The Importance of Feminine Forever By, Oh God... Robert Wilson?

The Dream

Little Everywhere

Health & Fitness, Business, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 22 August 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

This week, host Jane Marie talks to NYT journalist Danielle Friedman about something WE DON'T TALK ABOUT. Menopause.

Well, actually, around here we do. Quite a bit. Because it's incredibly important and an awful part of our medical system (current and historical) that both doctors and, subsequently patience, know so little about women's health in general and menopause specifically. So, let's ALL dig in to this rich and interesting conversation... right fellas?

You can find more from Danielle here:

Instagram: @daniellefriedmanwrites

X: @DFriedmanWrites

NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/by/danielle-friedman

Website: https://danielle-friedman.com/about-1

You can also find a link to her excellent book "Let's Get Physical" here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/645493/lets-get-physical-by-danielle-friedman/

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0:00.0	I'm Jane Marie, and this is The Dream.
0:04.4	Guess what?
0:05.8	I'm 47 and in perimenopause.
0:08.3	I'm assuming a lot of you are, too, even though you may not know it and probably don't want to know it.
0:13.7	Honestly, part of me recommends not getting diagnosed for the simple fact that once you do,
0:18.2	your entire algorithm becomes about menopause.
0:22.1	I'm talking nonstop, back-to-back content from or about women who bleed or don't bleed
0:28.3	in many different ways as their body lurches ever closer to the grave.
0:32.0	We are deteriorating and we do not like it.
0:34.7	And we are complaining very loudly at the moment.
0:37.4	And we're also quite interested in that one cream that's supposed to erase menopause from the front of my face,
0:42.8	which is a place I wasn't aware it lived.
0:45.3	But now all I see when I look in the mirror are hollowed out eye sockets and cracking, itching skin.
0:53.3	Today we're talking to a journalist who's been reporting on women's bodies for over 20 years.
0:58.2	And we're going to get to the bottom of what the hubbub's about.
1:01.2	My name is Daniel Friedman, and I am a health journalist and contributor to the New York Times
1:08.3	Well section.
1:09.3	I am based in New York City, and I am 44 years old.
1:15.3	So in light of this conversation, I'm very attuned to what might lie ahead for me.
1:23.3	Okay, great.
1:37.0	Okay. Okay, great. Will you describe your beat?
1:38.9	Generally speaking, I report about women's health.
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