“The Second Act: Protocols to Redefine and Master Midlife” with Mark Hyman and Halle Berry

January 27, 2026

In this candid keynote session, Halle Berry and Mark Hyman, MD, confront the silence, stigma, and systemic failures surrounding menopause and women’s health.

Menopause and Mental Health

Drawing from Berry’s deeply personal experience of misdiagnosis, emotional distress, and feeling dismissed by the medical system, this discussion exposes how profoundly undereducated modern medicine remains about the menopausal transition and the real suffering it causes millions of women.

Together, Hyman and Berry unpack:

Why menopause has been normalized as something women must endure
How flawed hormone research shaped decades of fear around treatment
Why personalized, evidence-based hormone optimization combined with lifestyle shifts can change everything

The conversation expands into the cultural, relational, and mental health impact of menopause, emphasizing the need for education, advocacy, better diagnostics, and open dialogue with partners and families. Grounded in science and lived experience, this talk reframes menopause not as an ending, but as a critical health inflection point that deserves attention, respect, and care.