Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Tamsen Fadal was 47 and anchoring the evening news when the first hot flash hit.
She got off the set and lay down on the bathroom floor. No one had prepared her well for any of this. The answer, when it finally came, was a short note from her doctor in her patient portal with four words: "In menopause, any questions?"
Tamsen Fadal is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, executive producer of the PBS documentary The M Factor and The M Factor 2, and New York Times bestselling author of How to Menopause. She spent thirty years in television news before turning to the thing nobody had explained to her.
Tamsen and Mike get into what menopause actually is, why the symptoms are read as anxiety or depression, what changed after the 2002 hormone study, and how partners and teammates can be useful instead of awkward.
Mike talks about watching his wife go through it, and what the two of them missed.
Tamsen calls what comes after menopause “the next 30.” Her point is to decide what you want those years to look like, and start building toward them now.
Enjoy the conversation.
Learn more about Tamsen here: tamsenfadal.com
Tamsen’s book: How to Menopause: Take Charge of Your Health, Reclaim Your Life, and Feel Even Better than Before
Tamsen’s documentaries: The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause and The (M) Factor 2: Before the Pause, both on PBS
Tamsen’s podcast: The Tamsen Show
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Tamsen Fadal Introduction
2:00 Why Men Need to Understand Menopause
4:50 Tamsen’s Menopause Wake-Up Call
7:43 Why Menopause Is So Often Misdiagnosed
11:19 The Symptoms No One Warns You About
17:34 When Perimenopause Really Begins
19:17 Menopause in the Workplace
31:00 Taking Charge of Your Next 30 Years
36:35 The Habits That Matter Most
42:30 Sex, Intimacy and Menopause
47:52 The Truth About Hormone Therapy
53:00 Rebuilding Confidence and Identity
58:32 A New Chapter, Not an Ending
#FindingMastery #TamsenFadal #DrMichaelGervais #HowToMenopause #selfhelp #Menopause #Perimenopause #MidlifeHealth #WomensHealth #HormoneTherapy #TheMFactor #Sleep #BoneHealth #BrainHealth #Confidence #HighPerformance #Psychology #longevity
Tamsen Fadal was 47 and anchoring the evening news when the first hot flash hit.
She got off the set and lay down on the bathroom floor. No one had prepared her well for any of this. The answer, when it finally came, was a short note from her doctor in her patient portal with four words: "In menopause, any questions?"
Tamsen Fadal is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, executive producer of the PBS documentary The M Factor and The M Factor 2, and New York Times bestselling author of How to Menopause. She spent thirty years in television news before turning to the thing nobody had explained to her.
Tamsen and Mike get into what menopause actually is, why the symptoms are read as anxiety or depression, what changed after the 2002 hormone study, and how partners and teammates can be useful instead of awkward.
Mike talks about watching his wife go through it, and what the two of them missed.
Tamsen calls what comes after menopause “the next 30.” Her point is to decide what you want those years to look like, and start building toward them now.
Enjoy the conversation.
Learn more about Tamsen here: tamsenfadal.com
Tamsen’s book: How to Menopause: Take Charge of Your Health, Reclaim Your Life, and Feel Even Better than Before
Tamsen’s documentaries: The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause and The (M) Factor 2: Before the Pause, both on PBS
Tamsen’s podcast: The Tamsen Show
💥 Support our sponsors and get exclusive discounts: findingmastery.com/sponsors
📬 Sign up for the Finding Mastery newsletter: findingmastery.com/newsletter
🧠 Download Dr. Mike’s Morning Mindset Routine: findingmastery.com/morningmindset
CHAPTERS
0:00 Tamsen Fadal Introduction
2:00 Why Men Need to Understand Menopause
4:50 Tamsen’s Menopause Wake-Up Call
7:43 Why Menopause Is So Often Misdiagnosed
11:19 The Symptoms No One Warns You About
17:34 When Perimenopause Really Begins
19:17 Menopause in the Workplace
31:00 Taking Charge of Your Next 30 Years
36:35 The Habits That Matter Most
42:30 Sex, Intimacy and Menopause
47:52 The Truth About Hormone Therapy
53:00 Rebuilding Confidence and Identity
58:32 A New Chapter, Not an Ending
#FindingMastery #TamsenFadal #DrMichaelGervais #HowToMenopause #selfhelp #Menopause #Perimenopause #MidlifeHealth #WomensHealth #HormoneTherapy #TheMFactor #Sleep #BoneHealth #BrainHealth #Confidence #HighPerformance #Psychology #longevity
