
Dare I Say It
Everything I Wish I'd Known About Menopause
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Naomi Watts
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Allyson Ryan
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A frank, funny and informative guide to menopause and aging by beloved actress Naomi Watts, one of the leading voices in menopause awareness—with a foreword by Mary Claire Haver, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The New Menopause
At thirty-six, Naomi Watts had just completed filming King Kong and was trying to start a family when she was told that she was on the brink of menopause. It is estimated that seventy-five million women in the United States are currently dealing with menopause symptoms (dry itchy skin, raging hormones, night sweats), and yet the very word “menopause” continues to be associated with stigma and confusion. With so little information, many women feel unprepared, ashamed, and deeply alone when the time comes.
This is the book Naomi Watts wishes she had when she first started experiencing symptoms. Like sitting down over coffee and having an intimate chat with your girlfriend, Dare I Say It blends funny and poignant stories from Naomi and her friends with advice from doctors, hormone experts, and nutritionists to take the secrecy and shame out of menopause and aging. Answering questions such as: What’s hormone therapy and should I be on it? Will I ever sleep again? Will I get myself back? What happened to my libido? Do I need eighteen serums for my aging skin? Whose body is this anyway? Who am I now? Naomi Watts shares the most up-to-date research on how to manage menopause symptoms and tackle the physical and emotional challenges we encounter as we age.
Irreverent, bold, and reassuring, Dare I Say It is the companion every woman needs to embrace the best version of herself as she moves into what can be the most powerful and satisfying period of her life.
©2025 Naomi Watts (P)2025 Random House AudioListeners also enjoyed...
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Critic reviews
“I stand in admiration of Naomi Watts for tackling the verboten subject of menopause. She is frank, funny, and fearless. Women all around the world will be grateful for her guiding light, as I know I am. Naomi is an American hero (even though no one really knows where she’s actually from).”—Chelsea Handler, New York Times bestselling author of Life Will Be the Death of Me. . . and You Too!
“Naomi Watt’s book, Dare I Say It, simultaneously educates, destigmatizes, and personalizes this universal female experience called menopause. Her book is clear, well-resourced, and provides a balanced approach to navigating the challenges of menopause. By sharing her story, she is showing women how to minimize suffering and maximize their health and happiness as they age. A must-read for every woman over thirty!”—Dr. Sharon Malone, New York Times bestselling author of Grown Woman Talk
“Wow! Dare I Say It is much more than a book about menopause—it’s a revolutionary guide, best friend, and expert wrapped into a fun-to-read package. Watts writes openly about her own story while beautifully weaving in cutting-edge research and expert opinions. A must-read for all women and those who care about them.”—Eve Rodsky, New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play
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Menopause hit Darcey Steinke hard. First came hot flashes. Then insomnia. Then depression. As she struggled to understand what was happening to her, she slammed up against a culture of silence and sexism. Some books promoted hormone replacement therapy. Others encouraged accepting the coming crone. Beyond that, there was little that offered a path to understanding menopause in a complex, spiritual, and intellectually engaged way.
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Depressing
- By Mystrygrl on 06-20-19
By: Darcey Steinke
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How to Menopause
- Take Charge of Your Health, Reclaim Your Life, and Feel Even Better than Before
- By: Tamsen Fadal, Lisa Mosconi PhD - foreword
- Narrated by: Tamsen Fadal
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
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How to Menopause answers all the questions you’ve been too nervous to ask, and brings you into a conversation with millions of other women. Together, we can embrace a stronger, sexier self at every stage of midlife–from perimenopause through menopause and into our "bolden" years.
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Thanks for the information
- By Sarah on 05-04-25
By: Tamsen Fadal, and others
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The Menopause Guidebook
- Debunk the Common Midlife Myths and Learn How to Deal with Hormonal Changes, Hot Flashes, Mood Swings and Relationship Issues
- By: Camilla Clarke
- Narrated by: Ann Russik
- Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
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The Menopause Guidebook holds your hand through every step of your menopause and gives you all the answers you can’t find anywhere else. It doesn’t shy away from the truth but gives you the tools to make the best choices to navigate ‘The Change’. You’ll learn about the basic biology causing your symptoms and the lifestyle changes that can help. If you’re not sure whether HRT is right for you, this book will tell you and if you want to know what men really think about the menopause, it’s all here!
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Very helpful
- By Andrea on 03-18-25
By: Camilla Clarke
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The Galveston Diet
- The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms
- By: Mary Claire Haver MD
- Narrated by: Mary Claire Haver MD
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
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“I haven’t changed my diet or exercise habits and yet the scale keeps moving in the wrong direction. What’s going on?!” Time and again, this is the question Dr. Mary Claire Haver’s patients asked. At first, a practicing OB/GYN, she’d dutifully advise what she’d been taught in medical school: eat less and work out more.
