What happens when you know something in your body has changed — but the people you turn to for answers don’t seem to hear you?

In this episode, I share my personal experience navigating the confusing and often frustrating reality of menopause. From countless labs and appointments to symptoms that didn’t make sense, this journey became a lesson in learning to trust my own body.

This episode is the beginning of a deeper conversation we’ll continue in future shows, where we’ll explore menopause from multiple perspectives and bring in guests with different experiences and expertise.

In this episode we talk about:

• The symptoms that started raising questions

• The challenge of feeling dismissed in medical spaces

• Why learning to advocate for your own health matters

Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is trust what your body is telling you — even when others aren’t ready to listen.

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Jessica is an empowerment coach, speaker, and host of the BraveAF Podcast, and founder of BraveAF Coaching. After navigating trauma, reinvention, and life's unexpected pivots, she discovered what it means to show up BraveAF — when she wasn't sure how, and she wasn't even sure if she wanted to. She created the BRAVE Method from experience, not theory.

Jessica helps people stuck in a cycle of overthinking start writing their next chapter by taking simple, courageous steps forward. Her coaching style is honest, compassionate and action-focused with equal parts truth, accountability and belief in what's possible.

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