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HERself

330. Am I ACTUALLY In Perimenopause? With Dr. Mary Claire Haver

HERself

Abby and Amy

Best Self, Comparison, Opportunity, Health & Fitness, Purpose, Grow, Education, Parenting, Honest, Vulnerable, Mental Health, Future, Kids & Family, Real, Self-improvement

4.91.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Hormones, sleep, nutrition… or something else entirely? When your body starts to feel “off,” it’s not always easy to pinpoint what’s actually going on, especially during perimenopause. In this episode, we are so excited to sit down with Dr. Mary Claire Haver; board-certified OB/GYN, Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist, Certified Menopause Provider, and the founder of The ‘Pause Wellness, a private medical practice that focuses on women in midlife. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling a...

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But even people who have the most perfect lifestyles could be absolutely railroaded by menopause.

0:06.2

So, but the tendency is the healthier your habits.

0:09.6

Like if you could adopt these things I'm telling my patients now, everything's going to be easier for you.

0:15.1

So the nutrition, the lifestyle, the meditation, the therapy, the sleep, the connection, keep your brain growing,

0:21.4

you know, learning how to put yourself first.

0:26.5

I'm Amy.

0:28.1

And I'm Abby. And as women, we are constantly comparing ourselves to others.

0:33.8

But your life isn't supposed to look like hers.

0:37.1

Being your best self means standing firm in your decisions

0:39.8

and always being willing to grow with a purpose.

0:42.9

We get vulnerable and real with an honest look into the challenges and triumphs we all face.

0:49.1

Every woman listening gets the opportunity to choose what life looks like for herself.

0:57.7

We are so excited for you to listen to this episode today.

1:01.2

Amy and I just had the chance to interview Dr. Mary Claire Haver all on perimenopause.

1:05.9

I feel like I've been in perimenopause for about a year now.

1:08.9

And if you're there too, you know how much the

1:11.6

symptoms can affect us both physically and cognitively. You're not going crazy. You're definitely

1:17.2

not alone. And Dr. Mary Claire, she really lays it out for us. The different tests we should be

1:21.0

taking to figure out, okay, is it just lack of sleep or changing nutrition? Or is it that our

1:26.0

hormones are actually changing? Is it something with

1:28.2

supplements? Can we change lifestyle things? Literally things you can do today that are absolutely

1:32.5

free to make it easier to ease into this next section of life. We just learned so much. I immediately

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