Dr. Susan Hardwick-Smith

06/03/2026

🚨 JUST RELEASED: New Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines

This is one of the most important women's health updates of 2026 — and many women haven't heard about it yet.

The brand-new recommendations from American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists may change:
✔️ How often you need cervical cancer screening
✔️ Which tests are now recommended
✔️ Whether you need a Pap smear, an HPV test, or both
✔️ When screening can safely stop after age 65
✔️ The role of new at-home HPV testing options

In this newly released YouTube video, Dr. Susan Hardwick-Smith breaks down what these guidelines mean for real women and why these changes matter.

You'll learn:
• Screening recommendations for ages 21–29
• HPV testing guidance for ages 30–65
• When screening may safely end after age 65
• Home-collected HPV testing, including the Teal Wand
• Who may need more frequent screening and why

As our understanding of cervical cancer prevention continues to evolve, so do the recommendations. Staying informed helps you make confident, evidence-based decisions about your health.

And remember: not needing a Pap smear every year does not mean you should skip your annual wellness visit. Preventive care involves much more than cervical cancer screening alone.

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06/02/2026

Prevention is one of the most powerful forms of self-care.

Yesterday, I had my annual 3D mammogram and bone density scan, and it reminded me how important it is to make time for the screenings that help us stay healthy and informed.

So much of women’s health is about being proactive rather than reactive. Mammograms can detect changes long before symptoms appear, and bone density testing can identify early signs of bone loss before a fracture occurs. These simple screenings give us information, options, and the opportunity to take action when it matters most.

As women, we spend so much time caring for everyone around us. Our own health deserves that same attention.

I’m grateful for the excellent experience I had at Privia Gulf Coast Imaging in Houston. The team was kind, efficient, and professional, and the entire visit—from check-in through both tests—took less than 20 minutes.

If you’re due for your screening, consider this your gentle reminder to schedule it. Your future self will be glad you did. 🤍

📍 Privia Gulf Coast Imaging
7900 Fannin Street, Suite 1500
Houston, TX 77054

05/27/2026

Before we gather together, we would love to hear from you.

Is there a question you’ve been carrying about midlife, hormones, energy, aging, intimacy, strength, longevity, or simply becoming yourself again?

Submit your questions today for The Gathering:
[email protected]

No topic is too small.
No question is “silly.”
This conversation is for you 🤍

05/27/2026

For far too long, the conversation around hormones after breast cancer has been reduced to a single word: “No.”

No nuance.
No discussion.
No acknowledgment of what that decision may mean for a woman’s long-term health, vitality, intimacy, or quality of life.

I’m deeply grateful to Gabriela Espinosa for inviting me onto Pleasure in the Pause for one of the most important conversations we’ve had yet. 🤍

Together, we explored:
✨ what the research actually says about hormones and breast cancer recurrence
✨ how fear and outdated interpretations shaped decades of messaging
✨ why women deserve informed, individualized conversations about their bodies and their options

This is not about ignoring risk.
It’s about understanding risk clearly, honestly, and compassionately.

Every woman deserves access to information, nuance, and the right to ask deeper questions.

Thank you again, Gabriela, for creating space for conversations that matter so deeply to women everywhere. 🤍

🎙️ Listen to the full episode of Pleasure in the Pause with Gabriela Espinosa ❤️
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05/27/2026

A gentle yet powerful mobility session designed to help you move better, feel stronger, and improve flexibility throughout the entire body. This flow focuses on spinal mobility, hip opening, posture support, and functional movement patterns that help counteract stiffness from everyday life, desk work, stress, and strength training.

In this session, we move through:
• Cat–Cow Stretch — to mobilize the spine and improve posture
• Downward Dog into Three-Legged Dog — to open the hamstrings, hips, calves, and shoulders
• World’s Greatest Stretch — a full-body mobility movement for hips, spine, chest, and hamstrings
• 90/90 Hip Rotations — to improve hip mobility and support lower-back health
• Thoracic Open Books — to increase upper-back rotation and improve posture
• Goblet Squats — to integrate mobility, strength, balance, and functional movement

Perfect as a recovery session, warm-up flow, mobility day workout, or daily movement practice for overall longevity and joint health.

Because mobility is not just about flexibility — it’s about longevity, strength, confidence, and continuing to feel at home in your body through every stage of life.

Move with Kelley ✨

Kelley Workman
Master Personal Trainer
www.kelleymoves.com

05/27/2026

A gentle yet powerful mobility session designed to help you move better, feel stronger, and improve flexibility throughout the entire body. This flow focuses on spinal mobility, hip opening, posture support, and functional movement patterns that help counteract stiffness from everyday life, desk work, stress, and strength training.

