Grown Woman Talk
Your Essential Companion for Healthy Living
Sharon Malone M.D.
- **NEW
- YORK
- TIMES
- BESTSELLER
- •
- “A
- must-read
- for
- anyone
- who
- cares
- about
- their
- quality
- of
- life
- .
- .
- .
- Dr.
- Sharon
- Malone
- is
- the
- first
- person
- I
- turn
- to
- for
- a
- whole
- host
- of
- issues,
- especially
- my
- health.”—MICHELLE
- OBAMAA
- practical
- guide
- to
- aging
- and
- health
- for
- women
- who
- have
- felt
- ignored
- or
- marginalized
- by
- the
- medical
- profession,
- from
- a
- leading
- OB/GYN
- and
- expert
- on
- menopausal
- and
- post-reproductive
- health**AN
- NPR
- BEST
- BOOK
- OF
- THE
- YEARThere’s
- not
- enough
- talk
- around
- women’s
- health,
- and
- what
- little
- there
- is
- rarely
- helps.
- Women
- are
- routinely
- warned,
- lectured,
- or
- threatened
- about
- their
- health.
- Or
- they
- are
- ignored,
- dismissed,
- or
- shamed.
- But
- they
- are
- rarely
- empowered.
- And
- empowerment,
- more
- than
- anything,
- is
- what
- women—and
- women
- of
- color,
- in
- particular—need.Grown
- Woman
- Talk
- is
- for
- every
- woman
- who
- has
- felt
- marginalized
- or
- overwhelmed
- by
- a
- healthcare
- system
- that
- has
- become
- more
- impersonal,
- complex,
- and
- difficult
- to
- navigate
- than
- ever.
- It’s
- also
- for
- any
- woman
- who
- is
- simply
- standing
- at
- the
- intersection
- of
- aging
- and
- health,
- anxious
- and
- wanting
- solutions.Part
- medical
- handbook,
- part
- memoir,
- and
- part
- sister-girl
- cheerleader,
- this
- book
- is
- filled
- with
- useful
- resources
- and
- real-life
- stories
- of
- victory
- and
- defeat.
- It
- not
- only
- highlights
- the
- current
- data
- around
- women’s
- health
- issues,
- but
- it
- also
- places
- that
- data
- in
- a
- helpful
- context.In
- a
- tone
- that
- is
- lively
- and
- intimate
- but
- unflinchingly
- direct,
- Dr.
- Sharon
- Malone
- details
- how
- to
- live
- better,
- age
- better,
- and
- get
- better
- medical
- treatment,
- especially
- when
- it’s
- most
- needed.
- This
- is
- not
- a
- medical
- activism
- book
- designed
- to
- fight
- the
- power.
- This
- is
- a
- book
- designed
- to
- show
- women
- that
- they
- already
- have
- the
- power—they
- need
- only
- to
- increase
- their
- capacity
- and
- willingness
- to
- use
- it.Most
- important,
- Grown
- Woman
- Talk
- seeks
- to
- eradicate
- the
- silence
- that
- surrounds
- women’s
- health
- by
- facilitating
- discussion
- between
- women
- of
- all
- ages
- and
- encouraging
- more
- accurate
- and
- productive
- medical
- insights.
- It
- is
- Dr.
- Sharon’s
- belief
- that
- giving
- women
- more
- agency
- can,
- literally,
- give
- them life.
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