Hormones don’t just affect your period, fertility, or hot flashes. They deeply impact your mood, motivation, mental clarity, and resilience. In this episode, we dive into how hormonal changes — from PMS to perimenopause — can influence anxiety, depression, irritability, and more.

We'll talk about:

• How estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone influence neurotransmitters like serotonin, dopamine, and GABA
• Why so many women are prescribed SSRIs when what they may need is hormone evaluation and support
• The mental health toll of hormonal transitions like PMS, PMDD, PCOS, postpartum, perimenopause, and menopause
• The difference between treating symptoms with medications vs. getting to the root cause
• Treatment options, including progesterone, estradiol, and testosterone — and how they can support mood and cognition
• How to advocate for testing and treatment if you’re feeling dismissed or gaslit about your symptoms

Whether you're 25 or 55, this episode gives you the language, validation, and information to take control of your mental and hormonal health.

Resources & References:

• ACOG: Mental Health Conditions Common in Perimenopause
• JAMA Psychiatry (2020): SSRI Prescriptions in Midlife Women
• NIH: Hormones and Mood in Women
• VHA (2024): HRT and Suicide Risk Reduction in Midlife Women
• Endocrine Society: Hormones and Mental Health
• The Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research
• Postpartum Support International
• PMDD: IAPMD - International Association for Premenstrual Disorders

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BONUS EPISODE!

After a recent podcast episode featuring Lauryn Bosstick and her guest Shannon went viral for all the wrong reasons, I knew I had to sit down and talk about it — not just to respond, but to educate, advocate, and support the women who deserve better.

We’re breaking down:

• Why positivity does not cure infertility
• The harm in suggesting mindset is the root of fertility struggles
• Why raw milk in pregnancy is a real, evidence-based risk
• Her wild comparison to cavemen and maternal “intuition” (including a reality check on Paleolithic life expectancy)
• A deeper look at hormones, ovulation, and actual fertility physiology
• What to do if you’re struggling to conceive — and how fertility specialists help
• Why women who are doing everything right need compassion, not condescension
• And how to hold space for others, even if you’ve personally been blessed

This episode is passionate, explicit, and deeply honest — because women navigating fertility deserve real information, real support, and real respect.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common yet misunderstood hormonal conditions in women — and chances are, if you’ve been diagnosed, misdiagnosed, or dismissed altogether… you’re not alone.

In this episode, I break down:

• What PCOS actually is — and what it isn’t
• How the diagnosis is made
• Why insulin resistance is the most under-addressed root cause
• What your LH:FSH ratio and progesterone levels reveal
• The real risks of untreated PCOS: metabolic syndrome, NAFLD, heart disease, and more
• Why birth control can help symptoms but doesn’t fix the root
• How to approach treatment beyond prescriptions — and build a real plan
• And yes — why you can have PCOS even if your labs are “normal”

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Resources:

https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/pcos/conditioninfo/diagnosed

https://www.nichd.nih.gov/sites/default/files/publications/pubs/Documents/PCOS_Factsheet.pdf

https://pcosaa.org

https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/90/7/3867/2836642

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1179558120913035

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960076019302110

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7094182/

https://aasldpubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hep.30986

https://rbej.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1477-7827-6-38

https://academic.oup.com/edrv/article/41/4/538/5826467

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/cen.13398