In fall 2025, actress Annette Frier starred in a comedy series entitled “Frier und Fünfzig” as a woman in her 50s approaching “the change” – a true-to-life and incredibly funny portrait of the menopause years. Without ignoring any of the clichés or symptoms, she celebrates women in their sixth decade of life. In her advice book Woman On Fire, best-selling author Dr. med. Sheila de Liz describes perimenopause as “fantastic” and calls for a makeover of outdated views and lifestyles.
In Hot: A Love Letter to the Menopause, author Stefanie de Velasco takes a very personal and entertaining look into the horrors and promise of this time: What if it doesn’t mark the end of womanhood and the beginning of invisibility, but a new direction in life? Together with Rabea Weihser (“How We Became So Beautiful”), they will discuss hormones and how to keep your cool as well as rage and lust, and the sexiness of life experience.

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Rabea Weihser © Fabian Raabe / Diogenes

Rabea Weihser

Rabea Weihser, born in 1981, was head of the culture, travel,… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.

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Sheila de Liz © Gaby Gerster

Sheila de Liz

Sheila de Liz, born in New Jersey in 1969, studied medicine in Mainz.… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.

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Annette Frier © Valeria Mitelman

Annette Frier

Born in 1974, Annette Frier has been playing leading roles in diverse… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.

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Stefanie de Velasco © Christian Werner

Stefanie de Velasco

Stefanie de Velasco was born in the Rhineland region of Germany in… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.

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Books

HEISS

HEISS

Stefanie de Velasco
Hanser Berlin

978-3-446-28380-0

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Woman on Fire

Woman on Fire

Sheila de Liz
Illustriert von Luisa Stömer
Rowohlt

978-3-499-00317-2

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    Thursday
    12. March 2026
    20:30

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