Meet the Man Taking On the Women’s Health Issue of Menopause: Charles Mattocks Is Changing the Conversation

Written by: Dawn of The Underground

Filmmaker Charles Mattocks tackles stigma, silence, and systemic gaps in healthcare.

Over the last several years, Charles Mattocks has created some of the most heartfelt and impactful health-based programming seen today—covering a wide range of conditions from diabetes and cancer to rare diseases and now, menopause. These aren’t just medical shows. They are deeply personal journeys, told through the lens of real people living with these conditions, and brought together in intimate, transformative settings.

In each of his programs, typically set over the course of four to five days, a small group of individuals shares their struggles while experts—from world-renowned physicians to holistic practitioners—join them to live, eat, talk, and heal together. The experience becomes part education, part therapy, and part family. It’s a rare model that offers deep, personalized insight without the usual barriers of the healthcare system. And it’s entirely by design.

“These programs are about more than just information,” Charles shares. “They’re about connection. We strip away the confusion, the judgment, and the isolation. People open up. They feel seen. They find hope.”

Why This Work Matters—And Why Charles Does It

Many of the subjects Charles chooses come from a deeply personal place. They are the diseases his family and close friends are living with—conditions like lupus, prostate cancer, sickle cell, and gastroparesis. His decisions are not based on trends, but on people. “When someone I love is going through something, I can’t just sit back and do nothing,” he says.

A powerful motivator for Charles is the awareness gap: “We’re spending billions on healthcare advertising,” he says, “and yet, these very real conditions—especially ones that affect Black and brown communities—remain in the shadows. When is the last time you saw a national push for colon cancer awareness? For sickle cell? For menopause? It’s rare—too rare.”

His goal is not just to raise awareness, but to change the system—and bring humanity back to healthcare storytelling. “I do this for others because, honestly, I hope that one day someone might do it for me,” Charles says, with disarming honesty.

Menopause—and the Importance of Including Men in the Conversation

Charles’ most recent project—a groundbreaking docuseries called Four Days – tackles one of the most misunderstood and underrepresented health journeys: menopause. The inspiration came when a close friend opened up about the debilitating symptoms she was experiencing, and the total lack of support or clarity from the medical system.

“I told her, ‘When I get the chance, I’m going to make a series on this,’” he says. And true to his word, he did.

What Charles discovered shocked him: over one billion women will be in menopause by 2025, and over 75% will experience symptoms that dramatically impact their lives. And yet, the resources—clinical, emotional, and educational—remain minimal.

But Charles also believes men must be part of this conversation.

“These are our wives, our sisters, our mothers, our partners—even our daughters who will one day face hormonal shifts,” he says. “Men need to walk alongside women on this journey, not as observers, but as supporters. If we can take the stigma out of menopause, it becomes less of a taboo and more of a shared experience.”