Dr. Mary Claire Haver

I am living my best life.

I am helping more women than I have ever helped in my life.

I am changing lives as a fully menopausal woman.

I have a toolkit that is probably excessive because I have exercise stuff in my toolkit.

I have lots of nutritional helpers in my toolkit.

I have stress reduction.

I got therapy for the first time in the last couple of years.

I'm doing the work.

I'm working on my relationships.

I'm working to make sure I am setting up a system that is going to support me for the next 30 years.

This is a wonderful time of my life.

And it should be, you should feel the same.

And in perimenopause, it's time to take stock.

It's time to see what do I need to do so that I am going to be okay.

Not to put everyone else's oxygen mask on first, but to put yours on first and intervene early, test early, act early, make these changes as soon as possible so that it's not as difficult and you can be in my shoes.

You should be able to be in my shoes.

This isn't about how I look.

Or, you know, I like to wear pretty clothes and do my hair for these podcasts.

But this is about, can I take care of myself?

Am I going to be independent in my last 10 years?