Hormone Pioneer Myth-Busts Aging, HRT and Anxiety during (Peri)Menopause

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🗓️ 27 February 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Women are still being told that fatigue, anxiety, heavy bleeding, mood swings, and brain fog are “just part of aging.” But what if they’re symptoms of perimenopause and no one is connecting the dots? Stacy sits down with hormone therapy pioneer Dr. Marcia Harris to separate myth from science around aging, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and midlife mental health. With more than 40 years of experience, Dr. Harris explains how the Women’s Health Initiative study reshaped menopause care for decades, why many physicians stopped being properly trained in hormone therapy, and how that gap continues to leave women dismissed and misdiagnosed. They unpack the difference between perimenopause and menopause, why anxiety and exhaustion are often hormonal, not personal, and how estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone impact heart health, bone density, muscle mass, brain function, and overall vitality. Find Dr. Harris: drmarciaharris.com facebook.com/DrMarciaaharris Find Stacy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠realeverything.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/realstacytoth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠missionmakersart.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠missionalchemists.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:09.7	Hello listeners and welcome to Real Talk Whole Life. I'm so excited to introduce you to Dr.
1:15.6	Marcia Harris, who is a wealth of knowledge and I had so much fun learning from and talking to her in this podcast.
1:23.2	You'll notice I don't usually do a little pre-show recording for you. I like to be live and in the
1:30.4	moment, but I wanted to give you a heads up that there are some audio and tech issues. It is worth
1:37.0	your listen. I just want to give you a little heads up that you might want to be prepared,
1:42.8	that it's not the usual sound quality that we would prefer
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1:50.5	So thank you for your patience, and I hope that you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.
1:55.6	Listeners, welcome back to Real Talk Whole Life, where today we are joined by Dr. Marcia Harris, who has been
2:02.9	revolutionizing hormone health treatments for over 40 years. I understand, Marcia, that you
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