Episode 3: What Your Doctor Never Told You: Peptides, Hormones, and the Future of Women's Health with Lauren Colletti

As women, we will spend nearly 50% of our lives in perimenopause and menopause - and yet medical students receive just two hours of education on both combined. That gap isn't a personal failing but a systemic one, and it’s exactly what this conversation is here to change.This week, Marina sits down with Lauren Colletti, nurse practitioner, board-certified functional medicine expert, and co-founder of SolWomen and the functional medicine clinic at Alive & Well in Austin. With nearly 20 years in healthcare and thousands of female patients under her belt, Lauren brings a rare combination of clinical expertise, lived experience, and deep intuition to women's health.Together they pull back the curtain on some of the most talked-about - and most misunderstood - tools available to women right now, from HRT to peptides & GLPs.In this episode, you will hear about:What perimenopause feels like in your late 30s and why most women don't recognize itHow declining progesterone affects your mood, sleep, and nervous system before anything else shiftsThe truth about bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, why the fear around it was based on a flawed study, and why there's now a shortage of estradiol patchesWhat peptides are, how they work, and the four Lauren uses most with her female patientsWhy GLP-1s aren't just a weight loss drug - and how microdosing them is changing outcomes for women with autoimmune conditions, PCOS, and chronic inflammationThe blood work every woman in her 30s should have done, and why getting it when you feel your best is actually the right timeWhy menopause is not an ending - and how to step into this phase with your health, vitality, and voice fully intactConnect with Lauren Colletti: Connect with Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurencolletti_fnp/Connect with the SolWomen community: https://www.instagram.com/thesolwomen/Alive & Well Austin Center: https://aliveandwell.health/This season is sponsored by Wizbe Genius Strips - caffeine-free focus strips designed by a neuroscientist. They dissolve in your mouth in minutes and deliver hours of focus. Get 15% off with code EXHALE15 at wizbe.com.Connect with Marina + Women Who Breathe: Join the Women Who Breathe community with free and paid resources, cycle syncing courses, and breathwork sessions: www.womenwhobreathe.comFree breathwork practices on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@womenwhobreatheConnect with Marina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womenwhobreathe/Find the Exhale Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.exhale.podcast/As always, if you have questions or want to connect for an exploratory call for 1:1 health & leadership coaching, reach out to marina at [email protected] or book a time for a complimentary intro call via womenwhobreathe.com.