Millennial Menopause - by Lauren A Tetenbaum (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Get ready to learn the new way to take on menopause with this refreshingly real guide for millennials looking to embrace a challenging life phase with confidence, humor, and empowerment.

Menopause is often misunderstood, under-discussed, and even stigmatized. For millennial women, navigating this next chapter may seem daunting. How can you find surety and balance within all of the noise? How can you pinpoint what is an old wives' tale and what is fact based in modern science? In Millennial Menopause, this generation finally has the handbook it deserves--a fresh, relatable, and empowering guide to understanding modern menopause.

From hormonal changes and mental health to the impact on careers, sex lives, and friendships, Millennial Menopause covers it all. With real-life anecdotes, professional advice, and important discussions on how menopause is (and isn't) portrayed in the media, this book encourages millennial women to advocate for themselves, embrace their bodies, and navigate this phase with confidence.

Whether you're just starting to wonder "What's next?" or already feeling the effects, this book offers practical tips, expert interviews, and a much-needed sense of sisterhood. After all, this isn't just the end of one chapter--it's the beginning of an empowered new era.

Review Quotes

"Millennial Menopause is a smart, relatable, and research-backed guide for women balancing careers, relationships, and caregiving while navigating hormonal change. With honesty and clarity, it explores the often-overlooked impact of menopause on communication, intimacy, and the invisible mental load so many carry. Tetenbaum offers validation, insight, and a much-needed update to the conversation around menopause."--Eve Rodsky, New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play and founder of The Fair Play Policy Institute

"Millennial Menopause is the unapologetic, empowering guide every millennial woman needs. It turns a historically hushed and misunderstood life stage into a relatable, researched, and refreshingly real conversation. It's like finally having the big sister talk we never got--but absolutely deserve." --Dr. Jila Senemar, OB/GYN and founder of JilaMD and The Miami Menopause Collective

"As a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner and a millennial navigating my perimenopause journey, I devoured Millennial Menopause by Lauren Tetenbaum with a sense of relief and recognition. This empowering, refreshingly relatable guide is exactly what our generation has been missing--honest, inclusive, and full of wisdom that validates the lived experience while providing actionable insight. Every millennial woman needs this book on her nightstand--finally, someone is speaking our language and breaking the silence with both sass and science."--Dr. Jackie Piasta, DNP, WHNP-BC, MSCP

"I WISH I'd had Millennial Menopause when I started waking up in a Jill-shaped sweat stain; no GenXers would talk about their menopause symptoms! This book highlights the many answers to 'WTF is happening to me?!' and is written in the well-informed, relatable tone of a psychotherapist who could also be your best friend. It's a must-read guide for women in their 30s and 40s who know they deserve better as they approach their next period of life." --Jill Kargman, New York Times bestselling author of multiple books, actress, and television producer (Odd Mom Out and Influenced)

"Menopause is an expected and normal part of women's health--why don't we talk about it? Millennial Menopause is the book needed to finally destigmatize this topic for the next generation (and all generations) of women."--Dr. Jessica Zucker, psychologist and author of Normalize It (2025) and award-winning I Had a Miscarriage (2021)

About the Author

Lauren A. Tetenbaum (AKA "The CounseLaur") is a millennial mother of two, a social worker specializing in supporting women through life transitions, and a former lawyer passionate about advocating for women. Through her counseling practice, Lauren facilitates psychoeducational workshops to empower postpartum and other women in corporate settings, provides clinical therapy to individuals and couples in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Florida, and frequently speaks on podcasts and at events about topics like maternal mental health, gender equity, and working parenthood. She regularly contributes thought leadership on women's issues to blogs, magazines, and anthologies; this is her first book. Learn more at TheCounseLaur.com.