Navigating Leaps of Faith and Perimenopause ft. Tamsen Fadal

Tamsen Fadal is back on the podcast! A lot has changed since she first came on in September of 2024. The Emmy-winning journalist followed up that episode taping with the release of the documentary The M Factor: Shedding the Silence on Menopause, publishing her now New York Times-bestselling book How to Menopause and even launching a podcast of her own: The Tamsen Show. Now, Tamsen has another doc out: The M Factor: Before the Pause. This one spotlights and demystifies perimenopause, which literally means "around menopause." Only 34 percent of women even know about this time, which begins four to 10 years prior to menopause. Women can start experiencing symptoms as early as their mid- to late thirties. At the heart of all of this work is Tamsen's mission to tell stories that inspire women to unlock their full potential and to equip women with information to navigate what’s next–even and especially when they simply don’t know. Lindsey and Tamsen also talked about leaps of faith in this conversation and looked back on Tamsen's pivot from anchoring the nightly news to creating a robust and empowered community of women over two years later.

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