Hysterical Women

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Hysterical Women

Coven Women's Health

7 episodes

4 days ago

This one gets personal. Dr. Michelle shares how she discovered she carries a BRCA mutation (from her dad’s side), what it meant for her 20s, and why that moment shaped her life’s work. From genetic testing and a preventive double mastectomy to building better care paths for women after cancer, this episode blends story, science, and the kind of straight-talk you wish you’d heard sooner. In this episode, we’re talking about: What BRCA actually is and why you can inherit it from either parentHo...

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Episodes (7/7)

Hysterical Women

What You Need to Know About Cancer Genetics, Screening & Survivorship: Dr. Michelle's Story

4 days ago

38 minutes

Hysterical Women

Progesterone, Rage and The Thing About Testosterone

Progesterone has a reputation for being the “bad guy” in PMS but it’s also essential for balancing estrogen and protecting your uterus. In this episode, Jenn and Dr. Michelle get into the role of progesterone, why women are told they’re “estrogen dominant,” and how myths around hormones keep us confused (and sometimes taken advantage of). They also touch on the hype around testosterone for women and what the evidence actually says. In this episode, we’re talking about: Progesterone 101: what ...

2 weeks ago

32 minutes

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Hormone Therapy 101: Myths, Media Panic & Why “Still Getting Your Period” Doesn’t Mean You’re Fine

Launching a business, raising kids, and navigating perimenopause — Jenn and Dr. Michelle bring it all to the mic in this episode about hormone therapy (or as Dr. Michelle reminds us, it’s now called menopausal hormone therapy). From personal stories to the infamous Women’s Health Initiative study, they break down what hormone therapy actually is, why so many of us were misinformed about it, and how it can support women even if you’re still getting your period. In this episode, we’re talking a...

1 month ago

35 minutes

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Perimenopause: Why Everything Feels So Hard

Insomnia. Mood swings. Hair changes. Libido shifts. The random chin hair that wasn’t there yesterday. Perimenopause can feel like your body is playing a cruel joke – all while you’re managing careers, kids, partners, and aging parents. In this episode, Jenn and Dr. Michelle get real about what perimenopause actually is, why it’s unpredictable, and how you can tell if you’re in it. In this episode, we’re talking about: What perimenopause really means and when it starts (hint: often earlier tha...

1 month ago

37 minutes

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Meet the Hysterical Women: Get to Know Your Hosts & Coven Women’s Health

What happens when a menopause expert meets an entrepreneur with serious health challenges? You get Coven Women’s Health and now, this podcast. In our first episode, Dr. Michelle and Jenn introduce each other (with raw honesty), share the story of their “meet-cute” that turned into a business partnership, and talk about why building a new model of women’s healthcare is so necessary. In this episode, we’re talking about: The hamster, the basement, and the original “Michelle + Jenn jingle”Michel...

2 months ago

25 minutes

Hysterical Women

Hormones 101: Why Your Brain Is Betraying You

Hormones aren’t just about hot flashes and mood swings. They’re the keys and locks that control almost everything in our bodies. But how do they actually work, and what happens when things feel “off”? In this episode, Jenn asks the questions we’re all wondering (sometimes straight from her group chat), while Dr. Michelle breaks down hormones in plain English, with analogies that actually make sense. In this episode, we’re talking about: What hormones really are and how they function in your b...

2 months ago

23 minutes

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Welcome to Hysterical Women [Trailer]

Hysterical Women is the women’s health podcast that makes hormones make sense and creates a safe space where women can be as hysterical as they’d like. Hosted by Dr. Michelle Jacobson and Jenn Patterson, co-founders of Coven Women’s Health, this show is your dose of no nonsense education, empathy, and humour. We’re here to dig into the questions you’ve been Googling at 2 a.m., the symptoms that freak you out and the things your doctor can’t explain – from PMS and perimenopause to insomn...

2 months ago

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