You have read about menopause hormone therapy, GLP-1 medications, and peptides until the words blur together. You still cannot tell what is real. One source says hormones are dangerous.

The next says they will change your life. A friend swears by a GLP-1 she got online, or a peptide. Your own doctor glanced at your chart, said your period is regular, and told you that you are fine. You are not imagining the gap between how you feel and what you keep hearing.

Menopause hormone therapy, GLP-1 medications, and peptides have become some of the loudest, most confusing topics in midlife health. This free, live conversation brings three providers together to sort the signal from the noise. They start with what is actually happening in your body as estrogen and testosterone shift. That explains the symptoms you have been carrying. From there they walk through the real options, one tool at a time.

You will hear what menopause hormone therapy actually is, including what bioidentical means and how compounded and pharmacy products differ. HRT is not the same as birth control, and you will see why. Peptides come next, from GLP-1 medications to the ones for gut health, inflammation, and longevity. You will get a clear way to tell a credible source from a risky one. The conversation also covers the part most plans skip, the lifestyle foundations that decide whether any of these tools work for you.

The panelists are Vetted Konenki Providers. Konenki has reviewed each one for both competence and compassion. Konenki hosts the conversation. The providers bring the expertise. Come with your questions, because there will be time for them.

This is where you stop figuring it out alone.

What You Will Gain

• A clear answer to what menopause hormone therapy actually is, and what bioidentical really means once you cut through the marketing.
• The difference between hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and birth control, and how a compounded prescription differs from what your pharmacy fills, so you can ask sharper questions at your next visit.
• A straight explanation of where GLP-1 medications and other peptides fit, and how to spot a sketchy source before you order anything.
• Words for talking to a provider who waved you off because your period is still regular.
• A sense of which lifestyle basics actually move the needle, so you are not asking a prescription to do all the work.

Who This Is For

• Women who have been handed conflicting advice about hormones and want a clear, honest picture.
• Women weighing hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, who are unsure what bioidentical or compounded even means.
• Women curious about GLP-1 medications but not sure whether they belong in a menopause plan.
• Women who keep seeing peptides everywhere and cannot tell what is legitimate.
• Women who were told they are fine when they know something has changed.

About the Speakers

Beverly Mazza, BSN, RN, NC-BC

Beverly Mazza, BSN, RN, NC-BC, is a Registered Nurse, Board-Certified Nurse Coach, and Integrative Metabolic Health Specialist, and the founder of Purely Present Health in Westborough, Massachusetts. She supports perimenopausal and menopausal women with prediabetes in achieving better blood sugar control and sustainable weight health, combining nursing expertise, functional medicine principles, nutrition, and mindfulness with advanced training in continuous glucose monitor (CGM) data interpretation. Her focus is the metabolic side of midlife, and translating clinical data into clear, practical guidance.

Jennifer Layton, FNP-C, MSCP

Jennifer Layton, FNP-C, MSCP, is a Family Nurse Practitioner and Menopause Society Certified Provider with over 27 years of experience in healthcare, including decades in emergency medicine and advanced practice in hormone optimization, performance medicine, and midlife women’s health. She is the founder of Sigma Wellness and Performance Medicine, a concierge, telehealth-based practice in Greenwood Village, Colorado, focused on bioidentical hormone therapy, metabolic health, and longevity. She is also a vocal advocate for nurse practitioners and the future of the profession.

Kara Lapierre, board-certified Adult Nurse Practitioner

Kara Lapierre is a board-certified Adult Nurse Practitioner and the founder of SoulNova Functional Health in Natick, Massachusetts. Her expertise spans primary care and chronic disease management. She also practices in hospice and palliative care, across both traditional and integrative approaches. After her own experience with metabolic dysfunction brought on by chronic stress, she built a practice rooted in a holistic, root-cause approach to healing, blending clinical knowledge with empathy to help women and mothers restore balance, build resilience, and thrive with renewed vitality.