A Journey to Whole Woman Health
A Journey to Whole Woman Health is a podcast for women of all ages who want to care for their bodies, minds, and souls with wisdom, courage, and confidence.
Hosted by Dr. Jamie Erwin, board-certified OB/GYN and women’s health expert, and Dr. Mary Kathryn Nader, Licensed Professional Counselor with a doctorate in counseling specializing in women’s mental health, this podcast brings together medical science, emotional insight, and faith-centered encouragement.
Each episode explores the real issues women face across every season of life—hormones, mental health, fertility, pregnancy, loss and grief, work-life balance, fitness, nutrition, relationships, identity, and spiritual growth. Through honest conversations, evidence-based education, and deeply relatable stories, Dr. Erwin and Dr. Nader help women feel informed, seen, and supported.
This is a space where expertise meets authenticity, where science meets soul, and where women are reminded they are not broken—they are becoming whole.
Our mission is simple:
To educate, empower, and encourage women to pursue whole-woman health with clarity, compassion, and faith.
Whether you’re navigating young adulthood, motherhood, midlife, or reinvention, this podcast is your companion on the journey.
A Journey to Whole Woman Health
Episode 5: You’re Not Crazy. You’re in Perimenopause.
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Perimenopause isn’t a diagnosis. It’s not a disease. And you’re not “losing it.”
It’s a hormonal transition — and most women are completely unprepared for it.
In this episode, we break down:
- What perimenopause actually is (and what it’s not)
- Why your labs can be “normal” but you feel anything but
- The brain-hormone connection no one explains
- Mood shifts, sleep disruption, anxiety, hair shedding, and cycle chaos
- When to consider hormone therapy — and when not to
- Lifestyle foundations that truly move the needle
This is not fear-based medicine.
This is physiology.
This is empowerment.
If you’ve ever thought:
- “Why do I feel like a different person?”
- “Why didn’t anyone warn us about this?”
This episode is for you.
In This Episode We Discuss:
• The hormonal rollercoaster of fluctuating estrogen
• How progesterone changes impact sleep and anxiety
• The myth of the “normal lab test”
• How perimenopause affects high-performing women
• Exercise, muscle mass, and metabolic shifts
• Hair shedding and cortisol
• When symptoms are a signal — not a weakness
• How to advocate for yourself in the medical system
