Hysterical Women

In this episode of Hysterical Women , we dive into the story behind the documentary The Pink Pill: Sex, Drugs & Who Has Control — a film that exposes the decade-long fight to bring the first medication for low sexual desire in women to market. Joining us are two incredible women behind the story: Cindy Eckert , founder of Sprout Pharmaceuticals and the driving force behind Addyi Joanna Griffit...

Sleep problems are common in perimenopause and menopause — but what makes them feel especially brutal is the no end in sight part. One bad night turns into worry about the next night… which makes it even harder to sleep… and suddenly you’re stuck in a cycle of anxiety + exhaustion. In this episode, Dr. Michelle is joined again by Coven Women’s Health Registered Social Worker, Dominique Williams, t...

In this episode, Dr. Michelle is joined by Dominique Williams , a Registered Social Worker at Coven Women’s Health, for a deeply honest and empowering conversation about mental health in perimenopause/menopause, and why so many women feel dismissed, invisible, or like they’re “losing it” during this transition. Dominique shares her personal journey through perimenopause, a breast cancer diagnosis,...

In this episode, Jenn is joined once again by Coven’s Registered Dietitian Nishta Saxena to answer the nutrition questions the Coven keeps asking - from protein overload and creatine hype to whether the latest fitness trends are actually worth your time. Together, they unpack why nutrition advice feels so overwhelming during perimenopause and menopause, how desperation and misinformation fuel fads...

In this end-of-year episode, Dr. Michelle and Jenn answer the Coven and the Internet’s most Googled (and sometimes unhinged) women’s-health questions – from coffee-ground period blood to butthole zingers, vaginal dryness, TikTok sex rumors, “menopause psychosis,” and whether diarrhea during your period is actually normal (spoiler: yes). This episode blends laugh-out-loud moments with real medical...

Nutrition in midlife is loud so we brought in Coven Women’s Health Registered Dietitian, Nishta Saxena, to make sense of what your body actually needs in perimenopause and beyond. This episode breaks down metabolism, weight changes, hormone shifts and everything the internet gets wrong about “fixing” your body in your 40s and 50s. If you want less confusion, more confidence, and a grounded plan fo...

This one gets personal. Dr. Michelle shares how she discovered she carries a BRCA mutation (from her dad’s side), what it meant for her 20s, and why that moment shaped her life’s work. From genetic testing and a preventive double mastectomy to building better care paths for women after cancer, this episode blends story, science, and the kind of straight-talk you wish you’d heard sooner. In this ep...

Progesterone has a reputation for being the “bad guy” in PMS but it’s also essential for balancing estrogen and protecting your uterus. In this episode, Jenn and Dr. Michelle get into the role of progesterone, why women are told they’re “estrogen dominant,” and how myths around hormones keep us confused (and sometimes taken advantage of). They also touch on the hype around testosterone for women a...

Launching a business, raising kids, and navigating perimenopause — Jenn and Dr. Michelle bring it all to the mic in this episode about hormone therapy (or as Dr. Michelle reminds us, it’s now called menopausal hormone therapy ). From personal stories to the infamous Women’s Health Initiative study, they break down what hormone therapy actually is, why so many of us were misinformed about it, and h...

Insomnia. Mood swings. Hair changes. Libido shifts. The random chin hair that wasn’t there yesterday. Perimenopause can feel like your body is playing a cruel joke – all while you’re managing careers, kids, partners, and aging parents. In this episode, Jenn and Dr. Michelle get real about what perimenopause actually is, why it’s unpredictable, and how you can tell if you’re in it. In this episode,...

What happens when a menopause expert meets an entrepreneur with serious health challenges? You get Coven Women’s Health and now, this podcast. In our first episode, Dr. Michelle and Jenn introduce each other (with raw honesty), share the story of their “meet-cute” that turned into a business partnership, and talk about why building a new model of women’s healthcare is so necessary. In this episode...

Hormones aren’t just about hot flashes and mood swings. They’re the keys and locks that control almost everything in our bodies. But how do they actually work, and what happens when things feel “off”? In this episode, Jenn asks the questions we’re all wondering (sometimes straight from her group chat), while Dr. Michelle breaks down hormones in plain English, with analogies that actually make sens...

Hysterical Women is the women’s health podcast that makes hormones make sense and  creates a safe space where women can be as hysterical as they’d like. Hosted by Dr. Michelle Jacobson and Jenn Patterson, co-founders of Coven Women’s Health , this show is your dose of no nonsense education, empathy, and humour. We’re here to dig into the questions you’ve been Googling at 2 a.m., the symptoms that...