Leanne Morgan on Menopause, Success at 60, and Why She's Just Getting Started
From selling jewelry in Tennessee living rooms to headlining arenas across America, Leanne Morgan's path to success took 25 years, and it's a story every woman in midlife needs to hear. The comedian and actress sits down with Dr. Mary Claire Haver for a funny and deeply honest conversation about what it really takes to thrive after 50. Leanne shares how severe perimenopause symptoms nearly derailed everything, why one nurse practitioner became her lifesaver, and how going viral in her fifties changed the trajectory of her entire career. She also shares her sleep hacks for touring, why she refuses to stop talking about menopause and testosterone on stage, what she tells her daughters about taking care of their bodies, and why relationships, not retirement, are the secret to a vibrant, joyful healthspan. From her Netflix sitcom to her sold-out tours to presenting at the Emmys, Leanne's journey is proof that your best work, your biggest breakthroughs, and your most joyful years can happen in your fifties and beyond. If you've ever felt invisible, exhausted, or like you've missed your window, this conversation will remind you it's never too late.
Guest links:
Leanne Morgan
Leanne Morgan (Facebook)
Leanne Morgan (Twitter/X)
Leanne Morgan (Instagram)
Leanne Morgan (YouTube)
Leanne Morgan (TikTok)
Leanne Morgan: I’m Every Woman (Netflix)
Leanne (Netflix)
Books“What in the World?!: A Southern Woman's Guide to Laughing at Life's Unexpected Curveballs and Beautiful Blessings,” By Leanne Morgan
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The Truth About Estrogen: What the Women's Health Initiative Got Wrong with Dr. Avrum Bluming & Dr. Carol Tavris
What if the biggest health study in history got it wrong and millions of women paid the price? In this premiere episode of “unPAUSED," Dr. Mary Claire Haver sits down with Dr. Avrum Bluming, medical oncologist and former senior investigator at the National Cancer Institute, and Dr. Carol Tavris, social psychologist and co-authors of the life-changing book: Estrogen Matters. In this conversation, they dismantle the 2002 Women's Health Initiative study that terrified an entire generation of women away from hormone therapy and reveal why the fear was based on misinterpreted data, flawed conclusions, and a refusal to correct the record. You'll learn why estrogen actually decreases breast cancer risk, how heart disease kills seven times more women than breast cancer, and why the "lowest dose of estrogen for the shortest time" advice has no scientific backing. This conversation will inform you and empower you to demand better from your own healthcare provider.
If you've ever been told hormone therapy is too dangerous, that your symptoms are "just aging," or that you need to accept suffering in silence, this episode of “unPAUSED” is for you. Dr. Haver, Dr. Bluming, and Dr. Tavris give you the science, the tools, and the truth you need to hear including a free informed consent form and quality of life questionnaire you can bring to your doctor's office today.
Guest links:
Estrogen Matters
Estrogen Matters (Instagram)
Articles
Long-Term (≥5-Year) Remission and Survival After Treatment With Ciltacabtagene Autoleucel in CARTITUDE-1 Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma (Journal of Clinical Oncology)
Early Exposure to Medicine Inspired Committed Careers in Cancer Care (Yale School of Medicine)
Estrogen and cognitive functioning in women: lessons we have learned (Behavioral Neuroscience)
Uncertainty about Postmenopausal Estrogen — Time for Action, Not Debate (New England Journal of Medicine)
Estrogens for Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease: Putting the Brakes on the Bandwagon (Circulation)
Effects of estrogen plus progestin on health-related quality of life (New England Journal of Medicine)
Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Breast Cancer: What is the Evidence from Randomized Trials? (Climacteric)
Breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy: collaborative reanalysis of data from 51 epidemiological studies of 52,705 women with breast cancer and 108,411 women without breast cancer. Collaborative Group on Hormonal Factors in Breast Cancer (Lancet)
Lung Cancer Mortality Higher in Women Who Used Combination Hormone Therapy (JAMA)
Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate and Risk of Meningioma in the US (JAMA Neurology)
The Mortality Toll of Estrogen Avoidance: An Analysis of Excess Deaths Among Hysterectomized Women Aged 50 to 59 Years (American Journal of Public Health)
Other Resources
Survival Rates for Breast Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Eric P. Winer elected ASCO President for term starting in June 2022 (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute)
ASCO Past Presidents (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
ASCO Overview (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
Eric Winer, MD (Yale School of Medicine)
About WHI (Women’s Health Initiative)
The Facts about Women and Heart Disease (American Heart Association)
The Million Women Study (Oxford Population Health)
The Million Women Study: design and characteristics of the study population (Breast Cancer Research)
Philip Sarrel (LinkedIn)
QofL Questionnaire
Informed Consent Form. No Prior Breast Cancer.
How Do you Feel
Books
“Estrogen Matters,” by Dr. Carol Tavris and Dr. Avrum Bluming“Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me),” by Dr. Carol Tavris and Dr. Elliot Aronson
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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. Tune in every Tuesday for new episodes of unPAUSED. Subscribe now so you don't miss it.
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