From Postpartum to Perimenopause: Pamela Brown & Dr. Sharon Malone on Women’s Changing Bodies

Women go through so many changes, yet we’re often left to connect the dots ourselves.

In this episode of SEEN & HEARD, CNN’s Pamela Brown, joins Dr. Sharon Malone for an honest conversation about motherhood, perimenopause, and understanding your body when things start to feel different.

Pamela shares her personal experience with postpartum OCD and brings that openness to a broader conversation about women’s health. At 43, she reflects on a stage of life familiar to many women: raising children while trying to understand changes in your own body, often with more questions than answers.

Dr. Malone brings her clinical perspective to the transition from the reproductive years into perimenopause. Together, they make space for the questions women don’t always know when, where, or how to ask.

How do you recognize a new chapter when you’re still in the middle of another? Where do you turn for clear information? And how do you make sure your concerns are heard?

This is a conversation about the experiences behind those questions. About sharing what we’ve been through, learning what may come next, and feeling more confident asking for the care and support we need.

About our guests

Pamela Brown is a CNN anchor and chief investigative correspondent and the host of Body Language by CNN. Through her reporting and willingness to share her own experiences, she brings attention to women’s health stories that too often go unspoken.

Dr. Sharon Malone is a women’s health physician and author of Grown Woman Talk. She helps women better understand their bodies, navigate healthcare, and advocate for themselves throughout their lives.

Explore more from Pamela and Sharon

• Watch Body Language by CNN, hosted by Pamela Brown, for more candid stories about women’s health.
• Read Grown Woman Talk by Dr. Sharon Malone for guidance on understanding your health and taking an active role in your care.

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SEEN & HEARD by Perry brings lived experience and expert perspectives together for honest conversations about women’s health.

What does it feel like to face breast cancer at 19—and experience menopause symptoms while your friends are in a completely different stage of life?

In this episode of Seen & Heard, actress, content creator and women’s health advocate Miranda McKeon shares her experience of being diagnosed with stage 3 hormone-positive breast cancer at just 19. Now 24 and almost five years cancer-free, she speaks about symptoms that can be difficult to explain, feeling isolated from her peers, and the emotional weight of a cancer diagnosis.

Joining Miranda is her own oncologist, Eleonora Teplinsky, MD, author of Beyond The Pink, a board-certified medical oncologist specializing in breast and gynecologic cancers. Together, they talk about the grief, trauma and everyday experiences that survival statistics don’t capture.

This conversation explores:

• Facing breast cancer as a young adult.

• Experiencing menopause symptoms when no one expects them.

• Feeling out of step with your peers.

• Making room for grief and emotion.

• Life between diagnosis, treatment and survivorship.

About our guests

Miranda McKeon is an actress, content creator and women’s health advocate, founder of Fill Your Tank, and creator of #PINK365 the podcast.

Dr. Eleonora Teplinsky is Head of Breast and Gynecologic Medical Oncology at Valley Health System in Paramus, NJ, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She hosts Interlude – Women’s Cancer Stories with Dr. Teplinsky and is the author of Beyond the Pink: Navigating Life, Health, and Breast Cancer.

Connect with Dr. Teplinsky:

• Instagram: @drteplinsky

• Website: drteplinsky.com

• Book: Beyond the Pink

About Seen & Heard

The soul of Seen & Heard is simple: the woman’s story comes first. Each episode brings lived experience into conversation with the professionals who provide care. It’s a space to speak openly, ask difficult questions and feel understood—because women deserve care that listens to their whole story.

Created by Perry, Seen & Heard is a series from Perimenopause WTF? and part of our work to close the gap in women’s healthcare. Through Perry Academy, we bring that same commitment into provider education, helping healthcare professionals better understand and support women through perimenopause and menopause.

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