A Class on MasterClass: The Magic of Menopause

For too long, the hush-hush approach to women’s healthcare topics has felt more like secrets shared between friends or wisdom whispered from mothers to daughters behind closed doors than actual care—and it only gets quieter with age. Halle Berry wants to re-frame the conversation around menopause and empower women through education and a masterclass on the changes we experience in our 40s and 50s. 

Together with four leading women’s health experts and advocates, Halle Berry leads the all-new Class on MasterClass: The Magic of Menopause. The class breaks down everything you want to know about this transitional time in a woman’s life, with insights from Dr. Jen Gunter, an OB-GYN and bestselling author of The Menopause Manifesto, Dr. Judith Joseph, a psychiatrist who specializes in women’s mental health and mood disorders, Dr. Emily Jacobs, a neuroscientist and expert in brain health, hormones, and aging, and Dr. Lori Brotto, a clinical professor with an expertise in sexual health and well-being. 

MasterClass subscribers will gain full access to the in-depth course, which covers everything from how changing hormones impact physical, emotional, and mental health, practical strategies for managing menopause symptoms (yes, that includes night sweats!), helpful tips for supporting health during and after the menopause years, how to discuss these topics with your doctors, and the effects of menopause on libido. It’s not just a class; it's a way to break down the barriers and feel seen, supported, and less alone during one of the most transformative times in a woman’s life. 

“Women deserve to navigate menopause with confidence,” says Berry. “It’s time we dismantle the culture of silence and shame around this stage that affects 50 percent of the population.” The Magic of Menopause exists to highlight all the things Berry says she wishes she had known during her own menopausal years. She is now advocating for middle-aged women through a carefully curated program that spreads awareness of something far too often stigmatized in our society. 

“I realize that there is that stigma around menopause, but I’m not afraid to get in front of this,” says Berry. “This is the most normal, natural time in every woman’s life,” she adds, noting how, if you’re lucky to live long enough, you will be lucky enough to experience menopause. “We are the cornerstone of our society—we birth children and give our bodies to procreation so that we can all be here,” she notes. “It is not okay that we are discarded when those years are over, and that’s why I went on my journey—because I knew that I had to.” 

As it turns out, the real magic of menopause is shared wisdom, passed down from woman to woman and destigmatized with every lesson learned. The all-new MasterClass course has a deep connection to that magic through Berry’s unwavering advocacy and passion for empowering women to take their health into their own hands and stand confidently in their skin at any age and the vital insights each women’s health experts share throughout the class.