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More about weight loss than health.
- By vanessa on 01-18-23
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Hot and Bothered
- What No One Tells You About Menopause and How to Feel Like Yourself Again
- By: Jancee Dunn
- Narrated by: Jancee Dunn
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
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When Jancee Dunn hit her mid-forties, she was bombarded by seemingly random symptoms: rampant insomnia, spring-loaded nerves, weirdly dry mouth, and Rio Grande-level periods. After going to multiple doctors who ran test after fruitless test, she was surprised to finally discover the culprit—perimenopause. For more than two decades, Jancee had been reporting on mental and physical health. So if she was unprepared for this, what about all the women who don’t write about health for a living? Hot and Bothered is the book she wishes existed as she was scrambling for information.
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Language 😳
- By Karla Carr on 08-14-23
By: Jancee Dunn
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Menopause Is Hot
- Everything You Need to Know to Thrive
- By: Mariella Frostrup, Alice Smellie, Naomi Watts, and others
- Narrated by: Mariella Frostrup
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
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Renowned journalists Mariella Frostrup and Alice Smellie are here to tell listeners everything they need to know about menopause, with a mix of smart humor and comforting reassurance. In this guide that doesn’t shy away from any topic, the authors open up about their own menopause journeys, and provide the latest science and advice from America’s leading experts on everything from dealing with hot flashes to pursuing hormone therapy. Menopause Is Hot opens a much-needed conversation about a topic half the population will go through but are only just starting to chat openly about.
By: Mariella Frostrup, and others
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The Menopause Manifesto
- Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism
- By: Dr. Jen Gunter
- Narrated by: Jen Gunter
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
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The only thing predictable about menopause is its unpredictability. Factor in widespread misinformation, a lack of research, and the culture of shame around women's bodies, and it's no wonder women are unsure what to expect during the menopause transition and beyond. Menopause is not a disease - it's a planned change, like puberty. And just like puberty, we should be educated on what's to come years in advance, rather than the current practice of leaving people on their own with bothersome symptoms and too much conflicting information.
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AMAZING
- By KM on 06-12-21
By: Dr. Jen Gunter
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Perimenopause Power
- By: Maisie Hill
- Narrated by: Maisie Hill
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
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Maisie Hill, the highly qualified women's health expert, best-selling author of Period Power and founder of The Flow Collective, takes us through the physiological changes of perimenopause and menopause, step by step, with calm positivity. In this invaluable guide she shares tips and advice to support women through the challenge of wildly fluctuating hormones.
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Knowledge is Power
- By Lance on 10-10-23
By: Maisie Hill
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The Harder I Fight the More I Love You
- A Memoir
- By: Neko Case
- Narrated by: Neko Case
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
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Neko Case has long been revered as one of music’s most influential artists, whose authenticity, lyrical storytelling, and sly wit have endeared her to a legion of critics, musicians, and lifelong fans. In The Harder I Fight the More I Love You, Case brings her trademark candor and precision to a memoir that traces her evolution from an invisible girl “raised by two dogs and a space heater” in rural Washington state to her improbable emergence as an internationally acclaimed talent.
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Made me tear at times
- By Kelly Baer on 05-01-25
By: Neko Case
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The Menopause Reset
- Get Rid of Your Symptoms and Feel Like Your Younger Self Again
- By: Dr. Mindy Pelz
- Narrated by: Dr. Mindy Pelz
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
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As if from out of nowhere, you experience symptoms such as sleepless nights, irritable moods, unexplained anxiety, trouble retrieving words, and hot flashes. Your weight won't budge, no matter how hard you try. How great would it feel to wake up feeling rested; have a brain that is calm, joyful, and clear; and to finally lose weight in an easy and sustainable way? The good news is that there is a way for you to do all of this and more.
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Great for those on the keto train
- By ohjennran on 07-01-23
By: Dr. Mindy Pelz
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A nova menopausa [The New Menopause]
- Viva a fase da mudança hormonal com informação e autonomia [Live the Phase of Hormonal Change With Information and Autonomy]
- By: Mary Claire Haver
- Narrated by: Alice Gonzalez
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
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Embora a transição para a menopausa seja natural, a queda do estrogênio decorrente do processo está associada a sintomas desconcertantes e desconfortáveis que os médicos muitas vezes ignoram — desde ondas de calor, névoa mental e ganho de peso até problemas psicológicos, musculoesqueléticos e sexuais. Informativo e fundamental, este livro explora as águas ainda relativamente desconhecidas da transição hormonal.
