Playing The Fool

Welcome to the PLAYING THE FOOL Podcast, I am your host Jarna Saunders.

I am a proud as fuck Life and Relationship Coach and personal development nerd, with a HUGE passion to get every single woman in the arena of their own lives.

I have over 10 years’ experience coaching 100's of women and couples.

I've been where you may be right now: for years I sat on the side-lines of my life, stuck in fear, in my head, in the past of that ONE TIME I was put back in my corner and I let it cripple me with fear.

That was until one day when the PAIN of staying hidden was too much to take and I made the choice to get my butt in the ARENA of MY OWN life.

To take the risk of looking like a beginner, looking silly and GOD forbid looking like a FOOL.

My promise to you is to show up here in all my parts and seasons with my heart proudly on my sleeve, gate keeping nothing but asking us all to WALK OUR GOD DAM ARSES out of the corners we were never born to exist in.

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Playing The Fool

Episode 46: Melissa Hohaia: Perimenopause, ADHD and the Truth About Our Vagina's.

July 09, 2026 • Jarna Saunders • Season 2

0:00 | 1:25:38

For so long, I thought I was just tired. I convinced myself I needed more sleep, more water, more vegetables, or that this was simply what getting older felt like. I had no idea I was experiencing perimenopause.

In this episode, I sit down with Naturopath and Women's health coach Melissa Hohaia to have an incredible raw conversation about hormones. We dive into what perimenopause actually is and why so many women end up gas lighting themselves and how understanding your body's unique health blueprint can completely change the way you approach your life.

If you've ever wondered why your body suddenly feels different, why you're experiencing brain fog, anxiety, fatigue, or just don't feel like yourself anymore, this conversation is for you.

Melissa Hohaia is a Naturopath and coach who is changing the world of healthcare for women - believing that modern medicine gaslights women into unnecessary suffering and dismisses their discomfort. Women deserve better and by offering out-of-the-box solutions, Melissa is able to make a transformational difference.

With over 2 decades of experience and multiple qualifications (including a Bachelor of Science degree along with Naturopathy, NLP and emotional coaching certifications), Melissa is a former personal trainer and woman in her mid-40s who is walking the walk. She has helped thousands of women to elevate their health, feel good in their skin and find themselves again in a world that often feels exhausting and overwhelming. Melissa believes that happy healthy women create healthy happy families, which has the power to impact generations to come."

All links are below for you to connect with this incredible woman.

Website: www.melissahohaia.com

Instagram: melissa.hohaia.naturopath

Facebook: Facebook.com/melissa.hohaia.naturopath

Perimenopause Quiz (aka questionnaire)

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