e10: reconnecting the head to the body

summary:

This special episode kicks off our 4-PART SERIES where we speak with top menopause physicians and clinicians. We will take a deeper dive into the nuts and bolts of all things perimenopause, aiming to separate internet noise from data-backed science and everything in between. 

For the first episode in this series, we welcome the International Celebrity Menopause Whisperer herself, Dr. Lakeischa McMillan. Dr. Lakeischa walks us through the mind-body connection via her own personal journey to discuss why hormone fluctuations may contribute to burnout, AND VICE VERSA. Coming from a whole-body approach, she educates us on why the "Art of Medicine" is just that. External stressors, body chemistry, and perimenopause affect every system in your body. Speaking candidly through the lens of her own lived experience, she's here to help us understand that balance.  does a beautiful job helping us understand this balance.

Find out why burnout in midlife may very well be a chicken-egg mystery. Sometimes, external stressors might kick off or exacerbate perimenopausal symptoms due to dysregulation between your hypothalamus and pituitary gland (neuroscience! what!) and this disharmony may make it hard for your (already fluctuating) hormones to do their job.

key topics:

• burnout

• mental health

• hormone health

• perimenopause and stress

• adrenal effects on hormones and the brain

• treating the whole body/whole person

links:

https://keap.page/ns833/integrative-gyn-solutions.html

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