This week on unPaused, Dr. Mary Claire Haver sits down with Naomi Watts, Academy Award nominated actress, entrepreneur, and New York Times bestselling author of Dare I Say It: Everything I Wish I'd Known About Menopause. Naomi's career spans decades in Hollywood, from her breakthrough role in David Lynch's Mulholland Drive to recent work with directors like Ryan Murphy and Lena Dunham. After receiving a shocking early menopause diagnosis at 36 while struggling with fertility, Naomi spent years navigating untreated symptoms in silence before becoming an unexpected advocate for millions of women facing midlife transitions. In 2021, she founded Stripes Beauty, a menopause focused skincare and wellness brand built on community, education, and celebrating womens earned wisdom rather than promising to reverse time. In this conversation, Dr. Haver and Naomi explore the reality of growing up across continents after losing her father at eight years old, the decade long struggle to break into Hollywood, and the moment at 30 when her acting career finally launched. Naomi opens up about the devastating news from her doctor that she was approaching menopause at 36, the desperate fertility journey that followed including traveling to China for herbal remedies and extreme dietary changes, and the perimenopause symptoms she dismissed as allergies or stress in her late twenties including night sweats, migraines, brain fog, and sleep disruption. Guest links: * Naomi Watts (Instagram) https://www.instagram.com/naomiwatts/ * Naomi Watts (IMDB) https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915208/ * Stripes Beauty https://stripesbeauty.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorDDPVWBEJFmrooSKsAUO5HIeFDYEPMCZVARZoVQpdn-dYj2PCA Books: * “Dare I Say It: Everything I Wish I'd Known About Menopause,” by Naomi Watts https://www.amazon.com/Dare-Say-Everything-Known-Menopause/dp/059372903X * “The New Perimenopause,” by Dr. Mary Claire Haver https://thepauselife.com/pages/the-new-perimenopause-book?srsltid=AfmBOopa-63eVJtphTBHYXkoDBgCKnO67KyJm0zAR3BCxeoxSB28KZ76 * “Inconceivable, 20th Anniversary Edition: A Woman's Triumph over Despair and Statistics,” by Julia Indichova https://www.amazon.com/Inconceivable-20th-Anniversary-Triumph-Statistics/dp/0767908201 For full show notes, please visit: https://bit.ly/unPAUSEDNaomiWatts 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.