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unPAUSED with Dr. Mary Claire Haver

unPAUSED with Dr. Mary Claire Haver

Audacy | Mary Claire Haver, MD 40 Episodes Sep 15, 2026

Welcome to unPAUSED, the podcast where bold, unfiltered conversations take place about what it really takes for women to thrive in the second half of life. Every week, Dr. Mary Claire Haver, a board-certified Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Certified Menopause Practitioner, and #1 New York Times best-selling author, tackles the conversations women actually need to hear. Dr. Haver sits down with a variety of medical experts, CEOs, and risk-takers to discuss everything that matters, from hormones and identity to financial power, relationships, and the tools needed to build the life you want. unPAUSED is about reclaiming your healthspan—not just the number of years you live, but the number of years you live well.

Episodes

Menopause Masterclass: Why Your Hair Is Thinning and What Works
Menopause Masterclass: Why Your Hair Is Thinning and What Works Sep 15, 2026 3106 In this solo episode of unPAUSED, Dr. Mary Claire Haver tells the truth about hair loss in women over 40 — a medical condition with real, identifiable causes, not a vanity complaint to be dismissed as stress or aging. She breaks down the biology of the hair growth cycle and the hormonal mechanism driving midlife thinning: as estrogen declines, androgens like DHT take over at the follicle, shrinkin
Melinda French Gates Is Fighting to Close the Menopause Funding Gap
Melinda French Gates Is Fighting to Close the Menopause Funding Gap Sep 8, 2026 2781 In this episode of unPAUSED, Dr. Mary Claire Haver sits down with Melinda French Gates, philanthropist and founder of Pivotal, to talk about her call for a "menopause revolution" — including the $215 million in new funding for women's health she announced in her New York Times essay, bringing her total investment in women's health to more than $600 million in two years. Melinda opens with the numb
Testosterone Is Not a Male Hormone: Levels, Dosing, and What It Does During Menopause
Testosterone Is Not a Male Hormone: Levels, Dosing, and What It Does During Menopause Sep 1, 2026 4376 In this episode of unPAUSED, Dr. Mary Claire Haver sits down with Dr. Mohit Khera, board-certified urologist and Professor of Urology at Baylor College of Medicine, where he holds the F. Brantley Scott Chair in Urology, to tell women the truth about testosterone — the hormone women actually make more of than estrogen, yet still cannot access in a single FDA-approved formulation.Dr. Khera explains
Dr. Mary Claire Haver on Menopause: Recorded Live from LA with Dr. Rena Malik
Dr. Mary Claire Haver on Menopause: Recorded Live from LA with Dr. Rena Malik Aug 25, 2026 4441 This episode of unPAUSED was recorded live at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles in front of an audience gathered to talk about perimenopause, menopause, hormones, sex, brain health, and bone health. Dr. Mary Claire Haver is joined on stage by Dr. Rena Malik, a board certified urologist, pelvic medicine specialist, and sexual health expert, for a wide ranging conversation about what is actually ha
Listen Again: Build Strength, Live Longer: The Menopause Longevity Blueprint with Dr. Vonda Wright
Listen Again: Build Strength, Live Longer: The Menopause Longevity Blueprint with Dr. Vonda Wright Aug 21, 2026 4870 What if weak bones and muscle loss aren't just "normal aging" but the result of decades of misinformation? In this episode double board-certified orthopedic surgeon Dr. Vonda Wright joins Dr. Mary Claire Haver to shatter the myth that frailty, fractures, and decline are inevitable for women in midlife.Dr. Wright explains why women can lose up to 20% of their bone mass in just five years after meno
How to Get What You Need From a 15-Minute Doctor's Appointment with Dr. Lucy McBride
