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Your Go-To Source for Women’s Health Insights

Tune in for expert insights, actionable advice, and the latest in women’s health, with Dr. Jolene Brighten and top professionals from around the world.

Dr. Brighten Podcast

Ready to elevate your health and wellness journey? The Dr. Brighten Show brings you fresh, evidence-based knowledge with every episode. From hormone balance to gut health, fertility, and beyond, we deliver the research, tips, and expert perspectives you need to take control of your health.

With 15 episodes available and more on the way, you can dive into topics that matter to you now. Whether you're looking for actionable strategies to boost your energy, improve your hormone health, or live with more vitality, our episodes are designed to inspire and empower.

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What You Can Expect:

  • Conversations with health experts, scientists, and thought leaders who bring you the latest research
  • Relatable, practical insights for real-life health improvement
  • Tips and tools to help you balance hormones, boost energy, and enhance your wellness
  • Timely topics that speak directly to women’s health in today’s world
  • A supportive community that empowers you to take control of your health journey

Endometriosis surgery

Endometriosis Surgery: What Most Doctors Won’t Tell You

Episode: 125 Duration: 1H06MPublished: Endometriosis

In this powerful surgical roundtable, Dr. Jolene Brighten sits down with four leading endometriosis surgeons to unpack what truly determines success in endometriosis surgery and why so many women are left worse off after procedures that were supposed to help. This is the 3rd episode in our endometriosis panel expert series—be sure to check out the previous episodes for more …

Dr. Brighten about natural ways to manage endometriosis

Natural Ways to Manage Endometriosis Beyond Surgery

Episode: 124 Duration: 0H33MPublished: Endometriosis

If you are looking for natural ways to manage endometriosis, the most important thing to understand is this: endometriosis is not just a surgical condition. In this episode, Dr. Jolene Brighten explains why many women continue to experience pelvic pain, fatigue, brain fog, gut issues, and flares even after surgery, and what a more complete support plan can look like. …

Endometriosis relief of pain: experts explaining

Endometriosis Relief of Pain: Experts Explain Laparoscopy, Chronic Pelvic Pain, and Why So Many Women Are Still Suffering

Episode: 123 Duration: 1H04MPublished: Endometriosis

Endometriosis is often described as a reproductive condition—but for millions of women, it’s a whole-body disease that drives chronic pelvic pain, fatigue, digestive issues, and inflammation that can affect nearly every organ system. In this third installment of the Endometriosis Expert Series, leading physicians and surgeons unpack one of the most misunderstood aspects of the condition: pain. Why do some …

Dr. Brighten on histamine and hormones

The Hidden Connection Between Estrogen and Histamine: Why Your Hormones Cause Inflammation

Episode: 122 Duration: 0H20MPublished: Hormones

If you’ve ever wondered “why do I get migraines before my period?” or felt weirdly “allergic” to your own cycle, you’re not imagining things. You may be stuck in the estrogen histamine feedback loop, a biologic back-and-forth where hormones and immune chemistry keep poking each other until symptoms flare. This is the part that makes people feel dismissed: your labs …

endo panel 1

What Is Endometriosis? 4 Surgeons Explain the Symptoms, Misdiagnosis, and Whole-Body Impact

Episode: 121 Duration: 1H22MPublished: Endometriosis

Endometriosis is one of the most misunderstood conditions in women’s health. Millions of women live with severe pain, fatigue, digestive problems, infertility, and systemic inflammation—yet many are told their symptoms are “normal” or dismissed entirely. In this episode of The Dr. Brighten Show, we take a deeper look at what is endometriosis, why it behaves as a whole-body inflammatory disease, …

Dr. Brighten about 3 Period problems women should never ignore

3 Period Problems Women Should Never Ignore (Heavy Bleeding, PMS, and Period Pain)

Episode: 120 Duration: 0H40MPublished: Hormones

If you’ve ever been told that heavy periods, worsening PMS, or debilitating cramps are just part of being a woman, this episode of The Dr. Brighten Show challenges that narrative. In this conversation, Dr. Jolene Brighten breaks down the three most common menstrual problems she sees in clinical practice—heavy bleeding, PMS that keeps getting worse, and severe period pain, and …

Patrick Yeung on endometriosis red flags

Endometriosis Symptoms vs Normal Period Pain with Dr. Patrick Yeung

Episode: 119 Duration: 1H08MPublished: Endometriosis

Introduction I talk to women every week who’ve been told their pain is “just part of being a woman”—even when it’s stealing their school years, careers, relationships, and fertility. This episode is a direct challenge to that narrative. Endometriosis is not simply a pelvic problem or a “hormone issue.” It’s a systemic, neuroinflammatory condition that can drive full-body symptoms, persistent …

How Much Protein do Women Need Dr. Brighten

Daily Protein Intake for Women: Why You Don’t Need 200 Grams (And What to Do Instead)

Episode: 118 Duration: 0H26MPublished: Perimenopause & Menopause

If you feel like “protein” has become a competitive sport on your social media feed, you are not alone. Between the “What I Eat In A Day” videos and the pressure to carry hard-boiled eggs in your purse, the message is clear: more is better. But for the woman in perimenopause, “more” is not a strategy: it is a recipe …

Menopause and divorce LeAnn Borneman

Divorce Rate in America: Why Women File & What Menopause Has to Do With It

Episode: 117 Duration: 0H46MPublished: Holistic Health

Let’s talk about the divorce rate in America without the blame games, the “men are trash” hot takes, or the tired advice that sounds good on a mug but falls apart the minute a kid pukes at 2 a.m. Here’s the reality: divorce is common, but it’s not random. Patterns show up again and again—especially in midlife. And if you’re …