Quickies (Paperback)

"THE essential guide to claiming and savoring the wisdom, power, and world-rocking, soul-shaking sex you’ve spent a lifetime earning." ―Kirsten Miller, author of The Change

"A funny, compassionate guide to inspire anyone in mid- or late life to embrace sexual changes."―Kirkus

"An ideal mashup of gyno and that one amazing best friend you tell everything... Quickies is full of the Deep Wisdom on everything your midlife sexual self needs."―Jill Hamilton, Cosmo

Step aside, stereotypes! Midlife is not a time to fade into the background.

In Quickies, Dr. Heather Bartos, OB/GYN, renowned menopause specialist, and Oprah-approved women's health advocate, delivers a witty, wise, and unapologetically bold roadmap for reclaiming sensuality, confidence, and self-love in midlife.

Packed with 100 empowering, bite-sized lessons, Quickies challenges outdated notions about aging and intimacy. From practical advice on navigating hormonal shifts to cheeky tips for spicing things up in the bedroom (or anywhere else), this groundbreaking guide invites women to embrace their evolving identities with curiosity, courage, and joy. Whether you're reigniting your spark or discovering it for the first time, Dr. Bartos's compassionate and laugh-out-loud voice makes the journey a delight.

Dr. Bartos's expertise isn't just clinical–it's deeply personal. Drawing on years of experience as a top OB/GYN and certified menopause specialist, she offers medical insights with a human touch. A certified Reiki practitioner, she also bridges the worlds of science and spirit, encouraging women to connect with their bodies on every level. And with a surprise foreword that's sure to make readers smile, Quickies delivers not just education, but celebration.

Empress Editions Publisher Alisa Kennedy Jones calls Dr. Bartos's work "a revelation," adding, "Quickies is a love letter to midlife women everywhere. It's an invitation to thrive, not just survive."

Dr. Heather Bartos's expertise has been featured in The New York Times, Cosmo, Glamour, Oprah Magazine, Refinery29, and Good Housekeeping. Now, with Quickies, she's giving midlife women everywhere the tools to live sexily ever after.

Dr. Heather Bartos is an OB/GYN, menopause specialist, podcaster, author, and speaker, recognized as one of the nation’s top five menopause experts by Oprah Winfrey and Maria Shriver.

Her mission is to dismantle the taboos surrounding menopause and sexuality, empowering women through transformative midlife transitions. Leading the Menopause Rocks™ and Menopause Works™ programs, Dr. Bartos is at the forefront of revolutionizing care for menopause, both personally and in the workplace.

Her diverse background, from PR to medicine to Reiki Practitioner, and service in the Navy, underscores her holistic and personalized approach to healthcare. Featured in Shape, Glamour, Refinery29, ABC News, and named “resident gynecologist” by Poosh, her insights are pivotal in changing the narrative around aging and menopause. Cosmo Magazine celebrates her as a ‘supremely badass gyno,’ highlighting her significant impact on women’s health advocacy.

Heather J. Robertson is the author of Are You There God? It’s Me, Menopause, a sharply funny, emotionally honest novel about Gen X women navigating menopause, friendship, reinvention, and the beautifully chaotic realities of midlife. She also writes under another name and is the bestselling author of Quickies: 100 Little Lessons for Living Sexily Ever After in Midlife, a beloved guide to confidence, intimacy, and women’s wellness after forty.

A board-certified OB/GYN with more than twenty years of clinical experience, Robertson is widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading voices in menopause and midlife women’s health. Her work and expertise have been featured by Oprah, Maria Shriver, and major national media outlets focused on women’s wellness, aging, sexuality, and hormonal health.

Known for blending humor, candor, and emotional insight, Robertson writes stories that explore identity, relationships, motherhood, sexuality, aging, friendship, and what happens when women finally stop apologizing for wanting more. Her fiction speaks directly to readers of contemporary women’s fiction by authors such as Catherine Newman, Ann Napolitano, and Meg Wolitzer, while bringing an authentic medical perspective rarely seen in commercial fiction.

She lives in Texas with her children and an enthusiastic menagerie of pets.