How to Get What You Need From a 15-Minute Doctor's Appointment with Dr. Lucy McBride Aug 18, 2026 4023 In this episode of unPAUSED, Dr. Mary Claire Haver sits down with Dr. Lucy McBride, a Harvard and Johns Hopkins trained primary care physician and author of the new book Beyond the Prescription: A Doctor's Guide to Taking Charge of Your Health. Dr. McBride has spent twenty five years watching patients bounce between a rushed medical system and a wellness industry.The conversation opens with a hard
Menopause Sleep Reset: A Recovery Plan You Can Start Tonight with Dr. Kristen Holmes
Menopause Sleep Reset: A Recovery Plan You Can Start Tonight with Dr. Kristen Holmes Aug 14, 2026 3103 In this episode of unPAUSED, Dr. Mary Claire Haver continues her conversation with Dr. Kristen Holmes, Vice President of Performance Science at Whoop and author of the new book Aligned, moving from the science of circadian rhythm into a practical recovery plan a woman can start using tonight.Dr. Holmes lays out a realistic strength and cardio prescription for women who only have thirty minutes a d
Menopause and the 3AM Wake Up: What Light, Meal Timing and Hormones Do with Dr. Kristen Holmes
Menopause and the 3AM Wake Up: What Light, Meal Timing and Hormones Do with Dr. Kristen Holmes Aug 11, 2026 4071 In this episode of unPAUSED, Dr. Mary Claire Haver sits down with Dr. Kristen Holmes, Vice President of Performance Science at Whoop and author of the new book Aligned, to unpack why sleep and circadian rhythm matter as much as hormones when it comes to the symptoms women feel in perimenopause and menopause.Dr. Holmes explains the concept of circadian amplitude, the contrast between activity and r
An ADHD and Menopause Toolkit: What Actually Helps with Dr. Sasha Hamdani
An ADHD and Menopause Toolkit: What Actually Helps with Dr. Sasha Hamdani Aug 7, 2026 2480 In this episode of unPAUSED, Dr. Mary Claire Haver continues her conversation with Dr. Sasha Hamdani, a board certified psychiatrist and ADHD clinical expert who wrote Self-Care for People with ADHD and the forthcoming Too Sensitive, moving from diagnosis into what to actually do once ADHD and perimenopause or menopause start colliding.Dr. Hamdani explains how ADHD symptoms and medication effectiv
Brain Fog, Rage, Overwhelm: The ADHD and Menopause Overlap with Dr. Sasha Hamdani
Brain Fog, Rage, Overwhelm: The ADHD and Menopause Overlap with Dr. Sasha Hamdani Aug 4, 2026 3095 In this episode of unPAUSED, Dr. Mary Claire Haver sits down with Dr. Sasha Hamdani, a board certified psychiatrist, ADHD clinical expert, and author of the forthcoming book Too Sensitive, for the first half of a two part conversation on why so many women are discovering ADHD for the first time during perimenopause and menopause.Dr. Hamdani reframes ADHD as a regulation issue rather than a simple
Menopause Masterclass: When "Normal Labs" Are Lying to You
Menopause Masterclass: When "Normal Labs" Are Lying to You Jul 28, 2026 2906 In this episode of unPAUSED, Dr. Mary Claire Haver delivers a solo masterclass on the lab work every woman in perimenopause, menopause, and post menopause should understand and request from her doctor. Dr. Haver explains why standard annual labs, built for a general population, routinely miss the specific hormonal, metabolic, cardiovascular, and bone related changes that happen during the menopaus
The Ovary’s Job Doesn’t End at Menopause: A Top Neuroscientist Explains
The Ovary’s Job Doesn’t End at Menopause: A Top Neuroscientist Explains Jul 21, 2026 4286 In this episode of unPAUSED, Dr. Mary Claire Haver talks with Dr. Jennifer Garrison, a neuroscientist and entrepreneur, about why the ovary should never have been labeled a purely reproductive organ. Dr. Garrison explains that ovaries function like a second brain in the body, sending and receiving chemical signals to nearly every tissue system including the heart, bones, brain, immune system, and

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