The Menopause Brain

New Science Empowers Women to Navigate the Pivotal Transition with Knowledge and Confidence

De: Lisa Mosconi PhD, Maria Shriver - introduction

Narrado por: Maggi-Meg Reed

The New York Times bestselling author of The XX Brain shows women how to navigate menopause successfully and come out the other side with an even better brain.

Menopause and perimenopause are still a black box to most doctors, leaving patients exasperated as they grapple with symptoms ranging from hot flashes to insomnia to brain fog. As a leading neuroscientist and women’s brain health specialist, Dr. Mosconi unravels these mysteries by revealing how menopause doesn’t just impact the ovaries—it’s a hormonal show in which the brain takes center stage.

The decline of the hormone estrogen during menopause influences everything from body temperature to mood to memory, potentially paving the way for cognitive decline later in life. To conquer these challenges successfully, Dr. Mosconi brings us the latest approaches—explaining the role of cutting-edge hormone replacement therapies like “designer estrogens,” hormonal contraception, and key lifestyle changes encompassing diet, exercise, self-care, and self-talk.

Best of all, Dr. Mosconi dispels the myth that menopause signifies an end, demonstrating that it’s actually a transition. Contrary to popular belief, if we know how to take care of ourselves during menopause, we can emerge with a renewed, enhanced brain—ushering in a meaningful and vibrant new chapter of life.

*Includes a downloadable PDF of tables and graphs from the book

Very medical but highly informative

Highly recommend for anyone going through Perimenopause to understand what is happening in the female brain.

The sincerity of the author. Thank you Dr Lisa

America especially needs to wake up and demand stricter protections on food and what chemicals are allowed to be used on food. From farm to table. All women should care and share knowledge about menopause.

Good overall, if a little “man-hatey”

I think the doc could cut some slack to our scientific forebears. Not knowing how something works doesn’t equate to anti-female. If you know a bit about neuroscience and are up to date about n current thinking in women’s health there probably isn’t a lot new here. Still, it is a quite complete and current account in this important topic.

A must read for anyone with a uterus!

This book is incredible! From start to finish. I learned so much, but most importantly, I felt so seen. Anyone who can experience menopause or cares about someone who will should absolutely read this.

A must read to all women

The book is very well written. There is a lot of knowledge that we women should have about ourselves. Thank you Lisa for this excellent evidence based knowledge!

Brain food

ALL women should listen for the purpose of knowing their bodies. ALL men should listen for the purpose of understanding our biological differences and the myriad of marginalized edicts we women wade through to simply exist in our own bodies.

Great information

Great info about menopause and the brain. She came with good sources. The diet portion was ok.

Wish this book had come out a decade earlier! Highly recommend!

I wish this book had come out 10 years earlier. There’s so much helpful information that I wish I’d had access to when I was in perimenopause. This book is a must for anyone born female. If you’re 40-55 read this book. This is the menopause. Are you there God? It’s me Margaret book that everyone has been seeking.

Must read for all ages

What an amazing comprehensive study into women’s health. I hope all types and ages of women read this book along with their health and mental care providers.

Great book!

This book is an excellent read, very informative. It should be required reading for all females starting from the teen years. This should also be required readings for every med student, especially males! The female brain has not been researched extensively as pointed out by Lisa. Her research is ground breaking and I hope and pray she continues her research to help more women and get the attention of the medical community!