Tamsen Fadal is Redefining Menopause With Her New Book, ‘How To Menopause’
Skincare Anarchy
Ekta et al.
4.2 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 24 March 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
In this powerful episode of Skin Anarchy, Emmy-winning journalist and bestselling author Tamsen Fadal returns to discuss her latest book—a bold and deeply personal look into the realities of menopause and perimenopause. After experiencing her own health scare and receiving a jarring diagnosis through a patient portal message, Tamsen turned her confusion into purpose. Her book offers the honest, accessible resource she wished she had when navigating her own menopause journey.
Far beyond a clinical overview, the book dives into the emotional, mental, and relational shifts that accompany this life stage. Through candid interviews and lived experience, Tamsen explores everything from brain fog and identity changes to sex, productivity, and redefining beauty at midlife. Her mission? To normalize the menopause conversation, push for earlier education starting in our 30s, and create a space where women feel seen and supported.
In this episode, she unpacks the silence that still surrounds perimenopause, how workplaces can better support women, and why aging should be embraced—not feared. Tamsen also shares actionable advice from her book, including lifestyle anchors like strength training, sleep, and finding a doctor who actually listens.
Whether you’re just starting to notice changes or are well into your menopause journey, this conversation is for you. Tamsen’s book is more than a guide—it’s a movement, helping women everywhere step into this new chapter with power, clarity, and confidence. Tune in for a deeply validating and inspiring episode.
(0:00) – Introducing Tamsen Fadal and Her Latest book "How to Menopause"
(2:11) – Tamsen Fadal’s Journey to Writing Her Book
(4:00) – The Importance of In-Depth Conversations About Menopause
(7:03) – Feeling Alone During Menopause
(10:10) – Reframing the Narrative Around Menopause
(13:03) – Overcoming Misconceptions About Menopause
(16:10) – Supporting Women Through Menopause
(22:31) – Empowering Women Approaching Menopause
To learn more about Tamsen Fadal, visit her website and social media.
Don’t forget to subscribe to Skin Anarchy on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred platform. Reach out to us through email with any questions.
Shop all our episodes and products mentioned through our ShopMy Shelf!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, welcome back to another episode of Skin Anarchy. I'm really excited because we're welcoming back a guest that I truly believe is a leading voice in the space about menopause and the conversation around menopause. She is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, author, and just so into women's health advocacy. Welcome back, Tampson. |
| 0:21.5 | I'm so excited to host you and to dive into your book today. |
| 0:24.8 | Thank you so much for having me. |
| 0:26.9 | Yeah, it's always an honor to host you, and I love learning from you, |
| 0:30.3 | and I'm so excited that you wrote a book. |
| 0:32.1 | You know, I can't wait to learn about it, |
| 0:34.1 | and that's kind of where I want to start off. |
| 0:35.8 | Can you tell me what led up to you wanting to take the step and go into this journey? |
| 0:41.9 | Yeah. I mean, I think the journey happened to me. And that's where it really all began. I wound up and I think I probably told you this before, but I landed on the floor of the news studio one night, not knowing what was wrong with me, |
| 0:55.3 | not knowing it was menopause at all, just knowing that didn't feel right, felt like my heart |
| 1:00.3 | was racing out of control, and just couldn't get it together. And I had a hot flash that was so intense. |
| 1:06.5 | If you've had one of those, you know exactly what I'm talking about, where your whole body just |
| 1:10.5 | breaks out into a sweat. And yeah, it was a scary moment. I went doctor to doctor thinking, |
| 1:16.4 | what is going on? I've been having problem sleeping. I've been stressed out. If not feeling good, |
| 1:20.5 | I was put on antidepressants. And it turns out I got four notes and four words, my patient portal |
| 1:26.6 | that said, didn in menopause any |
| 1:27.6 | questions. And so, of course, I had lots of questions because I had no idea. And then, you know, |
| 1:32.9 | what I really found out is my story was anything but unique is that so many women with many |
| 1:38.0 | worse symptoms than what I had experienced had been dealing with this and dealing with it for |
| 1:42.7 | years because, you know, what I didn't know is |
| 1:45.8 | there was a thing called pari menopause. That came to me as something that I needed to solve for |
| 1:49.7 | myself and along the way found an entire community. That's, yeah, that's got to be like so scary, |
... |
Transcript will be available on the free plan in -3 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Ekta et al., and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Ekta et al. and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.