# Meet Nurse Practitioner Nancy Chen: From Exercise Physiology to Midlife Women’s Hormone Care

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Podcast: [Peri & Pause The Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/peri-pause-the-podcast-7706684)
Published: 2026-04-07T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode of Peri & Pause - The Podcast, the second in the “Meet the Nurse Practitioner” series, the host interviews nurse practitioner Nancy Chen about her path from studying exercise physiology at Meredith College to working as a personal trainer, then becoming a nurse and moving into critical care, urgent care during the pandemic, and traditional primary care. Nancy explains how limited appointment times and “moral injury” pushed her toward specializing in perimenopause and midlife women’s health, after seeing patients struggle with symptoms, chronic disease changes, and feeling dismissed due to gaps in training. She emphasizes the importance of education, validation, realistic expectations, individualized treatment, and helping women feel heard and hopeful, including reviewing complex medication and supplement “cocktails” and supporting women through the fluctuating “moving target” of perimenopause. 00:00 Meet Nancy Chen 00:53 Exercise Physiology Roots 01:24 From Trainer to Nurse 01:52 Critical Care Wake Up 03:11 NP Path and Pandemic 04:22 Primary Care Time Crunch 05:58 Midlife Symptoms Puzzle 07:32 Personal Perimenopause Realization 09:42 Hormones and the Care Gap 15:23 What Patients Need First 16:22 Follow-Up Wins 16:59 Building the Foundation 20:59 Grace in Perimenopause 24:08 Finding Your Care Team 24:33 Medication Cocktail Reset 25:35 Message to Midlife Women 27:17 Thanks and Disclaimer

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