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170. Dr. Sonya Jensen: The Hormone-Trauma Connection: Why Midlife Symptoms Are Not Just Physical
Hormone symptoms are usually treated like a problem with levels. Progesterone is low. Estrogen is shifting. Cortisol is high. Testosterone is dropping. So the conversation often becomes about what to replace, what to supplement, or what protocol to follow. But there is a deeper layer that rarely gets brought into the room: the body is also responding to the stress, grief, resentment, trauma, people-pleasing, perfectionism, and survival patterns it has been carrying for years.
In this episode of Extend, I sit down with Dr. Sonya Jensen to talk about the connection between mental health and…
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