In this episode of unPAUSED, Dr. Mary Claire Haver sits down with Dr. Suzanne Gilberg, a board-certified OB-GYN, integrative medicine expert, and author with nearly 30 years of clinical experience, including training in Ayurvedic medicine spanning almost two decades. Dr. Gilberg is the Chief Clinical Officer of Monarch, a membership-based healthcare practice built to restore what modern medicine has nearly eliminated: time, relationship, and trust between women and their clinicians. Dr. Haver and Dr. Gilberg open with a question that sits at the heart of women's midlife health: why does the current healthcare system consistently fail to see women clearly? Dr. Gilberg explains why the system is not built for humans but for shareholders, reimbursement structures, and productivity metrics that reward procedures over listening. She breaks down the difference between burnout and moral injury, why physicians are leaving traditional medicine in record numbers, and what it actually costs women when their doctors are structurally prevented from knowing them. The conversation traces how the 1910 Flexner Report reshaped American medicine, shutting down Black medical colleges, eliminating part-time schools where women trained, and marginalizing plant-based and indigenous healing traditions in ways that still define clinical practice today. Guest links: * Dr. Suzanne https://thedrsuzanne.com/ * Dr. Suzanne Gilberg (Instagram) https://www.instagram.com/askdrsuzanne/ * Dr. Suzanne Gilberg (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/user/askdrsuzanne/videos * Dr. Suzanne Gilberg (LinkedIn) https://www.linkedin.com/in/askdrsuzanne/ * Dr. Suzanne Gilberg (Facebook) https://www.facebook.com/askdrsuzanne/ * Dr. Suzanne Gilberg (X) https://x.com/askdrsuzanne Books: * “Menopause Bootcamp: Optimize Your Health, Empower Your Self, and Flourish as You Age,” by Dr. Suzanne Gilberg https://www.amazon.com/Menopause-Bootcamp-Optimize-Empower-Flourish/dp/0063143186 * “The Myth of Aging: A Prescription for Emotional and Physical Well-Being,” by Dr. Arnold Gilberg https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Aging-Prescription-Emotional-Well-Being/dp/B0FKN9WVMS * “The New Perimenopause,” by Dr. Mary Claire Haver https://thepauselife.com/pages/the-new-perimenopause-book * “The New Menopause,” by Dr. Mary Claire Haver https://www.amazon.com/New-Menopause-Mary-Claire-Haver/dp/1785045547 For full show notes, please visit: https://bit.ly/unPAUSEDDrSuzanneGilberg Never miss an episode—sign up for The ’Pause Life Newsletter: https://thepauselife.com/pages/newsletter Medical Disclaimer: The information, including opinions and recommendations, on this platform is meant for informational and educational purposes only. Mary Claire Media, LLC, the unPAUSED podcast, and The ’Pause Life are not medical organizations. Medical advice or medical diagnosis cannot be provided to you through the platform, any associated website, or customer portals. Using this platform does not establish a patient-physician relationship.