Press rewind... I’ll meet you in the second half. _______________ Perimenopause can start years before most women see it coming, often in their late 30s or early 40s, and most of us were never taught what to look for, let alone how to prepare. The choices you make in your 20s and 30s shape how you’ll feel in your 40s, 50s, and beyond. And the woman leading the global conversation on menopause has had to navigate it herself. This week we’re turning back the clock for a conversation about aging well, aging right, and what it actually takes to feel like yourself on the back side of life. _______________ Katie Thompson sits down with Dr. Mary Claire Haver, MD, FACOG, CMP, the world’s leading menopause doctor, for a conversation unlike any she’s had before. Dr. Haver opens up about her own experience with menopause while also helping millions of women worldwide through theirs, and the changes she made to live the second half of her life as fully as possible. We’ll dig into what was different about going through menopause as the expert, the shifts she made in her own life, and the tools you can start using now. If you’re 25 to 35, this one’s for you too: the habits you build today set you up for a smoother perimenopause tomorrow. This episode is all about getting ahead of the clock instead of chasing it. _______________ Dr. Mary Claire Haver, MD, FACOG, CMP, is a board-certified OB/GYN, a Certified Menopause Practitioner from The Menopause Society, an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), and a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist. After hearing from more and more of her patients about menopausal weight gain, she went deep on the science of menopause, aging, and inflammation. That work led to The Galveston Diet and, in 2021, The Pause Wellness Clinic, a practice dedicated entirely to menopausal care through what she calls “The Menopause Toolkit.” She founded The ‘Pause Life, shares menopause education with a community of more than 7 million followers, and is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The New Menopause and The New Perimenopause.Learn more at thepauselife.com and thepausewellness.com, and follow her at @drmaryclaire _______________ Like what you hear? Comment, rate, and subscribe to be first in line for new episodes covering women’s health, relationships, lifestyle, and the conversations nobody else is having. What should I cover next? Connect with me at @iamkatiethompson and @Ishavedmyvagforthis for guest updates, future episodes, and more. _______________ I Shaved My Vag For This is written, directed, and produced by Katie Thompson. Production by Sophia Puccetti and Editing by Ricki Biramontes. Podcast theme song and musical parodies written and produced by Katie Thompson. _______________ In SMV We Trust.