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What Fresh Hell Is This?
- Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You
- By: Heather Corinna
- Narrated by: Heather Corinna, Aria Baci
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
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Perimenopause and menopause experiences are as unique as all of us who move through them. While there’s no one-size-fits-all, Heather Corinna tells you what can happen and what you can do to take care of yourself, all the while busting pernicious myths, offering real self-care tips - the kind that won’t break the bank or your soul - and running the gamut from hot flashes to hormone therapy.
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Awesome.
- By Anonymous User on 07-07-21
By: Heather Corinna
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I'll Have What She's Having
- By: Chelsea Handler
- Narrated by: Chelsea Handler
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
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At ten years old, Chelsea opened a lemonade stand and realized she’d make more money if the drinks were spiked. So she added vodka to her recipe and used her earnings to upgrade herself to first-class on a family vacation—leaving her parents and siblings in coach. She moved to Los Angeles and got fired from her temp job when she admitted she didn’t know how to transfer calls. She’s played pickleball with the scions of an American dynasty. She’s sexted a governor. She shared psychedelics with strangers in Spain.
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Per Usual, Chelsea Knocks it Out of the Park!
- By Dalontrius on 02-27-25
By: Chelsea Handler
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Generation M
- Living Well in Perimenopause and Menopause
- By: Jessica Shepherd MD, Jennifer Ashton MD Ob-G
- Narrated by: Jessica Shepherd MD
- Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
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Finally, here is a fresh plan for a new generation entering perimenopause and menopause. With clinical insights, actionable tips, and holistic guidance, Dr. Jessica Shepherd, a board-certified OB/GYN and women’s health advocate, redefines how to sustain the marathon of this life stage so you can make the most of your health and vitality. In Generation M, she throws out the old playbook and provides you with an empowering approach to thriving through this change and beyond.
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Must read for all women to thrive through our 2nd half of life
- By LDV on 10-13-24
By: Jessica Shepherd MD, and others
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- Shelindria
- 04-21-25
Very informative!
Very informative! But for an actress, her narration is really robotic. I kept having to ignore her lack of inflection and just focus on the content.
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- debarmk
- 04-15-25
Relatable
Naomi Watts is a very enjoyable reader to listen to. Her book was very insightful and informative. I love the toy story she tells and all of the real life experience that she has make this book a great one.
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- Cheryl
- 02-07-25
Great Book & Performance
I wasn’t sure what to expect but Naomi Watts really delivers in this book and performance. I appreciate her openness and honesty, as well as her obviously well-researched points and quotes from medical professionals. The book is easy to listen to, the information is presented in a way that is not overwhelming and her willingness to be both self-deprecating and advocating is remarkable. I would recommend to any woman who wants to understand what happens and what we should be focusing on post baby years. Thank you for sharing with us; this book should help advance women’s health and reduce the stigma around menopause.
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- Maromama
- 03-27-25
So openly sharing your help women
I loved her sharing so many private stories and tips so other women won’t have to suffer like her. So kind of her
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- Alexandria Clark
- 01-23-25
I’ve always loved Naomi
Incredible insight and knowledge for all women. Great stories & advice and all the fave menopause drs suggestions as well all wrapped up in this book. Highly suggest and also helps with frustration surrounding menopause and helpful suggestions to help you be an advocate for yourself.
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- amazon customer
- 03-29-25
Loved the stories and up to date medical info
Thankful for this book. As an author myself, I know it can be very scary putting out your private thoughts and stories into the world but it’s worth it when you are helping others. This book and Naomi are relatable and sweet. Her narration was exceptional and heartfelt. Looking forward to my menopausal journey with more information than I had before. I have a positive outlook that we are all in this together and together we are strong, resilient and brave. Thank you Naomi.
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- Craig A. Callies
- 02-01-25
Menopause Brea
I really enjoyed the entire audible/read. This read gave me great clarity on menopause. My mom spoke to me about menopause, but I like the way the author brought in certain medications that you can or shouldn’t take. I found this book to be extremely informative.
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- Rhonda
- 03-27-25
Inspiration
Very educational, and inspirational. Medical knowledge shared with personal testimonies and some levity was awesome.
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- Navicky27
- 03-11-25
Finally, someone dares to say it!!
This book is essential for women going through all phases of menopause. It offers support, reduces stigma, and gives women the knowledge they need to make informed health choices.
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- Jennifer
- 04-03-25
I’m going through perimenopause. This book helped me to understand it.
I liked that she joked through out it. She led me to believe that I could do this.
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