Childhood Trauma, Birth Control & Your Gut: The Perimenopause Reckoning with Cynthia Thurlow

About this episode

Cynthia Thurlow discusses how menopause-related changes can positively impact health journeys.

Weight changes, mood swings, and digestive issues? Let's stop framing aging as a failure! Cynthia Thurlow explores how these changes during menopause can actually transform your health journey.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Stephanie Estima

Guest: Cynthia Thurlow

Topics covered

• menopause
• health transformation
• childhood trauma
• birth control
• gut health

Keywords

• menopause
• weight changes
• mood swings
• digestive issues
• health journey

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