17: PART 1: What you need to know about perimenopause, menopause & BHRT with Jill Chmielewski, RN, BSN

On this two part episode I had the pleasure of chatting to my colleague and friend, Jill Chmielewski, RN, BSN all about perimenopause, menopause, and BHRT.

Jill is a Registered Nurse, Certified Health Coach, advocate for aging women, and mom of four who is on a mission to change the way we approach menopause and aging. She helps midlife women break free from the mainstream way of thinking where disease and decline are accepted as an inevitable part of aging ~ and embrace the notion that it's absolutely possible to feel vibrant, happy, healthy, balanced, and strong through midlife and beyond.

We spoke about how to tell if you're in peri-menopause, symptoms to look out for, about testing hormones when in your peri-menopause years; should you even bother? What's the best type of testing? We spoke about why hormones are so incredibly important to preserve as we age, about what some of the dangers of low hormones are - especially when we hit menopause and beyond. Jill also dispelled the myths around the fears of hormone replacement therapy and also explained what forms and types of hormones are best - plus so much more!

Jill is a wealth of information and we had such a fun time chatting that I had to break this up into two parts. Please enjoy Part 1 of Peri-menopause, menopause, and BHRT with Jill Chmielewski.

Jill is such a beautiful soul and I feel honoured to be learning from her inside her community: Pausing Together. This is a place for women to connect, learn, and open up discussions on topics that affect "PAUSAL" women (available on Apple and Google).

You can also find Jill on Instagram where she's: @jill.chmielewski and via her website: https://www.jillchmielewski.com/

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