The Series for Education & Awareness in Medicine

ADVANCING WOMEN’S HEALTH,
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The Seam Podcast

S4 E9: FIGHT OR FLIGHT WON'T STOP? HERE'S WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING

Perimenopause can feel like a slow unraveling. You’re waking up at 3 a.m. Your anxiety feels new. Your periods are changing. Your skin, your sleep, your stress tolerance — all different. And yet, you’re told your labs are “normal.” In this episode of The SEAM Podcast, Amy Cohen Epstein sits down with naturopathic physician Dr. Gusty Swift to talk honestly about midlife hormone shifts and why so many women feel dismissed during this stage of life. Instead of prescribing for symptoms alone, Dr. Swift explains her root-cause approach — looking at the thyroid, adrenals, and ovaries as an interconnected system, and addressing the nervous system as a key driver of perimenopausal change.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

 

SCIENCE & MEDICINE

 

Portrait by Angie Silvy


LCF & SEAM Founder,
Amy Cohen Espstein


 

About the Founder

Amy Cohen Epstein is the Founder of The Seam, the President and Executive Director of the Lynne Cohen Foundation (LCF), and a lifelong advocate for cancer education, preventive care, and collaborative medicine.

Established in memory of Amy’s mother, the Lynne Cohen Foundation has combatted women’s cancers for over twenty years with a nation-wide network of innovative preventive care clinics. Representing two arms of this shared mission (education/outreach and preventive care), The Seam and the Lynne Cohen Foundation seek to empower women with knowledge of women’s cancers and crucial medical resources.