433 - The Truth About Menopause EVERY Woman Needs to Hear with Tamsen Fadal

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Marie Forleo

Education, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Is menopause really the end of feeling like yourself? In this powerful conversation, Tamsen Fadal breaks down the myths about menopause and shares science-backed solutions for managing symptoms, reclaiming your energy, and thriving through midlife.

@TamsenFadal, Emmy Award-winning journalist, author, and menopause advocate, and producer of the groundbreaking menopause documentary The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause is this week’s guest on the show! Tamsen’s new book How To Menopause is available here. Follow Tamsen on Instagram and subscribe to her podcast, “The Tamsen Show.”

WHAT’S COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

00:00 - The terrifying moment that EVERYTHING changed

03:18 - The early warning signs we ignore (but shouldn’t!)

07:37 - Men, LISTEN UP—how to actually support the women in your life

10:27 - The shocking truth about hormone tests (and why they often fail)

13:50 - What doctors aren’t telling you about perimenopause—and why it matters

18:16 - The physical symptoms women shrug off as “normal” aging

22:20 - Is high cholesterol really a BAD thing?

26:02 - Fashion icon Norma Kamali's life-changing decluttering secret

28:54 - Why clearing the chaos is the key to finding clarity

32:00 - The unexpected reason your “second chapter” won’t be easy (but will be worth it)

37:27 - How to trust yourself in life’s biggest moments

40:05 - The deeply personal reason Tamsen wrote “How to Menopause”

41:08 - The #1 thing all women need to hear TODAY

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0:00.0	There was a time where my hair was like breaking off, which is why I kept going shorter.
0:03.6	My cheek is on the disgusting bathroom floor.
0:05.5	I felt my heart racing.
0:06.9	I could hear it in my ears.
0:07.9	And I'm like, what is going on?
0:09.2	Like, am I going to pass that?
0:10.1	What's happening?
0:10.7	I was like, I'm going to cut someone.
0:11.8	And my husband goes, what?
0:15.4	Hey, congratulations.
0:16.4	Thank you. So for everybody, we are talking today about Tamzin's book, How to Menopause. It's fantastic.
0:22.7	Thank you. You did such an incredible, which is not a shock because you're such a pro.
0:27.6	You're kind. No, I'm honest. I had fun with it, though. I spent so many years being a journalist.
0:34.6	I was like, oh, it's research. And that's really, you know, I had a good time.
0:38.7	I had a good time writing it. So what wasn't probably a good time was November 19th, 2019.
0:44.3	That was not good. That was not good. Tell us about the moment that really changed everything for you.
0:51.0	Like walk us through who you were, what was happening in your life,
0:55.2	and what happened at that fateful day. Yeah, I mean, I was, I was clipping along pretty good.
1:01.5	You know, life was good. I was in a new relationship. I was working, worked the evening news for
1:06.4	years. How long were you journalists for? I'm trying to think, I think, I think again,
1:10.2	it was like, I was a journalist for like 25 years, but I think in New York about 15 or 16 years. How long were you journalists for? I'm trying to think. I think, I think again, it was like, I was a journalist for like 25 years, but I think in New York about 15 or 16 years, so long time.
1:16.2	Yes. It might even be longer than that, maybe 20 in New York, but 25 overall. So that was my
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