{"podcast":{"title":"Extend Podcast with Darshan Shah, MD","slug":"extend-podcast-with-darshan-shah-md-7064213","podcast_index_feed_id":7064213,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/551312/rss","website_url":"https://drshah.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/5/1/7/d5176cf64b959ae8e55e3c100dce7605/DARSHAN_SHAH_MD.-3.png","author":"Darshan Shah, MD","episode_count":172,"summary":"Extend with Darshan Shah, MD is a podcast dedicated to cutting-edge science, research, tools, and protocols designed to help you extend your healthspan. Starting my medical journey at 16 and becoming one of the youngest doctors in the country, studying and training at the Mayo Clinic, Harvard Business School, Singularity University and other prestigious institutions, becoming a board certified surgeon and accumulating over two decades of practice, I have discovered that a mere 20% of health knowledge yields 80% of the results. That's why this podcast is all about cutting through the noise on how to turn back the aging clock. I interview world-renowned medical practitioners, doctors, experts, and thought leaders, offering you a step-by-step guide and actionable advice to proactively avoid disease and optimize your health. Plus, I share weekly solo episodes giving you quick, digestible protocols for successfully extending your healthspan.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T18:18:24.162936+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/extend-podcast-with-darshan-shah-md-7064213"},"episode":{"title":"170. Dr. Sonya Jensen: The Hormone-Trauma Connection: Why Midlife Symptoms Are Not Just Physical","slug":"170-dr-sonya-jensen-the-hormone-trauma-connection-why-midlife-symptoms-are-not-just-physical","published_at":"2026-06-04T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/extend-podcast-with-darshan-shah-md-7064213/170-dr-sonya-jensen-the-hormone-trauma-connection-why-midlife-symptoms-are-not-just-physical","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/extend-podcast-with-darshan-shah-md-7064213","url":"https://03add746-5496-41d9-bcc9-511a526491e9.libsyn.com/170-dr-sonya-jensen-the-hormone-trauma-connection-why-midlife-symptoms-are-not-just-physical","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/03add746-5496-41d9-bcc9-511a526491e9/Extend_-_Dr._Sonya_Jensen.mp3?dest-id=4758622","summary":"Hormone symptoms are usually treated like a problem with levels. Progesterone is low. Estrogen is shifting. Cortisol is high. Testosterone is dropping. So the conversation often becomes about what to replace, what to supplement, or what protocol to follow. But there is a deeper layer that rarely gets brought into the room: the body is also responding to the stress, grief, resentment, trauma, people-pleasing, perfectionism, and survival patterns it has been carrying for years. In this episode of Extend, I sit down with Dr. Sonya Jensen to talk about the connection between mental health and hormonal health. We get into why anxiety can suddenly feel louder in perimenopause, why rage may be years of suppressed resentment asking to be expressed, why grief is not always about losing a person, and why some women still feel stuck even after doing the nutrition, supplements, herbs, or hormone therapy. The aha moment here is that hormones may not be creating a brand-new problem. They may be revealing what the body has been trying to manage in silence. 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