Why does everything hurt? Your body in menopause
It's not "just aging," your pain and experiences are real.
Event Details
Whether your pain is occasional, persistent, or starting to make everyday activities feel harder, your experience is real. For many women, joint, bone, and muscle pain is often dismissed as “just aging,” even when it deserves attention and support.
Many women spend years pushing through pain, stiffness, or discomfort while being told it’s normal to simply live with it.
What you may need is different support than you’ve had before. In this webinar we’ll cover:
- How menopause impacts your muscles, joints, and bones
- How women’s pain is often overlooked
- Treatment and care options that address the root cause, not just symptoms
More than 70% of women experience physical pain as they age, yet many never hear that it is a part of menopause. This session is designed to help you better understand your body, feel validated in your experience, and learn what support is available.
Stay after the webinar for a live Q&A with our presenters. Everyone who registers will receive a recording by email.
Speaker information
Sasha is a dedicated and pragmatic board-certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner and healthcare leader. Sasha’s care philosophy centers on building patient relationships through compassion, empathy, and education, with a strong emphasis on cultural competence and representation.
Sasha holds a master’s degree in nursing from the University of South Alabama and a master’s in healthcare administration from the University of New Haven, blending advanced clinical expertise with strategic administrative skills.
Always an advocate for patients, Sasha has collaborated with her local organizations to offer free pap smears and breast exams to uninsured and underinsured individuals. She has expanded access to birth control and family planning services and empowered women through quality improvement studies on sexual health counseling.
Barbara Levy, M.D., FACOG, FACS, is a lifelong advocate for advancing the quality of women’s health. Dr. Levy was in private practice and served as a Medical Director for Women’s and Children’s Services for the Franciscan Health System. She was elected as the first female president of AAGL in 1994-1995.
In 2012 Dr. Levy joined the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) as the first full-time woman physician leader. She built a quality, safety and informatics team dedicated to supporting improvement in health care for women.
Her research interests span from outcomes research in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery to optimizing care for women with chronic pelvic pain. Her clinical work focused on evidence-based, equitable, comprehensive care for women throughout their life course.
Dr. Levy graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University. She obtained her medical degree from the University of California, San Diego, followed by an internship and residency at the Oregon Health Sciences University. She currently holds clinical professorships in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and UCSD Health.