Danielle Kepics: Women's Health and Family Estrangement | Narcissistic Parents, Medical Gaslighting, and Healing

In this episode of How to Deal When the Shit Gets Real, I sit down with Danielle Kepics to talk about childhood loss, family estrangement, and why so many women feel dismissed when seeking medical care.Danielle shares what it was like losing her mother at a young age and being left to navigate life with a narcissistic father. We discuss the difficult decision to create distance from family, why estrangement is sometimes the healthiest option, and the guilt that often comes with it.We also dive into her decision to leave conventional medicine and open her own practice, her passion for advocating for women, and the ongoing conversations surrounding hormone replacement therapy and women's health.In this episode, we discuss:• Losing her mother at a young age• Growing up with a narcissistic father• Family estrangement and setting boundaries• Leaving conventional medicine• Opening her own practice• Why women are often dismissed in healthcare• Advocating for yourself as a patient• The evolving conversation around HRT and breast cancer riskThis conversation is honest, empowering, and a reminder that sometimes healing requires questioning everything you've been taught.