Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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… my OBGYN told 40-yr old me after coming in for anxiety, zero libido, heart palpitations, anxiety, recurrent yeast infection, and BV.

I was shocked. So sad. Hopeless. Feeling like my life was over. “Could this be it??”

Even my curiosity around HRT (hormone replacement therapy) was shot down as “an excuse for wellness centers to take your money.”

I’m NOT kidding.

My doc just wanted to feed me another pill.
Another antibiotic.
Another shrug.

Needless to say,
I NEVER 👏🏼 WENT 👏🏼 BACK👏🏼

And instead went on a quest for answers…
A quest for a BETTER way.

Guess what? I found it.🥹💕

“Be the CEO of your own health,” is one of my favorite lines of this podcast, and I couldn’t agree more!!!

Let’s stop normalizing dismissal. 🩷

🎧 In Ep. 82, Lauren Douglas (FNP-C & Family Nurse Practitioner) and I talk about:

✨ Why so many women are told “this is just how it is”
✨ Why symptoms like anxiety, libido changes, infections, and heart palpitations get brushed off
✨ And why you have to become the CEO of your own healthcare