Energized with Dr. Mariza

How did hormones become something women were taught to fear? For decades, hormone therapy has been surrounded by confusion, conflicting recommendations, and sweeping assumptions that lump very different hormones and...

You’re exhausted by 2 or 3 PM. Your workouts suddenly wipe you out. Your hair is shedding, your brain feels foggy, and even climbing a flight of stairs leaves you more winded than it used to. Then you finally ask for...

What happens when the woman who has always been able to handle everything suddenly realizes her body won’t let her operate that way anymore? In this episode, Dr. Mariza sits down with functional diagnostic nutritionist...

What if perimenopause isn’t simply changing your hormones, but revealing everything your body has been compensating for for years? In this episode, Dr. Mariza sits down with integrative medicine physician and women’s...

If you keep waking up at 2:00, 3:00, or 4:00 AM and can’t fall back asleep, your hormones may only be one piece of the puzzle. In this episode, Dr. Mariza sits down with sleep expert Morgan Adams to unpack why sleep can...

What if one of the biggest questions of perimenopause isn’t simply “How do I feel better right now?” but “Who do I want to be 20, 30, or 40 years from now?” In this deeply personal conversation, Dr. Mariza sits down...

What if perimenopause isn’t only changing your hormones, but also changing how your body is aging underneath the surface? In this episode, Dr. Mariza sits down with Nikolina Lauc, CEO and co-founder of GlycanAge, to...

Have you ever looked at the same life you were managing a year ago and wondered, “Why does everything suddenly feel so hard?” You’re still ambitious. You’re still capable. You’re still the woman everyone depends on. But...

What if the symptoms disrupting your life are connected to perimenopause, even if you’ve never had a hot flash? Andrea Donsky spent 14 years in perimenopause and 11 of them with no idea what was happening to her body...

What if the cholesterol numbers you’ve been watching aren’t telling you the whole story about your heart? In this episode, Dr. Mariza sits down with cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Philip Ovadia to explore why he believes...

Is this perimenopause… or is something else going on? It’s one of the most common questions Dr. Mariza hears from women in their late 30s and early 40s, especially when their periods are still regular and they’ve never...

Have you ever caught yourself thinking, “I miss me”? Somewhere between taking care of everyone else, keeping life moving, and getting everything done, it’s easy to lose touch with the parts of yourself that make you...

What if the hardest part of living with obesity was never actually the weight? For so many women, it's the years of dieting, judgment, doctor's appointments, body comments, weight stigma, and quietly believing that if...

What if real mental strength isn't about pushing through—but knowing when you no longer have to? So many women become the person everyone depends on. They lead at work, care for their families, keep everything running...

Why is it so hard to relax… even when everything is finally done? You finish work. The dishes are clean. The kids are asleep. The house is quiet. Yet your shoulders are still tight, your jaw is clenched, and your mind...