Creating Light With Sound, One Conversation at a Time
In a digital landscape filled with endless noise and surface-level content, Voices With Vigor (VWV) offers a space for authentic human connection.
VWV expands MenopauseMenu’s reach beyond midlife health into broader, unscripted conversations about life, purpose, healthcare, and human resilience.
Inspired by the art of genuine conversation, each episode brings together remarkable guests to discuss shared human experiences – from healthcare systems and advocacy to creative passion, art, and personal growth.
Without polished sales pitches or rigid scripts, these exchanges enlighten, inspire, and connect.
Upcoming Live Conversation
VWV #27: Nourishing Midlife – A Conversation for World Menopause Day
Join Susan J. Baumgaertel, MD, for a live 60-minute unscripted conversation on culinary medicine, nutrition, and the power of food to support health through midlife.
Featured Guest: Sabrina Falquier, MD, CCMS, DipABLM
Date & Time: Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | 10:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM ET
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Why Listen In?
- Diverse Perspectives: Featuring physician innovators, creative veterans, entrepreneurs, wellness advocates, and storytellers from all walks of life.
- Unscripted & Honest: Deep-dive discussions that prioritize curiosity, kindness, and real-world wisdom over commercial agendas.
- Wide-Ranging Topics: Broad themes spanning health and medicine, caregiving, art, purpose, leadership, and thriving through life’s transitions.
About Your Host
Susan J. Baumgaertel, MD, brings over three decades of clinical expertise and patient advocacy to VWV. Building on her work with MenopauseMenu and myMDadvocate, she created VWV as an unscripted platform where science, humanity, and personal stories meet to foster genuine connection.
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