The Truth About Menopause & Perimenopause: Thriving In Your 30s, 40s, 50s, & Beyond

The Liz Moody Podcast

Liz Moody

Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2024

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Lots of women are afraid of perimenopause and menopause, but they shouldn’t have to be. Tamsen Fadal is paving the way for a better future for women starting menopause by debunking fears and fighting for visibility. Author, journalist, and documentary producer Tamsen Fadal made menopause education her life’s mission after going through it herself with little to no guidance. There are lots of myths and stigmas surrounding menopause and its treatment. For example, many women do not get hormone therapy that could change their lives because they are concerned about breast cancer risks. However, some of the risk around this is overstated. Tamsen believes that women should have choices in how they handle their menopause, and doctors need to be more educated to allow for those choices. 4:49 Myths About Hormone Replacement Therapy 13:06 When Does Perimenopause Begin? 14:58 Finding The Right Doctor 17:01 What To Ask Your Doctors 22:01 Workplace Accommodations 32:18 Low Libido 36:53 Why Women Need Testosterone 43:06 Symptom-Hormone Connection 47:05 Stress Management 53:35 Menopause Brain Fog For more from Tamsen, you can find her on Instagram @tamsenfadal or online at www.tamsenfadal.com. Pre order her upcoming book, How To Menopause: Take Charge of Your Health, Reclaim Your Life, and Feel Even Better Than Before. Watch her recent documentary, The [M] Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause. Find the guides Tamsen mentioned in the episode here: Supporting your partner with menopause: https://www.tamsenfadal.com/content/10-ways-to- support-your-partner-in-menopause Questions to ask before you pick a menopause specialist: https://www.tamsenfadal.com/content/10-questions-to-ask-before-you-pick-a-menopause- specialist Ready to uplevel every part of your life? Order Liz’s book 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success now! To join The Liz Moody Podcast Club Facebook group, go to www.facebook.com/groups/thelizmoodypodcast. Connect with Liz on Instagram @lizmoody or online at www.lizmoody.com. Subscribe to the substack by visiting https://lizmoody.substack.com/welcome If you like this episode, check out Daily Habits For Energy, Hormones, Inflammation, Longevity & More With Dr. Amy Shah. This episode is sponsored by: AG1: visit drinkag1.com/lizmoody and get your FREE year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs today. Puori: go to puori.com/LIZMOODY and use promo code LIZMOODY for 20% sitewide. Shopify: sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/lizm. Molly’s Suds: go to mollyssuds.com/LIZMOODY and use code LIZMOODY for 20% off. Wildgrain: go to Wildgrain.com/LIZMOODY for $30 off the first box - PLUS a free item in every box. Seed: go to seed.com/lizmoody and use code LIZMOODY for 25% off your first month. The Liz Moody Podcast cover art by Zack. The Liz Moody Podcast music by Alex Ruimy. Formerly the Healthier Together Podcast. This podcast and website represents the opinions of Liz Moody and her guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. The content here is for information purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions. The Liz Moody Podcast Episode 288. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I was a girl that woke up in the morning and was like, who am I? What happened to me?
0:04.7	We've talked about the stigma around menopause a little bit. What did you learn or where do you think that stigma comes from?
0:10.7	One nutritionist has now discovered that list could be closer to 100 symptoms of menopause.
0:15.0	But I'm here to say that what I was dealing with versus where I am today is very different.
0:20.1	Having doctors that don't agree
0:21.7	is why you have to educate yourself. I always hate to hear myself say, you've got to be your
0:26.3	own best advocate and trust your gut. And unfortunately, we still do. How is menopause impacting
0:32.0	people of different races and different communities differently? We haven't seen a movement in a very
0:36.2	long time. And I think this is this is a movement for women. Hello, friends, and welcome to the Liz Moody podcast,
0:41.6	where every week we're sharing real science, real stories, and realistic tools that actually
0:46.1	level up every part of your life. I'm your host, Liz Moody, and I'm a best-selling author and
0:50.7	long-time journalist. Today, I'm joined by Tamson Fidel, an Emmy Award-winning journalist
0:55.9	and anchor. She is followed by millions of people on social media. She's the producer of the
1:01.3	incredible PBS documentary, The M Vactor, shredding the silence on menopause. And she's the author
1:07.6	of the soon-to-be-released book, How to Menopause.
1:14.7	Take charge of your health, reclaim your life, and feel even better than before.
1:20.7	This episode has tons of pragmatic tips for feeling better in perimenopause and menopause, but it also gets into a lot of the untold truths of this stage of life, including the big
1:26.5	lies that we have all been told, like,
1:28.6	about the link between breast cancer and hormone therapy and what value women have and what we
1:34.0	have to look like and what we deserve to feel like and so much more. I feel like everybody
1:39.0	who's been like waiting for years to be like, can somebody please talk about this? And now people are finally talking about
1:45.1	and they're like, oh my God. Thank God. I know. It was like the age was the last thing I wanted to talk
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