Annoyingly Happy: One Mom's Hashimoto's Comeback

White Coat Black Sheep · Aug 5, 2026 · 1h 7m · transcript

Intro

In this episode of White Coat Black Sheep, Dr. Civelli sits down with Jen, a mom, grandmother, and someone who calls herself a mom CEO, to talk about her long journey through Hashimoto's disease, hypothyroidism, and a healthcare system that kept telling her she was fine when she didn't feel fine at all. Jen shares how she went from burnout and 185 pounds to bioidentical hormone therapy, peptides, and a level of energy she describes as annoyingly happy, and how that shift rippled out to her husband, her kids, and even her animals.

Topics Covered

Hashimoto's disease and hypothyroidism…