From her groundbreaking televised colonoscopy to her breast cancer journey, Katie Couric has turned personal experience into powerful advocacy for the health issues medicine has overlooked. This week on unPaused, Dr. Mary Claire Haver sits down with Katie Couric, award-winning journalist, founder of Katie Couric Media, co-founder of Stand Up To Cancer, and author of the New York Times bestseller Going There. Katie spent 15 years co-hosting the Today Show, served as the first solo female anchor of CBS Evening News, and has interviewed nearly every president, world leader and cultural voice of the last four decades. Together, they explore Katie's journey from growing up in Arlington, Virginia, where her parents instilled the importance of education and financial independence, to breaking barriers in network news while navigating profound personal loss. Katie opens up about losing her husband Jay to stage four colon cancer when her daughters were six and two, how that tragedy launched her into cancer advocacy, and why she made the decision to have a colonoscopy on live television — a moment that changed screening rates across America and took the stigma out of a life-saving procedure. Guest links: * Katie Couric Media https://katiecouric.com/ * Katie Couric (Instagram) https://www.instagram.com/katiecouric/ * Katie Couric (TikTok) https://www.tiktok.com/@katiecouric? * Katie Couric (Facebook) https://www.facebook.com/katiecouric/ * Katie Couric Media (Instagram) https://www.instagram.com/katiecouricmedia/ * Katie Couric (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/c/KatieCouric * Katie Couric (X) https://x.com/katiecouric * Katie Couric (LinkedIn) linkedin.com/in/katiecouric * Katie Couric (Substack) https://substack.com/@katiecouric * Next Question with Katie Couric (Apple Podcasts) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/next-question-with-katie-couric/id1134154895 Books: * "Going There" by Katie Couric https://www.amazon.com/Going-There-Katie-Couric/dp/0316535893 * "The Feminine Mistake: Are We Giving Up Too Much?," by Leslie Bennetts https://www.amazon.com/Feminine-Mistake-Are-Giving-Much/dp/1401303064 For full show notes, please visit: https://bit.ly/unPAUSEDKatieCouric 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.