Episode 514: The Best of Habits & Hustle - Dr Mary Claire Haver (The #1 Menopause Doctor)

Habits and Hustle

Jen Cohen

Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship, Business, Education, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 800 Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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This episode is part of The Best of Habits & Hustle, a series where I revisit some of the most impactful conversations we’ve shared. In this one, I sit down with Dr. Mary Claire Haver to break down what’s happening during perimenopause and menopause and why so many women are left confused and guessing. We get into why estrogen matters far beyond hot flashes, how muscle loss and belly fat accelerate in midlife, and why strength training becomes non-negotiable as women age. She cuts through the fear and misinformation around hormone therapy, who it’s really for, and why women deserve better conversations with their doctors.She also shares a no-BS take on testosterone for women, GLP-1 medications, and why there are no shortcuts if you want to protect muscle, metabolism, and long-term health. Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a board-certified OB-GYN, Menopause Society Certified Practitioner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The New Menopause, and founder of The ‘Pause Life. She’s become one of the most trusted voices helping women understand what midlife is actually asking of their bodies. What We Discuss: (08:43) The difference between perimenopause and menopause (21:12) Why estrogen matters far beyond hot flashes (23:07) Muscle loss, belly fat, and metabolic changes in midlife (46:06) Why strength training is non-negotiable as women age (27:10) Hormone therapy myths and who it’s actually for (25:50) Testosterone for women and when it makes sense (38:27) Pellets, patches, and safer hormone options (52:04) GLP-1 medications and the risk of muscle loss Thank you to our sponsors: Therasage: Head over to therasage.com and use code Be Bold for 15% off Air Doctor: Go to airdoctorpro.com and use promo code HUSTLE40 for up to $300 off and a 3-year warranty on air purifiers. Momentous: Shop this link and use code Jen for 20% off Manna Vitality: Visit mannavitality.com and use code JENNIFER20 for 20% off your order Prolon: Get 30% off sitewide plus a $40 bonus gift when you subscribe to their 5-Day Program! Just visit https://prolonlife.com/JENNIFERCOHEN and use code JENNIFERCOHEN to claim your discount and your bonus gift. Amp fit is the perfect balance of tech and training, designed for people who do it all and still want to feel strong doing it. Check it out at joinamp.com/jen Find more from Jen: Website: www.jennifercohen.com Instagram: @therealjencohen Books: www.jennifercohen.com/books Speaking: www.jennifercohen.com/speaking-engagement Find more from Dr Mary Claire Haver: Website: www.thepauselife.com Instagram: @drmaryclaire Tiktok: @drmaryclaire Youtube: @drmaryclaire Facebook: @drmaryclaire Pinterest: @thepauselife

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0:00.0	Hi guys, it's Tony Robbins. You're listening to Habits and Hustle. Crush it. All right. Well, hi, nice to meet you.
0:11.0	Same. It's really nice to meet you. You've been doing very well with this book, I have to say. I've seen you like everywhere.
0:19.2	Yeah, it's kind of overwhelming, but it's great.
0:21.8	I can imagine.
0:22.8	I can imagine.
0:23.7	I mean, first of all, I think it's the way you describe and explain things in such wonderful
0:28.1	layman's terms that people can really understand what you're talking about, really, you know,
0:33.3	which I think is half the battle, right?
0:35.8	I think it's my superpower that, you know, I've done it for years with patients. It's just one-on-one in the office, and then I just was able to kind of take that skill and start talking about it on social media, and who knew? You know, I started with no followers like everybody else, so. Wow. When is you actually, oh, by the way, actually we can start and we can talk about this
0:55.9	because we actually haven't, well, let's actually just say we started because it's
1:00.5	actually very organic this way.
1:02.1	I think it's great.
1:03.5	And you pronounce, I wanted to say who you are.
1:05.6	The book is called The New Manopause by Dr. Mary Claire Haber.
1:09.7	It's a wonderful read just because you explained these,
1:12.4	like I said, exceptionally well. And you explained in a way that everybody can understand
1:19.0	very, sometimes very scientific things that are quite difficult. So and you were just,
1:26.1	not to interrupt you, you were saying you started on social media.
1:29.0	How long ago have you, when did you actually start? I want to say, I started on Facebook like everybody
1:35.3	else, right? In our age demographic, really just for friends and family. And then before there
1:41.2	were business pages or anything. And someone asked me a question one day
1:45.0	it's just about gynecology stuff and I answered it like on social and then like that's and I
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