Pre-order ADHD and Women by Dr. Jolene Brighten and discover how hormones shape focus, motivation, executive function, and emotional regulation. Have you ever found yourself snapping at your partner, feeling annoyed by your kids, or becoming irrationally frustrated by something as simple as a dirty dish in the sink—and then immediately wondering, What is wrong with me? If so, you’re not alone. In …
Hormone Therapy and Breast Cancer: What Women Need to Know About Risk, Screening, and Prevention | Jenn Simmons
Pre-order ADHD and Women by Dr. Jolene Brighten and discover how hormones shape focus, motivation, executive function, and emotional regulation. When it comes to hormone therapy and breast cancer, few topics create more confusion, fear, and conflicting information. Women are often told they need to be concerned about breast cancer risk, yet many never receive a nuanced discussion about screening, lifestyle factors, inflammation, …
End Picky Eating: What Parents Need to Know About Nutrients, Gut Health, and Food | Elisa Song
Pre-order ADHD and Women by Dr. Jolene Brighten and discover how hormones shape focus, motivation, executive function, and emotional regulation. Picky eating can feel like a frustrating toddler phase, but what if your child’s narrow food list is actually a clue about zinc status, sensory processing, gut health, stress, sleep, or even the microbiome? In this episode of The Dr. Brighten Show, Dr. …
The IVF Missing Piece: Why Recurrent Miscarriage May Not Be “Just Egg Quality” | Gerardo Barroso
I’m hosting a live PMDD Relief Workshop on June 10th, free when you pre-order ADHD and Women. Get your spot at https://drbrighten.com/pmdd What if the IVF missing piece is not only the embryo—but the environment that embryo is trying to implant into? In this powerful episode of The Dr. Brighten Show, Dr. Jolene Brighten sits down with Dr. Gerardo Barroso …
Brain Inflammation and Food: Dr. Austin Perlmutter on the Gut-Brain Connection, Brain Fog, and What to Eat for Better Cognitive Health
I’m hosting a live PMDD Relief Workshop on June 10th, free when you pre-order ADHD and Women. Get your spot at https://drbrighten.com/pmdd What if your brain fog, low mood, and poor focus were not just “in your head,” but connected to what is happening in your immune system, gut microbiome, and daily food choices? In this episode of The Dr. …
Endometriosis Imaging: Why Your “Normal” Results Don’t Rule Out Endometriosis
I’m hosting a live PMDD Relief Workshop on June 10th, free when you pre-order ADHD and Women. Get your spot at https://drbrighten.com/pmdd Have you been told your ultrasound or MRI was “normal” — but you know something is deeply wrong with your body? You’re not imagining it. You’re not being dramatic. And you’re not alone. I have been exactly where …
Estrogen and Dopamine: Why Your Brain, Motivation, and ADHD Symptoms Can Change With Your Hormones
Pre-order ADHD and Women by Dr. Jolene Brighten and discover how hormones shape focus, motivation, executive function, and emotional regulation. If you’ve ever felt like your brain suddenly changed operating systems before your period, postpartum, or in perimenopause, this episode on estrogen and dopamine is going to help you understand why your focus, motivation, and emotional regulation can feel completely …
PMDD vs PME: How to Tell the Difference and Why It Changes Treatment
I recorded this episode because I keep seeing the same thing in my clinic: women who’ve been told they have PMDD, but something about the diagnosis doesn’t quite fit. Their symptoms don’t actually go away when their period starts — they just get a little easier. That’s not PMDD. That’s PME, premenstrual exacerbation, and it changes everything about how we …
Autoimmune Disease Management with Dr. Terry Wahls: Nutrition, Mitochondria, and Women’s Hormone Transitions
Autoimmune disease management is often reduced to one question: which medication comes next? This episode pushes back on that narrow frame. For listeners living with fatigue, brain fog, pain, or gradual loss of function, that frustration is real. The conversation with Dr. Terry Wahls centers on a different idea: autoimmune disease is not only about immune signaling, but also about …








