SUE BARTEL: Hot Flashes? No. Gaslighting? Yes. Now What

Send us Fan MailYour body says something’s wrong. The room says you’re fine. That tension is where too many midlife women live, and it’s exactly where Sue Bartel refused to stay. After a hysterectomy sent her into a cascade of gut pain, brain fog, anxiety, and sleepless nights, she met a wall of medical dismissal, twenty doctors across two countries, and the same answer: go home. Instead, she built a map. We sit down with Sue, founder of My Unmess, to explore how she turned research, relentless self-advocacy, and community into real relief and a path others can follow.Sue explains how hormone swings disrupt the brain-gut axis, making digestion, mood, and cognition wobble at once. She also calls out the structural gaps: minimal menopause education in medical training and decades of research centered on male bodies. Rather than despair, she offers a blueprint, stack practical habits, track patterns, and use targeted support. Her supplement, Headstrong, combines adaptogens, nootropics, and a bioenhancer to support energy, calm, sleep, and focus over time. No silver bullets, just smart chemistry and consistency.Beyond biology, we dive into the human side of midlife: kids leaving, routines shifting, intimacy drifting, and identity getting blurry when symptoms are invisible. Sue’s weekly coaching circle and Facebook community create space to compare notes, rebuild confidence, and move from confusion to agency. She shares how to prepare for appointments, what questions to ask, and how to spot progress when it feels slow. The message throughout is empowering and clear: believe in yourself, find allies, and keep going. If you’ve been told to stop looking, press play and take back the narrative. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs this, and leave a review to help more women find their footing.Visite Sue's website:  https://myunmess.com/If this conversation stirred something in you… good. That’s where change begins.Make sure you’re subscribed, share this with someone who needs it, and if you’re ready to tell your story, step into your voice, or build a life that actually feels like yours… You’re in the right place.I’m Julie Fairhurst, and this is where stories turn into power.Go to my website if you would like to be a guest on the Women Like Me Stories & Business in the toolbar click Let's PodcastJulie's Website