t think enough women hear this...
Nothing is wrong with you.

For a long time, we were taught to think of desire as something that should simply appear out of nowhere.

You want s*x → you get aroused → you have s*x.

But women’s desire can be much more responsive and contextual than that.

Sometimes desire comes first.
Sometimes arousal, connection, safety, or touch create the conditions for desire to show up.
And sometimes hormones are part of the picture, too.

So if your libido doesn't look like it used to, that doesn't automatically mean you've lost it.
It may mean your body is asking for something different.

Swipe through. Then think about this...

Is your libido really missing…
or are the conditions that help it show up missing?

That’s a very different question.
And one worth asking.

If you’re curious about what might be affecting your desire, let’s talk. Book a free wellness call—link in the comments.

Let's talk about something we don't always talk about.Desire.Because sometimes it's not that you suddenly decided you do...
08/31/2026

Let's talk about something we don't always talk about.

Desire.

Because sometimes it's not that you suddenly decided you don't want intimacy anymore.

You're exhausted.
You're stressed.
Your body doesn't feel the same.

Maybe s*x has become uncomfortable.
Maybe your brain has 47 tabs open.

And somewhere underneath all of that…
your desire got buried.

That doesn't mean you're broken.
And it doesn't mean you're destined to spend the rest of your life pretending you're perfectly fine with it.

There can be a lot going on underneath low desire in midlife.

Hormones.
Sleep.
Stress.
Dryness.
Body image.

And yes… sometimes testosterone.

I'm going to unpack this in my upcoming free webinar
"How to Feel Hot Again"

Because I think women deserve a much better conversation about desire than
“Welp. You're in menopause now.”

Nope.

September 15 | 5:30 PM PDT
Free registration + replay if you can't attend live. Link in bio.

Come talk hormones, desire, energy and confidence with me.

08/29/2026

“There’s got to be something more to this thing called s*x.”

That question led Leah Piper to Ta**ra.

For her, Ta**ra became a way of bringing more:

Consciousness
Intention
Sensuality
Intimacy
Connection

into the experience.

And I love this because it opens up a much bigger conversation about intimacy.

It's not simply about s*x.
It's about being present.
Being connected.
Feeling safe enough to be seen.

And creating space for intimacy to become something deeper than a physical act.

Maybe that's part of what we're really looking for in midlife:

Not more performance.
More connection.

🎧 Hear the full conversation with Leah Piper on HOTNESS, streaming now on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

08/26/2026

What if you don't have “low desire”...
but responsive desire?

This is something I wish more women understood.

For some people, desire doesn't necessarily show up first.
It develops in response to connection, anticipation, attention, novelty, affection, and feeling engaged.

Think about the beginning of a relationship.

The texts.
The flirting.
The dates.
The music.
The long conversations.
The little surprises.

You weren't sitting around waiting to feel desire.
You were creating the conditions for it.
And that matters.

Because sometimes the answer isn't:
“What's wrong with my libido?”

It might be:
“What helps me come alive?”

That is a very different question.

🎧 Hear more from Leah Piper on the latest episode of HOTNESS, streaming this Friday.

08/25/2026

The #1 thing that kills intimacy?
Feeling unsafe.

And safety isn't just about what's happening around you.
It's also about whether you feel safe inside yourself.

When trust has been broken, when you've been hurt, gaslit, violated, or made to question your own instincts, your body can remember even when your mind wants to move forward.

And then you may wonder:
“Why isn't intimacy easy anymore?”

Sometimes it's not a lack of desire.
Sometimes your body is asking for safety first.

That's one of the conversations I had with Leah Piper on this week's episode of HOTNESS.

Because intimacy isn't just about chemistry.
It's about trust.
Connection.
Presence.
And feeling safe enough to let yourself be there.

🎧 Listen to the full conversation on HOTNESS, streaming this Friday on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

08/24/2026

There’s a strange moment that can happen in midlife.

You look in the mirror…
and recognize the face.
But somehow, you don’t quite recognize you.

Your energy feels different.
Your body feels different.

Maybe your libido has gone quiet.
Maybe sleep isn't what it used to be.
Maybe you've been doing all the “right” things and your body still isn't responding the way you expect it to.

And somewhere along the way, you started thinking…
Maybe this is just what getting older feels like.

I don't believe that.

Getting older is inevitable.
Feeling disconnected from yourself doesn't have to be.

I'm hosting a free webinar called How to Feel Hot Again, where we'll talk about what's actually happening in midlife, and what you can do about it.

Because “just live with it” is not exactly my favorite treatment plan. 😉

September 15 at 5:30 PM PDT.

It's free, and if you can't make it live, I'll send you the replay.

Come join me. Link in the comments.

Welcome to your HOTNESS era. 🔥

08/24/2026

Why does everything suddenly hurt in midlife?

Your joints.
Your muscles.
Your recovery.

Things that never used to bother you suddenly seem to have opinions. 😂

Hormonal changes can affect connective tissue, inflammation, joint lubrication, pain perception, and resilience.

And as estrogen changes, recovery can slow.

This doesn't mean every ache and pain is hormonal.
But it does mean that hormones can be an important piece of the puzzle.

So when your body starts feeling different, don't immediately assume:
“I guess this is just aging.”

Get curious.

Figure out what's changing.
And then give your body the support it needs for this new phase.

Because getting older doesn't mean your body is broken.
It means your body is asking for a new conversation.

🎧 Listen to the full episode of HOTNESS on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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