About this episode

Dr Bianca Visser shares her personal journey from emergency medicine to becoming a menopause expert after experiencing premature menopause.

Dr Bianca Visser is a brilliant emergency medicine specialist. She spent years working on the frontline of emergency medicine, thriving in a world driven by urgency, adrenaline, and high-stakes, life and death decision-making. Like many healthcare professionals, she was trained to put patients first, push through exhaustion, and keep going no matter the personal cost. What she wasn't prepared for was her own experience of premature menopause following a hysterectomy; and the profound impact it would have on her health, identity, family life, and understanding of medicine and healing itself. In this candid and deeply personal conversation, Dr Bianca shares how her own health journey led her to become a certified menopause expert and advocate. She reflects on the culture of healthcare, the dangers of chronic stress and work addiction, and the sacrifices many high achievers make in pursuit of professional success. Together, we explore the reality that menopause remains significantly underrepresented in medical training, leaving both doctors and patients navigating this transition with limited knowledge and support. Honest, vulnerable, and inspiring, Dr Visser's story is a powerful…

People in this episode

Host: Dr Skye

Guest: Dr Bianca Visser

Topics covered

• menopause
• healthcare
• emergency medicine
• work-life balance
• chronic stress

Keywords

• menopause
• emergency medicine
• health journey
• chronic stress
• work addiction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Health with Heart, emergency medicine, menopause

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