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Resources we love.

A curated collection of books, podcasts, and voices we return to again and again — for the women doing the brave work of coming back to themselves.

Books

Books

The Upgrade

By Louann Brizendine, MD

A neuropsychiatrist and founder of UCSF's Women's Mood and Hormone Clinic reframes menopause as a neurological reshaping that can bring new clarity, purpose, and personal power. Science-backed and practical, this book guides women through perimenopause and beyond with actionable advice on sleep, mindset, and long-term brain health.

The New Perimenopause

by Mary Claire Haver, MD

Board-certified OB-GYN Dr. Mary Claire Haver tackles the often-misdiagnosed and medically overlooked years leading up to menopause, validating the anxiety, brain fog, fatigue, joint pain, and mood shifts that many women experience as early as their mid-thirties. Science-backed and empowering, it gives women the knowledge to understand what's happening in their bodies and advocate for the care they deserve.

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle

by Emily and Amelia Nagoski

Essential reading for women who are exhausted in ways they can't quite name. The Nagoski sisters explain the science of stress in a way that finally makes it make sense.

Women Who Run With the Wolves

by Clarissa Pinkola Estés

A classic exploration of female instinct, creativity, and the wild inner life that so many women have been taught to quiet. Dense, poetic, and worth returning to again and again.

Menopause Manifesto

by Jen Gunter, M.D.

A no-nonsense, evidence-based look at perimenopause and menopause that cuts through the noise and misinformation. We appreciate how Dr. Gunter advocates fiercely for women's bodies and their right to real information.

Instagram

Instagram

@drmaryclaire — Dr. Mary Claire Haver, MD

Board-certified OB/GYN & Certified Menopause Practitioner — Galveston, TX

Dr. Haver is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The New Menopause and one of the most followed menopause specialists on social media, with over 3 million followers. She built her platform specifically because she saw how underserved and underinformed her patients were during perimenopause — and she set out to fix that. Her content is evidence-based, direct, and enormously validating for women who have spent years being told their symptoms are "just stress." An essential follow for anyone navigating the hormonal side of midlife.

@nedratawwab — Nedra Glover Tawwab, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker & Bestselling Author — Charlotte, NC

Nedra is a licensed therapist with nearly 20 years of experience, founder of Kaleidoscope Counseling, and the New York Times bestselling author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace — translated into over 35 languages. Her content on boundaries, codependency, and family patterns is some of the clearest, most practically useful therapy-adjacent content on Instagram. Especially powerful for women who grew up in homes where saying no wasn't safe, or who are currently stuck in the exhausting cycle of over-giving to everyone around them.

@dr.thema — Dr. Thema Bryant, PhD

Clinical Psychologist, Professor at Pepperdine University, 2023 President of the American Psychological Association

Dr. Thema holds a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Duke University with postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical Center, and is one of the most credentialed voices on Instagram. Her content weaves together psychology, spirituality, and healing from trauma and relational wounds in a way that is both rigorous and deeply human. Particularly resonant for women working through the ways their past has shaped how they show up in relationships — and ready to come home to themselves.

@enagoski — Emily Nagoski, PhD

Sex educator, health behavior researcher & New York Times bestselling author

Emily holds a PhD in Health Behavior and an MS in Counseling from Indiana University, with clinical and research training at the Kinsey Institute. She is the New York Times bestselling author of Come As You Are and co-author, with her sister Amelia, of Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle — one of the most important books written for women in midlife. Her Instagram connects the science of stress, bodies, and burnout directly to daily life in a way that is grounded, funny, and genuinely useful. For women who are bone-tired and not sure why their usual coping strategies have stopped working, her content on completing the stress cycle is a revelation. A natural companion to her book.

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