In this session, we move through:
• Cat–Cow Stretch — to mobilize the spine and improve posture
• Downward Dog into Three-Legged Dog — to open the hamstrings, hips, calves, and shoulders
• World’s Greatest Stretch — a full-body mobility movement for hips, spine, chest, and hamstrings
• 90/90 Hip Rotations — to improve hip mobility and support lower-back health
• Thoracic Open Books — to increase upper-back rotation and improve posture
• Goblet Squats — to integrate mobility, strength, balance, and functional movement

Perfect as a recovery session, warm-up flow, mobility day workout, or daily movement practice for overall longevity and joint health.

Because mobility is not just about flexibility — it’s about longevity, strength, confidence, and continuing to feel at home in your body through every stage of life.

Move with Kelley ✨

Kelley Workman
Master Personal Trainer
www.kelleymoves.com



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A gentle yet powerful mobility session designed to help you move better, feel stronger, and improve flexibility throughout the entire body. This flow focuses...

05/26/2026

A gentle reminder that The Gathering takes place this Thursday, May 28 🤍

An evening of conversation, connection, and honest discussions around midlife and women’s health.

THURSDAY • MAY 28
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Sesh Coworking • Houston

Please send your questions in advance for the live Q&A:
[email protected]

We can’t wait to welcome you ✨

05/21/2026

There’s something powerful that happens when women gather together with honesty, curiosity, and openness. ✨

On May 28th, we’ll be coming together for an intimate evening conversation on midlife health, hormones, wellness, and the questions so many women carry quietly for years.

The response to The Gathering has been incredibly meaningful — and we now have only a few seats remaining.

If you’ve been thinking about joining us, this is your reminder. We would truly love to have you there.

And please don’t hesitate to send your questions in advance to [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) — whether they’re about perimenopause, menopause, hormones, weight, energy, sleep, libido, mindset, or simply navigating this stage of life. We’ll be answering questions throughout the evening in a thoughtful and open conversation.

✨ A small, intimate setting
✨ Real conversations
✨ Community, connection, and education
✨ A space designed for women to feel seen and supported

We can’t wait to gather with you.

May 28 • Houston
Limited seats remaining
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05/21/2026

Why are so many women still being denied testosterone?

In this important conversation with Dr. Louise Newson, I discuss the growing misunderstanding around testosterone therapy for women — and why so many symptoms of hormone deficiency are still too often dismissed as “stress,” “aging,” or simply something women are expected to tolerate.

Testosterone is not only about libido. Hormones influence the brain, energy, motivation, cognition, muscle, mood, resilience, metabolic health, and long-term well-being. Yet many women continue to struggle to access individualized, evidence-based care.

In this episode, we explore:
• Why current guidelines often fail to reflect real-life clinical practice
• The importance of personalized hormone care
• The role hormones play in brain and body health
• Why so many women feel unheard during midlife
• The science, safety, and nuance behind testosterone therapy

I hope this conversation helps create a more informed and compassionate dialogue around women’s health.

If you enjoy the episode, please follow, leave a 5-star review, and share it with someone who may benefit from hearing it.

Why are so many women denied testosterone?In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by US menopause specialist Dr Susan Hardwick-Smith for a vital conversa...

05/20/2026

Perimenopause is not “just aging.”
It is a profound biological transition — and your body is often signaling changes long before standard medicine recognizes them.

This is why we believe in the importance of a thoughtful midlife baseline screening.

Beginning around age 40, while still cycling naturally and not taking birth control pills, measuring key hormones like estradiol, FSH, and testosterone can offer important insight into where you are on the perimenopause spectrum. It moves us from assumptions… to clarity. From reactive medicine… to more precise, individualized care.

So many women begin experiencing symptoms during this stage:
fatigue, anxiety, sleep disruption, brain fog, weight changes, mood shifts, cycle irregularities, low libido, muscle loss, inflammation, and metabolic changes — yet are often told everything is “normal.”

At Complete Midlife Wellness Center, we believe in wellness medicine.
We believe in paying attention early — before disease develops, before burnout becomes your baseline, before you completely lose yourself in the process of taking care of everyone else.

If you are symptomatic, your body is asking for movement.
For attention.
For care.

It’s time we care for ourselves with the same urgency, love, and consistency we give our children, families, careers, and everyone around us.

Come see us.

Now seeing patients in Houston and Cypress, Texas, and virtually across Texas, California, and New Mexico.

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